Poodle Papers Spring 2012

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The Poodle PapersOfficial Quarterly Newsletter of The Poodle Club of America

Spring 2012

Poodle Club of America’sBest of Breed Winner for 2012

CH ALAMAN’S IT’S ALL ABOUT ME

By Ch Boxwood Brainteaser - Ch Boxwood Busybody Owner: Allison Cowie & Alan R Waterman & De Angelo, Moorefield ON, CN N0G 2K0.

Breeder: Alan Waterman & Christine Nethery.

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Coming SpecialtiesP.C.A. AFFILIATE CLUB SHOWS

* 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

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*Note this list comes from Susan Burge2012 P.C.A. Affiliate Club Shows

May 24, 2012 Poodle Club of Tulsa (Back to Back Specialties) AM Breed: Jack MacGillvray AM Obed: Roger Ayers PM Breed: Paula HartingerMay 25, 2012 Panorama Poodle Club of Mt Spokane Breed: TBA Obed: TBAMay 26, 2012 Greater Cincinnati Poodle Club (Concurrent with Warren County Kennel Club) Breed: James BrownMay 27, 2012 Greater Cincinnati Poodle Club (Concurrent with Cincinnati Kennel Club) Breed: Michael Dachel Obedience: Tamara A. WoodrowJune 1, 2012 Poodle Club of Massachusetts (Back to Back Specialties) AM Breed: James G. Reynolds AM Obed & Rally: TBAJune 9, 2012 Columbia Poodle Club WC/WCX Test Judges: Nikki Berthold-Illias and Hank Werner Type of Game Bird: duck July 20, 2012 Columbia Poodle Club Breed: TBA Sweeps: TBA Obed: Betty Winthers Rally: Pamela Weaver June 21, 2012 Orlando Poodle Club Breed: Melanie Williams Sweeps: Leah James PM Breed: Dr. Daniel W. DowlingJune 23, 2012 Twin Cities Poodle Club Breed: Scott Wolfe Obed: Louise BotkoJune 27, 2012 Poodle Club of Oklahoma City (Back-to-Back Specialties) AM Breed: Michele Billing PM Breed: Fatima CrumpJune 29, 2012 Greater Milwaukee Poodle Club Breed: Delores BurkholderJuly 5, 2012 Lone Star Poodle Club Breed: Joan Scott Obed: Lynn EggersJuly 5, 2012 Poodle Club of Southern California (Back-to-Back Specialties) AM Breed: Fatima Crump PM Breed: Sue GoldbergJuly 19, 2012 Bluebonnet Poodle Club Breed: Paula Hartinger

Obed: J. Kern & J. Stephens Agility: C. CaballeroJuly 27, 2012 Greater Milwaukee Poodle Club Breed: Chuck WinslowAugust 1, 2012 Creole Poodle Club of New Orleans Breed: Elaine LessigAugust 1, 2012 Greater Pittsburgh Poodle Club Breed:LenHarfieldAugust 11, 2012 Poodle Club of Mohawk Valley as part of the Southern Adirondack Dog Club Breed: Don RogersAugust 17, 2012 Columbine State Poodle Club Breed: Fatima Crump Obed: Linda Scanlon Sweeps: Nancy C. RussellAugust 17, 2012 Greater Milwaukee Poodle Club WC/WCX August 23, 2012 Western Reserve Poodle Club Breed: Sari Brewster TietjenAugust 25, 2012 Puget Sound Poodle Club Breed: Ann Kennedy Sweeps: Katherine Kennedy Vigil Rally: TBA August 30, 2012 Central Carolina Poodle Club Breed: Richard Mullen Obed: Richard MullenSeptember 8, 2012 San Diego poodle Club Breed: TBA & Sweeps: TBASeptember 9, 2012 San Diego Poodle Club Breed: TBASeptember 14, 2012 MissionTrail Poodle Club (Back to Back Specialties) AM Breed:& PM Breed: TBA September 21, 012 Quinnipiac Poodle Club (Back to Back Specialties) AM Breed: William Cunningham PM Breed: John Shoemaker Obed: TBAOctober 6, 2012 Great Lakes Poodle Club Breed: William Cunninghame Obed/Rally: Suzanne HemmingerOctober 7, 2012 Breed: Nancy Hafner Obed: Dianne Allen October 19, 2012 Poodle Club of Central California Breed: Helen Tomb-Taylor Obed: TBAOctober 20, 2012 Poodle Club of Central California Breed: June Penta Obed: Alvin EngDecember 8, 2012 Hub Poodle Club of Orange County (as part of Shoreline Dog Fanciers of Orange County) Breed: Ron Rella

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2012-2014Officers & cOmmiTTees

President:Dennis McCoy1st Vice Pres.:William Cunningham

2nd Vice Pres.Susan Burge Corres. Sec.: Mary Olund

[email protected] Record. Sec.: Joyce Carelli

Treasurer: Jack MacGillivrayVariety Representatives

Toy:Joan ScottMini: Nancy Hafner

Standard.: Joan McFaddenPublicity: Janet Lange Moses

AKC Delegate: Mary Ellen Fishler

Show CommitteeChairperson:Barbara Furbush

Assistant Chairpersons: Johnny Shoe-maker

Companion Events Obedience & Rally- Chairperson-Ann

MandlebaumAgility Chairperson-Debbie West

WorkingCertificateProgram - pendingPublic Education Coordinator

CommitteeJudges Education

Nancy HafnerAffiliateClubCouncil:

Susan Burge

PCA Foundation:Exec. Director Tom Carneal

PCA Foundation: Coordinator- Joan McFadden

PCA Poodle Rescue Foundation Cindy Crawley

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Poodles in America:Editor: Beverly Jean Nelson

Breeder Referral: Co Chairs-Mary Olund & Leslie Newing

Poodleclubofamerica.org

PCA Home PageJoyce Carelli

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PCA InformationPeggy McDill

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PCA on line ListPeggy McDillMary Olund

President’s Message:

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It is with much excitement and anticipation that I have accepted the role as presi-dent of Poodle Club of America. My experience within our sport has helped pre-pare me to take on this job with respect for my responsibilities. I have run the gamut in the natural order of participation within our sport and with this said, I look forward to working with my Board of Directors and the expectations of my fellowPCAmembers,andhopeforaverysuccessfulterminoffice.Pleasenote,that I would like to have a very open door of communication. If anyone has any thoughts or ideas about how to make our show a better show, or our club a better club, or anything they feel they want to say, please feel free to call or email me. I am always willing to listen. We can’t always do everything that each individual comes up with, but we can put it into our thoughts and see what the possibilities may be. I want to thank the membership who has entrusted me and the Board to carry the club forward in a very positive way.

We had another great show this year. It was a beautiful line-up at the end and I want to thank all those who made it possible, and all the people who were behind the scenes working who don’t get as much credit as they should. Thanks to Bill andDorotheaGrace and JuneNoyes for the PCARaffle, andBradNoyes foroverseeing grounds. Also thanks to Don Adams and Judy Cooksey for help with the grounds and motor homes, everyone who helped on the setup committee to get everyone in the building in good time, and the extraordinary Missy Galloway for herfloralandringdesign(whoonceagaingaveusthelookwe’vecometoexpectfor PCA – bringing the outdoors inside,) Thanks to Jo Ann Geramita for her help with both the set up and the Parades of Champions. Hospitality was a tough job this year because we had members who could not attend the show, so thank you to Mary Ellen Fishler for her organization, Danny Augustus, Maureen Russo, Mi-chelle Polito, and Jan Hopper who ran the hospitality room for obedience and rally, and all the others who stepped in to assist in this job. Debbie West was extraordi-nary as agility chair, as was Ann Mandelbaum on obedience and rally. Thanks to Bob Steele, who did a great job with the trophies, Barbara Furbush and her hus-band for their help with the challenge trophies, and Janet and Allen Kingsley for their work with the catalogs. (Including helping with our glitch.) They were right thereontopofitandeverythingworkedoutfineintheend.LouAnnWilkinsonwas very helpful as a “catch all”; helping with catalog sales, the luncheon tickets, and wherever she was needed. I had the extraordinary help of Scott Olund to step up as the assistant show chair when I had to step into my role as judge. He did a great job and I want to thank him for what he did in that respect.

Prior to the indoor events, the Hunt and Tracking events took place. A big thank you to Linda Miller, John and Joyce Carellli, Barbara Furbush, Joyce Miller, Su-sanne Nash, Carol Stone and all the others who worked so hard – the events turned out great,

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A huge thank you to my favorite former treasurer, Janet Lange Moses. She handled the reserved ringside seating while being a superior treasurer. I know she’ll be sorry that she gave up her job as treasurer but will continue with ringside seating. Thank you to Nancy Hafner for coordinating judges’ education, to Jean Lazarus and Aileen To-bias for helping with the vendors, before and after PCA, and John Carelli and Mary Ellen Fishler for announcing.We can never forget the work begins before we even get to the show. Mary Lebet and Sandy Marshall who han-dledcatalogueadvertising,includingpreparingallthemailings;makeadifficultjoblookeasy.Thisisajobthatdoesn’t get a lot of recognition. A big standing ovation for them. Along with that I need to thank Helen Sokopp for organizing the mailing lists and keeping those going. This year we introduced the “Go for the Gold” campaign with great success. This program will allow us to keep our Winners Dog and Winners Bitch medallions in gold. In my opinion, these wins are really the most important part of the show. It is the Winners Dog and Winners Bitch that bring forth the next generations and represent our anticipation of what is to come in the future of our breed. I hope we can always continue to recognize them with the gold medallions.

Thanks again to Missy Galloway for stepping in and helping make the Go for the Gold mailings such a success. ThankstoRandyGarrenforhelpingtobringTaketheLeadtoPCAforthefirsttime.Partofmyjobasshowchairman would never have been possible without the help of Kay and Ralph Tripp. I thank them for everything they did. Kay is always there to help me with secretarial duties and she also does a great job coordinating the banquets (Hunt & Annual Meeting), as does Toni Sosnoff with the luncheons – another big thank you to all of you.Thanks for the t-shirt sales to Sheree Stone and Nancy McGee for advice and for heading up that committee, and for all they do for us, the PCA Foundation and PCA Rescue with their participation in the show. Thanks again to Randy Garren for getting the stewards arranged. Without them the rings would not run smoothly. Of course, we also have to thank our judges, who came and did a great job . We had breeder judges all the way this year and benefitedfromtheirvastknowledge,whichhelpedmakeaverysuccessfulshow.

Barbara Furbush is our new Show Chairman. Most of you know her. She has many years of experience as Show Chairman for Salisbury Kennel Club-her all breed club. She was instrumental in bringing PCA to Salisbury, a town that could not be happier to have our presence and business. So often we experience cities and towns who are happy to take our money, but not really happy for us to be there. In Salisbury, everyone is welcoming. The civic center does everything we ask of them with enthusiasm. We had a new person this year, Stacie Desautels, who stepped up to bat and was great at delivering everything we needed, including providing some artwork for our auction. If I’ve forgotten anyone you have my apology, as I could go on and on. It takes an army of members to put on our wonderful show.

While I’m thanking everyone my kudos to Leslie Newing for our wonderful newsletter.

The show committees will remain much the same as they have been. Everyone has accepted and thank you for that. The main committees are in the works and I continue to make more calls every day. I know our new Board will carry forth, onward and upward, with new ideas and will work well together. Thank you for this opportunity. I hope I live up to your expectations.

Sincerely,

Dennis McCoy

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National Specialty 8

Over the Rainbow 11

Regional News 14

PCA Publications 16

Affiliate Club News 18

Variety Representatives 21

Ballad’s Catch Her in The Rye, TD, WC 23

AKC Delegates Corner 26

Working Poodle 32

PCA Membership Chairman 39

PCA Rescue Foundation 46

PCA Health Foundation 47 In Memoriam 51

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National Specialty Save these dates!!!

PCA National Dates for the future2013-April 22-262014- April 21-252015- April 20-24

Your Vote for 2014The results of the2014 judge’s selectionhavebeen tabulatedbyCertifiedPublicAccountant,KretinaCookWright. All ballots were numbered and returned to her in pre-addressed envelopes provided by the correspond-ing secretary.

She received 173 ballots. Seven votes were not counted due to voting for an individual not on the ballot. There were 2 for the toy category, 3 for the miniature category, and 2 for the standard category.

The results for top vote getters in each variety and intervariety are as follow:

Toy: Dana Plonkey, Raymond Stevens, Daniel Augustus, Luc Boileau, Debbie Cozart

Miniature: Ron Rella, Luis Aizcorbe, Helen Tomb-Taylor, Randy Garren, Barbara Furbush

Standard: Debbie Cozart, Luis Aizcorbe, Dana Plonkey, Randy Garren, (Foreign) Carlos Renau

Intervariety: Luis Aizcorbe, Dana Plonkey, Barbara Furbush, Tom Carneal, Daniel Augustus

Thank you to all who voted.

Respectfully submitted,Mary Olund/Corresponding Secretary

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Does your Affiliate Club take pride in mentoring new people to the Breed?

mentor someone new to the Breed today!

Notes from DebbieWow,PCAhascomeandgoneinaflash.Andthattheway the poodles ran agility this year. We were very excitedtohaveourfirstMACH,MasterAgilityCham-pion, crowned at PCA this year. A mini poodle named Jackson who is run by Brittney Hippler achieved this honor. Almost every year we have at least one possible contender, but until now no one has pulled it off. A huge congratulations to Brittney and Jackson.

It takes many people to bring us Agility at PCA. Much thanks to Russ Thorpe who was our chief course build-er and even with all his work building he still managed to win High In Trial. Much thanks also to Nancy Pa-lauskas who organized the workers. We need at least 7 people for each class or division to keep things running smoothly and Nancy made that happen. Ann Mandel-baum and Jan Hopper worked all day at the trial table and then Jan also with Debby Dubay’s help kept the hospitality coolers and snacks available. Susanne Nash was once again the very efficient gate and kept thepoodles lined up and ready to run. Gail Woluniak and company were there Sunday to help unload equipment and set up. Charlotte Mitchell was there to lend a hand where ever needed. The list goes on and on. This is the beauty of the poodle agility community, we are a cheer-ful, helpful bunch. I would also like to thank Dennis McCoyforbeinganefficientandavailableShowChairand also huge thanks to Diane Spalding our trial secre-tary who did part of her job just before the trial from her hospital bed. Dog folk are a strong and intrepid bunch.

In agility we have two different levels we can chose to play in Championship and Preferred. In Preferred the dog jumps one jump height lower than Championship and the course times are a bit more generous, other then that the courses are the same. At the end of 2011 the topfiveChampionshippoodlesare inorder:MACH8Victrys Midnight Ninja MXF owned and run by Susan Bernhart, CH MACH Ravendune Right On Target CDX RAE OF owned and run by Cathy Winkles, MACH13 Ms Audrey Morgan XF owned and run by Penny Mor-gan, MACH 5 Emma Katherine of Purins Room Jp UD owned and run by Ritsuko Wolf and Michael Wolf and MACH JC Pioneer’s Ganesha NAP OJP MXF TQX owned and run by Russ Thorpe. InPreferred the topfive poodles areMACH2PACHDeRosa Top Hat and Tails PAX2 owned and run by

Kathy Truher, MACH2 PACH Donnachanda Winston Churchill CD RAE MXP3 MJP34 PAX XF owned and run by Susanne Nash, MACH8 PACH Dominique Ol-ivia Gee RN MJP3 PAX NF owned and run by Nancy Gee, MACH PACH White Crest I Like Ike RAE2 MXP3 MJP4 PAX OF XFP owned and run by Lisa Potts and Westsong Presto UD MX MXP MJP XF owned an run by Esther Newton.

This is quite a group of very accomplished poodles and handlers.

Debbie West

Thank you!A huge thank you to all the Affiliate Clubs who advertised in the 2012 National PCA show catalog this year. It was our best Af-filiate Club turnout ever and we are most grateful for your support. We look forward to working with you again next year.

The Advertising CommitteeChairman Mary Lebet and Sandy Marshall

Obedience & RallyFirst my apologies for not yet getting an article in about our 2012 PCA Specialty Obedience and Rally trials. We had a wonderful day - with many brilliant performances topped by Shirley Barkan and her won-derful apricot mini with a perfect score of 200 in Open B...Perfect scores are rare and very exciting and Shir-ley and her wonderful little Poodle gave us all a treat!

Ann Mandlebaum

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2012 National Hospitality Committee I would like to thank all those people who helped make the Hospitality successful at the National this year. This is not an easy committee to participate in because it incompasses the entire week.

First, I have to thank Cathy Caitland for her contin-ued support and assistance with this committee even though she could not attend the show. There are two people who I must also give special recognition: Dan-iel Augustus (who did all the running, shopping during the week, picked up the platters every morning at 6 a.m., emptied pots, cleaned pots, and made the coffee every day ) and Rene Russo (who did all the packing and inventory, while I became the announcer). Joan Scott, Gina Weisner, Daniel Augustus, Rene Russo, Scott Wolfe, Denise Agre-Gill, Jean Urbin, and Cheri Argeta, helped set up and decorate on Sunday. Jan Hopper worked the hospitality for Obedience and Ral-ly, another demanding job. Michael Lamb and Scott Wolfe were invaluable with their assistance early ev-ery morning loading coolers for the rings and setting up food tables. Judy Cooksey, Don Adams (both wore many hats during this week but still found time for me on Friday), Mary Watson (who helped pack and load on Friday), and Michele Paleto (who manned the room on Wednesday), thank you. Being on the Board kept me in meetings on Monday and Tuesday during the day and without all of the time and effort of all of these people I could not have ac-complished this job. Again, I thank you and truly ap-preciate you all. Also a very special acknowledgement to Michael Co-bane who made and donated all the rainbow center-pieces used in the hospitality and lunch room. Later at the Annual dinner the centerpieces were won by some-one at each table. When I asked him to come up with an idea he stepped up to the plate immediately. I’m sure I speak for the Poodle Club of America when I say thank you so very much. Mary Ellen FishlerChairman Hospitality Committee

Report from Show Chairperson 2013

Time Marches On and I am trying to get in step for PCA 2013. By this time, most of you know that I will be your show chairman next year. I am looking forward to working with the members of PCA to make this coming year another “Great One”. It is very hard to follow in the footsteps of the many past PCA Show Chairs and frankly, it never crossed my mind, in dreams or otherwise, that I would follow in the path of manyofthegreats.GeneCozartcomesfirsttomind,because he was show Chairman when I worked on my first committee. Iwould see himhustling about theLudwig’s Corner Show Grounds worrying about so many things and unfortunately some of which he had no control (thunderstorms in the forecast)! In those days, you worried about the lunch caterer coming at the right time to feed the masses, tents secure to withstand winds, porta- potties that had all the necessary things, and the list goes on! Today, we are very fortunate to have a roof over our heads and only having to worry about the little things. While we all find time tocomplain about the little things in life, the big picture is that we all arrive safely to PCA with our dogs in tow and a week to have pure fun and pleasure with our chosen breed. At PCA we do it all. I will be happy to help in any way I can to make your visit to Salisbury a great vacation, just remember, like Gene, I can’t do it all without each and every last one of you stepping up and lending a hand.

The bottom line is:1. Work on breeding that next great litter of pups.2. Work on being a better trainer and get your dog to

“sit straighter.3. Work on running your agility dog faster !4. Work on getting your dog to retrieve that duck or

trackinthefield.5. Please Volunteer for any job or committee you

would feel comfortable helping. Just 1 hour of your time will help lighten the job of others. Together we will continue to be the Best and Greatest Show On Earth.

I look forward to 2013 and a great PCABarb Furbush2013 PCA Show Chairman [email protected]

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Page 11Pot of Gold Found “Over the Rainbow”

By Carol Stone (Title by Joyce Miller)

photo by Ashbey Photography

Unicorn’s Rare and Radiant Maiden “Nevermore”, CD RE NAJ TD JH WC WCX (Raven)PCAisalwaysthehighlightofmyyearwithmydogs.Itisafunfilledweekofexcitingevents,fabulousshopping,andcatching up with friends you only see once a year. Getting to see all of those wonderful poodles having fun and doing things they love to do goes beyond words.

This was my eighth year in a row to attend PCA, and though some years I was only able to go for a day or two, this year I was able to stay for all of the performance and companion events. I usually have a goal for my dog(s) each year and this year was no exception. My older girl Río, who is retired for the most part, was in Veteran’s Obedience and the Parade of Performance Titleholders. She was also able to be the test dog for Junior Hunter Land and the WC land over the weekend. She had a ball and loved still being a part of the action.

My younger girl Raven at two years old is just beginning her performance career and my goal was to have her ready for tracking at PCA. I generally try and support entries at PCA even if we already have a particular title and I also try and spread out when I send in entries so I don’t give my husband entry fee sticker shock. J Added to that is the fact that most of the events have different event secretaries and all go to different folks, so it wasn’t until the day before we departed that IcollectedallofmyentryconfirmationsforthevariouseventsandrealizedIhadenteredherinnineeventsoverthecourseof 5 days! What was I thinking??? I headed out with the philosophy that we only wanted to pass tracking and the rest was for fun.

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I have competed in most venues over the years with my dogs,butthiswouldbemyfirstattemptattracking.Ialmostchickened out as I wasn’t sure we were ready. Less than a week before entries closed a training friend told me if I didn’ttryandgetRavencertifiedforPCAthatshe’dneverlet me hear the end of it. So with a phone call to a very understanding tracking judge who agreed to meet me on very short notice, Raven & I headed off to Lebanon, TN (about 3 hoursaway)tomeetJeffWhitsittotryforourcertification.Ravenmade it look easy and passedwith “flying colors”according to Jeff. I hurried home still with my head in the clouds and got my entry ready to send in. I had to FedEx it as entries would close in three days.

Well, to keep my nerves on edge, after Tracking Test Secretary JoyceMillerconfirmedthatmyentryhadindeedmadeitontime,IfoundoutthatforthefirsttimeeveratPCA,wehadmore entries than spots and there would be a draw!! More nerves. The phone call from Joyce after the draw telling me that we were in led to feelings of joy and then the realization that the pressure was really on to perform.

The night before the Tracking Test I don’t think I slept a wink. The day turned out beautiful as it was cool and a bit damp in the morning, warming as the day progressed. Raven & I drew track #4 so there was plenty of time that morning to watch and bite my nails while anxiously waiting for our turn. Wewerefinallycalled toreport toour track. Track#4endedupbeinginathighhighwheatfield.Wewenttothe startflagandRaven immediatelybroughtme the startarticle.Ihadherdownatthestartflagandwehadashortchat about her helping to bring home the lost glove that was somewhere out there. She assured me that if I would trust her and let her do her job, she would deliver. Off we went. Talk about trusting your dog…I couldn’t even see my dog! All I could do was hold on and follow the line that disappeared into the wheat! I could actually see the very tip of her tail above the wheat. A couple of times my heart stopped as she found nests of who knows what type of critters. It was easy to tell when she was “crittering” as the stiff tail would begin a wild and erratic helicopter spin. Each time she got back on track. After what seemed like hours, but was actually less than 15 minutes we were on a leg that had us headed straight for the road. I was sure we were going to get a whistle as I knew our level of track wouldn’t cross a road. I was holding my breath when Raven‘s tail stopped and then suddenly changed direction and started back towards me. It was the most wonderful sight I’ve ever seen to see her emerge from the wheat carrying a glove! Once we waved it the air and thejudge’sconfirmedthatwehadindeedpassedwewereoncloud nine. We had accomplished our goal. Anything else wouldbegravy.Wehadindeedhaddessertfirst!!

Saturday brought the AKC Hunt Test. I had Raven entered in Junior Hunter. She already had this title, but wasn’t ready for Senior, so it was for fun. She did a great job, and I really wasn’t surprised when she also passed both the WCX later that afternoon and the WC on Sunday. She had already completed the requirements for her Silver Hunting Medallion. Passing the WCX also earned her Gold Hunting Medallion.

Monday brought us to agility and I had no great expectations of passing both events as she is just starting her agility careerandhasbeenhitormissonherqualifications.NoviceStandardwasherfirsteventandthoughshehadatablefault,she passed with a score of 95 and a 3rd Place earning her 2nd NAleg.LaterthatafternoonshequalifiedinnoviceJWWwith a score of 100 and a 1st Place. Now I was starting to get excited.BackwhenIfirstrealizedshewasenteredinnineevents I had no expectations of passing all of them, especially with tracking and agility in the mix. With those both behind us, it seemed that the feat may actually be possible.

Tuesday brought us to rally and obedience. I was pretty sure if I could manage not to miss a station and earn us an NQ that she had rally in the bag and she came through. She completed Rally Excellent B with a 3rd Place and Rally Advanced B with a 2nd.

That just left Graduate Novice Obedience. Sounds simple, but we had been having problems with the dreaded Drop on Recall. I normally wouldn’t get nervous at all in the GraduateNoviceClass. If shedoes itfine; if not, nobigdeal. But now we had something to strive for; a perfect record. We started out and her heeling was lovely and she did all of her sits. Good sign. She was with me. Then came the dreaded drop. It seemed like forever after I left her and turned before the judge told me to call her. She comes in like a rocket and when she gave me the signal to drop her, I gave Raven the drop command and held my breath. She kept coming, and coming, andfinally about three feet outshe slowed and went down. I held my breath. We got the signal to call her in and she gave me a nice front. I let my breath out just a little. Now I was going to sweat the rest of the exercises. I began to breathe a little more after each one. Whenwefinallyfinishedthelastoneandweknewwewerein…so far. I let out a tentative sigh of relief. The only thing left was …the out of sight down. Three minutes. Seemed like three hours. When we returned to the ring and all dogs were still down, we then had to walk the length of the ring and return to the heel position. It seemed like forever before thejudgesaidexercisefinished.AssoonasIhadtheleashon, I broke down in tears of joy. The judge seemed quite confused. She said she had never had anyone get quite so

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emotional about passing Graduate Novice before. When I told her of Raven’s phenomenal accomplishment, passing all nine events that week, she was in tears too. We left the ring to many hugs and well wishes from friends that had been following our progress as the week unfolded.

When I was discussing her accomplishment with several friends, I realized she had probably made history. I don’t think any other dog has accomplished what she had just done. She was entered in all events at PCA other than conformation and passed all of them. Tracking, three hunt events, two agility events, two rally classes and an obedience class. She did all I asked of her and more. What a fantastic partner I have. We are looking forward to great things to come.

None of this would have been possible without the support and encouragement of many people. Sharon Fesmire patiently guidedmethroughthetrackingtraining.Wewouldmeetbeforedawntogetthetracksinandreadytorunatfirstlightsowe could work through the summer. Agility instructor extraordinaire Dawn Darr taught us the basics and Beth White kept us on target as we began our agility career. Our weekly training group, Gale Frana, Sally Gervin, Jeanne Ringe, Marilyn Mele, Beth White, and Diney Blakey keep the obedience and rally training fun and motivational. Above all, my husband Kevin, who goes without dinners when we train & trial, lays tracks, throws ducks and in general spoils the girls and supports us in all we do.

On a side note, two days after returning home from PCA Raven earned two 1st Places in the Junior Division in Dock Diving.

Tracking in the Wheat Field photo by John Carelli

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American Kennel Club News ArticleAKC Invites All-Breed Clubs to Host an Owner-Handler Series Event Date of Article: April 30, 2012

The AKC Owner-Handler Series launched in January 2012 as a pilot program to celebrate the owner-handlers who are the core of the conformation dog sport and make up the majority of show entries. Based on the positive feedback received from exhibitors, the American Kennel Club® (AKC®) has opened the Series to every All-Breed club.

Any All-Breed club with an event date after July 3, 2012 is now eligible to offer the AKC Owner-Handler Series at their show after applying for it and listing it in the premium list. The AKC Owner-Handler Series events cur-rently scheduled can be found at: http://www.akc.org/ohs/events.cfm.

“We launched the AKC Owner-Handler Series with a handful of events, and based on their success, we’re open-ing this Series so that more owner-handlers can participate,” said AKC Director of Event Operations Bobby Bird-

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POODLE CLUB OF AMERICA 2013 REGIONAL

On September 25 thru September 27th, 2013 Poodle fanciers will gather in Salem, Oregon for the 2013 Poo-dle Club of America Regional. The host clubs for the Regional are the Columbia Poodle Club (Host)([email protected] Deb Phillips) and the Puget Sound Poodle Club (Co-Host) ([email protected] Christine Dallas). Johnny Shoemaker ([email protected]) will be the Show Chairperson for the 2013 Regional Cluster. All dates and shows are subject to pending AKC Ap-proval.

The theme for the Regional will be “Poodles in the Northwest.” The site is the Salem Oregon Fairgrounds. (www.oregonstateexpo.org). All the events are in one location, large enough to accommodate conformation, obedience, rally and agility, grooming, spectator view-ing and vendors. The area is indoors with heating and air conditioning available as needs dictate. Day parking will accommodate over 250 cars. Motor homes/RV can accommodate 40+ with hook ups. The show rings and spectator room is 24,000 square feet and there will be hot and cold water bathing facilities for the dogs.

The Host Hotel/Headquarters will be the Red Lion in Salem, Oregon. The Host Hotel is located 1.5 miles from the fairgrounds. The hotel has 148 spacious rooms (nonsmoking only), 6 executive suites, wireless inter-net access, coffeemaker, hairdryer, fridge and micro-wave in all rooms. There will be a block of rooms re-served for Poodle exhibitors and fanciers.

Other events during the time before the Regional will include:

Hunting Test: Master, Senior and Junior. Scio, Oregon is the site (proposed) for the Regional Hunt test. Plans are to have this event the weekend prior to Regional. WC/X will also be offered. Jac Harbour ([email protected]) is the contact.

Tracking Dog Test: More information forthcoming ([email protected])

We also plan to have a breeder/judges Educational Seminar and Health Seminar presented by the Poodle Club of America Health Foundation (Pat Forsyth will be the Chairperson). There is also an all-breed show (Gig Harbor KC) the weekend after the PCA Regional Cluster. The show is located in Shelton, WA which is 186 miles from Salem, Oregon.

We are looking for anyone who would like to volunteer to serve on any of the committees….your help would be appreciated. Please contact me at [email protected] or any of the other contacts listed above.

TogettoSalem,OregonbyairpleaseflyintoPortland,Oregon which is 55 miles from Salem, Oregon. The timeoftheyearisperfectastheairlineembargoonfly-ing animals is lifted and the weather in Salem is usually very nice and comfortable for humans and especially for our dogs.

JUDGES FOR THE PCA REGIONAL CLUSTER ARE:

PCA REGIONAL SPECIALTY- WEDNESDAY, SEP-TEMBER 25, 2013

TOYS: MADELINE PATTERSONMINIATURES: EDD BIVINSTANDARDS: JORDAN CHAMBERLAININTER-VARIETY: CHARLES ARNOLD

COLUMBIA POODLE CLUB SPECIALTY- THURS-DAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

TOYS: JORDAN CHAMBERLAINMINIATURES: CHARLES ARNOLDSTANDARDS: MADELINE PATTERSONINTER-VARIETY: EDD BIVIN

Regional Specialty News

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PUGET SOUND POODLE CLUB SPECIALTY- FRI-DAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

TOYS: CHARLES ARNOLDMINIATURES: MADELINE PATTERSONSTANDARDS: EDD BIVININTER-VARIETY: JORDAN CHAMBERLAIN

SUBJECT TO PENDING AKC APPROVALWe will have more information available as time goes by…..

We hope you can take some time…..beautiful place for a vacation….and join us for the Celebration of the Poo-dles in the Northwest!!!!!

See you in 2013

Johnny ShoemakerPCA Regional Cluster Show Chairperson

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song. “More than 80% of dogs in the ring are shown by their owners and we’re happy to celebrate the owner-handler’s dedication to their breed and dogs.”

The top-ranked dogs from the AKC Owner-Handler Se-ries are posted on www.akc.org. Rankings of the dogs competing in the series are compiled based on the spe-cial Point Schedule for Best of Breed, Group and Best inShowplacementsinthisspecificseriescompetition.View the current rankings at: http://www.akc.org/ohs/points_ranking/

For more information about eligibility or judging pro-cedure, visit the AKC Owner-Handler Series Q&A. If you have questions about hosting one of these events, please contact Bri Tesarz at [email protected] or 919-816-3514.

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Page 171. FROM THE WHELPING BOX TO THE SHOW RING A panel of three breeders discuss their methods in preparing a Poodle puppy for the show ring. Panelists Mrs. Arlene Scardo, Miss Betsey Leedy, and Mrs. Kadelia Hamilton. Panel is moder-ated by Mrs Debby Cozart. $20.00

4. 1990 DOG JUDGES ASSOC. PRESENTATION ON THE POODLE: An exciting presentation on the Poodle from the judges perspective. Presented by Mr. Frank Sabella and Mr. & Mrs James Clark. $20.00

5. 1990 DR. ELAINE ROBINSON on PINPOINTING OVU-LATION: This video tape will be exceptionally valuable tool in any serious breeding program. $20.00

6. POODLE TEMPERMENT PANEL: A discussion on improving Poodle temperament. Panelists include John Fowler, Mrs. Joan Scott, Mrs. Pat Deshler, Mrs. Glena Carlson. Narrated by Del Dahl $20.00

8. THE POODLE POSITIVE: A Judge’s Workshop with Mr. & Mrs. James Clark. You do not have to be a judge or aspire to be one to gain a lot from this tape. $20.00

10. PROGRESSIVE RETINAL ATROPHY:Dr. Gustavo Aquirre discussed PRA in Poodles $20.00

12. BREEDING A GREAT POODLE (TWO TAPES)Dr. George Padgett speaks on Poodle traits; comparing inbreed-ing to out crossing and line breeding; risk factors in picking up faults; calculating good and bad genes; helping each other with our breed. $35.00

13. POODLE TYPE: Dr. Jacklyn Hungerland and Mrs. James Clark discuss what makes a Poodle. $15.00

14. ASPECTS OF REPRODUCTION: Dr. Edward Feldman discusses reproduction and the Poodle $15.00

16. HEREDITARY DISEASES IN POODLES : Dr. Fran Smith speaks on hereditary diseases in all Varieties. A breeders guide to genetic diseases. $15.00

17. ORTHOPEDIC PROBLEMS IN POODLES: Dr. E.A. Corley,discussesorthopedicproblemsinhips,stiflesandelbowsas they relate to all varieties of Poodles. $15.00

21. CANINE MALE REPRODUCTION: Dr. Autumn Davidson discusses reproduction se-men collection and managing the high risk delivery. $15.00

22.SUCCESSFULLY BREEDING THE INFERTILE BITCHDr. E. Robinson discusses breeding the infertile bitch.$15.00

24. 1998 SEMINAR -- GENETIC DISEASE ANALYSISJerold Bell discusses genetic disease analysis. $15.00

27. 2001 “ BREEDING STRATEGIES”Dr. John Armstrong and Dr. George Padgett discuss “Type” cast-ing, establishing a line, role of DNA mapping in making breeding decisions. $20.00

28. 2002 PCAF SEMINAR -- WHICH PUPPY TO KEEPMrs. Pat Hastings leads us in an interactive seminar in solving the puzzle of “Which Puppy to Keep” $20.00

30. 2003 PCAF SEM. “RAISING THE SHOW PUPPY”Mrs James Edward Clark leads a panel of prominent Poodle Breeders who express their views on “The Successful Raising of a Show Puppy” $20.00

31. 2004 “ GENETICS FOR POODLE BREEDERS” Dr.Jerold Bell discusses how breeders should use the advances in dog genome research in making breeding decisions. $20.0032. 2005 “Anne Clark on POODLE PEDIGREES”Mrs. Edward Clark discusses various aspects of poodles and their pedigrees. $22.00

33. 2006 “POODLE DISEASE UPDATES” Dr. Thomas Graves discusses the research, testing, treatment & management of key genetic diseases. 22.00 34. 2010 PCA FOUNDATION SEMINAR – (Combo DVD Set) 1.Vaccines & vaccination-Dr.R. Schultz 2. Canine GeneticsUpdate-DR. M Neff 3. Estate Planning For Your Dogs—Ms Charlotte Mitchell $25.00

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Affiliate Club NewsGMPC Awards Dinner – Fun Night Out

The Greater Milwaukee Poodle Club’s (GMPC) Awards Dinner was held March 3 at the Thunder Bay Grille in Pewaukee, WI, with an attendance of 18 people.

Patty Pittman, with assistance from her husband, John, designed and executed a couple of icebreaker games which were played at the beginning of the evening. In the first game, people had to guess how many dog biscuits were contained in a glass jar and the winner got the jar full of biscuits.

In the second game, a post it containing the name of a dog breed was stuck on each person’s back. Each person had to try and learn the name of their breed by asking questions of others. One could ask only 3 questions of each person, and they had to be questions which could be answered “yes” or “no”. The first 3 successful winners got lovely prizes.

Following dinner, Katy Kinowski presented awards to those members who had submitted documentation of titles earned on their dogs over the past 12 months.

GMPC Annual Health Clinic A Success

The 2012 Health Clinic was held on Monday, April 2 at the Animal Motel, Butler, WI. Sam Vainisi, DVM examined 90 dogs’ eyes, and 109 blood tests and microchips were administered by Beth Engelbert, DVM.

The clinic is only as good as the staff which runs it, and we are very fortunate to have an outstanding clinic staff made up of GMPC members. Dr. Vainisi was able to examine the eyes of 90 dogs in just over 3 hours.

GMPC Obedience and Rally Trial - June 23, 2012

On June 23, 2012 GMPC will hold combined all breed and poodle specialty obedience and rally trials at Western Waukesha County Dog Training Club, Ixonia, WI. The judges are:

Minta (Mike) Williquette - Obedience classes: Nov A, Grad Open, Utility A/B; and Rally classes: Nov A/B, Adv A/B, Ex A/B

Russell Hornfisher - Beg Nov A/B, Nov B, Grad Novice, Open A & B, and Versatility

GMPC Specialty Show - June 29, 2012

**NEW SHOW - NEW LOCATION - NEW DATE**

The June GMPC Specialty Show will be held on Friday, June 29, 2012 at the Washington County Fairgrounds in conjunction with the Kettle Moraine Kennel Club (KMKC) shows.

Show Chair and Show Secretary - Cathryn CatelainJudge - Delores BurkholderSuperintendent - Roy Jones Dog Shows. The premium can be found on the superintendent’s website - http://royjonesdogshows.com/

The show will be in the evening and in air conditioning. Reserved grooming spaces can be purchased from KMKC. We also are having a Parade of Champions and Titleholders.

KMKC is having Mrs. Jacqueline Stacy and Mrs. Anne Hier as poodle judges.

GMPC Specialty Show - July 27, 2012

The July GMPC Specialty Show will be held on Friday, July 27, 2012 at the Waukesha County Exposition Center, followed by two Waukesha Kennel Club All Breed shows held on Saturday and Sunday at the same location. Two All Breed shows will be held by the Burlington Wisconsin Kennel Club at Elkhorn, Wisconsin on Monday and Tuesday.

Specialty Show Chair - Lora De SombreSpecialty Show Judge - Mr. Chuck WinslowSuperintendent: Onofrio Dog Shows

GMPC WC/WCX Tests - August 17, 2012

On Friday, August 17, 2012 GMPC will hold a PCA WC/WCX test. It will be held at Wern Valley Sportsman’s Club, Waukesha, WI.

The judges are Jean Granger and Doug Kennedy.

For further information on upcoming GMPC events, please visit the club’s website at:http://www.greatermilwaukeepoodleclub.org/index.html

Submitted byBev Duerst

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To Affiliate Clubs:First, I wish all of you could have experienced the PCA National Specialty. It is something to behold!! Al-though everyone knows my variety of choice is Minia-tures, nothing gives me goosebumps faster than, when at the beginning of the judging of BOV Standards, the entire group is placed in a front facing formation. The line of over 50 specials extends the entire length of the ring. It really does not get much better than that!! I was pleased to meet so many of the individuals I had interacted with on the phone and by computer. It is nice to have a face to place with a name.

I know everyone is most probably tired of my constant theme of PRESENCE but that is exactly what happened attheAffiliateClubCouncilmeeting.Themeetingwasheld in the Hospitality Room and we had to snag extra chairs for the standing room crowd!! Luann Wilkinson graciously volunteered to take the minutes. The meet-ing was very interactive with a presentation from Cindy Crawley in regard to how The Poodle Club of America Rescue Foundation can be helpful to local clubs. Any-one who needs to contact her can do so at [email protected]. We also had a great presentation from Johnny Shoemaker (Chair of the 2013 PCA Regional) and Jeff Nokes (President of Columbia Poodle Club). Put those September 2013 dates on your calendar. As you know there will be request for monetary support. Possibly your club could consider some ongoing activ-ity to help raise funds so when the requests come, the money is available for ads, trophies etc. In addition I am sure Columbia Poodle Club, Puget Sound Poodle Club and PCA would all love anyone who would like to volunteer to assist at these shows. Please be aware putting on a Regional is a massive task and we need to be supportive of those brave poodle clubs taking on the challenge. In addition to Conformation there will be a full venue for Obedience and Rally plus Hunting and Tracking.

One of the major concerns brought forward from the membership was the absolute need for all clubs to be aware of possible pending legislation in their individual states that would affect breeding and the sale of pup-pies. If we simply ignore the problem it will not go awayandultimatelyallofuscouldbeinthecrossfireof unreasonable laws based on misinformation fed to

legislatorsbygroupsthathavealotofinfluence.Re-memberanyletterorcontactwithalegislator’sofficeis multiplied many times in regard to evaluating public opinion. You do count.

On the administrative side: Please be aware that Mary Olund (Corresponding Secretary for PCA) will publish on PCA Facebook any of your specialty results. You can send them to her at [email protected].

Also, AKC has new requirements for submission of clubofficersandmembers.Iamsureeveryoneisfol-lowing their direction BUT, I want you to take it one step further. Simply add myself ([email protected]) and Mary Olund at ([email protected]) email addresses in the Copy To section of your AKC mailing and you have kept PCA updated. It is also one less thing your show chair has to worry about when submitting for ap-proval of a specialty by PCA.

Also, for those who have gone on the PCA Homepage you are aware there is a section on Find a Poodle that lists by state all of the local poodle clubs. Presently there are a variety of types of information for the vari-ous clubs listed. PCA no longer has the luxury of an unpaid web administrator. We now pay for time and I have assumed the responsibility of updating changes for submission to the web administrator. To maintain my sanity, I am changing the format so that the infor-mationlistedwillbelikethatintheAffiliateClubsec-tion of the PCA catalog.

Please feel free to contact me with any suggestions, concerns, comments or issues you feel need to be ad-dressed. Phone: 440-526-2382, or email: [email protected].

Susan Burge 2nd Vice PresidentAffiliateClubCouncilChair

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Albert Camus:

“Life is the sum of all your choices.”

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GREATER CINCINNATI POODLE CLUB

is holding our All-Breed Agility Trialon September 15th and 16th, 2012

Queen City Dog Training ClubCincinnati, Ohio

Check on our website www.cincinnatipoodleclub.orgor AKC for Premium list

Would love to see all the Poodle people attend.

For additional info contact Jan [email protected]

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Contact the Variety Reps:

Toys- Joan Scott [email protected]

Miniature - Nancy Hafner [email protected]

Standard-Joan McFadden [email protected]

Variety RepresentativesMiniature Poodle Rep:The Poodle Club of America, Inc. 2012 National is again HISTORY with these wins going into Poodle of America Book to be up and coming. Poodles of Ameri-can next issue will be worked upon starting this year..

All the pictures are also what the next generations will have to look back upon to see how the dogs looked and the trims of the times. As we are each living these years of shows one thinks this is the normal of how Miniature Poodle looked. As I looked back into these PIAbooksIfindourMiniature judge in thesebooksand either she or her husband showing their dogs. Just look at some of these pictures and see how our dogs and trims have revolved over times.

IT is always an honor as a breeder to be elected to judge ones variety. Our judge, Mrs Marie Aizcorbe of the AizbelMiniaturewaselectedforherfirsttimetojudgethe National.. Ist was a wonderful entry of Poodles and we did have several in The English Saddle and all put down to the nines.. This trim was the most popular trim in earlier years. We see so few in the rings today with this trim.

Congratulations to all our winners and class place-ments with a special thanks to all those who entered their Miniatures for the rest of us to see.

IF I can be of any help to you or should have concerns that needs the board knowledge will be happy to take forth for you.

Travel Safe,

Standard Poodle Rep:This year for the first time Iwas in a position to beable to attend the Purina Hunt Dinner on Sunday night at the Civic Center. If you haven’t yet taken the op-portunity to attend try to plan on it next year. There were 8 to 10 of us who usually travel to PcA together in our motor homes and usually all plan meals together. Talking with some of the poodle owners who exhibit in the Hunt and Working Tests we decided to give it a try. And what a good time we had….what a great group of people. The dinner is catered Buffet style and in the DaNang room at the Civic Center. Food was wonder-ful but even better was the spirit andenthusiasm in this group of exhibitors who had spent the day in the worst possible conditions……remember how it rained that Sunday…..all day Sunday!

Obviously those that did well had much to celebrate but every single one there was excited for the results of ev-eryone else. There were a few speeches, a few awards and some great photos showing many dogs in action “doing their thing”. We all discussed the fact that next year we might plan on going a day earlier just to watch these great poodles showing the retrievers “how it’s done”. And that dinner is a must for all of us from now on. Next year try planning on an outstanding night with an outstanding group of “Poodle people”.

Joan McFadden

Marge Piercy:

“Life is the first gift, love is the second, and understanding the third.”

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Report of the Toy RepresentativeThis report will be short and sweet. Thank you for en-trusting me with another term as your Toy Representa-tive. I look forward to working with our new President, Dennis McCoy and the Board to help PCA move for-ward. I would like to make a few comments about our National, and Toys in general. I was very pleased to see that our judge, Janice Pardue, had such a nice entry. Overall, I think this variety is in good shape. But I see a trend that concerns me. When our breed becomes too extreme, when the fronts are too far forward, and the hindquarters are overdone, the dog becomes incorrect. Poodles should be square and balanced, in the front and rear. Please be careful to not get caught up in the ex-tremes, enough lecturing. On a lighter note, I would like to comment on two things. First, I was pleased to see an improvement in the depth of quality in the pastel colors. Secondly, it is inspiring to see Ianthe Bloomquist showing her toys. Ianthe has been breed-ing and showing her toys for many years (more then I want to disclose, since it will also hint at my age). She truly is the example of a successful longtime breeder, owner handler, and the example she sets for others, sets the bar high.

Please everyone have a safe and pleasant summer. Re-member please feel free to contact me with any of your concerns or suggestions. Also be sure to let breeder referral know of any puppies you may have available.

Joan Scott

Martha S. Doerner, 1947 – 2012Martha had not been a member of the Poodle Club of America for a long, but in a short time she became a valuable member. Rarely did Martha say no when asked to perform a task. Because of her duties to Wilmington Kennel Club (their show being the same week in April as PCA) she could not attend the Na-tional, but she still managed to be involved. When a PCA member was needed to run the Tracking event, she stepped up to the job. Recently, she had just ac-cepted Hal Kinne’s position, for the east, running the PCA Information computer line.

But none of this is a surprise. Martha was the force behind the Wilmington Kennel Club. She served on the Board for the approximately last twelve years. She wore many hats during her membership: secretary, show chairman just to name a few. She even drafted her husband to become treasurer to support her in the endeavor to make this club a success.

ShebredherdogsundertheTomarprefix,andwasin-volvedwithavarietyofbreedsovertheyears.Herfirstchampion was a Borzoi. Then she showed an English Fox Hound. During this time she worked for Mrs. Al-den Keene of Round Table Miniature Poodle fame. By now she was thoroughly involved in the sport of pure bred dogs. She bred and showed Chihuahuas, Yorkshire Terriers, Chinese Cresteds. Along the way, she owned two Irish Wolfhounds, and a Doberman, she owned and bred a couple of Beagles, and she had a Pekingese for a while. For the last dozen years or so, she had partnered with Midge Martin successfully breeding and showing Standard Wirehaired Dachshunds, and of course Jordan Chamberlain (with whom she worked at Round Table Kennels) successfully breeding and showing Miniature Poodles. It was a heartfelt moment to see two of these miniatures being shown for the last time at this years National, with Martha as a breeder and owner.

I met her when she worked with Lew Grello, a profes-sional Handler involved in Afgans and showing a lot ofPoodles.MyfirstChihuahua,Ch.TomarCominUpDaisy, came from Martha. Now many litters and cham-pions later I have Martha to thank for being a great mentor in that breed.

Martha leaves behind a loving husband of some 37 years, a son and a grandson. She was a wonderful Dog Person, and will be missed by the many people and be-loved dogs whose lives she has touched. But I know Jordan and I will miss her wisdom, humor, and most of all just her being in our lives. We will see you at the Rainbow Bridge, God Speed, Martha.

Joan Scott

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BALLAD’S CATCH HER IN THE RYE, TD, WCBallad’s Catch Her in The Rye, TD, WC is sired by Int. Ch Daktari Apogee Orinoco and out of Ch Banners Classic Forecast CD NA. She is owned, bred by, and adored by Jan Gray. She is my partner and best friend. We hope to have more titles soon, but are proud of her accomplishments to date.

Rye is the 2nd Miniature Poodle and the 1st Miniature bitch to earn the bronze medallion for5WorkingCertificate(WC)passes.Allpasses were at tests held by the Central Car-olinaPoodleClub. She sawher first duckwhen she was 5 years old. We are fortu-nate enough to be in the same area as Joyce Carelli, Margaret Fox, and Claudia Straitiff. Claudia and Margaret did a seminar on train-ing for the WC one spring. The group that attended managed to get together regularly to train, even though

we were spread over 3 states. These 3 ladies guided us through our training, and the group has grown and still gets together as often as possible to train together.

Most of these dogs have also earned medallions and many have earned AKC and/or HRC hunt test titles.

It hasn’t always been easy. For several years we did not have anyone to throw bumpers for us except for

when the group got together, but we did make progress. Rye entertained the judges each year by barking while swimming out to the ducks. She truly loves this game

and is also training in obedience and agility, and has been herding a few times.

In the fall of 2007 CCPC held their first WC/X test. A seminar washeld the day before with Claudia, Margaret, Joyce, Dana Stewart, Linda Miller, and Carol Stone. We trained all summer and Rye was re-trieving bumpers on land and water well. Unfortunately she had not grasped the idea of retrieving ducks on land but loved retrieving them inwater.Ifinallygotsomefrozenquailfromafriend,andshefiguredout what I wanted her to do with thebird.Attheseminarshefinal-lyretrievedherfirstduckonland.Fortunately she also retrieved them the next day, at the test. A reported from the local newspaper was there

who runs German Shorthair Pointers in hunt tests. He said he’d be thrilled if his dogs retrieved like that and

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they’re much bigger than Rye. I thanked him but didn’t tell him that was only her 2nd and 3rd land retrieve!

CCPC then decided to move the tests to late spring and do back-to-back tests. In the spring of 2008 we earned 2 passes. Everyone had made a lot of progress over the winter and most dogs passed. The next spring we passed the 1st day but failed the 2nd as Rye dropped the bird a few feet before the line and started pluck-ingit.Thereweredefinitelyholesinourtraining,andwhen she was frustrated, she plucked. Frozen ducks

weredifficult for her to carry, and that frustratedherand also caused plucking. Frozen ducks are still not manageable. She literally can not hold them if they’re frozen. Slightly thawed, and smaller frozen birds, she can hold. She’ll pick up a frozen duck but it’s like holding a greased pig. It’s too big for her to grip and just eventually squirts out of her mouth, so we just avoid frozen ducks. I use frozen chukkar, pigeon, or quail on land. I use these smaller birds now with my younger dogs to teach them the re-triever skills.

We had several failed tests due to plucking and handler

error,butshefinallygother5thpassin2011.Sheisabarker and was obnoxious in the van or at the holding line. She sometimes missed marks because she was barking. I tried a number of methods to correct this. Wefinally,withthehelpofMaryAnnEustis,foundamethod that has helped considerably. Corrections will not work for a dog in that mental state of over arousal. Removing her from the line for barking only increased her frustration and did not decrease the barking. Mary Ann heard of a method used by Bridget Carlsen. You open the dogs mouth when it is barking, pop in a treat, and gently hold the mouth closed for a few seconds. This allowed her to come out of the aroused state. At this point I could use Brenda Aloff’s body rub before going to the line to help prevent her from becoming over aroused. If she did bark at the line I could now remove her, walk in a circle, and return to the line as she was now thinking and could understand the rela-tionship between barking and leaving.

Without barking, hermarking improved significantly.In 2011 she was quiet in the van and on the line and nailed her marks. She did a beautiful angled entry on a water mark. Eliminating the barking has put her in a different mental state and has increased her steadiness on the line.

This was a journey we could not have made alone. There are many Poodle people in the Carolinas and Vir-ginia who have all had a role in allowing us to come this far and hopefully to progress now to WCX tests.

Rye’sloveofwatercausedhertofailherfirsttrackingtest. We drew the only track that started at the pond and thefirstlegranallthewaybesideit.Iknewwewereintrouble when we drove up to the track. She never really got started that day. We had to wait until November for another test. The summer had been really hot so we didn’t do much tracking. The test was our 4th track since the spring. She was in heat so we automatically got the last track. This test was spread out over several sites. The tracking chairperson had me wait at the test headquarters and said someone would come to take me to our test location when it was time so we didn’t dis-tract the other dogs. A very nice woman came to get me but wanted me to move my dogs and equipment into her car and ride with her. That just wasn’t going to hap-pen! She agreed to ride with me and said our location

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was about 25 minutes away. When she got in my van I realized she was wearing so much perfume I could have tracked her! It was 40 degrees and I was driving with the windows open so my dog could breathe. She didn’t believeherGPSandwegotlost.Shefinallyagreedtocall someone to get directions and we were 30 miles round-tripinthewrongdirection!Wefinallygottoan-other place we were supposed to wait. We got out and I got Rye out to exercise her. The woman started smok-ing! I was so afraid Rye wouldn’t be able to smell a thing.Finallyitwasourturn.Thefirstlegofthetrackwas 185 yards, which felt like 400 yards! We made it through the track. Rye passed the glove but realized it andcircledbacktoindicatethefind!Shegotanentirepackage of liverwurst as a reward!

Jan Gray

Judges EducationWould like to express my appreciation for all those who brought dogs for our judges on Tuesday after-noon for our judges to go over and watch movement. Know you are all busy getting dog groomed for the show. Thank each and everyone of you again this year. Without your help with all three varieties and all the colors to education and expose our group to our breed. We had eighteen to sign in at our seminar and many more to arrive at the ring side mentoring on Wednesday and Thursday even several stayed to watch BOV on Friday. Its always great when they are able to stay all three days to see so many outstanding ones. Some who attended were our long time breeders who are planning to apply within the year. Congratulations to each of you. The AKC has new rules for judges and our mentoring program. This new program MUST be approved by the National Breed Club of those names who will be approved to mentor.

IF you feel you or you know of someone who you feel isqualifiedtomentorPleasesendmethesefolksnamesand a short bio of the person. This will be a PCA Board approval for the new mentoring system. IT is not the fact that anyone who has had Poodles for more than 10 years can now mentor those wanting to learn about our breed you most certainly may do so. HOWEVER, it will count as an component for the judges application. So PLEASE help with putting those names to me that I can bring to the board for approval.

The names will then be sent to Judges Operations De-partment.

Again Thanks for all your help. Nancy Hafner, Judges Education Coordinator

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American Kennel Club News Article

New Companion Events Extravaganza Recognizing Top Dogs in Agility, Obedience and AKC Rally® De-buts in 2013

Date of Article: May 04, 2012

Beginning in 2013, the American Kennel Club® (AKC®) will celebrate the top dogs in AKC Compan-ion Events with the “Companion Events Extravagan-za,” a multi-day event that will feature Championship events for Obedience and Agility and a new national competition for AKC Rally®.

On March 15-17, 2013 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the Na-tional Obedience Championship (formerly known as the National Obedience Invitational) will move from its usual calendar date in December to run in con-junction with the National Agility Championship. A new AKC Rally® National Competition will be held on the Friday of that weekend. After 2013, the com-bined “Extravaganza” will rotate to different locations around the country.

“Thanks to the vision of retired Companion Events AVP Curt Curtis and his staff, this new ‘Companion Events Extravaganza’ will allow us to showcase the

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A.K.C. Delegates CornerPage 26

Delegate Parent Club Committee Report

The Parent Club Committee Meeting was on Monday, March 12, 2012. Pat Lawrence called the meeting to order and during introductions requested that members make an effort to welcome new delegates over the next two days. The previous minutes were approved. There was a report on the Parent Club Delegate L: there are 149 members currently listed. She then read the email Dennis Sprung posted in regards to the three breeds (Bull Dog, Pekingese and Clumber Spaniel) eliminated from group competition at Crufts by the mandatory veterinary inspection. He assured us that this practice will not occur within the American Kennel Club. Larry Sorenson gave another report on the Parent Club of Excellence Project. Larry asked for clubs to participate in a pilot program, they are “testing the test” to determine the validity of the program. Poodle Club of America will take part in this pilot. The object is to be inclusive, not exclusive.

The three point major reserve was then discussed. The motion was to be voted on at this meeting but because it had been printed incorrectly in the minutes, it will be resubmitted at the next Delegate Meeting. Bill Blair reported that the requirements would be twice the numberofdogsexhibitedforafivepointmajorandthatthe Parent Club could choose to exclude this option at the time the application is turned in to the AKC. Also no points would be awarded because of Best of Winners. Bill stated that, according to statistics, that if all parent clubs gave out this award in both sexes, in one year this would amount to 33% of one percent of all majors given out in a year.

There was a discussion regarding CGC becoming a suffix title,Meet theBreeds be held at various citiesaround the US (this could become a hardship, since this is not an inexpensive endeavor for many clubs), there was still a group trying to get the AKC to consider a consortium of smaller clubs who could get together for their event results (this made no sense, since it still would

take the AKC the same amount of work) and an update on the notice going out from the judges department in regards to excusing/DQing dogs (I brought up at the last meeting that for our breed that has a required trim there are some dogs who could be excused without expecting the judge to examine an exhibit).

There was more discussion on the Realignment vote being taken on Tuesday. It seems to still be a problem among various clubs. For instance the Terrier clubs don’t understand the problem with large groups when their group will still be large and not divided.

During new business it was brought up that there are breedssuchasRottweilerswhoseownershaveadifficulttime obtaining home owners insurance. Thanks to efforts from the AKC The Hartford Insurance company being oneofthefirsthaveestablishedaplan.Whenapuppyis obtained and then receives a CGC they will issue a policy. This does not apply to dogs gotten from rescue. Also there was discussion of supported specialties in conjunction with Nationals. Betty McDonnell, from the Norwich Terrier Club of America asked the Board to replace the Impure Breeding Committee with the proven science of the Mars Purebred Wisdom Panel Test, The problem stems from Cairns with docked tails which have been mistakenly placed as Norwich. Unfortunately this test is not accurate. At this point the only testavailablescientifically todeterminebreed isthe AKC DNA testing, which only works if everyone has a DNA.

Mary Ellen Fishler,Delegate

Lyndon B. Johnson:

“We can draw lessons from the past, but we cannot live in it.”

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This meeting was held at the Sheraton Newark Airport Hotel, in Newark, New Jersey. The meeting was called to order at 9:00 a.m. After introductions were made, the Executive Secretary pursuant to Article VIII of the By Laws of the American Kennel Club, read the following Delegates as either having been nominated by the Nominating Committee, appointed by the Board of Directors on August 9, 2011, or have been endorsed in writing by the required number of Delegates as additional candidates for vacancies on the Board of Directors. The nominations for the class of 2016 were as follows: Patricia M. Cruz (Heart of the Plains Kennel Club), William J. Feeney (Sir Francis Drake Kennel Club), Thomas Powers (Kennel Club of Beverly Hills), John L. Ronald (Samoyed Club of America), Robert A. Schroll (Clarksville Kennel Club), Larry Sorenson (Dachshund Club of America), and Lynn Worth-Smith (Vizsla Club of America). The Delegates then broke to vote. After three returns to the ballot box the results for the Class of 2016 are: Patricia Cruz, William J. Feeney, and Thomas Powers. (After the Delegates meeting, in addition to the announcement of the new class of 2016, the AKC also announced Allan Kalter (American Bullmastiff Association, Inc,) was elected as Chairman of the Board and Dr. Robert D, Smith (Memphis Kennel Club, Inc.) was elected as the Vice Chairman of the Board by the AKC Board of Directors.)

Ron Meneker gave his Chairman’s report outlining the various accomplishments over the years the AKC has accomplished, and then he went on to thank his two Vice Chairman, (David Mirriam and Tom Davis), and Walter Goodman for their assistance and dedication serving on the Board of the American Kennel Club.

Dennis Sprung then gave the President’s Report. In appreciation, he outlined all the work put forth by the three Delegates leaving the Board: Ron Meneker, Tom Davies, and Walter Goodman. He thanked them for their friendship and leadership. The AKC will always be indebted to these men for all their efforts. Jim Stevens thenreviewed2011’sresultsasreflectedintheauditedfinancialstatements.

The Delegates went on to vote various amendments. The first was to be to Chapter16, Section 1, newsixth paragraph, of Rules applying to Dog Shows, which would create a new three=point major for the dog designated Reserve Winners Dog and the bitch designated Reserve Winners Bitch at one National Specialtyeachyear,specifiedbytheAKCBreedParentClub. This motion was withdrawn at this time in order to resubmit an amended version at a later date, (This was also done because it had been recorded incorrectly in the last minutes.) The next vote was a proposed amendment to Chapter 1, Section 3, of Rules Applying to Dog Shows-Dog Shows Defined, which wouldremove references to the entries restricted to puppies, withtheremainingsectionstoberenumberedtoreflectthe deletion. This motion passed. The following four items were interrelated and codependent and therefore were voted on as one item. They were all related to changing the number of groups from 7 to 11 and the housekeeping involved. It required a two thirds vote and did not pass. The last vote was on the proposed amendment to Chapter 9, New Section 8, of Beagle Field Trial Rules and Standard Procedures for Brace, Small Pack and SPO Field Trials and Two-/couple Pack Hunting Tests-Entry Requirements and Eligibility, which would create a new section describing the requirements to earn a Grand Field Champion title. After much discussion a motion was made to refer this back to committee. This passed. Finally, the following proposed amendment was read. Amendment to Chapter 11, Section 6, of Rules Applying to Dog Shows-Dog Show Entries, Conditions of Dogs Affecting Eligibility, would allow superintendents and show secretaries using AKCentryverificationtocorrectentriesasappropriate.John Lyons announced the first quarter CommunityAchievement Awards honorees which included Delaware County Kennel Club represented by their Delegate Lindy Miller who is also a member of PCA. It was also announced that the AKC’s Marketing Department was the recipient of seven awards from the Dog Writers Association of America. After various announcements and suggestions the meeting was adjourned.

Mary Ellen Fishler, Delegate

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President’s PinThis year the Board of the Poodle Club of America has initiated the establishment of the Presidents Pin. The pinisareplicaofourmembershippinbutinsilver.HelenLeeJameswillreceivethefirstpinissuedforhertwo years of service as President. At the National this year the Board also presented pins to any member who had been President and was still an active member of PCA. This included: Sam Peacock, Helen Sokopp, Doris Cozart, and Jack MacGillivray.

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THE AKC OUTSTANDING

SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD

In the American Kennel Club’s ongoing efforts to rec-ognize and celebrate its volunteer club members, The AKC Outstanding Sportsmanship Award program was established in 2006 to provide each member club with an AKC Medallion to award to one of its own.

This award honors those individuals who deserve spe-cial recognition who have made a difference in the sport of purebred dogs, embodied the AKC Code of Sports-manship, and have been an active and valued mem-ber of an AKC member club. Medallions are awarded solely at the individual clubs discretion.

This year’s recipient of the award are two members who have not only stepped up to the plate every time PCA has needed them (no matter how large or small the request) but have gone above and beyond within the sport of purebred dogs. They are tremendous Yankee fans. ( I am not sure if this is good or bad). Within the community of purebred dogs over the years they have been extensively involved in the AKC Museum of the Dog, the AKC Canine Health Foundation, and

Take the Lead, just to name a few. But probably their most telling endeavor occured a little over 10 years ago. Last year at a Parent Club Conference, Dennis Sprung, (President of the AKC) gave an address, in it he exposed what had been a well kept secret:

“I would like to tell you about what has been a guarded secret for quite a while with another member of our family. AKC received a call from the Police Depart-ment that some of the approximately 300 dog teams that came to New York to assist with 9/11 were injured and were being treated at an animal hospital, but their owners were being charged. After making several calls the response was, “ I’ll make you a deal. I will pay for the care of every single dog, if you keep it a secret

between the two of us.” Well that deal is long over and that angel is Toni Sosnoff, another example of the qual-ity people with whom you and I are blessed to share our passion.”

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POODLE CLUB OF AMERICA JUNIOR

SHOWMANSHIP

“Part of the mission of the American Kennel Club is to take whatever actions necessary to protect and as-sure the continuation of the sport of Purebred dogs.” The AKC’s Junior Showmanship program is just one exampleofthekennelclub’scommitmenttofulfillingthis portion of its charter statement. Juniors are impor-tant to the future of the sport of dogs and the more they learn the more valuable they become to their breed. Ju-niors observe other juniors, work for handlers, come into AKC from 4H, now Parent Clubs need to step up to the plate and help educate and mentor our juniors so they become responsible “gate keepers” of their breed of choice. With this in mind the Poodle Club of Amer-ica is in the process of developing a Junior’s program and seminar to start at our next National.

A seminar would endeavor to mentor our juniors by in-volving them in all aspects of our breed. Starting with the PCA National Retriever Hunting Test and PCA Working tests juniors will observe and be mentored by participants. (This would actually let them see the poo-dle in action, so they better understand the breed.); and continuing with various demonstrations including but not limited to: grooming, handling, training & evalu-ating dogs. There will be discussions led by Breeders, Professional Handlers, , and AKC Judges; hands on participation of the care and conditioning of the poo-dle, and the various health issues that a junior should be aware of while maintaining their dog for exhibition. All this will culminate with a fun match judged & oral evaluationgivenbythechildren,ribbonsandaCertifi-cate of Completion.

Furthermore, by using the newsletter and various maga-zines (i.e. Poodle Variety, Poodle Review, AKC Juniors Newsletter) PCA could continue the education process. There is a tendency to do too much at one time. We can teach everything from soup to nuts over time, in-stead of days. But this could be utilized to discuss the point system, judges, stewards, Parent club and exhibi-tor responsibilities (if this is done as separate programs

This year the Board of the Poodle Club of America, in a presentation at the National, proudly gave spe-cial recognition to two most deserving members, Toni and Martin Sosnoff, for their embodiment of the true meaning of The American Kennel Club’s Outstanding Sportsmanship Award.

Mary Ellen Fishler

Photo’s courtesy of John Ashbey

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“He who is not everyday conquering some fear has not learned the secret of life.”

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we can teach stewarding and how to evaluate dogs, get the youth involved and let them work within the club.) Also, in the future, various awards and scholarships could be made available to juniors for their participa-tion in our breed, combined with good grades and their individual successes, (i.e. Eukanuba Invitational, West-minster Kennel Club, Crufts, etc.)

SAMPLE THREE DAY SEMINAR :JOIN THE POODLE CLUB OF AMERICA AT THE JUNIORS SEMINAR

Free “Kids-only” educational weekend where you’ll receive valuable information and training involving the poodle.

When: Saturday, Sunday, & Monday Where: Poodle Club of America, Salisbury, MDWho: All Juniors (ages-9-18) Juniors (up to 21) aged out can choose to be a mentor/teacher for the program as they have fresh ideas on subjects of interest & keeps involvement with the club.

What: Saturday A.M. Classroom to discuss breed history and structure and how it relates to function; and hands on to teach style and motion. Pass on the teachings of Hayes BlakeHoyt’s“4Definitions”oftype,soundness,styleand quality.

SaturdayP.M.Observationandmentoringinthefieldduring Hunt testing.

Sunday A.M.: Care, Conditioning, and grooming

Sunday P.M. Presentation, Children with their dogs di-vided into groups according to ability and level of Ju-nior Showmanship. Making sure that it is understood that there are no winners & losers, it’s just a great learn-ing experience. Some of the more experienced juniors can help with the younger and less experienced. This would encourage the growth of a juniors program with-in the parent club.

Monday: Fun Match including judge’s critique, ribbons andaCertificateofParticipation. Theseminarcouldthen end with a pizza party.

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The logic of this program is to start with the youth; we can bring into existence a community of informed own-ers, breeders, exhibitors, judges, and overall “guard-ians of the breed.” ….the concept and reasons for its implementation have remained the same: to encour-age participation in the sport by young purebred dog enthusiasts; to teach good sportsmanship, win or lose; and to educate the next generation of the fancy.” This programwillcreatecamaraderie,continuity&flowforthe future membership of PCA. It is an obligation to our breed to mold the next generation.Anyone interested in participating in the development and administering of this project please feel free to con-tact me.

Mary Ellen FishlerDelegate, Poodle Club of [email protected]

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best competitors in the country, rotate venues and teach responsible dog ownership to the public through dem-onstrations, seminars and other companion dog relat-ed activities,” said Doug Ljungren, Vice President of Companion and Performance Events.

The 2012 National Obedience Invitational and National Juniors Obedience Competition will be held as usual in conjunction with the AKC/Eukanuba National Cham-pionship this December in Orlando, Florida.

Beginning in December 2013, a new obedience com-petition - the AKC Obedience Classic - will be held in conjunction with the AKC/Eukanuba National Cham-pionship and AKC Agility Invitational in Orlando. The new competition will crown the top dogs for the year in the Novice, Open and Utility classes. The National Ju-niors Obedience Competition will continue to be held with these events in December.

For information about qualifying for these events and additional competition details, stay tuned to http://www.akc.org/events/obedience/

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Working Poodle

Claudia Straitiff - January 4, 1962 - December 2, 2011

PCA 2012 WC/WCX by Carol Stone

Our Hunt events for this year were dedicated to the memory of Claudia Straitiff, who had a true love for the working poodles and became a great advocate for our sport. She left us all too soon in December of 2011.

The fantastic entry and good pass rate for the WC/WCX at PCA 2012 shows the support and dedication of the owners and handlers. We had our 3rd larg-est entry ever this year and the pass rate was among the top for both the WC and WCX. We had 21 WC entries (16 passed) and 12 WCX entries (8 passed.) Of the WC passes there were 6 new titles and of the WCX passes two new titles. Congratulations to all. New titles are indicated by .WCX Passes: CH Lemerle Silk Tie, JH WC WCX (Tye) - Lin Gelb-mann CH Carlyn Song of the South, CDX WC TDI, (Zip), - Suzanne Fairbairn

Tudurose McCheers, NA NAJ SH, (Mc) - Mary Ruth CalhounSwags Runs Smooth As Silk,UD RN JH WCX, (Rider) - Libbe EricksonTudurose Abby Girl, SH WC WCX, (Abby) - Denise Herman Tudurose Preacher Heb 12:1, WCX, (Buckshot) - Dale MacKenzieValentine’s Sly As A Fox, CD RN JH, (Sly) - Margaret FoxUnicorn’s Rare and Radiant Maiden “Nevermore”, CD RE NAJ TD JH WC WCX, (Raven) - Carol StoneWC Passes: Glorias Its Magic Merlin,UD RE JH VER WC, (Mer-lin) - Joann SmithCH Lemerle Silk Tie, JH WC WCX, (Tye) - Lin Gelb-mann CH Carlyn’s Charismatic, WC, (Crystal) - Joyce CarelliTudurose Dreamcatcher Daventry, CDX WC, (Ghillie) - Jean Bedenbaugh Josol Bibelot Ocean Wave, WC, (Ocean) - Michele and Deb Deslauriers

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Vanir’s Palman Beau Jest, WC, (Owen) - Ros Beaman Can CH Bibelot Josol Greysky at Tolka, GGN GD WC, (Sky) - Debra DrakeUnicorn’s Rare and Radiant Maiden “Nevermore”, CD RE NAJ TD JH WC WCX, (Raven) - Carol StoneLulu’s Mi Amor, CD RA WCX, (Mi) – Bambi Kamin-ski, Handled by Sheree StoneTudurose Abby Girl, SH WC WCX, (Abby) - Denise HermanLeap N La Tee, CD JH WCX, (La Tee) - Sheree StoneTudurose McCheers, NA NAJ SH, (Mc) - Mary Ruth Calhoun Karbits TNT Rudolph Valentino, WC, (Rudy) - Me-lissa Blazak Carrington’s Lady Isabelle, WC, (Isabelle) - Helene HufferSwags Runs Smooth As Silk,UD RN JH WCX, (Rider) - Libbe Erickson Akelter’s In Lieu Of, TD WC, (Lewis) - Jan WinnerWe had our “regulars” who are there year after year, some who’ve been there from time-to-time and many first-timers.Regardlessofwhichgroupyouwerein,agood time was had by all.

It became apparent on Saturday during the AKC Hunt Test that the weather forecast for Sunday was going to make getting the WC and WCX done on Sunday ques-tionable if the storm produced the severe weather and lightening that was predicted. With the consent of our

fantastic judges, approval by Joyce Carelli, our WC/WCX Chair, and the availability and presence of all of the dogs and handlers en-tered in the WCX, it was decided to start the WCX on Saturday after the completion of the AKC Hunt Test.

Saturday was a beautiful mild and sunny day. We were able to start

the WCX in mid-afternoon and fin-ished up around 7 pm just before the winds picked up and the rain began.

TheHuntTest fin-ished up on water in the stick pond, so logistically; it was more efficienttime-wise to start the WCX with water as all of the equipment was al-ready in place. By relocating to a dif-ferent side of the pond we were ready to begin in a very short time after the completion of the Hunt Test. After wefinishedwater,wemovedto thefieldacrossfromthe pavilion to set up the land portion of the test. This made it easy to be ready for the WC on Sunday and we only needed to adjust the line to make the marks shorter for the WC.

Sunday proved to be just as rainy, cold and windy as was predicted, much to our dis-may. We had a constant, steady rain most of the day, interspersed with bursts of hard downpour. There was no complain-ing or whining about the weather. Everyone seemed to take it in stride and all pitched in to make sure things ran smoothly.

The land moved along quickly as we were already set up from the day before and it was easily visible from

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the pavilion for those not running at the time. Moving to water was another story. The dirt roads leading to the water were quite muddy and impassible for anyone that didn’t have 4 wheel drive. Those that did pitched in and ferried those that didn’t to the pond, while a few brave souls even hoofed it to the pond.

We generally get quite a few folks that will come out to observe on Sunday, but the weather kept all but the bravest at bay. A couple of very good friends and traveling com-panions (Sha-ron Fesmire & Linda Gower) braved the whole day with us, and a dedicated breeder, Diane Hopper, came out to watch one of her young ones run as well. We finisheduparound2pmthankstoholdingtheWCXonSaturday and all had time to get dry and warm before the dinner that evening.

We had a lot of great dogs this year, but as one of the judges mentioned, the highlight for many of us was watching the minis do their thing. There is something about seeing a dog hauling a duck that probably weighs as much as it does that brings a smile to your face. This year we had a record four minis entered. I think all had suchagoodtimethatwewilldefinitelybeseeingthemback again.

An event like this doesn’t happen without a lot of help from a lot of people. I am sure I am forgetting some and it is not intentional, just my spotty memory and poor record keeping. First, we couldn’t have this event without the support of PCA and the Board of Directors. We thank them for their continued support of our work-ing poodles. Landowners Frank & Teri Durham are the most gracious and generous hosts we could ask for. Linda Miller, in addition of organizing and chairing the hunt test did a huge amount of coordinating on things for the WC/WCX as well. Joe Quinn and Gary Boyce were instrumental in a successful event. They procured the birds for us, provided equ ipmen t , set up and moved equip-ment, shot fliers, youname it; they did it. They were literally everywhere. Chief Mar-shall Mary Ann Eustis did a tremen-dous job in making sure all work stations were manned without delay and dogs were on the line at the proper time. On Sunday this proved to be a jig saw puzzle to manage as we had no extras hanging around, so she divided up the entrants and had handlers running last workforthoserunningfirstandswapouttodothesec-ond batch. It worked like a charm with no delay in the running. Thanks to all who marshaled, worked a sta-tion, helped with ducks, shuttled people & dogs and all of the other things we had help with.

John Carelli did a fantastic job, as always, taking photos for us. Not only is he an outstanding photographer, but his dedication to making our memories last is unparal-leled. He was out in rain gear with a little “tent thingy” over his camera equipment all day Sunday, making sure those on Sunday had as many nice memories to take home as the those on Saturday. John, you are truly our hero!!!!

Many thanks to all who donated items for our PCA Foundationraffle.Wewereagainamazedandhumbled

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by the generosity of not only those who donated items, butthosewhoboughtticketsfortheraffle.Weraisedover $650 this year for the Foundation.

Entertaining both the crowd and the judges was Vivi-enne Swarbreck. Despite the cold and rainy weather, she jumped in the water to show Troy how it was done. Thejudgessaiditwasafirstforthem.Forthosethatat-tend the Central Carolina Poodle Club events, Suzanne Fairbairn has also been swimming with her dog

Returning to the pavilion on Sunday cold and wet all weredelightedtofindthatnewcomerDaleMacKenziehadbroughtafirepitandhadanicefiregoingforustowarm up next to. It was the best spot around that after-noon!! Dale’s handler, Greg Oyer learned some new vocabulary. Apparently Greg wasn’t aware that “woo woo” was a required part of the vocabulary when calling

a hunting poodle back in with the duck.

Suzanne Fair-bairn did a fan-tastic job with the aptitude test-ing this year. Though the num-bers were down, mostly due to the weather, they all had a good time and hopefully we got some new re-cruits for future events.

WorkinginthefieldalwaysworksupanappetiteandKim Tyndall outdid herself in making sure all were fed and fed WELL. Saturday we had some of Kim’s fa-mous chili along with sandwiches and numerous other goodies. Sunday she treated us to a hot meal of slop-py Joes and Janes. Both days she had beautiful cakes with photos of Claudia on them. Kim has graciously agreed to do our hospitality again next year and Dale Mac Kenzie has offered to assist. We may draw a huge crowd for the food alone!! Hope to see everyone back next year and lots of new folks as well!

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Elisabeth Kubler-Ross:

“It’s only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth -- and that we have no way of know-ing when our own time is up -- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had.”

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Below is a note Judy Gladson sent after

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Submitted by Linda Miller

“Judging is not for the faint of heart and not for the per-son with no time on their hands, but without judging, there would be no tests.... It is hard, you take time off from work, go away from your own dogs for the week-end, sometimes the clubs are awful with no workers,the dog work stinks, the weather is awful,the handlers bel-ligerent, the grounds suck and well sometimes every-thing just goes wrong....

It is, however, always an honor to be asked to judge a breed club National Specialty. Always.

I have judged various stakes for the GRCA a couple times now over the years and also judged the NSDTR First Sanctioned Hunt Test and this weekend The Poo-dle Club of America JH/SH/MH and WC/WCX.

I was so looking forward to the PCA and not only did they put on an incredible event, the dogs and handlers and club exceeded all my (and my co judge Ron Reed)expectations.

The dogs were quite good, better than I had even hoped. Some very driven, some pinpoint markers, some with excellent water attitudes and some just needed a bit harder hand from Mom.... We had a good pass rate, all MHdogspasses,onewastheirfirstpass,abouthalfoftheSHdogspassed,onealsotheirfirstpassandthenIbetwehad6or7firstpassesinJHinadditiontosomeentering to support the club. We had handlers from US and Canada and everyone was gracious, poised and a joy to judge. The workers were excellent, everyone worked in the rain without a complaint and the food yummy and warm (especially nice today in the rain).

And you know what else? I have never been to an event where people whooped and (whooped and) cheered and celebrated their fellow handlers so much, it was awe-some.

The Working tests were very fun as they also allow mini poodles. We had 4 minis in WC, all lovely little dogs with a lot of heart. The ducks were as big as theyare. Unfortunately only one passed the test, an incred-ible little white guy who worked like a dream in the dark cold rainy stick pond that was the only water wewere given for the entire weekend. I was almost in tears seeing these little guys work. You can put some stuff in a dog, but you can’t put heart....

I just wanted to share my weekend, I do not always enjoy judging, but this was a very special weekend for me. I met some pretty incredible dog people and somepretty incredible dogs. Thanks to the PCA, I would judge for them again anytime.

Judy”

2012 PCA Tracking ReportTracking Dog and Tracking Dog Excellent Tests

Friday, April 20, 2012

Those in the Poodle community who track with their Poodles have always supported tracking at the Poodle Club of America National Specialty since its debut four years ago, often entering dogs that had already earned tracking titles.

This year, PCA’s 4th TD and 3rd TDX Tests made history.Forthefirsttime,6TDand3TDXtrackswerefilledwithdogslookingforanewtitle,plusanalternatein each test.

Generally, the pass rate for TD tests is 50%; for TDX tests, 16%. Of the 6 TD entries at PCA, 3 passed. Of 3 TDX entries, 1 passed. All entries were Standards.

The newest Poodles with TDs are: Marquis Diamond Simply Irresistible (Fancy), TD, handled by Carol Crouch

Akelter’s In Lieu Of (Lewis), TD, handled by Jan Winner

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Unicorn’s Rare and Radiant Maiden “Nevermore” (Raven), CD RE JH TD, handled by Carol Stone

The newest Poodle with a TDX:

Rebelstar’s Angie’s Noir Drakkar (Drakkar), VCD2 RAE AJP OFP TDX, handled by Tom Harding. It should also be noted that a Toy earned a TD between the draw and event. Although eligible to compete at PCA, the handler graciously yielded the track to the first alternate, who was untitled. Congratulations toPrincess of Mammy Seiko (Japan), TD, handled by Yuko Furumoto.

The success of these tests is the result of much hard work by many people and organizations:

PCA, for their continued support of performance events in general and tracking in particular

Test Chairman Barbara Furbish, for her enthusiasm and willingness to help out whenever wherever

Event Committee Members Joyce Carelli, Linda Miller, Aileen Tobias, and Gina Weiser

ShowChairDennisMcCoyandPCAOfficersMary and Scott Olund, for taking the time out of their hectic schedules to attend this event

John Carelli, for taking outstanding pictures Judges Michele Gillette and Carol Pernicka, the

latter who has encouraged and guided numerous tracking Poodle handlers

All the entrants who made this a most special year

Shirley Robertson, who generously donated her alternate TDX entry

Mary Ann Eustis, Carol Stone, and Jan Winner, for their support of the event along with donations

Chief Tracklayer Chris Gates, who cheerfully helped out to the point of laying 2 TDX tracks herself, even though she doesn’t have a Poodle—yet!

Our tracklayers: Mary Ann Eustice, Sharon Fesmire and Pat Killilea for laying the TD tracks and Lynne Colbert-Benson and Chris Gates for laying the TDX tracks. Crosstracks were laid by primary crosstrack layer Melissa Stagnaro

and secondary crosstrack layer Kim Laird. OurflagcarriersRandyandBarbaraCoe,and

Kristin QuillinDrivers on both days were Demarie Givens and

Terri MeseroleTerry and Frank Dunham, who offered their

Anatidae Farm as a venue when Fair Hill became unavailable

The Oster Company, which donated a set of clippersasaraffleprizeforthequalifiers,wonby Carol Stone

The Portasoft Company, for covering office,printing, and shipping costs

Singus Enterprise, for donating delicious food and beverages

Annette Shepard and the Greenspring Poodle Club, for offering beautiful handcrafted plates used as draw items, sure to be treasured mementoes

JeanMattingly,forthestartarticles,flags,andawonderful homemade soup

Last but by no means least, Judy and Tom Harding, who contributed judges’ and workers’ gifts—and so much more. Simply put, this tracking event could not get off the ground without them. Their company supplied the food, and their breeder supplied the plates used as draw items. Judy’s mom Jean helped out as well. Tom wastheunflappablego-toguywhopersonallywenttoAnatidae Farm ahead of time to check out its suitability for tracking; rounded up tracklayers, often at the last minute when emergencies came up for those scheduled to lay track; enlisted Chris Gates as Chief Tracklayer for Plotting and Test Days when his entry as TDX exhibitor made him resign that crucial post; made up plaques for the passing entrants that featured a map of the winning track; and when he wasn’t supervising everything in sight, earned a TDX with his dog!

Tomwasanenormoushelptome,asthiswasmyfirstyear as Test Secretary. He even assisted me with my firstPowerpoint/slideshowpresentationattheWorkingDinner. Tom was the Event MVP!

I am also indebted to the kindness and generous assistance by past Test Secretaries: Kim Raymonds, Carol Stone, and Carolyn Wray. Lenape Tracking Club Test Secretary Anna Burbank also helped me

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tremendously. Carol Pernicka has been a wonderful resource, for which I am grateful. Jan Winner, a passing entrant who has been a test secretary for other clubs, offered much-appreciated on-the-spot help.

My sincere thanks to you all!Respectfully submitted,Joyce A. Miller 2012 PCA Tracking Test Secretary

Photo by John CarelliNew Titles at 2012 PCA Tracking Tests

From left to right: Carol Crouch & Fancy, TD; Tom Harding & Drakkar, TDX; Judge Michele Gillette; Judge Carol Pernicka; Jan Winner and Lewis, TD; and Carol Stone & Raven, TD

Note: Carol Crouch is holding the plaque made by Tom Harding and given to each qualifier.

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P.C.A. Membership News

Welcome New Members!Please join the Board of Governors in welcoming the following new members to Poodle Club of America:

Kathleen BencinKeri Poodles440.442.3295817 Rose Blvd.Highland Hts., Ohio 44143-3227Miniatures & StandardsEmail: [email protected]

Karin BerlindKaradale Poodles352.751.62985241 Marion County Road, Weirsdale, Florida 32195MiniaturesEmail: Karadale [email protected]

Kathleen MarkerSymphony Poodles717.548.2114156 Honeysuckle RoadNottingham, PA 19362StandardsEmail: [email protected]


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AKC Hunt Tests at the Poodle Club of America National Specialty,

April 21 and 22, 2012

Mia DiBenedetto

The Poodle Club Of America National Specialty held its annual AKC Retriever Hunt Tests and WC/WCX performance event on Saturday, April 21 and Sunday, April 22, 2012. The events were held on the beautiful grounds of Anatidae Farm in Rhodesdale, Maryland. Anatidae Farm was also the host to the 2011 Master National Retriever Club event last October.

This year’s Hunt Tests and WC/WCX were dedicated to the memory of Claudia Stratiff, who died suddenly Dec, 2, 2011. Claudia will be remembered by all of us for her devotion to the PCA Working Poodle Program. She dedicated her life to the love and promotion of the poodle breed. Claudia’s presence was there with us in the field that weekend. She will be greatly missed by all.AKC Junior, Senior and Master Hunt Tests

Judging the Junior, Senior and Master stakes were Judy Gladson of Accokeek, MD and Ron Reed of New Cumberland, PA.

Judy has successfully handled and showed Flat Coated retrievers in a variety of venues, including retriever tests for many years. And Ron has also handled, showed and judged Chesapeake Bay retrievers, He also has been a Master National judge.

On Saturday the Hunt Test competitors were judged in three divisions: Junior, Senior and Master levels.

Nineteen poodles were entered into the AKC Hunt Tests this year, representing the largest Hunt Test total in PCA history. The breakdown included: 11 Junior dogs, 5 Senior dogs and 3 Master entries.

At the end of the day, 11 poodles earned qualifying legs. Five poodles qualified in the Junior test , three poodles in Senior and three poodles earned qualifying legs in the Master test!

It was great to see so many “new” faces to the Hunt Test, especially in the Junior entry. I think this shows that field sports are of interest to poodle owners, and it’s terrific to see more handlers moving into the Hunt Test game. And it shows real dedication to the sport,

that so many poodles are running in the Senior and Master stakes. Entries into the event represented Florida to Canada, and Rhode Island, to Minnesota. Congratulations to our Canadian friends who represented their country well this year!

The Weather ‘gods’ shined down upon us on Saturday. Unfortunately, the folks who ran the WC/WCX weren’t so lucky with the weather, but the two day retrieving event has to be termed a great success. An enthusiastic gallery cheered on the poodles and gave the handlers an ‘extra’ boost in confidence.

There were quite a few first-time viewers to hunting poodles in the gallery and the spectators were treated to some excellent work by the dogs and handlers. I know I spoke to several folks who came out just to see what the “Hunt Test” game was all about.

Members of the Board of Directors and officers of PCA were on hand to help with the work and to watch this special event.

Comments From The Judges

Both Judy and Ron said they really enjoyed themselves at PCA. “The event was much more than I expected, said Judge Ron Reed. I enjoyed judging the poodles and watching them perform. The dogs showed a lot of heart, and willingness to work.”

Ron recommends that the handlers stay with it, and continue to train and work with their poodles. He especially liked the attitude of the handlers, and their willingness to do what it takes to get the work done, as evidence by one handler who walked into the water, clothes and all, to ‘retrieve’ her dog and show him, what needs to be done!

All in all I think our poodles made us proud, and that the judges were impressed with this athletic, smart and accomplished breed.

The Master Hunt Test

Three poodles took the challenge and entered the Master Hunt test which consisted of three series. The first series was a land triple with an honor and a double blind. The first bird was an out-or-order flyer thrown right to left. The second bird was indented thrown left

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to right and the go bird was also left to right. There was a double blind with a touch of class! The judges decided to mark the blinds with artificial flowers, which added a unique view of the blind.

The first blind was long, over a log, and between two marks. The second blind offered suction to the flyer through heavy cover about 100 yards.

The second series, the land-water series was a walk-up triple in flooded timber. The first bird was right to left angled back, the second bird was a hip-pocket thrown right to left, between the trees, and the third bird was a left to right thrown into the trees in the water.

All three dogs came back for the final and third series. The water series, also in the flooded timber, was a double with a poison bird blind. Both birds go down and a blind is planted. Handlers pick up the last bird down, and then run the blind under the arch of the bird you just picked up through trees in the water.

What a great day it was for the Master Series! For the first time ever, all three entries earned qualifying ribbons. Bibelot’s Tolka Hands Up MH owned by Jack Combs and Mia DiBenedetto and handled by Jack Combs; Tudorose Abby Girl, SH owned and handled by Denise Herman of Stanfordville, NY and Lonetree’s Go Bang MH, owned by Jack Combs and Mia DiBenedetto and handled by Jack Combs of Wickford, R.I.; earned qualifying scores and received Master Hunter ribbons.

Senior Hunt Test

Five poodles were entered into the Senior Hunt Test. The first series was a double land mark with a blind and an honor. The first bird down was an out-of-order flyer right to left. The go bird was left to right about 40 yards. The blind was outside the marks about 60 yards through moderate cover.

The second and water series was a double thrown into the water. The first bird was right to left into the flooded timber. The go bird was left to right also into the water among the trees. Handlers then walked away from the marks for the blind. The blind was about 40 years with the bird also placed in the water

Three poodles qualified in the Senior stake. Tudorose Preacher, owned by Dale MacKenzie and handled by Greg Oyer of Cairo, GA; Swags Runs Smooth As Silk

UD JH RN, owned and handled by Lizabeth Erickson of Stillwater, MN and CH Carlyn Hard Spun JH, owned and handled by Joyce Carelli of Hendersonville, NC earned qualifying Senior ribbons!

Junior Hunt Test

An impressive 11 dogs competed in the Junior stake. Junior dogs ran a land series consisting of two single land marks. The first bird was a left to right bird, thrown into the open field in light cover and the second bird, was a flyer right to left at about 65 yards.

The two single water marks proved to be the most challenging to the field. Seven dogs were called back to the water series.

A total of 5 poodles earned qualifying legs in Junior. Congratulations to Akelter’s In Lieu Of, owned and handled by Jan Winner of Smithville, MO, CH Carlyn in Song of the South CDX TDI, owned and handled by Suzanne Fairbairn of Belmont, MD, Carrington’s Lady Isabelle, owned and handled by Helene Huffer of Jenkintown, PA; Unicorn’s Rare and Radiant Maiden “’Nevermore’ JH RN, owned and handled by Carol Stone of Seymour, TN and Tudorose Dreamcatcher Daventty CDX owned and handled by Jean Bedenbaugh of Kensington, MD.

How Do We Say Thank You!

Thank you again to our outstanding judges, Judy Gladson and Ron Reed. Your expertise and encouragement was invaluable to us!

We also need to thank landowners Frank and Terri Durham of Anatidae Farm. What a treat it is to be able to run on such a magnificent piece of property. And thank you to all of the Board Members and Club Officers of the Poodle Club Of America Inc., who were present to help and support the participants. We even had PCA Board Members Scott Olund to throw birds for us! Now that’s dedication to the promotion of poodles.

Thank you also to the AKC Hunt Test Chairperson Linda Miller of Newark, DE and to Test Secretary Scott Olund of California and Assistant Test Secretary Suzanne Nash of Appleton, WI.

And a thank you to Hunt Test Chief Marshal Margaret Fox for keeping us all in line and moving! And added

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thanks to the Test Committee members; Dennis McCoy, Barbara Furbush, Sheree Stone, Scott Olund, and Joyce Carelli.

It takes a great deal of setup for the tests and kudos need to be sent out to Joe Quinn and Gary Boyce for supplying all of the ducks and with working so hard to setup and breakdown all of the tests. Joe and Gary are there every year to support us—and we much say a Big Thank You!

And how much more fun is an event when we can count on Mary Lebet, president of the Poodle Club of Massachusetts, for supplying us with coffee and doughnuts each morning! And a special thank you to Kim Tyndall. This poodle owner didn’t even run a dog at the event, but made the most delicious lunch and treats in the world! Thank you Kim and Mary your hospitality was greatly appreciated by all.

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OFA CLEAR BY PARENTAGE POLICYAs 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 have both been DNA tested “Clear,”If the sire and dam’s DNA disease test results have been OFA registered, andIfallthree(sire/dam/offspring)havebeenDNAidentityprofiledandparentageverified.TheDNAprofilepaperworkmustbesubmittedalongwithacompletedOFADNA-baseddiseasetestapplica-tion.TheresultingOFAcertificationwillhaveasuffixof“CBP”(clearbyparentage),indicatingthatthedogitself was not tested and that the clearance was based on the sire and dam’s test results, and known science at the time.Becauseofthepossibilityofnewmutationsorasofyetundiscoveredgenemutations,onlyfirstgenerationoffspring will be cleared.

For linkage or marker based tests where a margin of error including both false positives and negatives exists, the OFA will not issue any clearances to untested dogs.

DNA based disease screening is an evolving area. This policy is subject to change by action of the OFA Board of Directors as technology and science advance.

And still more thanks, especially to all of the unnamed ‘worker bees,’ who manned the stations and worked tirelessly in making this double-event a tremendous success. It takes a great deal of coordination and hard work to host a Hunt Test and WC/WCX and as the event grows each year, it takes more and more volunteers to keep this great weekend going.

Kudos to everyone involved on another successful performance event and a wish that we see everyone next year!

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Dear PCA Members,

The 2012-2014 PCA Board of Governors are:

President: Dennis McCoy

First Vice President: Bill Cunningham

Second Vice President: Sue Burge

Corresponding Secretary: Mary Olund

Recording Secretary: Joyce Carelli

Treasurer: Jack MacGillivray

Toy Representative: Joan Scott

Miniature Representative: Nancy Hafner

Standard Representative: Joan McFadden

Publicity Chair: Janet Moses

Delegate: Mary Ellen Fishler


Joseph Hunter:

“My life is in the hands of any fool who makes me lose my temper.”

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THE PURINA PPCP DONATION IS GIVEN WHEN PRO CLUB ACCOUNTS ARE ACTIVE!

THE DONATION IS 10% OF THE DOLLAR VALUE OF YOUR WEIGHT CIRCLES SENT IN TO YOUR PRO CLUB ACCOUNT.

This donation comes from the Purina coffers and goes to the PCA and the Canine Health Foundation

for bringing solutions to the health issues of your breed and related programs.

A PARTNERSHIP THAT WILL BRING RESULTS WHEN WE WORK TOGETHER!

This is what has been done from Jan. 1, 2012 thru Mar. 31, 2012

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redeeming: 104

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Pro Club members join hands with the Purina Parent Club Partnership (PPCP)

by declaring the PCA for the Purina PPCP donation!

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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 Poindexter4409 West Ithica

Broken Arrow, OK 74012

Poodle Club of America Rescue FoundationOfficers :

President: Cindy Crawley1st VP: Clay Williams

Treasurer: Sally PoindexterSecretary: Randi Plotner

Board Members:Jane Carroll, Maris Doege, Mary Olund, Jeanne Phipers, Chris Scruggs, DVM, Anne Stokes

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Poodle Club of America Health FoundationOfficers

President:Thomas W. Carneal Vice President: Patricia S. Forsyth

Secretary : Doris H. Grant Treasurer :John R Shoemaker

Miniature Representative: Janet D. Collins Standard Representative:Missy Galloway

Toy Representative : Member at Large:

Summary of genetic diversity research on

Standard Poodles from the US and UK

Niels C. Pedersen, D.V.M, Ph.D., Director Center for Companion Animal Health and Veterinary Genetics Laboratory, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA, [email protected]

Researchers from UC Davis, with collaboration with a research group in the UK, have recently completed a study of genetic diversity in Standard Poodles. The journal reference is - “Pedersen NC, Liu H, McLaughlin B, Sacks BN. Genetic characterization of healthy and sebaceous adenitis affected Standard Poodles from the United States and the United Kingdom. Tissue Antigens. 2012 Apr 18. doi: 10.1111/j.1399-0039.2012.01876.x. [Epub ahead of print].” A lay

accessible version of this paper has also been placed on the website of the Center for Companion Animal Health, UC Davis at http://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/ccah/local-assets/pdfs/PoodleManuscript_for%20PCA%20Fdn_breedersREV%204-26-12.pdf. This study was an offshoot of research searching for a genetic association for sebaceous adenitis (SA), which affects about 3% of all Standard Poodles. A genetic association could not be identified and possible reasons for this failure were listed. A total of 233 Standard Poodles (149 from the US, 84 from the UK) were used in the overall study. Pedigrees were analyzed for relatedness and 28% of US dogs and 38% of UK dogs were listed the same individual or individuals more than once within three generations. All male Standard Poodles tested belonged to a single paternal line (D1D5), which is common to many breeds. Standard Poodles have evolved from several maternal lineages. However, maternal type A dominates among US Poodles and types A and B in UK dogs. SA appears to have entered Standard Poodles through individuals from the dominant maternal type A lineage. Matrilines B and C in US dogs (20% of total

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population) and F and H in UK dogs (4% of population) appear to be free of SA, while UK dogs from matriline B were about one half (13% vs 26%) as likely to be SA affected. No matriline or patriline was unique to Stan-dard Poodles and all could be found among ancestral village dogs from SE Asia. About one half of the auto-somes in the canine genome (20/38) was scanned using single tandem repeat (STR) markers, each detecting 3-9 or more alleles (genetic variants) per locus. Based on these markers, US and UK populations share a common gene pool in the relatively recent past. Analysis of the STR markers indicated some degree of either inbreed-ing or population substructure (i.e., differing bloodlines based on geography or non-random selection?) within dogs from both the US and UK. Although there were minor genetic differences between US and UK Stan-dard Poodles as a whole, there were no discernible dif-ferences between SA affected and unaffected dogs from the same geographic regions. This observation tends to confirm more detailed analysis of the genomes using 172,000 single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) mark-ers. These studies also failed to identify genetic differ-ences that would segregate SA affected from healthy dogs. Comparisons were then made in the region on chromosome 12 that contained genes of the major his-tocompatibility complex (MHC). This region, known as the dog leukocyte antigen (DLA) complex in dogs, contains a large number of genes that are involved with the recognition of foreign substances (antigens), the ability to differentiate self- from non-self-proteins, and genes that regulate the type and intensity of the im-mune response. A small region of the DLA contains three genes that regulate the recognition of foreign an-tigens that evoke an antibody response. These genes are collectively known as the DLA-DRB1, -DQA1 and -DQB1. Each of the three genes contains two possible alleles (genetic variants) – one is inherited from the mother and one from the father. Certain alleles at each of the three DLA class II genes are frequently linked to

a specific allele on the other two genes, forming what is known as a three locus DLA class II haplotype. The DLA class II of the Standard Poodles in this study pos-sessed 14 different haplotypes (i.e., possible combina-tions of alleles at the three class II genes). These hap-lotypes exist in a heterozygous (the haplotype from one parent is different than the haplotype contributed by the other parent) or homozygous (the haplotype from sire and dam are the same). Ninety four percent of US and 92% of UK Poodles were either heterozygous (~40%) or homozygous (~50%) for the same DLA class II hap-lotype (DRB1*01501/DQA1*00601/DQB1*02301). However, no specific DLA class II haplotype was as-sociated with SA in either US or UK Standard Poodles. This was somewhat unexpected, because varying de-grees of genetic association is usually found between a range of autoimmune diseases in other breeds and certain DLA class II haplotypes. Genetic diversity within the DLA region was also tested by a technique called zygosity mapping. Zygosity mapping provides a visual measure of genetic diversity within the DLA region, and in this study, the gold standard for genetic diversity in the DLA was an ancestral outbred popula-tion of village dogs from SE Asia. Standard Poodles descend from village dogs of this region, and because these dogs have not changed genetically in thousands of years, they allow an indication of how much diver-sity has been lost in the DLA by breed development. Zygosity maps in the DLA of Standard Poodles show a significant loss of genetic diversity compared to their ancestors, with some individual poodles being virtually identical across the entire region.

Although preliminary studies such as this, as well as much denser whole genome scans, have failed to identify a genetic association for SA, circumstantial evidence supports a genetic component to the disease. The heritability of autoimmune disorders in humans, and in several breeds where it has been determined, has ranged from 30-50%. The remaining 50-70% of

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disease has been associated with epigenetic changes and environmental triggers. Epigenetic changes to DNA occur after birth as a result of aging, radiation, toxic substances, and intrinsic transpositions of genes caused by certain types of inherent processes. Epigen-etic changes explain why even identical twins diverge in appearance, personalities, and disease susceptibil-ity over time. To further confound genetic association studies, autoimmune disease in humans and dogs does not follow a simple Mendelian mode of inheritance, which means that the 30-50% heritable component (i.e., relative risk) of autoimmune disease is spread across a number of genes, i.e., complex or polygenetic mode of inheritance. Genetic association studies with complex genetic traits require a much greater number of case and control animals, a much larger number of genetic markers, and carfeful consideration of the confounding effects of population substructure. Is a genetic associa-tion due to genetic differences in causative genes or to subtle genetic differences between one subpopulation of Standard Poodles versus another? Unfortunately, the ease with which simple Mendelian traits have been identified in dogs, sometimes with as few as five af-fected dogs, has led people to believe that identifying genetic associations (and ultimately genetic tests) for complex traits such as autoimmunity and cancer would be equally simple.

Although preliminary studies have not identi-fied a genetic association for either SA or Addison’s disease in the Standard Poodle using high density SNP arrays and increased numbers of case and control ani-mals, it does not mean that finding such an association will be impossible. Increasing the numbers of case and controls tested by high density SNP arrays may still yield and association in situations involving complex genetics and partial heritability, but the number of case animals may have to be many hundreds and even thou-sands to demonstrate a significant association. There is also a strong possibility that the genetic traits that

lead to SA are fixed, or virtually fixed, among the entire breed. In such a circumstance, finding a genetic asso-ciation may be nearly impossible.

News from OptiGenDuring the 1st quarter of 2012 OptiGen tested 27 Dwarf Poodles, 63 Miniature Poodles, 16 Moyen Poodles and 69 Toy Poodles. The breakdown is as follows:

Total Dwarf Poodles tested for PRA 1st quarter of 2012 - 27Normal - 18Carrier - 9Affected - 0

Total Miniature Poodles tested for PRA 1st quarter of 2012 - 63Normal - 46Carrier - 17Affected - 0

Total Moyen Poodles tested for PRA 1st quarter of 2012 - 16Normal - 10Carrier - 6Affected - 0

Total Toy Poodles tested for PRA 1st quarter of 2012 - 69Normal - 51Carrier - 18Affected - 0

Countries testing this period include...Czech Repub-lic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Russia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, UK and USA.If you have any questions, please feel free to email me.

Sincerely,Becky IddingsAdministrative ManagerOptiGen, LLCCornell Business & Technology Park767 Warren Road, Suite 300Ithaca, NY 14850phone: 607-257-0301fax: 607-257-0353email: [email protected]: www.optigen.comcont. on page 49

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In MemoriamFredi Schloss

Fredi Schloss, First Class Toy Poodlespassed away Friday 3/2/2012 after a long battle with Cancer.

Fredi was a dear friend and truly a First Class Lady.She was a beautiful person both inside and out. Shewill be deeply missed.

Judy GinsbergWin-Some Poodles

A Poem by FrediI shall wear Turquoise, and soft gray sweatshirts...and a bandana over my silver hair...and I shall spend my Social Security Checkson Sweet Wine and My Dogs...and sit in my house on my well-worn chair,and listen to my dogs breathing. I will sneak out in the middle of a warm Summer Nightand take my dogs for a run, if my old bones will al-low...and when people come to call,I will smile and nod as I show them my dogs...and talk of them and about them...The Ones so Beloved of the Pastand the Ones so Beloved of Today. I will work hard cleaning after themand mopping and feeding themand whispering their names in a soft, loving way...I will wear their gleaming drool on my throat like a

Susan DaleIt is with much sadness that I report that Susan Dale died over the weekend. She went very peacefully. Frank and Susan Dale showed some of the top Poodles in the country during the 1950’s up thru the late 1980’s. Dogs such as Ch. DeRussy Lollypop, Standard bitch, bred by Jackie Hungerland, Ch. Tally Ho Tifany, white miniature bitch were two of their top Poodles and two of the top dogs in the country during the 1969 and 1970 period. They were also involved in Toy poodles but not to the degree as Standard Poodles. Frank Dale was one of the past presidents of the Poodle Club of Southern California and served during some of the most produc-tive times of the club. Susan Dale also served on many committees during this time for PCSC. When they stopped showing dogs each became well know judges and moved from Southern California to Hawaii. They soon returned to California and moved to Palm Springs and started showing Pugs. It was always a pleasure to see Susan when visiting Palm Spring. She will be missed....such a lovely lady...Rest in Peace.

Submitted by Johnny Shoemaker

jeweland I will be an embarrassment to all, and my familywho have not yet found the peace in being freeto have dogs as your Best Friends... These friends who always waitat any hour, for your footfalland eagerly jump to their feet out of a sound sleep.to greet you as if you are a Godwith warm eyes full of adoring loveand hope that you will stay and hug their big, strong necksand kiss their dear sweet heads...and whisper to them of your love and thebeautiful pleasure of their very special company. I look in the Mirror...and see I am getting old...this is the kind of woman I am...and have always been.Loving dogs is easy, they are part of me,accept me for who I am.My dogs appreciate my presence in their lives...When I am old, this will be important to me...you will understand when you are old...and if you have dogs to love too.

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