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The Poodle Papers
Official Quarterly Newsletter of The Poodle Club of America
Fall 2010
Dreams do come true, if you believe!
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Coming Specialties
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P.C.A. AFFILIATE CLUB SHOWS
2010 P.C.A. AFFILIATE CLUB SHOWS
* Note this listing comes from Susan Burge
December 9, 2010 until December 31, 2010 approvals
December 9, 2010 Lone Star Poodle Club
Breed: Doris Cozart
December 10, 2010 Poodle Club of Massachusetts as part of
Ladies Dog Club Show
Breed: Kent Delaney
December 11, 2010 Hub Poodle Club of Orange County as part
of Shoreline Dog Fanciers of Orange County
Breed: Sharon Redmer
December 17, 2010 Poodle Club of Lehigh Valley
TBA
December 18, 2010 Orlando Poodle Club as part of Central
Florida Kennel Club
TBA
2011 PCA AFFILIATE CLUB SHOW
January 7, 2011 until present approvals
January 7, 2011 San Bernardino/Riverside Poodle Club (Back-toBack Specialties)
AM Breed: Fabian Arienti
PM Breed: Mrs. Judy Daniels
January 14, 2011 Puget Sound Poodle Club
Breed: Daniel Augustus
Sweeps: Shawn Nichols
Obed: TBA
January 19, 2011 Columbia Poodle Club
Breed: Robert E. Hutton
Sweeps: Daniel Sackos
Obed: Chris Cornell
February 3, 2011 Valley of the Sun Poodle Club (Back-to-Back
Specialties)
AM Breed: Susie Osburn
Sweeps: Curtis Smith
PM Breed: Lorraine Boutwell
February 11, 2011 Poodle Club of Central Indiana as part of the
Hoosier Kennel Club
Breed: Barbara Alderman
March 3, 2011 Greater Milwaukee Poodle Club
Breed: Scott Wolfe
March 9, 2011 Poodle Club of San Antonio
Breed: Grace Kosab
Obed: Michael Q. Chester
March 18, 2011 Heart of America Poodle Club
Breed: John Booth
March 18, 2011 Bluebonnet Poodle Club of Houston
Breed: Nancy Hafner
* Note: If your show is not listed, please contact Susan Burge,
the 2nd VP. at [email protected] I list only the
shows that she sends me the information on. If the listing is
not complete, please contact Susan.
Leslie
March 26, 2011 Watchung Mountain Poodle Club as part of the
New Brunswick Kennel Club
Breed: Everett Dean
April 1, 2011 Poodle Club of Southeast Michigan
AM Breed: Wendy Kobrzycki
April 1, 2011. Key to the Sea Poodle Club
PM Breed: Rita Biddle
April 1, 2011 Poodle Club of Las Vegas (2 specialties back to
back)
AM Breed: George Milutinavich
PM Breed: Charles Arnold
Sweeps: Toni Stevens
April 2, 2010 Key to the Sea Poodle Club ,
Breed: J. Ray Johnson,
April 3, 2011 Poodle Club of Southeast Michigan
Breed: Steven Kobrzycki
Obed: Jeffrey Showman
April 7, 2010 Greater Wichita Poodle Club (2 specialties back to
back)
AM Breed: Joan Scott
PM Breed: Dana P Cline
April 8, 2011 Mid-Michigan Poodle Club (2 specialties back to
back)
AM Breed: Fabian Arienta
PM Breed: Jerelyn Atwell-Paul
May 6, 2011 William Penn Poodle Club
Breed: TBA
May 13, 2011 The Enchanted Poodle Club (2 Specialties back to
back)
AM Breed: Bruce Rathbun
PM Breed: Jack MacGillivray
May 14, 2011 Los Angeles Poodle Obedience Club
Obed & Rally: Pamela Murphy
May 20, 2011 Poodle Club of Central Indiana
Breed: TBA
Sweeps: TBA
May 27, 2011 Panorama Poodle Club of Mt. Spokane
Breed: Virginia Lyne
Obed: Larry L. Tanner
July 7, 2011 Poodle Club Of Southern California (Back to Back
Specialties
AM Breed: Glen Lajeski
PM Breed: David Markus
July 29, 2011 Greater Milwaukee Poodle Club
Breed: Helen Lee James
Does your Affiliate Club take
pride in mentoring new people to
the Breed?
mentor someone new to the Breed
today!
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Fall 2010
2010-2012
Officers & Committees
President:Helen Lee James
1st Vice Pres.:William Cunningham
2nd Vice Pres.Susan Burge
Corres. Sec.: Kay Tripp
[email protected]
Record. Sec.: Joyce Carelli
Treasurer: Scott Olund
Variety Representatives
Toy:Joan Scott
Mini: Nancy Hafner
Standard.: Joan McFadden
Publicity: Luis Aizcorbe
AKC Delegate: Mary Ellen Fishler
Show Committee
Chairperson: Arthur Foran
Assistant Chairpersons: Dennis McCoy &
Linda Furbush- Morris
Companion Events
Obedience & Rally- Chairperson-Ann
Mandlebaum
Agility Chairperson-Debbie West
Working Certificate Program - Claudia
Straitiff
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
[email protected]
Poodles in America:
Editor: Beverly Jean Nelson
Breeder Referral: Co Chairs-Mary Olund
& Leslie Newing
Poodleclubofamerica.org
PCA Home Page
Lisa Wolfe
[email protected]
www.poodleclubofamerica.org
PCA Information
Hal Kinne
[email protected]
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Layout & Graphic design
Editor: Leslie Newing
Email: [email protected]
PCA Email list
[email protected]
President’s Message:
At this time of year, I think back on so many years ago when I was in elementary school and
our classroom teacher would without fail ask each student to write a composition entitled
“What I Am Thankful For”. Chewing on our pencils and adding wear and tear to our erasers
most of us tried to fill the page with a combination of our true feelings and what we knew
was expected. Little did I realize what good preparation this would turn out to be for the
years and experiences to follow.
We learned that the outside world had expectations of us, usually positive, and that we needed to examine and perhaps readjust our feelings accordingly. Children are similar to puppies
and most respond in the same way to consistent and positive reinforcement. Being positive
is extremely important for the future of both children and puppies. Positive children usually
grow up to be positive and worthwhile adults. Puppies raised in a positive environment are
a delight to live with and brighten our existence.
At this point in time, we all must make a concentrated effort to continue our positive traditions, and to pull together with a common focus on our breed and the best way to protect,
preserve, and to display it to the entire world. Our commitment is to our breed above all else.
And the entire world will be watching.
We are blessed with the opportunity to present our breed in the most positive light and to
give living proof of its vast versatility through the coverage of live streaming video which
will be shown all over the world. In addition, we will have spectators and exhibitors from
numerous other countries who must be made welcome and given every chance to appreciate
and admire our Poodles.
Our National Specialty actually encompasses many different events. We offer Tracking,
Working Tests for our Poodles who do fieldwork, Rally, Agility, Obedience Trials, and the
Breed competition. It is an ambitious undertaking and demands that all of us step up and
contribute every ounce of time and knowledge we possess.
If you have not yet volunteered to be a committee member, then please do so. It is almost
impossible for me to express my pride in our committees and the thousands of details they
must cover. If you have a few vacation days waiting to be spent and enjoyed, spend them at
our National Specialty, April 22 to the 29th, 2011.
Every club member, every committee member, every Board member must channel all time
and strength possible into carrying out our obligations and responsibilities to guarantee that
our 2011 National Specialty is indeed “The Greatest Poodle Show on Earth”.
I am confident that you will meet or exceed my expectations.
Helen Lee James
November 2010
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Fall 2010
What’s Where
National Specialty News 6
Cover story 14
Affiliate Club News 15
A.K.C. Delegates Corner 30
Working Poodle 35
Meet the Breeds By Cindy Crawley 37
P.C.A. Rescue Foundation 39
P.C.A. Foundation 46
In Memoriam 57
Helene Whitehouse Walker And The Origins Of Competition Obedience In
The United States (Part I) , By Joyce A. Miller 58
PCA is not responsible for any statements or claims
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PCA reserves the right to refuse items submitted for
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Poodle Papers!
Deadline for the next newsletter is Feb. 16 th.
Please get your articles to me by that date. Anyone who has an interesting topic that they would
like to see in the newsletter, please feel free to
email me at
[email protected]
Leslie
Editor of The Poodle Papers
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National Specialty
Thanks for the memories . . .
So, to Glenna I say sincerely, thanks for the memories.
Times of transition, like changes of season, are often bit- They’re among the most precious gifts we can give one
tersweet. While they hold the promise of a new spring, another, and I cherish those you made possible for me.
they also bring to mind fond memories of the past.
- Arthur Foran
I remember when PCA was held outdoors, in heat and
cold, wind and rain, under tents at Ludwigs Corner, Obedience/Rally
Pa.
Hello, Poodle people and Poodles. (By the way, do you
I remember when, after a brutally hot, humid show at share Poodle Papers with each other? In our houseLudwigs Corner, the Board voted to move the 1995 hold the Poodles aren’t much interested while I read the
show indoors, to The Show Place Arena in Upper newsletter from cover to cover.)
Marlboro, Md. And I remember 2004, when serendipity forced yet another move, this time to the Wicomico We are in the midst of finalizing plans for Obedience
Youth and Civic Center in Salisbury, Md.
and Rally at the 2011 edition of the Greatest Poodle
Show on Earth. Entry fee structure will be the same
Among my memories of all those years are many PCA as last year but we have not yet decided whether to in“firsts”: in 1998, the first PCA National Agility Trial clude all Obedience classes offered by AKC and, if not,
(I was a gate steward); in 2000, the first PCA National which ones to leave out. If any of you have thoughts
Working Tests (I shared a blind with Mrs. Clark); in on the subject, please contact me at amandier6@yahoo.
2005, the first PCA National Rally Trial (I was a ring com with your experiences with or comments on any
steward); and, in 2006, the first PCA National Hunting of the “new” classes or with any suggestions regarding
Retriever Test (where I worked in a blind). I also recall Tuesday’s events.
the thrill of watching my own Poodles compete in the
classes and for BOV; of winning Agility classes with Snow is on the way for many of us. Enjoy playing outCh. Ranha; and of being entertained by Ch. Boomer doors with your Poodles and find an indoor area to train.
as he “performed” in Obedience, Working Tests, Rally April will be here sooner than anyone expects!
and, notoriously, the Parade of Champions
Ann Mandelbaum, Obedience/Rally Chairman
I will always be grateful for memories of the very special people and Poodles that are the PCA Nationals.
One of those very special people is Glenna Carlson. As
National Show Chairman for 13 of the past 17 years,
Catalog advertising for the 2011 PCA National
Glenna made the moves from outdoors to indoors and
Specialty Catalog closes
from Ludwigs Corner to Upper Marlboro to Salisbury
Tuesday, March 1st
look easy. Glenna has seen the Nationals grow from two
events held over three days to an eight-day schedule of
Ads can be emailed or snail mailed to
seven events that bring together the best Poodles in the
world, doing everything that Poodles do best. Glenna Advertising Chair Mary Lebet
has had the vision, the energy and the know-how to
[email protected]
make PCA’s Nationals truly memorable, and truly the
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its business. A good performance dog and a good show
Note from Debbie West
dog both benefit from being well made. A short backed,
Agility
well angled front and rear animal will hold up to the
rigors of training and competing in the show ring and
As we approach the very depressing winter, at least in the performance ring. I want a good foot and a very
in my mind, in the Northeast, I am warmed with the good pastern, as that is a dog’s landing gear. I want a
thought that if we are working on PCA 2011, Spring breeder who has some knowledge of
will surely follow. We are indeed working on PCA early neurological stimulation. I want a puppy to have
2011. we have a wonderful judge, Kathleen Ruppre- experienced five different surfaces before 5 weeks.
cht from New Jersey. We are in the planning stages for These are all important for a good show dog and a good
performance dog.
new events and offerings. Please keep posted.
Poodle Club of America also has a great deal of
Lately several of the lists that I read have had a info on the different health issues in each of the varietthread about “show breeders”. It seems that there is a ies. Any breeder who isn’t doing the necessary testing
large chasm between the performance people and those is selling themselves, their dogs and you the consumer
breeders. It would be easier for all if we wouldn’t use short. As an educated consumer, be aware of the testing
such broad brush strokes to paint the picture of each necessary for the individual health issues and accept no
excuses. You and I want a puppy with the best start in
other.
I am in the unique position to have a foot in both life and healthy family members help this cause.
It seems to me that breeders of good show dogs
worlds. I have been a show breeder of all three varieties and have finished champions in all sizes. I have are also breeders of good performance dogs. Both sides
also put obedience titles on standard and miniature just need to realize this. The secret here is to know
poodles. Right now I would love to have a new mini what want and what you’re talking about. Of course
of my breeding to show in the breed ring, and then not all puppies in any litter are cut out to be show or
agility but alas that has not happened. I am totally performance dogs and not all well made dogs have that
addicted to agility. Whether I can breed a puppy from something extra, be it heart or drive that make a good
my family or go out and buy a new addition to the fam- show/performance dog. It also seems to me that in orily, I will look for the same thing in a puppy to show as der to get what you want, you have to be an educated
consumer. Show breeders should come watch agility
I would want in a performance dog.
I would want a puppy to be raised in a home or at to see what it requires from a dog. Performance people
least in a busy and possibly noisy environment. Life should watch the breed ring and see if they can develisn’t quiet and pups should be used to that. I would op an eye for good foot timing and a square outline.
want my puppy to stand squarely on his or her legs If poodles are too intimidating cause of the hair, then
and want to look at me and want to interact. A quiet, watch Dobes or Vizlas. These are breeds with similar
happy to snuggle in my lap pup isn’t going to make structure and easier to see the parts.
In the interests of being an educated consumer, the
a good show dog or a good performance dog, an OK
more
you read the better. A few books that helped
one perhaps but not one for me. I want a pup that has a
me a lot in the beginning are The New Knowledge of
sense of his or herself.
Poodle Club of America has an Illustrated Standard Dog Behavior by Clarence Pfaffenberger, Dog Steps
that is possible to down load from the PoodleClubo- by Rachel Paige Elliott, and How To Raise A Puppy
fAmerica.org website. Type in the illustrated standard You Can Live With, by Rutherford. My wonderful
and follow the links that include Amazon. It is a really poodles chewed the cover off my copy. I also cannot
good standard that goes into a lot of detail with pic- stress enough finding and thoroughly reading and untures. As a consumer, you benefit from knowing your derstanding the Poodle Club of America’s Illustrated
subject. Annie Clark once said that a poodle should Breed Standard.
If, as a performance person you come across a breedhave a rib spring like a slightly compressed tennis ball,
er
who
says that a pup isn’t a show prospect, but would
she also talked about wanting a puppy to trot about its
business. Several breeders that I have looked at pup- be a good performance dog, then ask the question why.
pies with talk about foot timing as a puppy trots about In my mind there are only a very few things that would
cont. on page 8
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Are You on the List?
allow a pup to be a good performance dog and not a
or
show dog.
As show breeder, if a performance person comes to
Are You on the List Correctly?
you, listen to what they have in mind for their pup, not
all your good ones can be in the show ring and a perfor- If you have been receiving all the PCA regular mailings
mance career is challenging and fun for all.
(most notably the PCA Premium List), have not moved
I know that I have been accused of being a Polly in the last year, or are a PCA member, you need not
Anna, but I know that it is possible to have it all.
read further. But if you have not recently been active in
PCA events, or would like to be informed about them,
read on!
Debbie West
A Note from Doris
You get on the list automatically if you enter your dog
at PCA or advertise in the PCA catalog, or by request
(see below). You stay on the list for three years; then,
if you are not active at PCA at all, you are summarily
September 29, 2010
dropped from the list. Each year I go through the PCA
National Show Chairman
catalog and extend the 3-year deadline for all who are
Dear Glenna,
listed there. If you are not receiving PCA mailings and
I was so pleased to be elected to judge Inter-Variety at PCA in
think you should be, check the PCA catalog to be sure
2012. It is such an honor when your peers elect you to judge at the
National. It is a great privilege and one I was very excited about, your address is there correctly. This applies particuwhen you called to tell me I had been selected to judge Inter-Vari- larly to Canadian exhibitors (MB-F’s database is not
ety. Judging at PCA is very special and means a lot to a breeder well suited to Canada’s postal codes).
Mrs. Doris Cozart
6126 Highland Drive
Kaufman TX, 75142
judge and long time member of PCA.
I realize that your letter did not put any restrictions for judging the
National, but I have a contract signed from earlier this year to
judge Poodles at a show prior to PCA in 2012. Because of this
contract I feel it would not be proper to accept the assignment to
judge Inter-Variety in April of 2012. It is with deep regret and sadness that I must decline, but I feel I’m doing the right thing.
Hopefully the membership will elect me to judge in another year.
I am very disappointed that I will not be judging PCA in 2012.
If you would like to be put on the PCA mailing list,
please send me your snail mail address either by e-mail,
telephone, or post:
[email protected]; phone: 978–526-1990; or
post:Helen Sokopp, Box 1442, Manchester, MA 019440870.
Judges Education:
March 17 thru 20, 2011 Louisville Ky.
This is the Show week and weekend for Louisville Ky.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Doris Cozart
Mrs. Doris Cozart
cc: Helen Lee James, President
American Canine Education Foundation, Inc.
The Non Sporting Group. Judges Seminars
Dates for the National 2011
Friday April 22 - Tracking
Sat. & Sun. April 23 & 24 Hunting
Sun. April 24 WC/WCX
Monday April 25 Agility
Tuesday April 26 Obedience & Rally
Wed. April 27 Dog classes
Thurs. April 28 Bitch classes
Friday April 29 Best of Breed
The Poodle Club of America will give the Seminar on
one of these days and we MUST use all three Varieties.
Should you be entering these shows and would be willing to let us use one of your dogs for the seminar or the
hands on please email me. [email protected]
We like to have 3 to 5 Poodles in each Variety and as
many colors as we can for the event.
Thanks for your help!
Nancy Hafner, Coordinator
Judge Education
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PCA Has a New Headquarters Hotel for 2011!
Salisbury Hampton Inn
121 East Naylor Mill Road, Salisbury, MD 21804
(410) 334-3080
New, lower rate: $98.00 plus tax, includes breakfast. No pet fee!
NEW THIS YEAR - PLEASE NOTE!
For special PCA rates, call the Headquarters Hotel and other participating hotels directly.
Be sure to mention you’re attending PCA.
America’s Best Value Inn, 2625 N. Salisbury Blvd., Salisbury, MD 21801.......................... (410) 742-7194
$59.99 plus tax + $5.00 per dog per day
Best Western, 1735 N. Salisbury Blvd., Salisbury, MD 21801.............................................. (410) 546-1300
$78.99 plus tax. No pet fee. Must call hotel to get this rate.
Comfort Inn, 2701 N. Salisbury Blvd., Salisbury, MD 21801
(410) 543-4666
$95.00 - $105.00 plus tax. No pet fee.
Country Inn & Suites, 1804 Sweet Bay Dr., Salisbury, MD 21804....................................... (410) 742-2688
$106.00 plus tax. No pets accepted.
Courtyard by Marriott, 128 Troopers Way, Salisbury, MD 21804......................................... (410) 742-4405
$109.00 plus tax. No pet fee.
Hampton Inn and Suites - Fruitland, 304 Prosperity Ln., Fruitland, MD 21826.................. (410) 548-1282
Holiday Inn Express, 30232 Lighthouse Square Dr., Delmar, MD 21875............................ (410) 896-9633
$88.00 plus tax + $25.00 per stay pet fee.
Holiday Inn Salisbury, 300 S. Salisbury Blvd., Salisbury, MD 21801................................... (410) 546-4400
Microtel Inn & Suites, 3050 Merritt Mill Rd., Salisbury, MD 21804....................................... (410) 742-2626
$98.00 plus tax + $25.00 per stay pet fee.
Residence Inn by Marriott, 140 Centre Rd., Salisbury, MD 21801...................................... (410) 543-0033
Variable room rates + $100.00 pet fee.
River House B & B, 201 E. Market St., Snow Hill, MD 21863.............................................. (410) 632-2722
Rates start at $125.00 plus tax + $10.00 per dog per day.
Sleep Inn, 406 Punkin Ct., Salisbury, MD 21804.................................................................. (410) 572-5516
White Haven Hotel B & B, 2685 Whitehaven Rd., White Haven, MD 21856...................... (410) 873-2000
PET FEES
If you’re traveling with a Poodle, be sure you understand the terms of any pet fee before booking a room.
Please note: Country Inn and Suites does not accept pets . . . not even Poodles.
PLEASE BE A CONSIDERATE HOTEL GUEST
Follow a few simple rules to make sure hotels hang out their “Poodles Welcome!” signs in years to come.
Don’t bathe a dog in a hotel room. Exercise your dog only in designated areas. Pick up after your dog. Don’t
disturb others with noise - especially barking! - in hallways or guest rooms. Whenever you leave your room, crate
your dog and leave your emergency contact hang tag on the outside of the door.
HERE’S THE FINE PRINT
Hotels are an extension of the show site; all AKC and PCA rules are enforced at both locations. If you don’t
observe AKC & PCA rules at hotels, the hotel may ask you to leave before your scheduled check-out date,
without a refund. AKC has ruled that clubs do not have to accept entries from irresponsible owners or handlers.
Hotels are not required to accept your reservation or honor their “PCA rate” or published pet policy if you have
abused their hospitality in the past.
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April and the 2011 PCA National Specialties, featuring Poodles from Coast to Coast, will be here before we know
it. Planning is in full swing, and the hundreds (yes, hundreds!) of hard-working PCA volunteers it takes to put on
our National events have already rolled up their sleeves.
As in 2010, “PCA Week” will begin on Friday, April 22, with Tracking Dog and Tracking Dog Excellent Tests
in Elkton, Md. Martha Doerner takes the lead as 2011 Tracking Test Chairman and has harnessed Joan Scott,
Linda Miller, Nancy Murray and Kathryn Foran for her event committee. Carolyn Wray is Test Secretary and
Tom Harding will be stepping up as Chief Track Layer. Judges for both levels will be Michele Gillette and Carol
Pernicka.
The corresponding dates for PCA’s 2011 Hunting Retriever Test are Saturday and Sunday, April 23rd and 24th,
at Anatidae Farm in Rhodesdale, Md. Test Chairman Linda Miller is busy getting her ducks in a row for Junior,
Senior and Master stakes and can be contacted at rmiller942@ comcast.net for further information. The Working
Tests, chaired by Claudia Straitiff, are also planned for Sunday at Anatidae Farm.
On Monday, April 25th, the National events move indoors to Wicomico Youth and Civic Center in Salisbury, Md.
Agility Trial Chairman Debbie West again promises an exciting, top-drawer event, with some new twists in 2011.
For the first time, video of the Agility Trial will be live-streamed over the internet, giving those who can’t travel
to Salisbury an opportunity to watch their favorite teams compete in real time or via video-on-demand. FAST
classes will be offered for the second year, and entrants will also have a chance to try their luck at AKC’s new,
fast-paced Time 2 Beat as a special event. Kathleen Rupprecht will be judging it all, and the unflappable Diane
Spalding will return as Trial Secretary.
Ann Mandelbaum, back in 2011 as Obedience and Rally Trial Chairman, has planned a day of challenging
and fun opportunities for Poodles to show off their famous talent for team-work on Tuesday, April 26th. Kenneth
Nagler and Carolyn Wray will judge Obedience classes, and Betsy Baird will officiate in the Rally ring. The annual
Parade of AKC Titleholders will be held after Obedience and Rally judging. Hankie alert: there are always some
wonderful stories in those biographies, so come prepared.
Starting Wednesday, Poodles hailing from coast to coast ─ and beyond ─ will vie for the judges’ nods in breed
competition. Don’t miss the star-studded Parade of Champions and Veteran Sweepstakes, and please plan
to gather at ringside to applaud our next generation of Poodle exhibitors, the talented youngsters competing in
Junior Showmanship.
Purina is the official sponsor of the PCA Nationals. Purina’s generous support helps PCA’s legion of volunteers
produce eight days of events that have come to be known as the greatest Poodle show on earth. The 2011 PCA
Nationals will be worth the trip from coast to coast!
Arthur Foran
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Alan Waterman
Grooming Seminar
When:April 16 & 17, 2011
Where: Clean Run, 17 Industrial Drive, South Hadley MA 01075. Alan Waterman is offering a two day, hands
on seminar that will teach you everything you need to know to groom and show a poodle. Everyone from novice
to pros will benefit from this seminar.
About the instructor
Alan Waterman has been showing poodles since
the 1960’s. He has been a full time professional
handler since 1985. He has handled dogs to over
25 all breed Best In Shows from many groups.
Alan has groomed and handled many dogs to
Winners and BOV wins at PCA and BOV&
BOS at Westminster. Alan is the only groomer
to teach Show Poodle grooming in the United
States.
Cost is $250 for the two day seminar or $150 for
one day. Auditing spots are available for $100
per day.
Space is limited so reserve your spot early.
Registration due by 4/1/2011
contact for more info:
Nancy Palauskas
www.songbirdpoodles.com
American Kennel Club News Article
AKC Policy on Advertising and Soliciting Judging Assignments
Date of Article: October 22, 2010
The American Kennel Club’s decision to remove the prohibition on advertising and solicitation by all AKC
judges in conformation, companion and performance events is effective October 19, 2010. This change in policy
is based on the tremendous growth in the amount and types of AKC events, together with the increasing numbers
of available AKC-approved judges, and the fact that modern technology offers a way to connect available judges
to event-giving clubs across the nation without regard to the traditional limitations of familiarity, communications, and geography. Therefore, based on these factors, and given that judges are not AKC employees, the AKC
Board believes that judges should no longer be prohibited from advertising or soliciting assignments. The judge
is responsible for ensuring that all information is factual and accurate, and that any advertising or solicitation is
not fraudulent, deceptive, or misleading.
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2011 NATIONAL SPECIALITY
TROPHY FUND
Our 2011 PCA National Specialty Show is just around the corner and the Trophy Committee is already
hard at work planning the logistics of selecting and procuring the wonderful prizes and trophies. These awards
represent the lasting tangible evidence of all the hard work which goes into making a Poodle winner.
The PCA Trophy Fund is the sole resource which provides the financial support to make these awards
for our winners possible. In order to sustain the Trophy Fund, each year, the Trophy Committee solicits cash
donations from private patrons who support the sport. The trophies, medallions and cash prizes are all funded
by the proceeds from these Trophy Fund donations. In addition, many companies and vendors who sponsor
and support our National Specialty Show provide a wide array of prizes and gifts worth many thousands of
dollars.
To all the private supporters, companies and vendors who have so generously supported past National
Specialty Shows, THANK YOU SO MUCH, and we hope you will again continue your generous support in
2011.
A Notice announcing the kick-off for our 2011 Trophy Fund campaign will be mailed to all PCA
members and Poodle enthusiasts in January 2011.
Again, thank you for your past support and please be generous again in 2011.
Joanne & Bob Steele
Trophy Committee Chairmen
PS: Why not be an Early Bird Donor! We’ve included an Early Bird Donor’s Coupon below for your
convenience so you won’t have to worry about the late February 2011 deadline
------------------------------------------------Cut and Mail --------------------------------------------------PCA EARLY BIRD TROPHY FUND DONATION COUPON
Please Include me as a 2011 PCA Trophy Fund Donor
Name_________________________________ Kennel________________________________
Address_____________________________________________________________________
City___________________________________________ State______________Zip_________
Phone__________________________________Total Amount of Donation $_______________
Please indicate below how you wish your donation to be applied:
Patron($25.00 or more) $_________ General Fund $_________ Obedience $__________
Agility $_________ Rally $_________ Hunt/WC/WCX $____________
Toy $___________ Miniature $_____________ Standard $____________
Print EXACTLY as you wish your name to appear in the 2011 show catalog
____________________________________________________________________________
Please make checks payable to: The Poodle Club of America, Inc.
Mail to: Joanne & Bob Steele, 7240 Fallingwoods Ln., Cincinnati, OH 45241-4124
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Introducing . . .
The 2011 PCA National Specialties Team
The PCA Board of Governors has voted unanimously to fill the vacancies created by the retirement of
long-time National Show Chairman Mrs. Glenna Carlson with:
Mr. Arthur F. Foran III
Mr. Dennis McCoy and Ms. Linda F. Morris
Assistant National Show Chairmen
Chairmen of the 2011 National Event Committees are:
Obedience & Rally Trials
Agility Trial
Tracking Test
Retriever Hunting Test
PCA Working Test
Mrs. Ann Mandelbaum
Ms. Deborah J. West
Mrs. Martha Doerner
Mrs. Linda Miller
Ms. Claudia Straitiff
PCA is indebted to the volunteers who make the 2011 Nationals possible, including:
Announcer...............................................................................................Mr. Andrew Kress
Banquet Coordinator............................................................................... Mrs. D. Kay Tripp
Catalog Advertising..............................................Mrs. Mary Lebet & Mrs. Sandy Marshall
Catalog Sales.............................................................................. Mr. & Mrs. Allen Kingsley
Chief Obedience & Rally Steward....................................................... Mrs. Susanne Nash
Chief Ring Steward................................................................................Mrs. Peggy McDill
Floral & Ring Design..........................................................................Mrs. Missy Galloway
Grounds............................................................ Mr. Bill A. Grace & Mr. Bradford W. Noyes
Hospitality.............................. Mr. Clay Williams, Ms. Cathy Catelain & Ms. Debby DuBay
Judges’ Education Coordinator.............................................................Mrs. Nancy Hafner
Judges’ Hospitality..................................................................................Mr. Dennis McCoy
Luncheon Coordinator............................................................................. Mrs. Toni Sosnoff
Luncheon and Dinner Reservations................................Mr. Ralph G. & Mrs. D. Kay Tripp
Parades of Champions & Titleholders.............................................. Mrs. Jo Ann Geramita
Parking on Grounds......................................... Miss Karen Grace & Mrs. Dorothea Grace
PCA Raffle...................................................... Mrs. June Noyes & Mrs. Patricia Moulthrop
Reserved Seating...........................Mrs. Kathryn Foran, Mr. Ralph G. & Mrs. D. Kay Tripp
Sales................................................Ms. Nancy J. McGee & Ms. Sheree Stone Melancon
Site Coordinator............................................. Mr. Arthur F. Foran III & Ms. Linda F. Morris
Trophies...........................................................................Mr. Robert & Mrs. Joanne Steele
Vendors................................................................................................. Mrs. Jean Lazarus
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With a Passion for Poodles since childhood, Joseph Vergnetti recently finished his 250th
Poodle Champion, all of which he bred or co-bred under his Dassin prefix. Along with the help
of his “Poodle Family”, his dedication to the sport of Purebred dogs continues.
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Affiliate Club News
From Washington Poodle Club
they wine, dine, and donate to, to facilitate passage of
these laws. It is done at the level of localities, townships, counties, and entire states. Big, influential, malleable states are chosen (e.g. California) so that they
can pass some of these laws (they are successful about
25-30% of the time), and then use them as legal precedent in other states, and for the upcoming annual lawmaking.
·
All of these bills have one goal----to tighten the
noose around the necks of all breeders (puppy mills,
back-yard breeders, and legitimate breeders as well), so
that it becomes logistically impossible to legally breed
any number of animals because of all the restrictions
on specifications as to how kennels are supposed to be
built and maintained, e.g., the $500 per year fees for
each intact animal; the inspections and extreme punitive fines for “infractions” (Was there an accidental leaf
or two in an outdoor water dish?). The desired result
is no breeders, no dogs, cats, ferrets, hamsters, lizards,
turtles, fish, etc., etc. Their goal is the extinction of all
pets and all domesticated animals.
Anti-Breeder Legislation in the United States
Many of us in the world of poodles and poodle breeding are aware of the difficult conflict we find ourselves
in vis-a-vis the Animal Rightists; but as many others
either are unaware of the scope of this danger, or underestimate it so much that they ignore what is gaining
ground against us in almost every state in the union.
Examples of Anti-Breeder Legislation In This Country:
·
~ CA250 is a prime example (spring 2009). This
bill was proposed to the California Legislature as a
spay/neuter bill. PetPac, NAIA, the ASDA all jumped
on it and managed to rally enough support (donations
to fund counter-proposals, letters, e-mails, phone messages from pet owners and breeders) to defeat the bill.
·
However….while all the energies of the dog-ownership forces were focused on this bill, they also snuck
in AB1122 (no transactions involving animals may be
done in any public place), and AB241 (severe restrictions/punitive fees and fines on intact animals even
though they may have been legitimized by the owner(s)
having applied for “exempt status” by reporting their
ownership of intact animals and documenting an “al- Some of the Organizations Who Are Fighting The Anilowed purpose” for not neutering same, e.g. show dogs mal Rights Extremists:
~ NAIA-National Animals Interest Alliance--excelor breeding animals).
lent
source for legal news.
·
So CA250 was defeated. AB1122 also did not pass,
~ PetPac, led by breeder Bill Hemby.
but a modified---and still draconian---AB241 passed,
~
AKC, having come very late to the ball, seems to
and, as you can see, while all three bills are punitive to
dog people, it is bills like AB241 that will eventually have finally realized on which side their dog biscuits are
put breeders out of business when they cannot possibly buttered. They work against ARista-sponsored legislation through their Government Relations Department.
comply withe the demands inherent in the bill.
~ ASDA—the American Sporting Dog Alliance.
And to those who say that though the bill may
Longtime
grass roots public relations, and public legal
have passed, not all of the original requirements made it
through the passage, please realize that once a bill like advocacy against anti-breeder laws. Unfortunately, just
this is made law, the HSUS will be back every year, lost one of their strongest voices with the recent death
lowering the limit allowed of intact animals; making it of John Yates.
~ ADOA---American Dog Owners Association,
ever more impossible to meet the “standards” demandrelatively
new, but very active at discovery of sneak ated of us with respect to laws allowing to house our dogs
only in outdoor kennels that meet the absurd specifica- tacks trying to get passage of anti-breeder legislation,
and at getting the word out to rally enough individutions dreamed up by the AR’s .
·
This is typical of how the monies HSUS obtains als in country-wide localities so that there is a group of
are used, often by fraudulently implying to the public breeder representatives at hearings on these laws.
that they are doing animal salvage and rehoming. They
cont. on page 16
hire PR firms, lawyers, and support staff to keep their
intended legislation before the handpicked politicians
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cont. from page 15
~SAOVA-Sportsmen and Animal Owners’ Alliance. Bob Kane.
~ VHDFOA—Virginia Hunting Dog Owners’ Voting Alliance
~ Nathan Winograd, a lawyer, who now devotes all
his time to the cause of no-kill shelters. He is fearless at
outing the real agendas of PETA and HSUS. The latter
two always lower the legal boom on anyone who tries
to put before the public their fraudulent tactics and true
agendas, (c.f. the silencing of a two-part investigative
piece by a TV news show, which essentially publicized
the truth about HSUS and PETA. HSUS forced them to
remove the video of the series from their website, and
also forced several bloggers who had gleefully picked it
up, to do the same. Luckily a few people had the foresight to put it on You Tube on urls from places like Iran,
Jordan, etc, who can’t be reached by the long arm of the
HSUS bullies.). Winograd has the legal knowledge to
just thumb his nose at them--on his blog, at public appearances, and in his books (the latest is Redemption,
well worth reading).
~ Bill Bruce, a Canadian management type who
got the job of supervising the Calgary, Alberta shelter
system. He admittedly knew little or nothing about
managing animal shelters, but he dug in and applied
commercial management tools to completely redoing
a miserable system in Calgary, that had had a 60+%
kill rate, into a legitimate, service-oriented organization
with an 85% return-to-owners rate, and with just a 6%
unavoidable euthanization rate. He speaks publicly,
and his very program is a smack in the face to HSUS
and PETA with their 97% kill rate of the unfortunate
animals that get into their hands.
New Poodle Judges
Mr. Jim Briley-Opelonsas, LA
Ms. Gloria Kerr-Sahuarita,AZ
Mrs. Judith Franklin-Williamsburg, VA
Ms. Betty Nelson-Avery, TX
~ Feedblitz---an ongoing summary of what animal-related legislation is being tabled and where. Very
important to be out ahead of the game.
~ PetLaw---Similar to Feedblitz
What We As Individuals Can Do To Combat Bad Legislation:
~ Stay ahead of the breaking news regarding antibreeder, anti-pet-owner laws.
~ Assemble countering ideas into a short, clear
point of view.
~ Find allies, even among those whose overall goals
do not completely coincide with yours.
~ Find grassroots support to add to the allies: your
friends, family, puppy buyers
~ Communicate your views to your politicians: fax,
e-mail, telephone, and mass constituent contact (=letters!).
~ Try to have some individuals meet personally
with the lawmakers in question. If that is not possible,
target key staff.
~ Find representatives at all levels of government
at Congress.org.
~ When Face-to-Face: Always identify yourself.
Be polite, or better, be ingratiating. Know the facts so
you can answer questions. Be brief. Provide concise
written material: fact sheets, summaries, lists of go-to
sites that further support your view.
~ Get the word out publicly. Set up displays at dog
shows, civic gatherings, libraries, schools!
~ Sign Petitions: PetPac, PetLaw, NAIA.
If anyone asks you to speak, e.g. about dogs, at
church, Sunday School, Chamber of Commerce meetings----weave in this important information.
A More Recent Illustrative Example:
Some of you may have heard on the news on
election night of the passage of Proposition B in Missouri, but didn’t really register what it meant. Proposition B was a referendum conceived of and effected by
HSUS. It requires that large-scale commercial breeders (defined as anyone who owns 10 intact female dogs
over the age of 6 mos) provide in a year’s time sufficient space for dogs, an annual veterinary examination,
humane methods of euthanasia, and a limit on the number of reproductively intact animals used for breeding,
among a limited number of other care standards for
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cont. from page 16
dogs. There was no grass roots wave in Missouri to
even think about such a (sort of) law. HSUS sent hundreds of its own employees into Missouri to put their
invented petition to the public. They publicized it as a
war on puppy mills, but it was simply a war on breeders of any ilk. They importuned passers-by to sign their
petition to save all those adorable little puppies and got
enough signatures to get Prop B on the ballot with the
other state-wide elections of that day.
While they were sneaking this into Missouri, the agricultural community---another specified target of HSUS
and PETA because they raise and sell domesticated animals for food---realized what was happening, and rallied a great number from their ranks to get out the word
about what HSUS was really about (extremist veganism and power). They did a great job, too, except that
they got underway just a little too late. When the votes
started coming in, they actually were quite far ahead,
since the first votes counted were from rural and agricultural communities.
To make the public aware that those millions are being
spent on creating laws whose purpose is to make sure
Americans can no longer have pets.
This talk originally given at a meeting of the Washington Poodle Club, September 27, 2009.
Nina Selvaggi
Arctus Standard Poodles
Legislative Member
Washington Poodle Club
The Greater Wichita Poodle Club,
Inc. - Wichita, Kansas
By The numbers:
15 – Members from 13 Households
8 - Poodle Club of America Members
2 - Former PCA Board Members
2 - Poodle Judges
9 - Poodle Breeders
Unfortunately, when the urban polls started being count- 11 - Miniature Owners
ed, voted by a largely city population who had little or 4 - Standard Owners
no knowledge of the agricultural communities in their We have had one specialty a year until our planned
own state, the tide turned. The AR voters slowly caught April 2011 show, which will be our first Back to Back
up to, and passed the rural Animal Welfare voters, and Specialties. We pride ourselves on attempting to offer
friendly shows, good Poodle judges and free lunches
HSUS won by the skin of its teeth.
for our exhibitors.
Which means that the aggies obviously could have won
against the practiced, money-fed HSUS machine, had With the economy in a tailspin the past few years, the
they started a little earlier and focused more of their ef- difference between losing money & making a little
forts on the city populations. I sincerely hope it is a les- profit has been our Raffle, that is held on our weekson learned. They---and we----cannot ignore this if we end. Our Members have been very generous in their
want to be able to keep our breeds alive. This goes for support of the Raffle & our trophy fund. We offer lots
the breeders of all dogs. It goes for the breeders of all of trophies which are covered by donations.
pet animals. Those of us in breed clubs already have an
organizational structure that can be used to combat the We are part of the Sunflower Cluster which is made
ARs locally. It means having someone with his/her ear up of 3 All breed Clubs & an Obedience club. The All
to the ground for HSUS and PETA employees skulking Breed clubs allow us the use of the building prior to
into our communities. It means having members will- their shows at no cost to the specialty clubs, and they
ing to be briefed, and to be present when the ARs are help us in a number of other ways. One which is REpresenting their point of view to local/state represen- ALLY helpful is that they cooperate with the specialty
tatives.It means all members who can do so, writing, clubs by sharing great judges and listening to our
emailing, calling their representatives; telling him/her members when they are considering who they hire for
that they live in their zip-code area and they vote. To Poodles.
argue against the ARs and their fraudulent solicitations
of of the millions of dollars donated to them each year. Submitted by Pat Deshler, Corresponding Secretary
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Board of Directors elected for two year term (October 2010 October 2012):
President
Sally Vilas
16083 Channel St.
San Lorenzo CA 94580
email: [email protected]
(510) 276-5521
First Vice-President
Bonnie Prato
5252 Shafter Ave
Oakland CA 94618
(510) 653-8883
The Miniature Representative
Reports:
Received from one of our Long Time Miniature
Poodle Breeders an email from a person who
has asked her permission to Breed to one of her
Champion Black Males to her .... Springer Spaniel...
Well, of course you know what our Breeder told
her ! ... NO...
Have you been contacted to breed your Champion to a Springer Spaniel?
Director
Remembering a few years ago when I received
a call from Dr....from Universally of Alabama
Kathy Poe
Birmingham called for a Breeder Referral for a
8125 San Cosme Dr.
Great Standard Black Male to breed to her LabCitrus Heights CA 95610
radoodle.. After 2 hours on the phone she finally
understood the whole issue and had her female
spayed. I first just ask the Dr did she know
Stephanie Gomez
what a 5 Gallon Bucket of Ice Water would mean
10186 Woodleaf Circle
IF you hit someone with it in the middle of winGrass Valley CA 95949
ter.. Well, I told her this is what she had just hit
me with! She thought her Labradoodle was so
(925) 519-2661
wonderful, but when I asked about her wonderful
girl. I told her she had gotten a Standard Poodle..
Jeanne Prouty
But she thought all would be the same. They are
2818 North Main St.
NOT all the same and this is the MAJOR PROBWalnut Creek CA 94597
LEM. In each of those mixed breed litters of two
(925) 947-2090
pure bred dogs that no TWO would be the same
in looks, temperament, coat or health issues. DeCheryl Braswell
pending on which of which parent genes they
115 Meadowlark Lane
were lucky to get in their makeup.
Sonoma CA 95476
Director
Janet Collins
25076 Asti Rd
Cloverdale CA 95425
Miniature Representative
Standard Representative
Toy Representative
Denise Wilson
410 Missouri St.
Martinez CA 94553
TBD
Beva Wahl
P O Box 227
Esparto CA 95627
Second Vice-President
Secretary
Treasurer
Protect your Family of Poodles.
Have received a few calls from our members advising me they have litters of pups on the ground
and/or on the way and to date have referred a
couple for those looking for a certain color or
gender.
Nancy Hafner,
Miniature Poodle Representative
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Greater Wichita Poodle Club is having back to back specialties on Thursday April 7, 2011 in
the Wichita KS area. Our specialties are part of a combined specialty group that includes as well, Goldens,
Aussies,Collies & a Toy Group Show. Exact location is the Kansas Coliseum Pavilions, Valley Center KS.
Specialties are followed by three All Breed shows at the same location. Onofrio is the Superintendent.
GWPC # 1 - Judge - Mrs. Joan P. Scott
GWPC # 2 - Judge - Dana P. Cline
Sunflower Cluster, April 8, 9 & 10th
Poodle JudgesFriday - All Varieties Jordan Chamberlin
Saturday- All Varieties Jack MacGillivray
Sunday - All Varieties William (Bill) Shelton
Also on the weekend, same location the 25th Annual Art Show at the Dog Show, Herding trials, Agility,
Obedience,Lure Coursing & Rally. There are several other specialties planned including Dobes, Sharpeis,
Shibas.
Contact Information - Pat Deshler - phone 316/744-0057 email - [email protected]
VALLEY OF THE SUN POODLE CLUB
CENTENNIAL SHOW
* * * Spectacular Weekend ***
Four All-Breed Shows plus Back-to-Back Poodle Specialties
February 3 through February 7, 2011
Indoor Shows at Arizona State Fairgrounds, Phoenix , Arizona
Obedience, Rally, Agility, and CGC testing on same grounds
RV Parking and Reserved Grooming Spaces with electricity available
Specialty Judges: Susie Osburn; Lorraine Boutwell;
Sweepstakes: Curtis Smith
All-Breed Show Judges: Faye Strauss, Mary Meyers, Suzanne Dillin, and Anne Bolus
For more information contact
Maryln Brooks, Show Chairman (602)943-8468 or cell (602)677-4868
8021 N. 10th Ave., Phoenix , Arizona 85021
or
Cheryl Kulzer, Show Secretary (602)264-0852 [email protected]
3408 W. Tangerine Lane, Phoenix , Arizona 85051
Premium List will also be available in January on our website at
www.Poodleclubarizona.com
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Greater Milwaukee Poodle Club WC/WCX Tests – August 20, 2010
part way in, lost the bird (still holding the feathers) and
The 2010 GMPC WC/WCX tests were held on August continued on in (with the mouth full of feathers) to a
20, 2010. We had a SUPER time!!! The entry was quick “handle on the fly” reminder that she didn’t have
smaller than last year, but we had such a good time, as the bird, and a quick turn back, run out and a better
everyone had time to visit and compare training notes body grip, delivered nicely to hand.
and poodle stories. It was very enjoyable for all.
The land for the WC was the same marks with the line
We started a bit earlier this year, as we have been having moved to get the marks into the proper distance for the
such hot, humid weather with mosquitos, that I felt we WC and spread the marks a bit wider by changing the
had a better shot of having a better time earlier in the angle. Four of the five dogs passed this set up; the one
day. We started at about 8 a.m. in 72 degree weather that missed it just had a ‘drop the bird’ and come in
and finished the tests at noon, in the low 80’s. By the moment, but since a handle is not permitted in WC, did
time we ate and did awards and photos, (the club house not carry on to water.
is air conditioned) about 2 p.m., it was 87 degrees and
80 dew point - yuck! Then the storms hit…yep it was Water was on the same pond we used last year. The
good we started early.
pond was in good shape; good swimming water; and a
nice entry through a cut area in the cattails. The judges
We had a total of 4 dogs run the WCX and 5 dogs run the took some time in setting up the go bird mark which
WC. Two dogs passed the WCX and 3 passed the WC. was the longer of the 2 marks and readjusted it several
The marks were nice and well within the program’s times to get the distance and angle correct. They used
goals.
Gary Scovel’s dogs as pickup dogs, and they got lots of
swimming while they were setting the marks!
Land was on a flatter field this year, next to the pens
that do not have birds in them yet this year. The fields All the birds were in good shape and floated very well.
are basically a fenced sorghum/corn/and cane fields The day was bright and the water was still. Both birds
and with them being fenced no dogs could get into the for all marks landed with a big splash and were visible
deep cover. The other side had no high cover, with the from the line. The memory bird was about 20-25 yards
back abutted up to the sporting clays course that was to the left and the go bird was about 40 yards to the
prepped for a Pheasants Forever shoot. It looked like right; 90 degrees between the falls; and pretty much all
a golf course. The gallery really enjoyed the country swimming. Two dogs passed this part of the test for
club setting for viewing. The other side of the field their WCX:
was large planted pine trees in a single row, next to the
parking lot. The land was a hay field (mixed grasses) Raven, owned by Carol Stone
that was cut several weeks previous, so the new growth Callie owned by Gary & Helen Scovel.
was spotty alfalfa and other grasses; nice cover, not too
high or too thick.
The WC was run on the same marks, with the 2nd mark
shortened to 25 yards. Three dogs passed this part of
First bird down (memory bird) on the WCX landed the test for the WC:
about 45 yds out next to the pens on the cut path area so
when the dogs got through the cover it was easily found. Chief, owned by Melissa Wojciechowski
The second bird was at 90 degrees to the right about 65- Ariel, owned by Kitty Check
75 yds. The honor dog was behind the running dog a Woodie, owned by Jaci Bowman
ways - about 5-6 yards.
All the dogs entered in the WCX did very well on these
marks and were carried on to water. One had an ‘oops’
moment and with a wing tip grab on the memory bird,
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cont. from page 20
After the tests were done, we went back to the clubhouse for our GMPC pot luck lunch, awards and photos.
Afterwards a few brave souls hung out to play with some green dogs and some dead birds that I brought. We had
a fun time!
Submitted by
Jaci Bowman
GMPC WC/WCX Chair
Greater Milwaukee Poodle Club - “Something for Everyone”
The Greater Milwaukee Poodle Club (GMPC) will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2011. GMPC is a small, but
very active breed club with dedicated, hardworking members. GMPC hosts events that are of interest to members who participate with their Poodles in multiple venues. In addition to annually holding two specialty shows;
obedience and rally trials; and a PCA WC/WCX test, GMPC participates in educational events, runs a Poodle
rescue program and holds an eye (CERF) and heartworm clinic, with health testing and microchipping available.
Following is a recap of GMPC’s activities in 2010.
•
GMPC Awards Dinner and Raffle - Saturday, January 16, 2010
•
Great Lakes Pet Expo - February 6, 2010
•
GMPC Specialty Show - Friday, March 5, 2010
•
Annual Eye and Heartworm Clinic Monday, April 5, 2010 – CERF, heartworm tests, health testing and
microchipping
•
GMPC Obedience and Rally Trials - June 26, 2010 with GMPC Rescue raffle
•
GMPC Summer Specialty Show and luncheon - July 30, 2010
•
GMPC booth at the Wisconsin State Fair “Dog Day” – August 8, 2010
•
GMPC PCA WC/WCX Tests – August 20, 2010
Submitted by
Bev Duerst
Editor of GMPC Profile
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We meet 5 times a year, during the odd months on the
Quinnipiac Poodle Club
third Tuesday of the month. We do not hold meetings in
Quinnipiac Poodle Club is located in Connecticut and January. We always welcome visitors to our meetings
is comprised of members from Connecticut, New York, they are open to guests.
Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Our club is comprised
of a diversity of members. Our members participate in Respectfully submit,
Conformation, Agility, and Obedience. We have had a
decrease of members that are actively breeding from Diana Gardner
the past. We are lucky to have many members that have President Quinnipiac Poodle Club
been and are still very active members in Poodle Club
of America.
For many years we ran the Poodle Olympics, which began years back with fellow Poodle clubs in the New
England area. Because of the lack of participation, they
have not been held in several years. The times have
changed since I became a member when the Poodle
Olympics were a big event for our club and us as Breeders. Everyone use to enjoy going to see the new puppies
would be there. It was a great way to see what different
peoples lines were producing too.
Toy and Miniature Breeders Please read!
OFA’S POLICY ON DNA CLEAR BY PARENTAGE
As a greater number of DNA based disease tests become
available, a policy regarding the clearing of offspring
out of DNA tested parents has become necessary.
For direct mutant gene tests only, the OFA will issue
clearances to untested offspring, if the sire and dam
Our club holds one yearly specialty in September each
have both been DNA tested “clear,” if the sire and dam’s
year. It is still a stand-alone show. In 2011 we will for
DNA disease test results have been OFA registered, and
the first time have a back-to-back show on the same
if all three (sire/dam/offspring) have been DNA idenday. We want to stay as a stand-alone show as long as
tity profiled and parentage verified. The DNA profile
we can and hope that the back-to-back format will help
paperwork must be submitted along with a completed
with the entries. We have done well in the past with
OFA DNA-based disease test application. The resulting
our entries but you can always do better. In our area
OFA certification will have a suffix of “CBP” (clear by
the standard Poodles are always the largest entry in the
parentage), indicating that the dog itself was not tested
shows. Then it’s a toss up between the toys and the minand that the clearance was based on the sire and dam’s
is. The toys and Minis are in demand as pets in our area
test results, and known science at the time. Because of
but have declined in entries at our shows in the area.
the possibility of new mutations or as of yet undiscovered gene mutations, only first generation offspring will
Our club also supports entries at two shows each year.
be cleared.
In our area so many of the all breed shows have gone
out of our state. We try very hard to support the two
For linkage or marker based tests where a margin of
remaining shows that have remained in our state.
error including both false positives and negatives exists, the OFA will not issue any clearances to untested
We have a very active Poodle Rescue. Standard breeder
dogs.
Ann Fischer started the rescue for Quinnipiac years
ago, and then it was taken over by Daryl Masone who
DNA based disease screening is an evolving area. This
became Poodle Rescue of Connecticut. Daryl also does
policy is subject to change by action of the OFA Board
Poodle Rescue for Poodle Club of Massachusetts. But
of Directors as technology and science advance.
we have more than a voice that refers people to an outside person. We have an actual club member that deals
with rescue on a day-to-day basis that our club feels is
important to have.
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Western Reserve Poodle Club, Inc.
On October 20, 2010, the WRPC celebrated its annual
Awards Dinner. Over the years the club has given a
plaque to each member who has bred and/or owned a
poodle who had been awarded a Title for the year. As
lovely as the plaques were, the reality of both the cost
to the club and the fact that many recipients merely
placed them in a box made the club decide to find a
better way to carry out this honor. About five years
ago, Kathy Bencin with full Board approval developed a lovely certificate (suitable for framing) for each
dog’s accomplishment; in addition the club sends a donation of $7 for each dog that has earned a certificate
to the PCA Foundation. A total of $182 was sent to the
Foundation for 2010.
Awardees this year include: Mary Jo Baranowski,
Kathleen Bencin, Susan & Robert Burge, Carol Dean,
Christie Gable, Kathy Gilbert, Janice Katz and Wendy
Penn. Both Christine Nethery and Joseph Vergnetti
were eligible but did not submit their paperwork.
Awards were given for Top producers, Breed Champions and Obedience Titles.
Susan Burge
President
Western Reserve Poodle Club
To Affiliate Clubs:
As I previously mentioned to all the affiliate club corresponding secretaries, I feel that the affiliate clubs need
to be felt as more of a PRESENCE in PCA. The large
majority of poodle breeders/exhibitors are not members of PCA but rather members of their local affiliate
club. Most poodle people started there, and I believe
the members of PCA need to know some of the great
things our affiliates are doing to both survive and prosper. Earlier I challenged the affiliate clubs to send in an
article for publication in our Poodle Papers. I would like
to thank those of you that sent in articles, and encourage even more clubs to consider writing for the Spring
issue. Your articles don’t need to be long or polished,
but this is a great opportunity for your club to introduce
itself and its members. Your club can read the articles in
this edition for ideas or create your own.
to advertise in the PCA catalog and contribute a basket
representing your state to be auctioned at the national
specialty. Sandy Marshall sent out information regarding both great opportunities. Baskets can be any size,
and smaller or medium sized basket gives all the affiliate clubs a great chance to show off the flair of their
home state. The baskets will be on display, and then
raffled or silent auctioned off. The proceeds from the
sale can go to either the PCA Foundation or Rescue (the
affiliate clubs can decide). While one hundred percent
participation is unrealistic, each and every club that is
able to participate will be providing a fantastic benefit
to both themselves and the PCA as a whole. Donating a basket also gives affiliate clubs that are not able
to have a member attend PCA more of a PRESENCE at
the national. Please contact Sandy Marshall for more
information or any questions. ([email protected])
Many clubs are trying the back to back specialties,
while others offer two specialties a year. A question was
recently asked if an individual can donate to an affiliate
club a previously won Silver BOB PCA affiliate medallion for one of their specialties. The answer is of course
YES. While only one Silver BOB medallion is offered
to the affiliate clubs per year by PCA, individuals are
more than welcome to donate previously won medallions. To do so, the premium list must clearly state the
name of the donor for the medallion and that it is only
being offered for Best of Breed. Needless to say this is a
wonderful way to honor a person, commemorate a win
of a special dog, or possibly to remember those who
have contributed to poodles over the years.
Finally, I would like thank all of you who joined www.
[email protected]. Remember the group is
open to any member of an affiliate club.
Please feel free to contact me with any suggestions,
concerns or comments. Phone: 440-526-2382, or email:
[email protected].
Susan Burge
2nd Vice President, Affiliate Club Council, Poodle Club
of America
Other ways affiliate clubs can create a PRESENCE is
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D. Kay Tripp
Corresponding Secretary
5604 Merion Station, Apex, NC 27539
919-387-8780
[email protected]
November 15, 2010
Hi to All Poodle Club Members & Affiliate Clubs!
Can you believe it’s time to start the process to select PCA Judges for 2013? Seems like
we just finished the 2012 voting! The goal is to get on schedule so the 2013 Judges can be
announced at the Annual Meeting in April 2011.
The list of approved poodle judges which follows is from the AKC automated system as
of October 21, 2010. No provisional judges are included. The only foreign judges listed are
PCA members. Club members appear in italics and have (M) preceding their names. The
names with strikethroughs are ineligible because they judged in 2010 or will judge in 2011 or
2012. Since a new Board of Governors will be seated in April of 2012, the judges on the current
board are eligible to judge in 2013. If someone is elected to judge and also elected to the new
board, the person with the second most votes will be asked to judge. (The same process will
apply to whomever is contracted to judge intervariety in 2012, since the top vote-getter, Mrs.
Cozart, cannot judge due to a previous commitment.)
You may either return the ballot to me or just simply e-mail me your selections at
[email protected]. Vote for up to three in each variety (no more, please).
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. I always enjoy hearing from
you. Thanks in advance for voting!
Sincerely,
Kay
P.S. Happy Holidays!
Due: January 4, 2011
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Mrs. Vicki L. Abbott
Mr. Larry C. Abbott
Mrs. Letty Larson Afong
(M) Maria J. Aizcorbe
(M) Luis E. Aizcorbe
Mrs. Barbara Dempsey
Alderman
Mrs. Clover Allen
Ms. Janet M. Allen
Sandra Goose Allen
John D. Allen
Ralph (Sonny) Ambrosio
M. Rosalie Anderson
Christine Salyers Anderson
(M) Charles D. Arnold
(M) Daniel Augustus
Thomas W. Baldwin
Robert E. Banghart
Fred C. Bassett
Keith G. Bates
Sally Ray Baugniet
Raymond D. Bay
Lewis W. Bayne
Jeffery M. Bazell
Maxine V. Beam
Carole A. Beattie
Richard G. Beauchamp
Kathy Beliew
Arlene F. Benko
C. Michael Benson
Kenneth E. Berg
Eva E. Berg
William Bergum
Dr. Robert J. Berndt
Terry L. Berrios
Dr. Albert P. Bianchi
Michele L. Billings
Eldon W. Bishop
Vera Halpin Bistrim
Edd E. Bivin
Eugene Blake
Carmen D. Blankenship
Rosmarie Blood
Luc Boileau
John F. Booth
George D. Boulton
Janice M. Bounds
Wayne E. Bousek
Loraine Boutwell
Col. Harold R. Brizee
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Colleen Brossard
Wayne H. Brower
Susan St. John Brown
Mildred K. Bryant
Virginia F. Buchanan
Allen M. Buckner
Rey Burgos
Danny J. Bussard
Maralyn K. Busse
Kenneth A. Buxton
Donna J. Buxton
Nancy A. Byrd
Richard Camacho
Debbie Campbell
Stephen G. C. Campbell
Lee Canalizo
Monica Canestrini
Beverly Capstick
(M) Thomas W. Carneal
Susan M. Carr
Peggy Dillard Carr
W.L. “Wick” Carter
Noreen C. Cartwright
Anne K. Catterson
Timothy Catterson
(M) Jordan L. Chamberlain
Ellen MacNeille Charles
Connie S. Clapp
Toddie Clark
Houston Clark
Bonnie Linnell Clarke
Dana P. Cline
Clay Coady
Mrs. L. Stewart Cochrane
Jon R. Cole
Gloria J. Coleman
Mary Ellen Compagnon
John T. Connolly
David C. Cook
(M) Debra Cozart*
(M) Doris Cozart
Anitra Cuneo
(M) William Cunningham
Arlene A. Czech
Michael J. Dachel
Susan B. Dale
Betsy Dale
Dorothy A. Dalton
Thomas E. Daniels
Judith V. Daniels
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Kathleen M. Davenport
Joy P. Davison
Arthur J. Davison
Glenda P. Dawkins
Pete Dawkins
Paullet DeLong
Pete P. DeSoto
W. Everett Dean Jr.
Martha V. Dean
Kent H. Delaney
Catherine S. DiGiacomo
Dr. Anthony D. DiNardo
Suzanne Dillin
David G. Doane, M.D.
Mrs. David G. Doane
Marcie S. Dobkin
Gary L. Doerge
William J. Dolan
Michael J. Dougherty
Jeannine M. Dowell
Dr. Daniel W. Dowling
Betty J. Duding
Gay Dunlap
Nancy Dunlap-Craker
Janice L. Earl
Dorothy Edge
Carole M. Edwards
Byron W. Elder
Marilynn Ellis
Sandra E. Ellis
Robert D. Ennis
Rose Ann Erickson
Mariam (Bobbie) Espey
Sondra Joy Esporite
Kenneth D. Falconi
Christine Feldman-Bartnick
William Ferrara
Alfred J. Ferruggiaro
R. Ellen Fetter
Raymond V. Filburn Jr.
Helen Miller Fisher
Larry J. Fitch
Anne T. Fleming
Jane Forsyth
Joyce G. Fortney
Jean Fournier
Joan Frailey
James E. Frederiksen
Toby B. Frisch
Robert R. Frost
cont. on page 26
cont. from page 25
D. Mycki Fulda
(M) Barbara H. Furbush
Samuel A. Gardner
(M) Randy E. Garren
Timothy C. Garrison
Patricia A. Gellerman
Gloria Geringer
Cathy J. Gish
Sue Goldberg
Theresa (Terry) Goldman
Joan Goldstein
Carl E. Gomes
Alane L. Gomez
R. Doreen Gordin
Peter J. Green
Joseph E. Gregory
Jack A. Grimes
Kathleen M. Grosso
Vincent T. Grosso
Lou M. Guerrero
Bonnie L Guggenheim
Wayne Gurin
Peggy J. Haas
Joyce Hadden
(M) Nancy Smith Hafner
Robert E. Hall
James J. Ham
Virginia Sullivan Hampton
Dawn Hansen
Clinton M. Harris
Sherwood L. Harris
Roger R. Hartinger
Paula Hartinger
Patricia (Pat) Hastings
Peggy J. Hauck
Steve Hayden
Ann D. Hearn
Bernhard L. (Ben) Helfrich
Shelley S. Hennessy
Carolyn A. Herbel
Rodney E. Herner
Robert A. Hetherington Jr.
Anne M. Hier
Lesley E. Hiltz
Sheila A. Hobson
Marian Mason Hodesson
Florise M. Hogan
William H. Holbrook
Rita Holloway
Julie M. Holm
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Stephen J. Hubbell
Dr. Vandra L. Huber
Warren D. Hudson
Mrs. Bob (Curtis) Humphrey
James (Jim) Hupp
Stephen F. Hurt
Arley D. Hussin
Lydia Coleman Hutchinson
Robert E. Hutton
Dr. Robert A. Indeglia
Dr. John V. Ioia
Janet Jackson
J. Robert Jacobsen
(M) Helen Lee James
Richard C. Jeffery
Margaret Carole Jeffery
Bradley Jenkins
J. Ray Johnson
Joseph F. Joly III
Victor Joris
Shirley Justus
Keke Kahn
Kenneth Kauffman
Jane G. Kay
Dr. Steve Keating
Barbara W. Keenan
Roy W. Keiser Jr.
Vernelle Kendrick
Mark R. Kennedy
Ann A. Kennedy
Norman B. Kenney
Thomas A. Kilcullen
David J. Kirkland
Margo E. Klingler
Gloria Knapp
Billie Kellogg Kneale
Mary Lou Kniola
Kathleen B. Kolbert
Michael Koss
Dr. Alvin W. Krause
Sharon A. Krogh
David M. Krogh
M. Jean Lade
Glen Lajeski
Phyllis E. Lambert
Phillip A. Lanard III
Barbara Ann Langlois
Josanne E. Larsen
Robert B. Lawson
Betsey A. Leedy
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Betty Regina Leininger
Ralph M. Lemcke
Elaine J. Lessig
James A. Lester
Linda H. Lewin
Sandra M. Lex
Elaine Ann Lindhorst
Peggy L. Lloyd
Linda Lloyd
Charles S. Long
Terri Lyddon
(M) Jack MacGillivray
Dorothy M. Macdonald
Mary Ellen Macke
John J. Madieros
Diane L. Malenfant
Florence A. Males
Dolores (Dee) H. Maltz
Dr. Michael T. Manning
Lester R. Mapes
George E. Marquis
Dorothy F. Martin
Molly Martin
Dr. Richard D. Martinez
Dr. Margaret M. Materna
LaMar Mathis
Elaine E. Mathis
Marilyn Mayfield
(M) Dennis McCoy
Kenneth M. McDermott
Karen S. McFarlane
Dr. Bernard E. McGivern Jr.
Charlotte Clem McGowan
Janis M. Mercer
Rodney R. Merry
Mary Ellen Meyer
Richard V. Miller
Kenneth E. Miller
Madeline K. Miller
David R. Miller
Andrew (Gene) Mills
Malcolm E. Moore
Grace Moran
Dr. Gareth Morgan-Jones
Denny C. Mounce
Erika K. Moureau
Patricia A. Mowbray-Morgan
Bonnie M. Mueller
Desmond J. Murphy
Judy English Murray
cont. on page 27
cont. from page 26
Elizabeth Muthard
Richard H. Nachman
Dorothy C. Naegele
Carol Jean Nelson
(M) Beverly Jean Nelson
Patricia Neugarth-Black
Sharon Newcomb
Brenda Newcomb
Susan Nikkel
Carol Kniebusch Noe
Martha M. Olmos-Ollivier
Charles L. Olvis
Etta B. Orenstein
(M) Janice G. Pardue
Charlotte P. Patterson
Madeline Patterson
Margretta Patterson-Kauffman
Norman L. Patton
Joanne (Jan) N. Paulk
(M) Dr. Samuel M. Peacock
Pamela B. Peat
June A. Penta
Dr. Gerard C. Penta
Bessie V. Pickens
(M) Dana L. Plonkey
Sally Poole
Angela J. Porpora
Roy Prado
Ruth M. Prehn
Dr. Roger S. Pritchard
Murrel Purkhiser
Kay J. Radcliffe
John C. Ramirez
Jacqueline M. Rayner
Dana B. Read
Dr. Lee Anthony Reasin
Sharon Ann Redmer
Margaret A. Reed
Stephen P. Regan
Carol A. Reisman
Margaret Young Renihan
Leonard S. Reppond
Donnelle Richards
Timothy S. Robbins
Charles E. Robinson
Karen J. Rockwell
Don Rogers
Anthony E. Rosato
Herbert H. Rosen
Mary Roudebush
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Leslie Ann Russell
William R. Russell
Maureen Russo
(M) Frank T. Sabella
Kathy Bucher Sawyer
Cynthia P. Schmick
Mrs. Andre B. Schoen
Mary Schroeder
JoAnne R. Schullier
Francine W. Schwartz
(M) Joan P. Scott
Charles C. Scott
Richard F. Sedlack
(M) Inge Semenschin
Ann Sergio
Robert D. Sharp
William (Bill) P. Shelton
Dr. John C. Shelton
(M) John R. Shoemaker
Edmund R. Sledzik
Dr. Harry Smith
Dr. Robert D. Smith
Polly Smith
(M) Helen Sokopp
Cynthia Sommers
Luis F. Sosa
Sharon K. Sparks
Dr. Gary L. Sparschu
Dr. Wanda V. Spediacci
Terry Stacy
Jacqueline L. Stacy
Robin L. Stansell
Robert Stein
Helen Winski Stein
Fredrick R. Stephens
Raymond P. Stevens
Isabell J. Stoffers
(M) Norma J. Strait
Patti L. Strand
Faye Strauss
Darlene Stuedemann
Robert Sturm
(M) Dr. Donald Sturz Jr
Ann K. Summa
Don Sutton
Sherry L. Swanson
Ralph (Ed) Sweet
Raymond T. Swidersky
Joe Tacker
Carolyn Taylor
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Dorothy B. Taylor
T. Donald Teague
Lawrence C. Terricone
Shirley Thomas
Carolyn Thomas
Jon J. Thompson
Sari Brewster Tietjen
Linda Tilka
Fr. Bryan P. Timby
(M) Helen G. Tomb-Taylor
Kathy Torres-Kamakeeaina
Dr. Elizabeth F. Trainor
Charles E. Trotter
Marcia P. Tucker
Marjorie A. Tuff
Mary Elizabeth Turney
(M) Dr. Terrill Udenberg*
Marjorie J. Underwood
Shirley M. Uphouse
William E. Usherwood
Darryl Vice
Lorene Vickers-Smith
(M) Sally L. Vilas
George M. Vukich
Sandra Walker
Joe C. Walton
(M) Anna Wanner
Frank J. Washabaugh
Judy Webb
Dr. Randy Weckman
Madison M. Weeks
Elliott B. Weiss
Sue Weiss
Dorothy Welsh
Sandy I. Wheat
Robert Widden
(M) Clay Williams
Chuck Winslow
Frank R. Wolaniuk
(M) Scott P. Wolfe
Barbara J. Wood
Sue S. Woodle
Gale Yamaguchi
Carl C. Yochum
Elaine Young
Ann F. Yuhasz
Joan M. Zielinski
Ruth H. Zimmerman
Marcy L. Zingler
William deVilleneuve
*May require AKC Visiting Judge approval
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Ineligible Judges
2010: Adrena Brunotte, Beverly Jean Nelson, Michael Dachel, Hans Brunotte
2011: Mikael Nilsson, Jane Forsyth, Debra Cozart, Randy Garren
2012: Janice Pardue, Maria Aizcorbe, Dennis McCoy, (Intervariety pending contract)
-----------------------------------------------
Ballot
Toy Variety Nominees:
1._____________________________2._____________________________3._____________________________
Miniature Variety Nominees:
1._____________________________2._____________________________3._____________________________
Standard Variety Nominees:
1._____________________________2._____________________________3._____________________________
Intervariety Nominees:
1._____________________________2._____________________________3._____________________________
Please sign here or give your Affiliate Club name:_________________________________________________
Please return by January 4, 2011 to: D. Kay Tripp, PCA Corresponding Secretary,
5604 Merion Station, Apex, NC 27539 or
just e-mail your selections to [email protected]
Questions? E-mail me or call at 919-387-8780!
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Thanks!
Kay
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Also, a bit of information I received from Mary Ellen
Fishler, who attended a program put on by the National
The following committee appointments (effective now Institute of Health. She was told the carcinoma study
thru April 2012), show committees for 2011, PCA Foun- involving standard poodles has been completed and
dation and PCA Rescue Foundation are listed below. the report is being written now. I look forward to beThe Board of Governors thanks all of you for serving. ing presented with the information discovered. These
To those who have worked on these committees in the studies are conducted for the benefit of humans, but at
past, a heartfelt thanks from all Club Members and the the same time can only assist us with this problem.
Board. Your contributions are very much appreciated!
Have a safe happy holiday!!!!!
from Kay Tripp, Corresponding Secretary
Committees: Breeder Referral: Mary Olund and Leslie
Newing, Co-Chairs, Joan Scott (Toy), Nancy Hafner (Miniature), Joan McFadden (Standard), Sue Burge, (Affiliate
Clubs); Membership: Jordan Chamberlain, Chair, Sharon
Finney, Sandy Marshall, Elaine Noel, Norma Jean Strait;
Audit Committee: Mike Wahlig, Chair, Andy Kress, Claudia Stratiff; Standard of the Breed: Luis Aizcorbe, Chair,
Wendell Sammet, Joan Scott, Arlene Skarda, Joyce Wilson; Illustrated Standard: Helen Lee James, Luis Aizcorbe;
Judges Education: Nancy Hafner, Coordinator, Randy Garren, Dennis McCoy, Scott & Lisa Wolfe; Education Committee: Scott & Lisa Wolfe, Sue Burge, Joan McFadden;
PCA Foundation Liaison: Joan McFadden; Legal Committee: Mike Wahlig, Jan Steinhauer; Legislative Committee:
Peggy McDill, Chair, Jean Lazurus, Judy Goldberg; Ethics
Committee: Kay Tripp, Chair, Patty Moulthrop, Beverly
Jean Nelson; Poodles in America Publication: Beverly Jean
Nelson, Chair, Victoria Holloway, Clay Williams, Kathryn
Foran; PIA Sales & Disbribution: Allen Kingsley; Web Administrative Committee: Joyce Carelli, Chair, Sue Burge,
Joan McFadden; Regional Guideline Committee: Johnny
Shoemaker; Historian: Tom Carneal; Website: Lisa Wolfe,
Webmaster, Hal Kinne (Inquiry Correspondence); Newsletter: Leslie Newing; PCA Online: Leslie Newing;
Show Committee for 2011: Arthur Foran III, Chair, Dennis McCoy and Linda Morris, Assistant Chairs; see Arthur
Foran’s article for other show committees)
PCA Foundation and Genetic Anomalies: Tom Carneal
PCA Rescue Foundation: Cindy Crawley, Chair
Standard Variety Report
This will be a short report. With the reorganization of
the Breeder Referral committee, please let me know
about any standard litters needing referral. My e mail
address is [email protected] and my phone is
610-485-3908. With the restructure of this committee,
each variety representative will be able to forward the
information to Mary Olund and Leslie Newing, the new
co-chairs. (One on each coast.)
Joan McFadden
Standard Variety Representative
Toy Representative Report
This report will be short and sweet. As the Toy Representative I am now part of the restructured Breeder
Referral Committee. Please e mail me with any litters
you have available. My e mail address is [email protected] . Overall, at the moment, everything is status
quo as far as this variety is concerned. I hope everyone
is making their plans to attend our National Specialty
in April. Michael Nilsson, from Sweden is our judge.
I am looking forward to our show and hope we have a
really nice entry.
I want to congratulate this year’s toy grand champion
qualifiers for this year’s AKC/Eukanuba National Specialty.
GCH Ch. Smash JP Moon Walk
GCH Ch. Excell Belle of the Ball
GCH Ch. Tropical’s Charm My Heart
GCH Ch. Paperbirch Dbara Bit of Maverick
GCH Ch. Alastar A Carbon Copy at Kaylens
GCH Ch. Cache’s Lord Grayson
GCH Ch. Rnr Winner takes All
GCH Ch. Braod Bay Hits the Spot
Please let me know if there are any topics you would
like to see addressed in the newsletter concerning our
variety.
Its that time of year to gather with friends and family
and give thanks for all we have and to wish everyone a
joyous holiday season and a happy New Year.
Joan Scott
Toy Representative
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A.K.C. Delegates Corner
are accurate, complete, and easily accessible.
·
A certificate of distinction, to frame and signify
“As the AKC has grown and expanded, the reach and your participation in the program.
Breed-specific web banners that participants can
influence of core-exhibitor breeders has expanded as ·
well. With those breeders in mind, AKC has created use to proudly promote their involvement in the Prothe new Breeder of Merit program. It proudly honors gram.
Acknowledgement on a special page of the AKC
breeder’s/exhibitor’s dedication and hard work as they ·
continue to produce dogs that are healthy, capable, and website and in the AKC Gazette.
Free Online Breeder Classified listings along with
beautiful. The foundation of today’s AKC Breeder’s of ·
Merit has the power to influence, guide, and teach fu- a special Breeder of Merit designation.
Free or discounted fees on all secondary transacture breeder, exhibitors, and all purebred dog owners.” ·
tions such as duplicate registration applications, revoke
I am hoping that every member of the Poodle Club of limited status applications, etc.
A Breeder of Merit Lapel pin.
America, who is actively breeding, will take part in this ·
And more!
worthwhile program. The AKC has finally come up ·
with a plan that will separate the legitimate breeder exhibitor from puppy mills. As John Lyons said, “Being This program will not only support our endeavors to
a successful breeder in the fancy does not come easy. distinguish our efforts as breeders, but at the same time
Years of hard work, vision, and a willingness to do the enable us to support the AKC’s continuing efforts to
right thing are required to be successful. Our Breeders increase registrations. There are many easy registration
of Merit have these qualities and deserve to be recog- options available to the Breeder of Merit, including:
Full Litter, Full Litter Offspring, Full Litter Plus and
nized.”
Full Litter Offspring Plus. Learn more at http://www.
akc.org/sixeasyways/. To learn more or to apply for the
REQUIREMENTS
Breeder of Merit program, visit http://www.akc.org/
·
Has a history of at least 5 years involvement with breederofmerit , or send an e mail to [email protected], or
contact Tina Yuhl at 919-816-3932 or [email protected] .
AKC events.
·
Earned at least 4 Conformation, Performance or
I hope you as members of the Poodle Club of America
Companion event titles on dogs they bred or co-bred.
are as excited about the New Breeder of Merit program
·
Member of an AKC Club.
·
Certifies that applicable health screens are per- as I am.
formed on the sire and dam as recommended by the
Parent Club.
·
Demonstrates commitments to ensuring 100% of
Mary Ellen Fishler,
the puppies they produce are AKC registered.
BREEDER OF MERIT PROGRAM
AS PART OF THE BREEDER OF MERIT PROGRAM, BREEDERS WILL RECEIVE:
“ The weak can never forgive.
Forgiveness is the attribute of
the strong.”
·
Breeder of Merit designation and gold border on
registration applications and certificates for dogs bred
by the Breeder of Merit.
·
Complimentary access to $20.00 value per month
for free online reports in the AKC online store.
·
Access to the AKC Direct toll free number.
·
Online record support, to ensure that your records
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- Mohandas K. Gandhi
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2010 AKC PARENT CLUB CONFERENCE
On August 27th, 28th, & 29th Kay Tripp and I attended
the 2010 Parent Club Conference held in Durham, North
Carolina. It was an experience we will not soon forget.
It was three days packed with information, ideas, and
the availability of the American Kennel Club’s support
for its individual Parent Clubs.
On-line AKC Help (This was a hands on training in the
use of AKC Website for Clubs, breeders, fanciers and
how to take advantage of these services), and Docking
and Cropping (This was an open discussion for breeds
that dock and crop. It was to attempt a unified approach
to preservation with comprehensive strategy for legislative action). This was the meeting I attended. I have
been involved with committee since I became a Delegate. This is a battle that is difficult. With the current
attitudes of the VMA, other countries who have succumbed to the pressure of various political groups, and
a lack of understanding of many breed standards. The
Parent Clubs of the American Kennel Club will provide
a united front.
Friday started with tours of the AKC’s North Carolina
office, a worthwhile experience. Besides the efficient
way this building functions, and the way the staff efficiently operates; and because of all the art work there
is a museum quality and atmosphere throughout.
Saturday started early and ended late. Another General
Session introduced the Parent Clubs to the people who
After a lovely hors d’oeuvres and cash bar hosted by run this organization: Who does what and possible opRaleigh Kennel Club, Cary Kennel Club and Carolina portunities for assistance and support available to all
Kennel Club (which included our own members Randy Parent Clubs. The morning continued with a choice
Garren and Dennis McCoy as hosts) and dinner, we had of attending: Financial Aspects of the Operation of a
our first general session. After all the introductions, Parent Club, or the Impact of Declining RegistrationsDennis Sprung addressed the conference about the var- Mentoring and Parent Clubs (Kay and I attended this
ious endeavors and projects the AKC supports. Dur- one). The Exhibitor Mentoring program and the Mening this speech he relayed several stories of the AKC’s toring Judges and Breed education were presented.
involvement with the dogs dealing with the September How we as a club can facilitate mentoring and use the
11th disaster. One of these I would like to share with breed standard as a teaching tool and enhance the proour membership. This may or not be news you already cess. But the most impressive moment was Alan Kalknow but I did not. But I can tell you I was so proud to ters (AKC board member and well-known marketing
be sitting there representing the Poodle Club of Amer- expert) presented a video, I hope to bring to our Naica when Dennis related the story of how those dog’s tional. It’s a response to some of the commercials seen
veterinary care was provided by our members Toni and every day on television. After lunch, there was an OnMartin Sosnoff.
Line AKC presentation, outlining the resources available to clubs through the AKC website, www.akc.org.
During this session we met the AKC CAR Staff. They It is the #1 site for the general public looking for breed
discussed the AKC Companion Animal Recovery’s information. For clubs and fanciers the website has so
programs and how they can benefit our club and com- much to offer such as Club related services, On-line
munities. AKC CAR offers a variety of microchipping Plans and Club management, as well as On-line Litter
programs for clubs and assistance with microchipping Registration, On-line Dog Registration, and more.
clinics. The organization also provides resources, support, funds and other assistance to canine search and We then moved on to a choice of: Improving the Narescue groups and disaster preparedness/relief groups tional Specialty or Rescue for and by Parent Clubs. We
nationwide through its AKC Canine Support Relief chose improving the National Specialty since PCA alFund.
ready had a rescue foundation in place. This was a very
interesting and informative session. The topics were
The evening sessions continued with a variety of meet- discussed with an eye toward improving our Parent
ings: Club Officers Forum (An open forum for Officers Club’s National Specialty. Major topic areas included:
or Officers-to-be of Parent Clubs. What are your issues? What are the Options; Strategy Suggestions for ConHow would others in the group deal with these issues?),
cont. on page 32
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tant methods and treatments to utilize with problems
in breed-specific health and disease prevention which
tract Negotiations; Site Selection; Selection of a Show present limitations genetic testing cannot solve.
Chairman; Judge Selection; Working with All-Breed
Clubs; Choosing a Superintendent; and Working with Finally the conference wrapped up with sessions on
Local Specialty Clubs.
Public Relations, and the one I attended was, Breed
Standards conducted by Mari-Beth O’Neill, AKC AVP
After a fifteen minute break the next general session Customer Service. She reviewed AKC’s requirements
pertained to Governance-the Effective Operation of the for maintaining and modifying breed standards.: How
Parent Club. Here Mike Liosis, AKC Director of Club do Parent Clubs determine the need to change standards
Relations and Carl Holder, a Parliamentarian discussed without compromising their breeds’ basic function?
the most commonly asked questions by Parent Clubs How do clubs go about accomplishing these changes?
and the parliamentary process and possible solutions to How do they reach club consensus that changes are
problem areas. This was extremely informative.
necessary? were all discussed.
As the day and evening progressed we had another
general session this time with a presentation from Eukanuba. Then the evening meetings began: Financial
Aspects of the Operation of a parent Club, FAA & Miscellaneous Breed Meeting, and again On-Line AKC
Help. When our day finally ended Kay and I had been
running around the convention campus from 6:30 in the
morning until 11:00 at night.
I would also like to mention that for the entire weekend
there were Resource Rooms available to every attendee. The Electronic Resource Room explored modern
electronic technology as communication tools. How do
other clubs use these tools? I brought PCA’s various
power points and videos for demonstration. The Print
Material Resource Room was devoted to examples of
Parent Club print documents. I prepared two notebooks
with all of PCA’s material: Newsletters, Procedure
Sunday was a repeat of Saturday. The opening General Manuals, Bylaws, Code of Ethics, Illustrated standards,
Session began with a presentation on Legislative Issues Membership Guidelines, Sponsor and Membership Apand the Parent Club. Patti Strand, AKC Board Member plications, Judge and Member Education CDs, Meet
and National Director and founder of the National Ani- the Breed Organization, etc. (I was requested to leave
mal Interest Alliance illustrated how the pure bred dog one of the notebooks).
community is suffering from a legislative assault that
continues to threaten the very existence of our dogs and This conference was sponsored by the American Kenour way of life as responsible dog breeders and own- nel Club, Eukanuba , and American Kennel Club Comers. Then Phil Guidry, AKC Legislative Analyst, dis- panion Animal Recovery. It was organized by the Parcussed how Parent Clubs have a special responsibility ent Club Committee of the American Kennel Club,
to encourage, empower and engage their members and and worked by what seemed like the entire staff of the
how to successfully organize and mobilize a success- American Kennel Club. I have attended many conferful grassroots program. The next General Session was: ences over the years for business and pleasure. None of
Canine Health and Welfare: the Future of our Pure Bred them compared to the efficiency and effort put forth by
Dogs, or Parent Clubs and our AKC. There were pre- this conference. Every effort was made to instill this
sentations from Dr. Patricia Haines, DVM, AKC Board group with the responsibility every Parent Club has to
Member and practicing veterinarian who spoke on educate, guide, and provide its membership with ongoproblems and some solutions; Eddie Dziuk, Chief Op- ing communication in regards to the sport of purebred
erating Officer of the Orthopedic Foundation for Ani- dogs. I hope in future issues of the newsletter to discuss
mals, spoke about OFA and CHIC, Dr. Francis Smith in more detail some the topics from this conference.
DVM, President, Orthopedic Foundation for Animals, Many of them could be seminars all by themselves.
explained today’s challenges responsible parent club
breeders have in breeding dogs to the standard; and Dr.
Thomas Graves, DVM, Associate Professor and Chief
of Small Animal Medicine at the University of Illi- Mary Ellen Fishler
nois, College of Veterinary Medicine, discussed imporThe Poodle Papers
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This meeting was held at the Sheraton Newark Airport
Hotel, Newark, New Jersey on September 13th and
14th, 2010. Monday was the usual committee meetings. I attended the Parent Club meeting. Probably
the most discussion inspiring topic was the suggestions
that came forth from the Retreat with the Board of Directors and AKC Officers in regards to the additional
activities to enhance conformation events. There were
four items being debated.
The major complaint in the past was that all breeds
were not represented.
The meeting on Tuesday began with a Forum, “Responsible Pet Ownership-The Calgary Model of Animal
Control”. A different model of delivering animal services utilizing partnerships, education and enforcement
only when necessary to deliver a program with very low
aggression rates, low euthanasia, high return to owner
rates and a self-funded operation without tax dollars. It
was presented by Bill Bruce, Director of Animal and
Bylaw Services, the City of Calgary. The meeting pro·
Reserve Best in Show
·
Increase the number of placements in the groups ceeded with the ballot for the Delegate Standing Committees. The results:
from 4 to 6
·
Inclusion of 4 to 6 month puppy class, a non-com·
All Breed-Robert Black, Crecia Closson, John
petitive class with more relaxed rules
·
Owner Handler competition (this idea is still be- Ronald, Ann Wallin
·
Bylaw-, Rita Biddle, Judith Daniels, Dr. John Ioia,
ing worked)
Nina Schaefer
Adv. & Advancement-James Dok. Jane Ruthford,
Many of these already work successfully in other coun- ·
tries. Their participation could help clubs with compli- Dan Smyth, Marcy Zingler
Dog Show Rules-Linda Flynn, Sue Goldberg,
ance issues. Plus it could encourage more active par- ·
ticipation in the sport. I will let you know more as these Nancy Perrell, David Powers, William Green
·
Field Trial-David Hopkins, Fred Kampo. A. Nelideas move forward.
son sills, Lynn Worth smith, Christopher Sweetwood
Obedience, Tracking, Agility-Joyce Dandridge,
Tom Davies let us know the Group Realignment Com- ·
mittee has been reinstated. The committee will retain Barbara Mann, Patricia Sample, Maureen Setter, Gail
its regular members and will now include a representa- LeBarge, Kathyrann Savinas
Parent Club-Connie Butherus, Steve Gladstone,
tive from each group. I am very glad to inform you that ·
two of our members are now on this committee: Sally John Nielson, Larry Sorenson
Canine Health-Dr. Sophia Kaluzniaki, Dr. Harvey
Villas, representing the toy group, and Johnny Shoe- ·
maker, representing the non-sporting group. Poodles Mohrenweiser, Peter J. See, John Studebaker, Holly
Stump
will be well protected.
·
Herding, Earthdog, and Coursing Events-Thomas
The Parent Club Conference and its over whelming Barrie, Carol Clark, Bonnie Latham
Perspectives Editorial Staff-Dr. Gerry Meisels,
success was discussed. The money spent by the Ameri- ·
can Kennel Club, Eukanuba, and the AKC Companion Monica Henderson Stoner, Carol Wiliamson, Lynn
Animal Recovery was put to good use. I do think the Worth Smith
conference was a testament to the ongoing efforts by
the AKC to encourage and aid its Parent Club mem- After the business of new delegates and their introbers, demonstrating the community at large needs to duction, and approval of the minutes, reports from the
work together. I was inspired and empowered with chief financial officer, President and Chairman were
given. Ron Menaker spoke to the issue of declining
enthusiasm.
registrations, the new Breeder of Merit Program, and
Gina DiNardo discussed Meet the Breeds in New York the idea of dog show enhancements (as discussed earand California. There are 133 breeds signed up for the lier in this report). He also announced that the AmeriJacob Javetts Center and 110 breeds signed up for the can Kennel Club and Eukanuba will be broadcasting
Long Beach Convention Center. She encouraged all for the first time ever on network television, the Tenth
clubs to participate even if they could not bring a dog. Annual AKC/Eukanuba National Championship. The
cont. on page 34
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cont. from page 33
as breeders must make full use of making sure all our
show will premiere in an invigorated new format on the puppies are registered with the AKC. Through all the
ABC Television Network on Sunday afternoon, Janu- various options and benefits from registering our pupary 23, 2011. Ron Menaker said, “We know viewers pies (including the mixed breed registry) “we” will be
around the country will not only learn about the exciting world of dog shows but also about the 167 different able to continue to “champion all dogs.”
dog breeds and how to find the right one to fit in a family’s lifestyle.” A quote from Eukanuba’s Jason Taylor, Amendments pertaining to Chapter 7, Section 1 of field
Manager of External Relations: “ABC provides a ter- Trial Rules and Standard procedure for Dachshunds,
rific opportunity to showcase some of the world’s most Basset Hounds, Large Pack Field Trials, and Beagle
extraordinary dogs. Dog lovers and their furry friends Field Trial Rules and Standard Procedure for Small
won’t want to miss this year’s show. It will truly be Pack Option and Two-Couple Pack Hunting Tests Field
special.” Visit the web site http://wwwakc.org/events/ Trials, Entry Requirements and Eligibility, which would
tvschedule.cfm for a complete list of air dates or www. specify a minimum age of six months. Passed
akc.org/aenc for more information about the AKC/Eukanuba National Championship.
Vote on proposed amendment to Chapter 5, Section 1,
of Field Trial Rules and Standard Procedure for DachsAlan Kalter spoke to the delegate body about the “we” hunds-Judges and Their Decisions, which would delete
in the AKC credo “We’re more than champion dogs, wording to allow officers of the club to judge, becomwe’re the dog’s champion.” He reminded us of the outing consistent with other AKC venue and increasing the
pouring of support and services “we” receive from the judges’ pool. Passed
AKC. This is some of the presentation.
Vote on proposed amendment to Chapter 5, Section 1,
·
PROTECT-Health and safety of our dogs through Field Trial Rules and Standard Procedure for Basset
the AKC Companion Animal Recovery Program and Hounds-judges and Their Decisions, which would rethe Conditions and Inspection program.
quire clubs to retain entry forms for one year. Passed
·
WATCH-AKC Canine Legislative Department
·
FETCH-AKC Companion Recovery
The vote on proposed amendment to ARTICLE VII,
·
DEVOTED-AKC Museum of the Dog
Section 1, of AKC’s Charter and Bylaws, which would
·
TREAT-AKC Canine Health Foundation
eliminate Board term limits, after great debate and a
·
SPEAK-A voice for every dog and owner
counted vote, did not pass.
·
VALOR-AKC ACE Awards
·
CARE-AKC Veterinary Outreach program
The proposed amendment to Chapter 7, Section 12 –
·
LEAD-AKC Junior Showmanship Scholarships Schedule of Judges, of Rules applying to Dog Shows,
·
HEEL-AKC/CAR Companion Support Relief which would allow Superintendents and Show Secreprogram
taries to schedule after lunch assignments without di·
TEACH-AKC Canine Ambassador program
viding them into hourly periods unless requested by the
·
ENHANCE-AKC Responsible Dog Ownership Show Chairman, was read for the first time. This topic
program
was debated both here and at the Delegate caucus on
·
PHRAISE-AKC Good Citizen program
Monday. The opinions of the delegate body seem to
be mixed.
Since each and everyone one of us is a part of this organization and we do so much for dogs, Allan instructed The meeting adjourned after the announcement of the
us to “give yourself a hand”. But he also reminded nominating committee: Dr. John V. Ioia, chairman, Mr.
us that only CAR and AKC Registrations generates the William J. Feeney, Mr. Robert A. Schroll, Mrs. Marrevenue to support all these services. Up to this point garette Wampold, and Ms. Viola Vargo. Alternates are
CAR and Registrations, combined with cutting the ex- Mr. Harold Miller and Ms. Lynda Kenney.
penses of running the AKC, have supported all these
programs. If things don’t change, tough decisions will Mary Ellen Fishler
have to be made about which programs must stop. We
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Working Poodle
From The Field
Poodle Club of America’s hunt test will be held on Saturday, April 23, 2011 and will continue on
Sunday the 24th if necessary. Tests will be held at Anatidae Farm, 4635 Maiden Forest Rd., Rhodesdale, MD 21659
Congratulations to Jack Combs and Mia DiBenedetto for qualifying Bibelot’s Tolka Hands Up MH
for the 2010 Master National.
Congratulations to all those who have titled their Poodles in the field this past year!
Linda Miller
PCA Hunt Test Chairperson
For more information:
“If you are interested in learning more about
Tracking or how to get started in Tracking,
contact Carol Pernicka at [email protected]”
“The rules and guidelines for participating
in the WC WCX can be found on the PCA
website. If you are interested in learning
more about the WC WCX or starting basic retriever training, please contact Joyce
Carelli at [email protected] or Linda
Miller at [email protected]”
THANKS EVERYONE.
Claudia
[email protected]
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*photo by Jon Carelli
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Meet the Breeds
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“grandmother’s yappy lap dog,” and toward that of an
active, intelligent and beautiful friend for life.
By Cindy Crawley
Meet the Breeds, the AKC’s premier event designed to
promote Responsible Pet Ownership, was held in New
York City, October 16 and 17. Over 39,000 people
passed through the Javits Center to meet 150 varieties
of purebred dogs and 41 varieties of purebred cats. In
addition to the up close and personal encounters with
America’s favorite companion animals, there were over
100 vendors offering everything from pet food to pet
travel arrangements and numerous demonstrations including both canine and feline agility, rally and obedience (no feline obedience!), working Seeing Eye dogs
and the presentation of the AKC’s ACE awards. Three
dogs were given ACE awards at the event including Cassius, a German Shepherd dog, rescued from a shelter at
the tender age of 8 weeks and recognized for his Search
and Rescue work, Wyatt, a Rhodesian Ridgeback dog
recognized for his work as a Service dog and Rufus, the
bull terrier and Westminster Kennel Club Best in Show
winner, recognized for his therapy work.
An important part of our task as participants in Meet the
Breeds is to educate the public in how would be the best
way to find a reputable, responsible dog breeder, the essential first step to responsible pet ownership. People
were referred to the PCA website for more information.
Poodle Club of America also had several handouts prepared to address the many questions and decisions that
potential owners’ face when choosing a dog. The information provided and pamphlets given out were accepted with thanks from the throngs of people that came to
the booth, but what the visitors really wanted to do was
to put their hands on the dogs. Owing to their inherent,
splendid good nature, the Poodles in the booth each day
were more than willing to graciously accept the pats
and caresses and admiration of hundreds of people.
The lovely black Standard Poodle, “Dolly,” CH. L’Paige
Smokey Mountain Girl, and her breeder-owner-handler, Elizabeth Reynolds, were the Saturday goodwill
ambassadors in the PCA booth. Sunday’s participants
One of the Meet the Breeds’ vendors, Pet Airways, included Poodle enthusiast, Donna Stankovich and her
sponsored the Best Booth in Show contest which was white male Miniature Poodle, “Pete,” Cinbren Barking
won by the Pembroke Welsh Corgi Club. As many peo- Wild Magic (who made a recent cameo appearance on
ple know, Queen Elizabeth of England owns Pembroke the hit TV show “30 Rock”!) and Standard Breeder,
Corgis. The Pembroke Welsh Corgi Club decorated Ann Fisher, with friend Cindy Case and Ann’s two
their booth to resemble Windsor Castle including hav- black Standards, “Ian,” CH. Majessa Alias James Bond
ing one of their members dressed up as the Queen. It and CH. Majessa “Martina.” By the end of each day, all
participants, both human and canine, were exhausted
was truly a sight to behold, but sorry no photos!
but satisfied with jobs well done.
Since we do not have royalty to accessorize our booth,
Poodle Club of America decided instead to focus on the
diversity of our wonderful breed. The theme, A Dog for
All Seasons, a Dog for All Reasons – Meet the Poodle!,
provided ample opportunity to emphasize to potential
pet owners that Poodles are all-around great companion dogs; ready, willing and able to do anything and
everything their owners may ask of them. The many
posters and the slide presentation in the booth reflected
the theme by presenting Poodles of all three varieties
engaged in activities ranging from agility to tracking,
freestyle dancing to hospital therapy work, carting,
sheep herding, waterfowl and upland game bird retrieving, and of course, just enjoying being with and
doing various activities with their people. All the images were meant to move public opinion of the Poodle
away from the stereotypical “frou-frou circus dog” or
Meet the Breeds will be held in December in California
at the Eukanuba National Championship dog show, the
last west coast venue for this event for the near future,
as Meet the Breeds then moves to Florida with the Eukanuba event for the next five years.
“ It’s surprising how many persons go
through life without ever recognizing that
their feelings toward other people are largely determined by their feelings toward themselves, and if you’re not comfortable within
yourself, you can’t be comfortable with others.”
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- Sydney J. Harris
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Photos by Cindy Crawley
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P.C.A. Rescue
For about the same amount of money that you might spend for a really nice
meal out, Poodle Club of America Rescue Foundation can take a dog out of
the danger it may face in a kill shelter, neuter him and have him transported to
a Poodle Rescue where loving applicants wait. Who among us is not looking
to lose a few pounds this year? Rather than paying for the high calorie meal,
make a tax-deductible donation to PCARF instead! In so doing, you save a
life and may shed a few pounds in the process.
Cindy Crawley
President of PCA Rescue Foundation
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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Sometimes a fresh perspective is
it takes.
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Now I was starting to feel good myself. I certainly unwhat she was saying. Maybe here was someall derstood
one who got it. Maybe here was someone who could
make others understand.
“I wanted to talk to you about Poodle Rescue,” said PCA The truth is that Rescue is work that never ends. Rescue
member, Nancy Graham (Graybriar Standard Poodles) is very time consuming. Rescue can be very discouraging. Rescue work often feels as though we are fighting
over the telephone to me one day just recently.
an up“I am always glad to talk to anyone about Rescue, but h i l l
sometimes I feel like no one is listening,” I replied with b a t t l e
and to a
a sigh
certain
Undeterred by my slightly pessimistic tone, Nancy con- extent,
tinued, “I had an idea the other day and I wanted to we are
share it with you. You know how Rescue groups are al- f i g h t ways in need of foster homes? I had an idea that might ing an
help increase the number of foster homes. Why not u p h i l l
ask Poodle breeders to see if their puppy clients might b a t t l e .
consider being foster homes for Poodles in need? If T h e r e
you think about it,” she added, “who could be a better are so
foster home than someone who already has a Poodle. m a n y
They already love and understand the breed. And if all i r r e breeders pitched in, there would be a ready-made list sponsible breeders out there, people who produce pupwith lots of people and lots of potential foster homes,” pies for profit, caring nothing for them until the check
for their payment clears. Poorly bred, maybe with sharp
she concluded.
temperaments or bad conformation, maybe victims of
“Nancy,” I said, “I think you could be on to something,” the current shaky economy, so many unfortunate dogs,
I said, “from your lips to everyone else’s ears. How dogs that did not ask to be born, end up in shelters,
do you think Poodle breeder folks would respond to terrified and alone, with only the kindness of strangers
this idea? What do you think PCA members who still standing between their lives and their deaths. To take
breed Poodles or have bred Poodles in the past would one of these dogs out of the cold dark cell that is a shelthink about asking their clients to help some of the poor ter run and return it to a warm confortable home, into
unfortunates that we pull out of shelters every day?” I the care of loving kind hands is like no other feeling.
wondered aloud.
What Nancy has found out and what those of us who
cont. on page 41
“We won’t know unless we ask them, will we?!” she
replied with a laugh. “Let me tell you something I have
discovered. I have always done a little bit of Rescue
myself in that I have always taken my own dogs back if
something happened and the dogs needed to come back.
But recently, I have done some other Rescue work unrelated to my own dogs, with one of the local groups
here in Maine. And I will tell you, it made my day
when the Poodle I was helping went to his new home.
The people were so happy. The dog was so happy. The
whole experience made me feel good.”
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Upcoming CERF Clinics
do Poodle Rescue have found out is that if you love this
breed, then saving the life of a dog in need is one of the from
greatest feelings that you can imagine.
http://www.vmdb.org/upcomingCERFclinics.html
One response we have gotten from Poodle Clubs across Eye Care For Animals, Akron, OH conducts monthly CERF
the country when asked about the status of their Club’s Clinics at our facility. Exams are done by Dr. Mark Bobof-
chak, DVM, DACVO. Cost is $32 for the 1st dog and $26
for each additional dog. Please call 330-670-1300 for an
appointment.
Eye Care for Animals, Upland, CA conducts CERF clinics
the last Wednesday of every month between 3-4pm by appointment only. CERF clinic prices are $40.00 for the first
dog and each additional is $32.00. Non-Clinic prices are
$74.00 for the first dog and each additional is $50.00. Please
contact our office for an appointment and more information
at 909-949-9200.
EYE CARE FOR ANIMALS, MONTHLY ALL BREED
C.E.R.F. EYE CLINIC, Tustin, California
3025 Edinger Avenue, Tustin, CA 92780. PLEASE CALL
FOR AN APPOINTMENT: 949-733-8271
Please bring AKC or equivalent permanent ID number for
C.E.R.F. form
Eye Care for Animals holds a CERF clinic at our Gilbert
location (86 W. Juniper Ave #8, Gilbert, AZ 85233) The second Wednesday of every month. For more information call
480-635-1110 option number 4.
EYE CARE FOR ANIMALS, ALL BREED CERF Eye
Clinic, held MONTHLY in Annapolis, Maryland. Exams
are done by Dr. Jennifer Hyman, MA, VMD. The cost of
the examination is $40 for the 1st Dog and $32 for each additional dog. Please contact our office at (410) 224-4470
for an appointment. The AKC or equivalent permanent ID
number AND Date of Birth are required for completion of
the CERF form.
Rescue program is that no one in the Club can do Rescue anymore; the membership is too old or there are
not enough members or no one has the time. Maybe
asking past puppy clients if they might be willing to
help foster dogs may fill in where Club members can no
longer help themselves. If breeders stay in touch with
their puppy clients at birthdays or holidays, they could Veterinary Specialty Center of Tucson, MONTHLY ALL
possibly include a little blurb in the note about Poodle BREED C.E.R.F. EYE CLINIC, Tucson, AZ. The first
Wednesday of every month. 4909 N. La Canada Drive,
Rescue.
The need is so great but so are the rewards. Poodles
are waiting.
Tucson, AZ 85704. PLEASE CALL FOR AN APPOINTMENT: 520-795-9955. Please bring AKC or equivalent
permanent ID number for C.E.R.F. form
EYE CARE FOR ANIMALS, MONTHLY ALL BREED
For more information or to talk about Poodle Rescue, C.E.R.F. EYE CLINIC, Avondale, Arizona. 13034 W Ranplease feel free to be in touch with me. Cindy Crawley, cho Santa Fe Blvd. Suite 102 Avondale, AZ 85392. PLEASE
PCA Rescue Foundation. [email protected]
CALL FOR AN APPOINTMENT: 623-872-3937. Please
bring AKC or equivalent permanent ID number for C.E.R.F.
form
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cont. on page 54
Therapy Poodles
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After a year and a half of visiting, the opportunity
The spring melt was well underway ,on a sunny spring arose to have Margaret Rose evaluated and certified by
Alberta day, when Margaret Rose and I crossed the St. John Ambulance, for Children’s Therapy work.
threshold of St. John Ambulance.Being evaluated and
certified for Pet Therapy was to be a life changing event The evaluation was lengthy and intense, involving a
large number of young children who were instructed to
,for both of us.
be noisy , active, and pushy with Margaret Rose.She
A week later, we were oriented at Red Deer Regional passed with flying colors , supporting my belief that
Hospital, where the Volunteer Resources staff are pas- my girl is rock solid and bomb proof. We began visiting
the Pediatrics Unit at the Hospital; the first dog ever to
sionately supportive of the Pet Therapy Program.
do so, and for quite some time, Margaret Rose was the
After years of breeding , grooming , training and show- only Therapy Dog, in St. John Ambulance ,in Alberta
ing my Standard Poodles, I was yearning for something to visit a peds unit.
more, a deeper purpose, some sort of volunteer work.
Pet Therapy seemed a natural choice , since it meant
I ‘ve come to appreciate the policy of St. John Ambulance that requires Therapy Dogs in the program to
spend at least a year in general visitation before becoming Children’s Therapy Dogs.
In that time I have watched Margaret Rose , and now,
also Sachi , her niece, and Leilani, her daughter, blossom from great dogs into amazingly compassionate
beings. Being in a Therapy Dog situation gives the dogs
the opportunity to realize their full potential. I’m humbled by their acceptance of all people, in the moment.
They greet people without judgment ,with compassion,
not caring what the person may have done, or been ,
yesterday , knowing that the person, the patient, visiting family member, nurse or doctor, is in need, today, of
some kindness , and this they give, unconditionally.
This year, a new opportunity opened up with a pilot project for kids reading to dogs, at the Children’s
Department of the city Library. “Reading Tails” began with three St. John Ambulance Children’s Therapy Dogs dogs : Margaret Rose, her brother Levi and a
dog named Zeus. Two children were assigned to read
that I could share my love for my breed ,with their to each dog for 30 minutes each, once a week. We’re
now in our third , six week session. Levi and Zeus have
intuitiveness, empathy and love of people .
taken a break. Margaret Rose has been joined , in the
Physical Rehab and Medical Units were the first units program, by a sweet Doberman Pinscher named Kira.
we visited; once a week in those early days. Soon we
We have some stories to share from both the library
increased our visits to twice and now three times a
and
pediatrics. Fair warning; tissues may be needed.
week . I took a four day course for palliative care and
hospice volunteers, and we added a Palliative care unit
On the final night of the first library session, one of
and then a Hospice to our visitations. These visits , and
really, all hospital visits have made me grateful for my the boys reading to Margaret Rose read a book from
beginning to end. This little guy had several issues he
good health, which previously, I’d taken for granted.
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was struggling with, including a severe stutter. He finished the final page ,hugged Margaret Rose and ran out
into the main area of the library , yelling “Mommy , I
read a whole book, for the first time in my life”.
In the same session , we had a boy who initially seemed
almost afraid of all of the dogs.
He came around quickly and by the third night was
hugging Margaret Rose and telling her that he loved her.
One night in the second session,
a little girl came dressed in a formal flower girl dress, because she
wanted to look pretty “for Margaret Rose”. A Birthday present the
child received, at that time, was a
“Ty” stuffed black poodle, which
she named “Margaret Rose”.
My favorite story from the library is about a boy who read to
Zeus. His mother was so over the
moon, about the positive change
in the boy’s attitude toward reading and school, that she bought a
house , so that the boy could have
his very own dog.
ered around her for support. They had agreed with the
Recreation Therapist that a visit from a Therapy Dog
would be a good idea. We talked about dogs , and dog
behavior and I explained about the evaluation for Children’s Therapy Dogs, and how we can see that there
are many dogs who would not act badly, no matter the
circumstances. The visit ended with tears all around,
and hugs for Margaret Rose. The following week, we
were asked to pose for a photo, which the little girl had
requested. We were told that she had been talking about
Margaret Rose 24/7. She also had been given a “Ty”
stuffed black Poodle, which she named…you guessed
it…Margaret Rose.
Margaret Rose loves babies. We have visited parents
and siblings in the atrium of the Special Care Nursery
, which is attached to Peds. I’ve been delighted by the
eagerness of parents to have their little babes meet a
dog for the first time.
We’ve supplied the first contact with a dog for many
wee ones and the last doggy pat for many older people,
in palliative care.
Margaret Rose ‘s intuitiveness about who needs her
,is directed towards the most ill person in a room. She
always finds them. Sachi’s niche is finding the most sad
person. She loves to make people smile and laugh. That
is her gift.
Leilani, is a blend of the two older girls, her mother
In Pediatrics , one day ,we found a special challenge and her aunt. She is a performer with a great repertoire
awaiting us. A little girl had been bitten on the face, by a
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I’m grateful that the doors are open to dogs to serve
of tricks , and a love of giving and receiving hugs the community , in this way. It’s a win-win-win situaand kisses. Leilani is a pilot project , as St. John Am- tion. The people with whom the dogs are in contact are
bulance ordinarily allows only two dogs per handler, uplifted and comforted. The dogs have the opportunity
to be certified and working at a time. We’re working to become their best selves and fulfill their purpose. The
to demonstrate that it is possible to do well, with three fortunate leash holder/ humble Poodle servant sources
deep joy and inner peace.
therapy dogs.
The dogs show us that kindness , love and joy are accessible in any moment, in any situation. We have so
much to learn from our dogs’ example. For a Master
Teacher, simply look to the heartbeat at your feet.
June Thompson
Coronado Standard Poodles
Breeder Referral
The purpose of BREEDER REFERRAL is to help members with puppies connect with qualified leads who have
been educated on the hallmarks of a reputable breeder
and that breeder is a Poodle Club of America member.
The potential puppy owner must be given education information while simultaneous countering the “ease of
purchase” and misinformation given by breeders and
brokers using the internet as a marketing tool.
Leslie and I are dedicated to helping you. We ask that
you please let us know when you are expecting a litter, when you have a litter, and what variety you have.
Leslie will be assisting those of you who are east of the
Encountering many new people , several times each Mississippi while I will assist those west of the Misweek, has proved to be an opportunity for education sissippi. Don’t forget that you also have your variety
about the Standard Poodle. I can guarantee that at least representatives who can be of help.
twice each week , I will be asked “Is that a Labradoodle?” . Imagine. A beautiful Canadian American Cham- Our contact information is:
pion (with Rally title), being mistaken for a Doodle. I
quickly realized that so many people do not know that Mary [email protected]
the Standard variety of Poodle even exists. So , in Leslie [email protected]
their minds, if it looks like a Poodle and is big, it must
be one of those mixed breed Doodles. In a more broad Mary
perspective ,we have an opportunity to educate about
purebred dogs, often without saying a word, just by
*Contact information to refer a
having the dogs demonstrate that they are beautiful bePerson to Breeder Referral
ings of impeccable temperament, healthy, and sound.
In short , all of the things that we hear purebred dogs Mary - West
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purported not to be.
Leslie - East
[email protected]
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From OptiGen:
P.C.A. Foundation News
During the 3rd quarter of 2010 (July 1-Sept. 30, 2010)
OptiGen tested 25
Dwarf Poodles; 4 Moyen Poodles; 107 Miniature Poodles
and 90 Toy Poodles.
The breakdown is as follows:
Total Dwarf Poodles tested - 25
Normal - 17
Carrier - 8
Affected - 0
Total Moyen Poodles tested - 4
Normal - 3
Carrier - 1
Affected - 0
We would like to invite anyone who hasn’t yet seen
the new PCA Foundation section of PCA’s web site to
Check It Out! The PCA Foundation Board is pretty
excited about the information and resources we’re
able to offer there. For example, on the Foundation’s
home page, you can link to the Poodle Health Survey
and play a part in guiding future Foundation work, and
you can watch free streaming video of the 2010 PCAF
Seminar.
We hope you’ll take a look at studies currently supported by the Foundation. As always, they need samples to
get answers, and you can help! A new research project
exclusively funded by PCAF is a Poodle-specific study
by a Clemson University team looking for genes possibly involved in Legg-Calve-Perthes disease and Patellar Luxation in Toy and Miniature Poodles. PCAF has
also funded an exciting new UC-Davis study searching
for genes underlying Sebaceous Adenitis in Standard
Poodles.
Total Miniature Poodles tested - 107
Normal - 80
Carrier - 27
Affected -0
Total Toy Poodles tested - 90
Normal - 64
Carrier - 25
Affected - 1
Countries testing this quarter include...Austria, Belgium,
Czech Republic,
Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands,
Norway, Poland,
Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, Russia, UK and USA
Sincerely,
Becky Iddings
Administrative Support Associate
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OptiGen, LLC
Cornell Business & Technology Park
767 Warren Road, Suite 300
Ithaca, NY 14850
phone: 607-257-0301
fax: 607-257-0353
web: www.optigen.com
NEW PCA FOUNDATION WEB SITE AND POODLE HEALTH SURVEY
Of course, we’ll be making additions as needed, such
as an updated PowerPoint on reproductive technology
kindly provided by Dr. Kara Kolster, our 2008 seminar
speaker.
We especially want to ask that everyone take a few minutes to complete the Poodle Health Survey for each of
your Poodles. This survey does not require any names
or pedigrees. All information is unidentifiable. Simply
put, we are trying to collect information on health issues
important to breeders and owners of all three varieties
of Poodles so that the Foundation can put its efforts,
time and funds where the needs are greatest. When
you go to the PCA Foundation on PCA’s web site, the
first paragraph you see (PCA Foundation News) announces the survey. At the end of this announcement,
simply “click here” and the survey pops up. Thanks....
We need your input!
Tom Carneal
President, PCA Foundation
Board of Directors
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This is a holiday donation request that was mailed out a few weeks ago
on behalf of the Foundation.
We would like everyone to see it, in hopes you will donate.
Please mail donations to:
Nancy McGee, PCAF Treas., 208 Crosbytown Rd., Quitman, GA 31643
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ON DVD
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Miss the 2010 PCA Foundation Seminar in Salisbury?
Well, you can turn back time and watch free video
online or the free DVD provided to each PCA affiliate club. If you prefer, you also can order your own
copy.
The seminar included sessions on estate planning for
our poodles, a research update and a fascinating talk
on “What Everyone Needs to Know about Vaccines
and Vaccination Programs.” Dr. Ronald Schultz, a
vaccination expert who obviously enjoyed answering
our many questions, clearly explained reasons behind
current guidelines from the American Animal Hospital
Association (some surprises for many!). Don’t miss
this—so much important knowledge for anyone who
shares life with dogs.
The PCA Foundation has sent a 2010 Seminar DVD
to all PCA affiliate clubs for special “virtual speaker”
meetings, sharing among members, etc. You also can
link to excellent video of the entire seminar from the
PCA Foundation’s home page. Go to www.poodleclubofamerica.org and click on PCA Foundation on
the menu at the left. In the item on seminar streaming
video under Foundation News, “click here” takes you
to the host site where you can click on the presentation
you want to watch. If you don’t have time to watch
the entire vaccination session (so interesting it didn’t
seem like three hours!) you can go back later and use
the Show Dog Video Pro fast forward feature. If you’d
like your own DVD copy, you can order the four-DVD
set by sending a check to the PCA Foundation for $25
via Allen Kingsley at 3311 Kingfisher Lane, Denton,
TX 76209 (e-mail [email protected]). Postage is
included (add $3.00 for orders outside the U.S.). Also
take a look at PCAF’s “Support PCAF” page for a list
of videos you can order from past PCA seminars—a
wealth of knowledge and wisdom for those of us who
couldn’t be there.
Pat Forsyth for the PCA Foundation
Chronic Hepatitis in Standard Poodles
Chronic Hepatitis is a severe and often-fatal disease
caused by inflammation in the liver. Early in chronic
hepatitis there are no signs of disease; however, the liver
enzyme tests are abnormal. As the disease progresses,
signs may include sudden onset of jaundice, decreased
appetite, vomiting, lethargy or abdominal distention.
The disease can ultimately progress to cirrhosis of the
liver and subsequent death. The disease is seen most
often in middle-aged to older dogs. There is now considerable evidence indicating chronic hepatitis exists
in the Standard Poodle but there has not been an accurate documentation of the disease, investigation into
the cause of the disease or the genetics involved in the
transmission. Preliminary studies looking for a genetic
DNA marker for the disease have thus far been unsuccessful. At Colorado State University we hope to collect information from Standard Poodles having chronic
hepatitis to first characterize the disease and then once
described proceed to determine the cause and how it
should be treated. To this end we are soliciting liver,
blood samples and clinical information from Standard
Poodles that have been diagnosed with chronic hepatitis. All information obtained on individual dogs will be
strictly confidential known only by our team at Colorado State University.
If you have had or currently have a dog that has been
diagnosed with hepatitis, or your vet is currently investigating if your dog has hepatitis, please contact us to
inquire how you can also help with our research. If your
vet is planning on performing a liver biopsy, it is important that you or your vet contact us before the biopsy is
taken for instructions on how to handle the samples.
What we need:
1.
Liver tissue. This can be fresh tissue from a
biopsy or necropsy (autopsy) sample preserved in formalin. If a biopsy or necropsy has previously been performed we can frequently obtain tissue from the pathology laboratory that processed the tissue (we will need
written permission to obtain this extra tissue). If a biopsy is planned in the future, we will be able to process
that biopsy at no charge using Colorado State University Diagnostic Laboratory.
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2.
Blood sample. We will need a small EDTA blood tube (3 ml). That sample should be shipped by Fed Ex
to us. The sample can be kept in the refrigerator for several days prior to shipping.
3.
Pedigree. We would ideally like a copy of 4 generations of the pedigree if available or if not, at least the
registered name of the animal. (Again this information will be kept confidential)
4.
Consent form. We would ask you to provide us basic information and sign a consent form to let us study
your dog’s blood or liver tissue.
Sample Submission:
The blood and liver tissue should be submitted by Fed Ex. Please contact us prior to submission to obtain a Fed
Ex billing number and instructions. Samples should be submitted to:
David C. Twedt DVM, DACVIM
Professor, Department of Clinical Sciences
Campus Delivery 1678
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO 80523
Contact Information:
Prior to obtaining a biopsy sample or shipping material, you must contact us ahead of time so we can confirm shipping. We are also very happy to discuss your animal’s case with your veterinarian to determine if your
dog should be entered into the study and to help in the treatment decisions regarding your pet. Please contact
either:
Dr. Allison Bradley
Dr. David Twedt
970-297-4563
970-297-1202
[email protected]
[email protected]
Owner Consent Form
I hereby declare that the samples submitted for research are from the dog named below. I also consent to the use
of any blood or liver tissue from my dog in research and for its long-term storage. I also give Dr. Twedt and Dr.
Bradley permission to obtain both clinical information from my veterinarian and liver tissue in the paraffin block
from my dog that may be stored at the diagnostic laboratory performing the histopathology. I consent to the use
of any data obtained from my dog’s samples in scientific presentations and/or publications.
Signature..................................................
Date.......................................
DOG DETAILS
Registered name...............................................................................................
Nickname……………………………………………………………………………..
AKC number (if known)...........................................................
Birth date................................................. Sex: Male / Female. Neutered: Yes / No
Brief history. (more history can be placed on back of page)
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OWNER DETAILS
Owner’s name..................................................................................................
Telephone number...........................................................................................
E-mail address……………………………………………………………………....
Address............................................................................................................ ..........................................................
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VETERINARIAN DETAILS
Name of vet .....................................................................................................
Name of practice..............................................................................................
Practice address............................................................................................... ..........................................................
................................................................
Fax number.......................................................................................................
E-mail address………………………………………………………………………..
Thank you very much for taking part in this valuable study. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any
questions on the telephone numbers or e-mail addresses listed
Addison’s and Epilepsy Research
The following is a rather lengthy (and
sometimes quite technical) summary of the
research on Addison’s disease and epilepsy,
which has been an on-going project under
Dr. Anita Oberbauer at UC Davis. The
Foundation thought it would be helpful to
present the document in its entirety so that
those who wish to know more about the
details can have access to them, while those
who prefer looking at the broader picture can
skip over the technical data (primarily the
first two long paragraphs). We think you’ll
find this report informative and interesting.
Collaborators: Thomas Famula, PhD, Professor
Department of Animal Science, University of
California, Davis Kerstin Lindblad-Toh, PhD,
Professor, Uppsala University and Scientific Director
of Vertebrate Genome Biology at the Broad Institute
(MIT Harvard University)
Canine Addison’s disease, the common term
for hypoadrenocorticism, is due to insufficient
production of corticosteriods and mineralocorticoids
by the adrenal glands. These steroid hormones are
required for proper regulation of metabolism, blood
pressure, and response to stress. Affected dogs can
present with a variety of non-specific clinical signs
including vomiting, diarrhea, lethargy, anorexia, and
weakness. Treatment for Addison’s is life-long and
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relatively expensive. Further, animals can die if they
Summary of Addison’s and Epilepsy Research in the
are not diagnosed and treated properly in the event
Poodle
of an Addisonian crisis. Addison’s is known to be a
late onset disorder with a familial association. We
October 12, 2010
are working with several breeds to define the mode
PI: Anita M. Oberbauer, PhD, Professor & Chair,
of inheritance and also establish a genetic
Department of Animal Science, University of
linkage between the Addisonian phenotype and a
California, Davis
chromosomal region. In the present study we are
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collecting pedigree and Addisonian status phenotypic
data for Standard Poodles along with several other
breeds. Concurrent with the pedigree and phenotypic
data, cheek epithelial cells are collected for DNA
extraction. As published, in the Standard Poodle
(Famula TR, Belanger JM, Oberbauer AM., J Small
Anim Pract. 2003 Jan; 44(1):8-12), Addison’s
appears to be controlled by a single locus of large
effect inherited as an autosomal recessive.
control assessment, the samples were run at the
Broad Institute. That work was supported by an
anonymous donor (the cost at that time was quite high
and ~ $500 an assay per dog sample). Unfortunately
on the large scale using forty dogs, the buccal swab
derived DNA did not work on the Affymetrix array.
Fortunately though, our collaborators in Sweden and
Norway (Kerstin Lindblad-Toh, Katarina Katarina
Tengvall, PhD candidate at Uppsala University, Åke
Hedhammar Uppsala, and Frode Lingaas, Norway)
had blood samples for Swedish and Norway Standard
Based on the published evidence, we considered that
Poodles. On those samples the Affymetrix SNP array
a single gene of large effect on Addison’s disease
scan was done and multiple loci were identified, none
exists in the Standard Poodle. We initiated a genetic
reaching genome wide significance. We followed
screening on familial DNA from Standard Poodles
that up with fine mapping on both the American
to identify linkage. We started our investigations by
Poodles and the European (buccal swab derived
screening genes reported to be associated with human
DNA works well for the fine mapping procedures).
Addison’s disease, including those of the major
The fact that multiple loci were identified is a trend
histocompatability complex and those that confer
observed in many diseases; that is, the traits appear
susceptibility or resistance to immune-mediated
to be recessively inherited, but then we find multiple
disorders. We failed to identify an unequivocal
loci. We believe that the genome structure in dog
statistically significant relationship between the
breeds makes segregation analysis of the pedigrees
DNA corresponding to the genes involved in human
very difficult and it is easy to come to the conclusion
Addison’s and canine Addison’s (Hughes AM,
that something is recessive, when it is in fact not.
Bannasch DL, Kellett K, Oberbauer AM. Vet J. 2009
The data support a complexly inherited trait, with
Nov 18). Therefore we undertook a full genome scan
perhaps a predisposing locus. We then suggested to
using microsatellite markers that offer extensive
not strictly assume that Addison’s is recessive when
coverage of the canine genome. The microsatellite
breeding and we requested blood samples from
markers also did not demonstrate linkage on the
healthy older dogs and from diagnostically
large Standard Poodle family and we then proceeded
confirmed Addison cases. We also, after an extensive
to use the second generation Affymetrix SNP chip
conference call of the collaborative group we began
(single nucleotide polymorphism) assay system.
a more comprehensive and physiological approach
At the time, the Affymetrix platform was the only
once we had sequence data coming in. For that we
manufacturer of the SNP array. Because the critical
requested serum samples and adrenal gland tissue
issue in pursuing genetic association is the collection
from dogs that are euthanized, both aged healthy and
of samples, we asked for buccal swab samples.
Addisonian dogs allowing us to compare the DNA
Microsatellite genome scans work very well with
findings with actual expression of genes so we can
buccal swab derived DNA. We therefore tested the
better understand how the disease progresses and
buccal swab derived DNA on the Affymetrix
how the different loci may interact to yield the
assay and following initial verification of quality
disease. We have just sent the tissue/serum samples
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submitted to our lab to the Swedish collaborators
as they are preparing a grant submission.
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The new second generation Illumina SNP array
has been released and we have just run a genome
wide association study, again in collaboration with
the Broad and Uppsala, 228 Standard Poodles (112
Addisonian cases and 116 controls) representing
106 US Poodles and 122 European Poodles. We
are analyzing those data now. We will pursue resequencing and fine mapping for regions that achieve
genome wide significance.
As an aside, the Poodle owners and breeders
have been FANTASTIC with their response and
interest for the Addison’s study. At this point we
have samples for 2255 Standard Poodles, 108 Toy
Poodles and 80 Miniature Poodles, the latter two for
epilepsy alone while Standard Poodle submissions
include both Addison’s and Epilepsy. In addition,
the Standard Poodle samples include dogs with
other autoimmune disorders. We have just begun a
collaboration with Dr. Niels Pedersen also here at
UC Davis to sequence the MHC, specifically DLAII genes, as we suspect that autoimmune conditions
are directly linked to alleles of the DLA.
With respect to epilepsy, the overall objective
of that research is to characterize the frequency,
intensity, and prevalence of seizuring activity in
Poodles. Along with the characterization, we aimed
to quantify the genetic contribution to the expression
of the seizure disorder dependent upon the samples
and pedigree information we were able to obtain
from owners. Knowledge and understanding of the
genetic contribution to seizures in these breeds will
allow breeders to select breeding animals with a
lower likelihood of passing on the trait if in fact,
seizure activity is regulated highly by genetics (vs.
environmentally
influenced).
We
collected
phenotypic, pedigree and health survey data for all
possible Poodles, to then statistically analyze the
phenotypic and pedigree data to develop estimates
of heritability and a suggested mode of inheritance
of seizures. Along with the phenotypic information,
buccal swabs were collected from the dogs for the
isolation of genomic DNA. Participation has been
slow for the Poodle varieties other than the Standard
Poodle.
As with other epilepsy studies, proper categorization
of a dog’s phenotype is essential. Seizures are
particularly problematic given that idiopathic
epilepsy is a diagnosis based on exclusion rather than
a discrete, definitive pathognomonic diagnostic test.
Further, seizures may reflect numerous causes some
of which do not necessarily reflect an underlying
genetic disorder. Alternatively, the type of seizure
activity may be distinct among various dog lines
and while a consequence of an underlying genetic
mutation, the causal gene may differ between lines
of the same breed yet the presenting symptoms are
the same. With these cautions in mind, we carefully
scrutinize the responses on the questionnaire to first
ensure that the seizures reported are consistent across
the dogs in the study and therefore, the categorization
of a “seizing dog” is uniform.
For Standard Poodles we have analyzed the data for
heritability. Of note is one extensive Standard Poodle
pedigree in which both seizures and Addison’s
disease are transmitted. That pedigree is currently
being analyzed for the likelihood that predisposition
to one disorder promotes expression of the other and
whether there is support to the concept of autoimmune
contributions to the expression of epilepsy (see our
collaboration with Dr. Pedersen). For the Standard
Poodles we utilized the entire submitted data set,
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excluding young animals to preclude biasing the data
by including dogs that may eventually seize but have
not due to their young age. Therefore we “censored”
the data to exclude dogs under the age of four years
unless those dogs were categorized as repeatedly
seizing. We statistically assessed the heritability of
epilepsy in the Standard Poodle and, not surprising
given the concern of seizures occurring in related
animals, the estimate of heritability for seizures is
0.59 with a standard error of 0.28. The heritability
was not significantly different for males vs. females.
Included in the heritability model was a term for
coat color. Interestingly, epilepsy seemed to be more
frequently observed in some coat colors than others
even after a correction was made for the relatively
greater numbers for certain coat colors. Specifically
blacks, blues, and cream had a greater number of
seizing individuals than dogs with white coats.
However, extreme caution should be applied to the
interpretation of these results given the bias in
the sampling. Bias in the fact that these are not
randomly selected dogs representing the population
as a whole, but dogs that have been submitted by
concerned owners. Therefore, any color association
may be strictly spurious and related to the limited
data available for some colors.
The mean age of seizure onset in the Standard
Poodles is 42.7 months and 37.7% with their first
seizure by 2 years of age. The very limited data for Toy
and Miniature Poodles do not allow meaningful
comparisons. Based on the indication of a significant
genetic contribution to the expression of seizures,
we believe it was reasonable to begin investigating a
genetic linkage between the seizing phenotype and
a particular chromosomal region. We approached
this by doing a homozygosity analysis in which 8
highly unrelated dogs are screened using the minimal
screening set II of 327 microsatellite markers
(MSS-2, offering 9 Mb coverage) markers. We
selected 8 unrelated Standard Poodles. This
approach presumes an autosomal recessive mode of
inheritance and that the unrelated individuals only
share the DNA that encodes or is linked to the region
causing the mutation responsible for the seizuring
phenotype. For the Standard Poodles, the
chromosomes showing some association were 1, 3, 5,
12, 23, and 32. Beyond the homozygosity study, we
have assembled a Poodle pedigree in which epilepsy
is segregating. Also as noted above, this pedigree also
happens to be congruent with Addison’s segregation
(although it is distinct family than the one we are
screening for our Addison’s work).
So you can see we’ve been very busy with the Poodles.
The support the PCA Foundation has provided
supported the reagents and staffing to undertake the
studies. The next step(s) are to do a SNP genome
wide association study for epilepsy and to do more
fine mapping for Addison’s. We are continuing to do
the DLA –II work with Dr. Pedersen. Please do not
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EYE CARE FOR ANIMALS, San Diego, Ca holds monthly
C.E.R.F. clinics
5040 Convoy Street Ste B San Diego, Ca. PLEASE CALL
FOR AN APPOINTMENT: 619-702-3937
Please bring AKC or equivalent permanent ID number for
C.E.R.F. form
Eye Care for Animals, Wheeling, Illinois conducts CERF
clinics on the third Thursday of every month between 3:154:15pm by appointment only. The exams are conducted by
Dr. Steve Sisler, DVM, DACVO CERF clinic prices are
$40.00 for the first dog and each additional is $32.00. NonClinic prices are $74.00 for the first dog and each additional
is $50.00. Please contact our office for an appointment and
more information at 847-215-3933.
Eye Care for Animals, Salt Lake City, Utah conducts CERF
clinics on a monthly basis between 3:00-4:15pm by appointment only. The exams are conducted by Dr. Nicole
MacLaren, DVM, DACVO and Dr. Amy Knollinger, DVM,
DACVO. CERF clinic prices are $ 32.00 for the first dog
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Sebaceous Adenitis Study Update
The Foundation thanks you who have contributed samples for this research. We hope more people will soon
join those who are participating. We need your involvement.
POODLE HEALTH SURVEY
The PCA Foundation recently put a health survey up
on PCA’s website. Its purpose is to help us identify and
Samples from affected dogs are coming in very, very focus our research and educational efforts on the health
slowly – specifically, SA samples are trickling in at issues found to be most important to Poodle breeders
about one or two a month. So, samples from affected and owners. This survey does not require or need Poodogs are still very much needed before we can really dle names or pedigrees. And, all information is unidenget this research going. As of November, Dr. Pedersen tifiable. Simply put, we are trying to collect information
on health issues important to breeders and owners of all
reported:
three Varieties so that the Foundation can put its efforts,
“We have gotten only 12 SA samples and about twice time and funds where the needs are greatest.
that many healthy dogs. However, we have over 100
healthy Standard Poodle DNAs from other studies, so We hope you will take a few minutes to participate and
healthy samples are not the problem, except if they are complete the survey for each of your Poodles. Just go
siblings, dam or sire of an affected dog. We have only to PCA Foundation on PCA’s website. The first paragotten five or six such samples from otherwise healthy graph you see (PCA Foundation News) announces the
dogs. Therefore, we need to concentrate on SA affected survey. At the end of this announcement, simply click
dogs, and healthy close relatives of affected dogs. If on the words “click here” and the survey will pop up.
owners have dogs with other immune diseases, such Please help us by participating. We need your input.
as Addison’s, autoimmune hemolytic anemia, autoim- Thanks.
mune thrombocytopenia or other immune conditions,
they should also send blood samples. If we can’t get Janet Collins for the PCA Foundation
SA samples, perhaps we can use this opportunity to increase the numbers of samples from dogs with these
other disorders.”
Dr. Pedersen continues to request that people who believe they have an SA affected dog contact him first before having a biopsy taken, This should help eliminate
some of the problems that have occurred with previous
biopsies. He can be contacted at (http://www.vetmed.
ucdavis.edu/CCAH/).
More information about this study and downloadable
forms and shipping instructions are on the Foundation’s
section of PCA’s website. And, as stated before, UC
Davis will do the pathology work gratis if a Poodle
thought (but not confirmed) to have SA, does actually have SA. And, if individuals cannot afford to have
blood drawn or their veterinarians won’t do this for
their SA affected dog, at little or no cost, Dr Pedersen
will arrange to have a special saliva kit sent to them.
Again, thank you to everyone who has contributed to
this study.
Janet D. Collins for the PCA Foundation
Westminster Kennel Club
Judges for 2011
All Poodles- Dennis McCoy
Non Sporting Group- Mr. W. Everett
Dean, Jr.
Toy Group- Mr. Frank Sabella
Best in Show- Paolo Dondina
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Legg-Calve-Perthes & Patella Luxcation Study Update
The Legg-Calve Perthes and Patella Luxcation study is now underway.
Dr. Alison Starr of Clemson University, who’s spearheading this study, has updated the table below to show the
current number of samples for Toy and Miniature Poodles. We are in the beginning stage of this study so it’s
no surprise that we need more samples from normal and affected dogs. Also, we need to concentrate on getting
more samples from affected Toys and Minis.
Samples
LCPD
PL
Normal
Total
Toy
3
4
12
19
Miniature
2
3
15
20
Total
5
7
27
40*
Table: Current poodle samples as of 11.10.10 at Clemson University by Variety and clinical status.
*One additional Toy Poodle has been submitted with diagnosis of ANFH, similar to LCPD, but later onset.
Is being held but not used in preliminary work because of potential to confound analyses. Will be used in
subsequent (follow-up) studies for this work.
Please, if you know an owner who has an affected dog, encourage him/her to participate. We need their help.
As is always the case, we need to have more samples from affected Poodles to have any hope of getting answers
Participation in this study requires the owner to supply the following for each dog: a blood sample; pedigree;
documentation of LCP diagnosis in affected dogs –or- OFA certification in normal dogs. However, names
and registration numbers will not appear in published research results. Forms and shipping instructions are
available by contacting Dr. Alison Starr at (864) 656-0191 or at ([email protected]). And, if you have any
questions about this study, don’t hesitate to directly contact Dr. Starr.
We hope you will help us get the word out and encourage people to participate.
Thanks for your help.
Janet D. Collins for the PCA Foundation
cont. from page 54
and each additional is $26.00. Non-Clinic prices are $59.00
for the first dog and each additional is $40.00. Please contact
our office for an appointment and more information at 801942-3937.
Eye Care for Animals, Santa Rosa, CA conducts CERF clinics on a Tuesday between 3-4:30pm by appointment only
every month (except August). CERF clinic prices are $40.00
for the first dog and $32 for each additional dog. Non-Clinic
prices are $74.00 for the first dog and $50 for each additional
dog. If you have a litter of 5 or more dogs, we will create a
Clinic just for you. Please contact our office for an appointment and more information at 707-571-8442.
EYE CARE FOR ANIMALS, monthly all breed C.E.R.F
eye clinic, AUSTIN, Texas. 12419 Metric Blvd, Austin Texas 78758 (next door to Austin Vet Care Building). Exams
are conducted by Dr. Lynsey Smith, DACVO. If you have
a litter of 5 or more dogs, we will create a Clinic just for
you. PLEASE CALL FOR AN APPOINTMENT: 512-3353937. Please bring AKC or equivalent permanent ID number
and Date of Birth for C.E.R.F. form completion
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In Memoriam
Dennis Coxall
Janis Beth Glick-Zablocky
Dennis Coxall passed away Sept. 1. He was an international judge and had many champion miniature and
standard Poodles to his credit. He was the husband to
Clare Coxall and bred Poodles under the Tiopepi prefix.
Janis passed away Oct. 4.She bred black toy Poodles
under the “Poo-Dell” prefix . She lived in Dingsman
Ferry, PA., with her husband Peter.
Puppy/Amateur-Owner-Handler Eligibility
In the spirit of consistency we are offering eligibility
to those dogs that obtain their championships Shown
by their Amateur Owner Handler with wins from the
Puppy Class and/or Amateur Owner Handled Class.
This follows the same criteria as that of the Puppy/BBE
qualifications:
Dogs earning their championship during the qualifying
period with all of their points earned as Amateur/Owner
handled originating from Puppy and/or Amateur Owner
Handled class may be eligible for an invitation. All of
the points do not have to be earned during the qualifying period, but the championship does. Send this downloadable form to request an invitation based on these
criteria, please email Michael Canalizo at mlc@akc.
org.
Televised AKC Events
American Kennel Club Launches Grand
Champion Ranking System
Airtimes are subject to change. Please check your local listings for most current show times.
ABC, January 23, 2011: AKC/Eukanuba National Championship (Airtime coming soon)
The 135th Annual Westminster Kennel Club All Breed Dog
Show
February 14-15, 2011
Televised Live from Madison Square Garden, New York,
NY
Broadcast Schedule:
Monday, Feb. 14, 2011, 8-9 p.m. ET– USA Network (Live)
Monday, Feb. 14, 2011, 9-11 p.m. ET– CNBC (Live)
Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2011, 8-11 p.m. ET – USA Network
(Live)
For details, please see www.westminsterkennelclub.org
-- AKC’s Newest Ranking System For Fanciers -New York, NY – The American Kennel Club® (AKC®)
proudly announces its newest conformation ranking
system for dog show exhibitors and their dogs. The new
Grand Championship Ranking System launches today
with more than 1,000 dogs already ranked nationwide.
Located in the new Grand Championship section of the
AKC website, the Grand Championship Points Ranking
lists the top 25 dogs in each breed in a drop-down box
format. The ranking is based on the number of Grand
Championship points garnered at shows by achieving
Best of Breed, Best of Opposite Sex, Select Dog or Select Bitch.
“We’re pleased to provide this new ranking system for
Grand Champions,” said AKC Vice President Event
Operations Robin Stansell. “We encourage owners to
continue showing their Champions towards attaining a
Grand Champion title and gain further recognition of
quality.”
The new point counting document featured on the website will help fanciers count their dog’s Grand Championship points. After initial completion of the Grand
Championship, dogs will continue to earn points by
winning Best of Breed, Best of Opposite Sex, Select
Dog or Select Bitch. Text and PDF formats of the point
counting document are available at http://www.akc.
org/events/conformation/counting_grand_championship_points.cfm.
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a showcase to demonstrate that Poodles have amazing
Helene Whitehouse Walker
brains beneath the fancy haircuts. She wrote to contacts
And The Origins Of Competition in England and devised that showcase from the English
Tests, specifically the exercises of the
Obedience In The United States Obedience
Associated Sheep, Police, Army Dog Society, otherwise
known as ASPADS, which had just opened its tests to
(Part I)
all breeds. Among the exercises familiar to today’s
By Joyce A. Miller
Obedience competitors was the perhaps surprising
inclusion of tracking.
Just as the Greek mythic hero Jason took an epic voyage
that he could not have anticipated, a brown standard
Mrs. Walker was quoted as saying in a late 1933 issue
Poodle, suitably named Jason, led unsuspecting
of Popular Dogs magazine, “For many months the idea
socialite Helene Whitehouse Walker on a journey that
of holding test classes in this country as run in England
would radically change the landscape of dog sports in
at all indoor and outdoor shows, has appealed to me
the United States. Nymphaea Jason was imported from
greatly. To further this idea, I wrote a circular letter last
England in 1931 as a birthday present for Mrs. Walker’s
summer and sent it to some of the dog clubs, private
younger sister. One might say that Destiny intervened,
kennel owners, etc., proposing a test to be held in the
as Jason’s temporary stay with Mrs. Walker became
Fall. The response was small, but most enthusiastic,
permanent.
and—as a result—a first test of this kind was held at
Mt. Kisco, New York, in October, 1933.”
In fact, Jason so enchanted Mrs. Walker that soon the
household included his full brother, Nymphaea Jasper,
Eight dogs—three Poodles, two Labradors, two Springer
and his outstanding black half-brother, English CH.
Spaniels, and a German Shepherd Dog--entered this
(and later AKC CH.) Whippendell Poli of Carillon.
historic test at the estate of Henry J. Whitehouse. As
Mrs. Walker became a breeder, and as her protégé
noted by Blanche Saunders in her book, The Story of
Catharine C. Reiley points out, “was soon one of the
Dog Obedience, “At this first American test, the dogs
most influential figures in what is often called the
were required to walk at their handler’s side without
‘Great Revival’ or renaissance of the Poodle. The dogs
leash; to retrieve a dumbbell, both on the flat and over
of her Carillon Kennels gained recognition as Poodles
an obstacle; to remain in the sitting and lying down
of outstanding quality and temperament.”
positions with their handlers out of sight; to come when
called; and to leap a long jump on command.”
When the Poodle Club of America was founded in
1931, father Henry J. Whitehouse was the first President
Even though a Labrador won with one of Mrs. Walker’s
and daughter Helene Whitehouse Walker was the first
Poodles taking third, this event was a gratifying triumph
Secretary-Treasurer.
for Mrs. Walker. More than 150 spectators were thrilled
The Poodle Club of America was officially approved
by this new sport and clamored for more. Miss Saunders
by AKC in 1932 and held its first specialty that June.
reported that “the widening enthusiasm spurred Mrs.
Jason took Winner’s Dog, and Poli won Best of Breed.
Walker to greater goals, and she began aiming toward
In 1933, Poli became the first Poodle to win the Nonthe introduction of Obedience at the next all-breed
Sporting Group at Westminster.
show of the North Westchester Kennel Club, of which
she was a member. It was not difficult to convince the
Mrs. Walker’s journey could have ended in the breed
club’s officers that here was a new phase of the dog
ring, and her place in history would still be assured.
world that would have great appeal and create an added
Luckily for us, she became interested in the Obedience
interest in dog shows.”
Tests she read about in the English dog magazines
to which she subscribed when Jason entered her life.
Mrs. Walker worked quickly to prepare for the second
Obedience Tests in this country were limited at that time
event and revised the Obedience exercises. She wrote
to German Shepherd Dogs and other Working Breed
to the American Kennel Club’s Gazette to notify the
dogs. So when she quickly grew weary of the irksome
“Poodles are sissy dogs” slurs, she began thinking of
cont. on page 59
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editor of the event and to enlist any help in publicizing
Obedience. In part her letter read, “After talking this
matter over with the officials of the North Westchester
Kennel Club, they decided to hold an Obedience Test
class for all breeds in connection with their show at Mt.
Kisco on Saturday, June 9th, 1934. This is a great step
forward and I understand some of the prominent fall
shows are planning to follow suit. There is no doubt
in my mind whatever that test classes could become
popular—not only to prove the value of developing a
dog’s brain, but in interesting the average visiting public
at a show. The judging of dogs in the breed classes is
a mystery to many, but a series of tests displaying the
dog’s brain is something they can actually see.”
England to experience Obedience for herself, attending
shows and training classes. She came home, with a
renewed confidence of the success of Obedience in the
US.
Somerset Hills Kennel Club was the second club to
include Obedience at its all-breed show on September
22, 1934. Tango of Piperscroft won the event, with
Nunsoe Skagin of Carillon placing third.
The second private Obedience test was again held at
the estate of Henry Whitehouse in Mount Kisco, on
October 21, 1934. Tracking tests were included for the
first time. Over 500 people watched Nunsoe Skagin of
Carillon win the overall Obedience Test and Tracking
Contest. Tango of Piperscroft earned second in the
Along with the letter, she enclosed a copy of the Obedience Test and another Walker Poodle, Berkham
exercises and rules to be run at the North Westchester Auguste, was third.
Kennel Club and other shows. This ground-breaking
Obedience debut at an all-breed show featured one class. These events were reported diligently in the press by
A perfect score was 250 points. The exercises were Mr. Kilbon and other dog writers. Such publicity was
heel on leash (10 points); heel free (30); two-minute sit crucial to the success of Obedience, as Miss Saunders
(20); recall (25); retrieving 2-lb dumbbell on flat (20); explained, “I am proud to have played a part in this
retrieving 8-to-10 oz. dumbbell over 3 ft.-6in. standard great movement that has spread to all four corners of
obstacle (50); 6-ft. long jump (30); and 5-minute down the earth. But it would be unfair not to again emphasize
with handler out of sight (65).
that it was entirely due to the efforts of Mrs. Walker—
working with the wonderful cooperation of Dick Kilbon,
The results of this show were recorded by Dick Kilbon, Frank F. Dole, Clarence Harbison, and Henry R. Ilsley
an editorial writer for the New York Sun, who also of the press—that all-breed Obedience gained its real
wrote a regular dog column using the pen name Arthur foothold in the United States in 1934.”
Rolan:
Mr. Kilbon may have even helped Mrs. Walker to think
“At Mount Kisco, the obedience tests proved one of in larger terms. Right after the 1934 North Westchester
the most popular features of the show. Although they show, he wrote to her and, according to Miss Saunders,
were staged at the same time the variety groups were was “interested in knowing if there had been any effort
being judged, the crowd packed deep around the to organize locally—or on a nationwide scale—a body
ring in which they were being held and even refused to standardize or supervise tests in this country, similar
to be scattered by showers. The spectators saw ten to that in the field trial game. In her response, Mrs.
candidates—three cocker spaniels, three Poodles, three Walker included note that: ‘There has been no effort
Doberman pinschers, and a Newfoundland. First place that I know of to organize any body to standardize or
was awarded to one of the Poodles, Nunsoe Skagin of supervise these tests. I think it would be a most excellent
Carillon, owned and handled by Henry J. Whitehouse idea. The best way would be to have the American
of Mount Kisco. Second was one of the pinschers… Kennel Club recognize them as they do the Field Trials.
Third was another Poodle, Tango of Piperscroft, owned Also to have certificates of merit and a title after the
and handled by Mrs. Whitehouse Walker, who had a big dog’s name. Up to the present, I have been pushing this
part in introducing this form of competition at Mount alone and it is so satisfying to feel the interest is at last
Kisco.”
aroused.’”
During the summer, Mrs. Walker spent six weeks in
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cont. on page 60
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cont. from page 59
In the fall of 1934, Mrs. Walker called upon Charles
I. Inglee, Executive Vice-President of AKC. According
to Ms. Reiley, “she told him that Obedience was not
a passing fancy, but a sport destined to become an
integral part of the dog world.” All the news clippings
and correspondence expressing an interest in Obedience
that she brought to state her case impressed him.
Mrs. Walker left, satisfied that AKC was interested in
Obedience.
The author wishes to sincerely thank Jim Crowley and
Norma Rosado-Blake of the American Kennel Club
Library for their help in researching this article.
Helene Whitehouse Walker with Nymphaea Jason,
the dog that started her in Poodles and led her to the
founding of Obedience in the United States. Courtesy
of the AKC Library.
Ms. Reiley further reported, “In December, 1935,
Mrs. Walker again contacted Mr. Inglee, giving him a
resume of the Tests held during 1934 and 1935. She
included a copy of her booklet. [Author’s note: In
1935, Mrs. Walker published a 20-page booklet called,
“Obedience Tests: Procedure For Judge, Handler and
Show Giving Club.” This booklet was the first effort
to standardize Obedience.] She also requested that
AKC give recognition and approval to the sport of dog
Obedience. Approval and recognition were granted in
early 1936.”
Any account of the beginning of Obedience in this
country must mention another highlight of 1934: Mrs.
Walker hiring Miss Blanche Saunders, initially as
kennel manager. Together, these women would indeed
make history.
Attention Owners of Dogs Diagnosed With
Melanoma
The Canine Hereditary Cancer Consortium needs your
help! The CHCC is studying canine melanoma. They
are requesting blood samples from any purebred dog
with melanoma. The samples will be used in DNA
studies to further research into identifying underlying
genetic differences and biochemical pathways that contribute to this disease. The CHCC can provide sample
collection kits, and will pay for shipping. Requested
samples include whole blood (5 mls in an EDTA – purple top – tube), and/or fresh tumor samples. Dogs in
remission are eligible to participate in this study, as are
dogs who have already had tumors removed.
For further information, collection kits and shipping information, please contact Dr. Roe Froman, at the Van
Andel Research Institute ([email protected] office:
616.234.5569).
CHIC DNA Repository – Update Reminder
If your dog has DNA banked in the CHIC DNA Repository and has had any significant health status changes
since filling out the original phenotypic health survey,
please remember to email the OFA with updates. Include the dog’s name/number, as well as any updated
diagnosis. As the number of researchers interested in
this resource continues to increase, it is important to
keep the health histories up to date, as that is typically
the primary selection criteria for supplying samples to a
given research proposal. Email updates to: ofa@offa.
org. Thank You!
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