Poodle Papers Summer 2007

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Poodle Club of America’s 75th Anniversary Show

2007 PCA Best of BreedCh. Smash JP Win A Victory

Owner: Ron Scott, Breeder: Yukiko Omura, Handler: Kaz Hosaka


Coming SpecialtiesComing SpecialtiesComing SpecialtiesComing SpecialtiesComing SpecialtiesP.C.A. AFFILIA TE CLUB SHOWS

* Note this listing comes from Michael Knight

2007COLUMBIA POODLE CLUB JULY 19

JUDGE: PAT HASTINGSGREATER MILWAUKEE-JULY 27

JUDGE: JACKIE STACYGREATER PITTSBURG-AUGUST-1

JUDGE: NORM KENNEYCOLUMBINE STATE POODLE CLUB -AUGUST17

JUDGE : DORIS COZARTHEART OF AMERICA-AUGUST 22

JUDGE: WAYNE POWERWESTERN RESERVE PC-AUGUST 23

JUDGE:KENT DELANEYPC OF SAN ANTONIO-SEPT. 7

JUDGE:GARY SPARSCHUSAN DIEGO PC-SEPT. 9

JUDGE:SHEILA HOBSONPC OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA-SEPT.20

JUDGES: RANDY GARRENDANNY AUGUSTUSJACKYN HUNGERLANDLUIS AIZCORBEDORIS COZART

QUINNIPIACP PC-SEPT. 21JUDGE: LYDIA HUTCHINSON

GREAT LAKES POODLE CLUB OF CHICAGO-OCTOBER 6

JUDGE: INGE SEMENSCHINGREAT LAKES POODLE CLUB OF CHICAGO-OCTOBER 7

JUDGE:TOM CARNEALWASHINGTON POODLE CLUB- OCTOBER 12

JUDGE-BARBARA FURBUSHMISSION TRAIL PC- OCT. 19

JUDGE:NINA MASLENNIKOVACENTRAL CAROLINA PC OCT. 20

JUDGE: LUIS AIZCORBEPC OF CENTRAL CALIFORNIA- OCTOBER 20

JUDGE:CHARLES ARNOLDCENTRAL CAROLINA PC OCT. 21

JUDGE :JOAN SCOTTPC OF OKLAHOMA CITY-NOV .1

JUDGE:DONNA BUXTONPC OF SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN-NOV. 30

* Note: If your show is not listed, please contactMichael Knight, [email protected]. I list only theshows that he sends me the information on. If thelisting is not complete, please contact Michael.Leslie

JUDGE:LORENE VICKERS SMITHHUB PC OF ORANGE CO.- DEC. 8

JUDGE-ORLANDO POODLE CLUB-DEC. 13

JUDGE-MARIA AIZCORBE

2008PC OF CENTRAL INDIANA- FEB. 8

JUDGE- BETSEY LEEDY

Wanted:Photos, Tapes, CD’s, or DVD’s, ofPoodles . I need Poodles in all aspects ofthe breed, doing what they do best, Agil-ity, Rally, WC/WCX, Breed, Obedience ,Therapy dogs, and family dogs, whateveryour poodle does best. I am going to put itall together for the Eukanuba Booth forDecember 2007.You can mail me them tome at:

Mary Ellen FishlerPO Box 88Washington Grove, Md 20880

I need them by Sept. 1 ,2007 to make theminto a presentation for the PCA Eukanubabooth.

Thanks for your help to make this yearsBooth another winning Booth for PCA.

Mary Ellen Fishler

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2006-20082006-20082006-20082006-20082006-2008OFFICERS & COMMITTEES

President:Doris Cozart1st Vice Pres.: Michael Wahlig2nd Vice Pres.:Michael KnightCorres. Sec.: Peggy [email protected]

Record. Sec.: Sandy MarshallTreasurer: Connie Green

Variety RepresentativesToy:Nancy HafnerMini: Luis Aizcorbe

Stand.: Glenna Carlson

Publicity: Del DahlAKC Delegate: Scott Olund

Show CommitteeChairperson: Glenna Carlson

Performance Events ObedienceChairperson-Susie Osborn

Performance Events AgilityChairperson-Jan Hopper

WC/WCX Working CertificateChairperson- Joyce Carelli

Public Education CoordinatorArlene Scardo

Judges EducationBill Cunningham-

[email protected]

Affiliate Club Council:Michael Knight

PCA Foundation:Exec. Director Tom Carneal

Genectic Anomalies Committee:Director Michael Wahlig

PCA Poodle Rescue Central:Sally Poindexter

[email protected]

Poodles in America:Editor:Betsey Leedy

Breeder Referral:Poodleclubofamerica.org

PCA Home PageMia DiBenedetto & Leslie Newing

[email protected]

PCA InformationHal Kinne

[email protected]

The Poodle PapersLayout & Graphic design

Editor: Leslie NewingEmail: [email protected]



President’s Letter July 07Our 75th anniversary national was a great show. The atmosphere was won-

derful, with great Poodles, super decorations, and enthusiastic exhibitors. This wasour biggest overall entry ever, with field trials, obedience, agility, and breed compe-tition. The versatility of our Poodles in all aspects were celebrated in fine style.

The AKC’s web site shows off pictures from the PCA Hunt Trial. Go to:http://www.akc.org/events/hunting_tests/retrievers/poodle_coa/2007/index.cfm

Our National Show Chairman was unable to be there this year, due to whelp-ing a litter, so her most able assistant chairman, Richard Lehman, did an excellentjob. Richard is to be congratulated for putting it together and making it all work.Kudos, Richard. All the committees worked hard to make this the best PCA Na-tional. Each and every committee needs an extra round of applause for jobs welldone.

Annie's remembrance was both a sad and happy time. Several of her closefriends were there for the presentation: Mari-Beth O'Neill, Betsey Lebet, ThomasBradley, III, and Jim Reynolds. It seems impossible that PCA’s 75th show couldhave happened without her, but she would have been pleased and proud of thisyear’s show.

The 75th nostalgia DVD of past PCAs from the fifties and sixties was a bighit. Many people were fascinated by footage from the old shows, trying to identifythe handlers and judges. One of the judges from the earlier events was MaxineBeam, this year’s miniature judge. A special thank you to Scott Olund and TomCarneal for rescuing these memories for our 75th. Sales from the DVD will be usedto help defray the cost of the 75th anniversary show.

As everyone may now know, the Board has decided to hold the parade ofchampions separately for each event at the National.(More details in this newslet-ter.) This will allow the maximum number of spectators to see the titled dogs intheir individual events.

The board is working with Peggy McDill (corresponding secretary) to keepup with the anti-dog legislation in California. Peggy has been an active participantin opposing the bill to mandate neutering and spaying dogs or requiring fees to keepbreeding animals. PCA is ready to help in any way we can as a club. All dog peopleshould be working to help defeat the final vote on this bill. Our thanks go to Peggyfor her efforts and for keeping us informed on the progress to defeat this unfortu-nate legislation.

The PCA Foundation will now be a separate entity from the Poodle Club.More information about this is elsewhere in this newsletter. Nothing has changed,however, in our dedication to supporting the Foundation.

I am looking forward to seeing you all again at the Regional in Californiaand the National next April.

Thank you all again for making our 75th specialty such an overwhelmingsuccess. Without everyone’s hard work and enthusiasm, we could not have hadsuch a great time.

Enjoy your Poodles!Doris Cozart

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Poodle Papers!Poodle Papers!Poodle Papers!Poodle Papers!Poodle Papers!Deadline for the next newsletter is October 10th.Please get your articles to me by that date. Anyonewho has an interesting topic that they would liketo see in the newsletter, please feel free to email meat [email protected]

LeslieEditor of The Poodle Papers

PCA is not responsible for any statements or claimsmade by its contributors. PCA reserves the rights toedit all copy and make editorial comments wherenecessary and deemed appropriate by the editor.PCA reserves the right to refuse items submitted forpublication. Written permission must be received andgranted by PCA in order to reprint any editorialmaterial. Contributors reserve all rights to their ar-ticles and permissions must be granted by them forreprint purposes. © 2007 Poodle Club of America



What’s Where

Poodle Club of America Foundation News 7

Affiliate Club News 10

Poodle Club of America:SecretaryReport 13

Sunday Afternoon at Petsmart by Mary Yeakey 32

TheBanning of Docking Tails in England and Wales by Peter Squires 33

Regional News 35

The Importance of Topline:A Healthy Long Life by Sondra St. Clair,OMD,ND,VOMC 35

Too Many Puppies by Bo Bengston 41

In Memorium 43

Temperament Study:Florida State University by Ruth Marec 45

Musings on the National Specialty Show by Joann Neal 46

AKC Hunt Test at the 75th Anniversary by Mia DiBenedetto 48

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PurinaFrom Carol Grossman

Since the inception of the PPCP program, April 2002, PCA has earned over $26,000.00 through it's partici-pation. Half of these funds go directly to the Canine Health Foundation and the other half to the PoodleFoundation.

This year as a tribute to "Annie" Nestle Purina decided to double the matching funds in the 1st quarter withthat money going directly to the Poodle Foundation per "Annie's" request.

Through their 1st quarter participation Poodle owners across the country earned $2,791.68 additional PPCPincome, based on 2006 redemptions. The earned income for the Foundation in "Annie's" name is $1,395.84.

In addition Nestle Purina, because of the overwhelming increase in redemptions, decided to underwrite theHunt Test Dinner with the like amount of $1,395.84.

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PCA FoundationPCA FoundationPCA FoundationPCA FoundationPCA FoundationStart the Summer off with a donation to the PCA Foundation. You can contribute to this worthycause by simply filling out the form below. The Foundation acknowledges all contributions.

I wish to contribute $ ________________ to the Poodle Club of America Foundation, Inc., in the

name of ______________________________________________________________________.

This contribution is made in memory/ honor of

_____________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________

I wish this contribution to be used for _________________________________________

(Please specify a specific area, i.e. PRA, Hips, SA, vWD, or to the General Fund)

Mail your check to : (note Donations are Tax Deductible)The Poodle Club of America Foundation, inc.418 West 2nd, Maryville,MO 64468-2233

P.C.A. Foundation News

From Michael Wahlig

The sponsored ASD screening clinic at the PCAShow in Salisbury was a great success thanks tothe participation and help of so many caring breed-ers and pet owners as well as the monetary sup-port of the PCA Foundation and the AKCCHF.Five cardiologists evaluated approximately 250Standard Poodles over 5 days. Ten Standardpoodles were found to have an ASD which is acommunication between the two upper chambersof the heart that they were born with. Only one ofthe ASDs was big enough to require a correctiveprocedure. Prior to this 13 other standard poodleshad been diagnosed with ASDs across NorthAmerica (not all these dogs were closely related)8 requiring a corrective procedure. Dr. Gordonwill be following up on these findings by screen-ing dogs related to affected dogs in a couple of

other locations in North America in the next 6months. A number of other abnormalities werenoticed in some of the 250 Standard poodles thatwere evaluated and the significance, if any, wasdiscussed with their owners or agents at the timeof the evaluation by the cardiologist. When thedata is fully analyzed we will be reporting back tothis group in full the result and any genetic signifi-cance.

Thank-you again.

Dr. Sonya Gordon

PCA Standard Poodle ASD Screening Clinic: Preliminary report

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PCA Foundation Board of Direc-

tors Elected To Ensure Optimal

Research Participation

by Claudia Straitiff

Growth in canine health research is increasing based on the

human and canine genome projects. Research opportuni-

ties are expected to escalate over the next several years. In

order to stay current with emerging activities, the PCA Foun-

dation Board elected a new Board of Officers and Direc-

tors. This insures that the Foundation is positioned ad-

equately with financial and people resources targeted on

taking Poodle Health efforts to the next level.

Mike Wahlig, former Vice President of the Foundation out-

lined the rationale for establishment of the newly elected

Poodle Club of America (PCA) Foundation Board of Di-

rectors. Said Wahlig, “By electing a Board exclusively for

the Foundation, we can ensure that cutting edge research in

canine health gets the attention it deserves.” Tom Carneal,

the incoming Chairman of the Foundation Board will main-

tain a close relationship with the PCA Board of Directors.

Mike Wahlig will continue to provide expertise throughout

the transition.

The purpose of the PCA Foundation is to:

1. “Find, vet and fund” research activities that we

believe will benefit the Poodle Breed’s health

over time.

2. Support Education initiatives which create

awareness and influence breeders and enthusi-

asts as part of the overall effort to improve

health in the Poodle breed.

3. Continue to support the ongoing efforts that

volunteer groups have conducted in order to

raise funds for the Foundation, including:

� The Performance Raffle con-

ducted on the Agility and Obedi-

ence event days and chaired by

Charlotte Mitchell

� The Silent Auction conducted an-

nually at PCA Conformation

events

� The sale of the Standard Poodle

database produced by Lynn

Brucker

� The sale of Old Foundation Semi-

nar tapes(now available on-line)

The inaugural meeting of the newly elected Officers

and Directors of The Poodle Club of America Founda-

tion was held on June 14, 2007 at the PCA National

Specialty Members of the board were announced and

will fulfill 2 year terms.

The Board Officers are Tom Carneal, Chairman;

Claudia Straitiff, Secretary; Nancy McGee, Treasurer.

Kathryn Foran, Pat Forsyth, Katherine Kinowsky, Brad

Odagiri, and Mary Yeakey will serve as Directors.

The PCA Foundation is active and will remain active

in the following projects with regard to current testing

initiatives being funded by the PCA Foundation. Cur-

rently the PCA Foundation teams with OFA, AKC Ca-

nine Health Organization and the Animal Trust to fund

various projects, including.

€ Neonatal Encephalopathy Research

€ Toe Cancer Research

€ Study of all dogs – distinguishing the

genes for size

€ Addison’s Research

€ Epilepsy Project

€ Atrial Septal Defect (ASD)

€ Juvenile Renal Diabetes (JRD)

The PCA Foundation Board is scheduled to meet again

in September at the Regional Specialty to be held in

Long Beach, California.

PCA June 2007was a time to

Remember “Annie”

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Optigen News for first Quarter2007

Optigen is happy to share the following informationwith the PCA for poodles tested the 1st quarter of2007 (January-March 27, 2007):

Total Poodles tested - 315Normal - 226Carrier - 84Affected - 5

Total Toy Poodles tested - 169Normal - 117Carrier - 48Affected - 4

Total Miniature Poodles tested - 146Normal - 109Carrier - 36Affected - 1

Sincerely,Becky IddingsAdministrative Support Associate

OptiGen, LLCCornell Business & Technology Park767 Warren Road, Suite 300Ithaca, NY 14850

phone: 607-257-0301fax: 607-257-0353email: [email protected]: www.optigen.com

Poodle stats - PRA testing 2ndquarter of 2007

OptiGen is happy to share the following informationwith the PCA for Poodles being tested for PRA the2nd quarter of 2007 (Apr. 1, 2007 - June 30, 2007)

Total Poodles tested - 316Normal - 208Carrier - 98Affected - 10

Miniature Poodles tested - 153Normal - 101Carrier - 45Affected - 7

Toy Poodles tested - 163Normal - 107Carrier - 53Affected - 3

Countries testing this quarter include....US, Belgium,Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Ger-many, Israel, Netherlands, Norway, South Africa,Sweden, and UK.

Sincerely,Becky IddingsAdministrative Support Associate

OptiGen, LLCCornell Business & Technology Park767 Warren Road, Suite 300Ithaca, NY 14850

phone: 607-257-0301fax: 607-257-0353email: [email protected]: www.optigen.com

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HUNT TEST & WC/WCX September 1&2PCA will be holding a Hunt test for Junior,Senior andMaster hunters on Sept1,2007 and a WC/WCX on Sept2,2007. It will be at Eileen Jaskowski's place inLoveland Colorado.Entry Contact:Karen Schiltz2263 Fountain Drive-Loveland Co 80538e-mail at [email protected] Tom Carneal418 W. 2nd St Maryville,Mo 64468ph-660-582-4955cell-816-294-2831 or e-mail [email protected].

This is Labor Day week end so motels are filling up-contact tom for a list but most of the major chains havea hotel in Loveland or Fort Collins. There will not be ahunt test in Californis so make your travel plans forColorado.

ThanksTom Carneal

Correction to membership book:

Udenberg, DVM, Terill(250) 549-0402Tees S2700-30 AVE., Vernon, BC vit-2B6Fax: (250) 549-3594E-mail: [email protected]

Affiliate Club News:

Great Lakes Poodle Club of Chicago, Inc.The Great Lakes Poodle Club of Chicago, Inc.,recently elected the following officers for the year2007-2008:

President: Jean EremoVice-President: Samuel QuiaoitRecording Secretary: Carol A. CargleCorresponding Secretary (pro tem): Carol A. Cargle 19302 W. Taylor Road, Lockport, IL 60441-3944Treasurer: Charisse BrunoBoard of Directors: Sharon Freund, Carlos Santos &Betty ZarazaRescue Contact: Butch Singson, 630-771-1287 –[email protected] Referral:Marilyn Young, 630-551-0569–[email protected]

Thank you very much,

Carol A. CargleCorresponding Secretary

From Peggy McDillDear Peggy....I am currently listed in the StandardPoodle Breeders List on the PCA website.

I have a new e-mail address effective immediately andwould like to inform you of this change. If you are notthe one who receives the change, then please advise towhom I should send this info.

My name is Janet Elwert, 2497 Cranbrook Drive, Cin-cinnati, Ohio 45231. The new e-mail address [email protected].

Thank you for your help.Jan

Watchung Mountain Poodle Club

President Marion BantaFirst Vice President Linda HowardSecond Vice President Angela SpitalettoTreasurer .Edna VaughanRecording Secretary Madelyn AshmanCorresponding Secretary Beverly TigerBoard of DirectorsJed OldenburgGayle RobersonAnita McKennaBreeder Referral- Angela SpitalettoRescue Anita McKennaPCA Delegate-Gayle Roberson

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Tidelands Poodle Club of Virginia Officers & Member-ship Roster (effective April 2007)

President:Sherry Bryant3220 Meadowbrook LaneChesapeake, VA 23321

(757) 484-4516“mailto:[email protected]” [email protected]

Vice President:Patricia Karton100 Crate CourtYorktown, VA 23692(757) 898-8431“mailto:[email protected]” [email protected]

Treasurer:Phyllis Beckstrom565 Old Colony LaneVirginia Beach, VA 23452(757) 486-6346 “mailto:[email protected]”[email protected]

Corresponding Secretary:Lee Latham129 Hall DriveChesapeake, VA 23322(757) [email protected]

Recording Secretary:-Penny Garwood5376 Green Park LaneGloucester, VA 23061804-693-6629“mailto:[email protected]” [email protected]

Board Members:Harold Bernsen1801 Broad Bay CircleVirginia Beach, VA 23454(757) 481-1728 “mailto:[email protected]” [email protected]

Jane Isabelle7909 Guinea RoadHayes, VA 23072(804) 642-1585 Cell (757) 218-5229“mailto:[email protected]” [email protected]

Ruth Ann Piel3933 Lombard CourtVirginia Beach, VA 23456(757) [email protected]

Breeder Referral:Doris Bernsen1801 Broad Bay CircleVirginia Beach, VA 23454(757) 481-1728

Rescue Coordinator:Jane Carroll2894 John Tyler HighwayWilliamsburg, VA 23185(757) 258-9322Rescue Hotline: (757) 565-5014“mailto:[email protected]”[email protected]

Education Coordinator:Lee Latham129 Hall DriveChesapeake, VA 23322(757) [email protected]

VFDCB Delegate:Lloyd BurgerDutch Hollow Farm1261 Dutch Hollow Road(540) 348-1014

PCA OptiGen Blood Draw at PCA

On Thursday and Friday, at PCA, the wrong tubes wereused for the blood draw for Optigen and NE.The bloodat Optigen cannot be salvaged; the blood at Universityof Missouri CAN be salvaged, at an extra cost of $10per dog; which is being paid by Dr Malanati.

Dr Malanati will be refunding the $10 blooddraw charge for Toys and Minis for Optigen. Thosewho paid in cash should contact Frances Rubinich(phone number below) or Gayle Roberson by email([email protected]). Those who paid by checkshould also contact Frances or Gayle as those $10checks probably don't designate Optigen or NE. TheNE money is going to U of MO for the extra process-ing so there is no need for an additional blood draw onany of the Standards participating in this portion of theClinic.

Becky Iddings at Optigen has contacted every-one through the contact information on the forms.NONE of the checks or credit cards will be charged byOptigen until they have blood or swabs to process. DrMalanati will be at Rock Creek KC, Bel Alton, MD onJuly 1 to redraw blood on Toys & Minis. Anyone wish-ing to meet him there can contact Frances Rubinich at(301) 753-9322 for time, location on the grounds, etc.There will, of course, be no charge for this re-draw.

I have plenty of cheek swabs for those whowish to contact me. Becky Iddings said double sets ofswabs can be sent to be "sure" there are sufficient cheekcells to process.

Gayle Robersonwww.pocoapocopoodles.com

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Thank you!What a wonderful celebration! It seems that all of the

planning, special 75th Anniversary commemorative

medallions, banners of past and present PCA medal-

lions and pins from previous years, reserved seating,

PayPal ordering, and the huge entry all seem to have

come together to make this year’s PCA the best in re-

cent memories. This all seemed easy, but it took the

work of many, many people to make it all work flaw-

lessly.

So much of PCA happens long before the event. Mary

Lebet and Sandy Marshall did an outstanding job with

catalog advertising raising more than has ever been

raised before. Lucille Perzan and Diana Gardner had

record trophy donations. Thanks ladies for all your hard

work. Months before the event Toni Sosnoff planned

the luncheons and dinner menus and Doris Grant and

Ann Mandelbaum took hundreds of reservations. Thank

you. Anne and Jim White had the responsibility of put-

ting together a new project – that of reserved seating.

It was so good to have them back on the Show Com-

mittee; they worked for months to put this new feature

into place and did a fabulous job. As usual, Jean Lazarus

had a fine turnout of vendors. Jean, you always do a

great job.

From before the grass was installed until it was hauled

away, Bill, Dorothea, and Karen Grace assisted this year

by new member Dana Stewart and Tony Dibley played

a major roll in making everything happen so smoothly.

Thank you so much! Dennis McCoy’s committee

worked thorough the week getting groomers situated

within the building and spontaneously creating a raffle

which raised almost $2,000 to help defray show ex-

penses. Great job. Look for some changes in how we

do things next Spring.

Missy Galloway and crew transformed the rings, foyer,

and luncheon rooms into a celebration of flowers and

balloons. Betsey Leedy and the ring stewards along with

Andy Kress’ announcing got all into to rings and com-

petitions right on schedule. Thank you Barbara Green

and Michael Wahlig and your committee members for

getting all the testing done for those who wanted it on

their dogs. Thank you Mary Yeakey for organizing the

Foundation seminar.

Thank you Ellie Holowaychuk for distributing luncheon

and dinner tickets. Thank you Jo Ann Geramita for or-

ganizing the Parade of Champions and for helping

Margaret Tauzin with grooming spaces and the setup

tags. I know that I can always count on your organiza-

tional skills.

Michael Knight, Richard Jordan, and Janet Kingsley,

among others – thanks so much for setting up and man-

ning the Judges’ and foreign visitors’ Hospitality. The

room looked lovely and all commented on how wel-

come they felt. Nancy McGee – what wonderful pins

and T-shirts you planned for the 75th Anniversary.

As usual the committee chairs and co-chairs did their

magic. Thanks to Patty Moulthrop, Alice Wolaniuk,

June Thompson, and Terrill Udenberg and all your com-

mittee members for setting up the Raffle. Thanks also

to Doug Chezem and Sam Crosley for the Silent Auc-

tions. Catalog sales and Poodles in America sales were

handled by Janet and Allen Kinglsey. Thanks to both

of you for your hard work with this and other commit-

tees. Also thanks for your willingness to work with the

new PayPal ordering procedures. Your work, as well

as that of Doris Grant, Ann Mandelbaum, Lucille

Perzan, Mary Lebet, and the Whites made an experi-

ment work excellently.

The wonderful PCA banquet was organized by Kay

Tripp and her committee. Thanks! Finding the 75th

Anniversary medallions as door prizes was a real treat!

Thanks Missy Galloway for getting the wine for the

evening donated. It certainly helped make the evening

special.

Thank you new member Claudia Stratiff for a delight-

ful hunting dinner. I hope that this is going to be an

annual event.

Joyce, Susie, Jan, Kathy, and Claudia – Your various

events ran flawlessly. Thank you for making this hap-

pen!

I want to give a special thanks to Deb Spickler for her

serving as my assistant this year. I couldn’t have done

it without you!

Richard Lehman

Asst. National Show Chairman

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THE POODLE CLUB OFAMERICA

ANNUAL GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING SALISBURY, MARYLAND

JUNE 15, 2007

The meeting was called to order by President DorisCozart immediately following the PCA Annual dinnerat the Civic center which began at 7:45 PM.. All Boardmembers were present except Glenna Carlson. Roll wastaken in writing by sign in sheets placed at each table.There were 65 members and 102 guests present. Guestsfrom the following countries made note of this on thesign in sheets. Guests from Denmark, Scotland, En-gland, Canada, Sweden, Germany, Italy, Brazil, Japan,Australia and Slovenia were present.

Mrs Cozart announced that this has been a wonderfulPCA and that for our 75th it's been a fabulous show.Each and everyone of you can take the credit for it bycoming, working or showing. It's one of the best showswe've had in many,many years.

She then called Sally and Hal Kinne to the podiumwhere they were awarded by the Board the first timePCA, AKC Good Sportsmanship award. Mrs Cozartnoted that the Kinnes ,who are long time members ofPCA, have contributed to our breed in so many ways.The Kinnes are the epitome of all that any club couldask of club members and breeders. They have beenstewards of the breed for more years than they care forus to remember. Sally stated that although never at aloss for words, this is the nicest thing that has ever hap-pened to us. Hal was speechless. Mrs Cozart then askedKay Tripp to take a bow for arranging the lovely din-ner we are enjoying tonight.

Next she called upon Tom Carneal and Scott Olund tothank them for providing us with the DVD rendition ofPCA film from long ago which was taken from old 16millimeter films we had in the archives. Although thefilm was in poor condition , Scott persisted until hefound a company to do it. Thus we now have a pieceof history we all can share. These DVD's were sold atthe show at a nominal cost and were yet another sourceof revenue for the club. Thank you Scott and Tom.

Next on the agenda, Mrs Cozart called on the judges tosay a few words about the quality of our Poodles at thisshow. First up was the Toy judge, Mr Dana Plonkey.He thanked PCA for giving him the honor to do thisassignment for the 75th anniversary show and felt thathis Toy entry was stunning. He was thrilled by whathe saw. The specials class was exceptional. He had alot of type and a lot of soundness. He did find a littlebit of front and feet problems in this variety that weneed to work on. Overall the quality was wonderful.Probably the best he has had judging PCA so far.

Next person up to the podium was the Miniature judgeMs Maxine Beam who said, needless to say, it is al-ways an honor to judge at PCA and the best dogs arealways found here. She was pleased with the qualityof the entry including some delightful youngsters andthe black dog she found for BOV. We do need to workon the fronts more so there is more reach forward tocover more ground. Also we need more bend of stiffileand shoulder lay back. Thank you.

Maxine was followed by a few comments from the Stan-dard judge Mr Edd Bivin. Mr Bivin said he commentedto the AKC Board member who attended PCA this yearthat if AKC ever wants to do a film or an instructionalkind of media thing on how to hold a National Spe-cialty show you should start right here. It is beauti-fully planned and executed and it's always a pleasureto be here. The quality of the standards was way be-yond my expectations class after class. Mr Bivin feltthere were so many positive things going on in Stan-dards, we don't need to dwell on the problems. Thequality of what we see at PCA is not always typical ofwhat we have the pleasure of seeing around the coun-try and you know that. There were so many lovelyyoung dogs two years old or so who will be up andcoming in another year. We have to be encouraged bythat so congratulations for that. He did want to cau-tion us about one thing and that is the distortion of theeyes by pulling them as tightly as we do. Read whatthe standard says about the shape and placement of aneye. Think about how you would feel if you were adog and your eyes were distorted. It was great funbeing here and nice to be back Thank you.

Last but not least, Ms Helen Lee James Intervarietyjudge was asked to speak. Thank you. I cannot ex-press the joy I have felt in the last three days in looking

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at all three varieties and the progress our breeders havemade and with what was presented and the way it waspresented and the dogs themselves. Poodles have beenmy life off and on since 1959 and as a Poodle clubmember since somewhere in the sixties, I have enjoyedso many positive things. She referred to Jim Clark'sremark about the Poodle being your companion in thehunting field during the day and then at night the dogcomes in and is a fourth for bridge. That's the kind ofdog I must live with. A gentleman with a sense of hu-mor who is a half a step ahead of you all the time. Thedogs I have seen in the last three days have raised myoptimism tremendously because here I have found whatI expect Poodles to be in contrast to many of the dogsI've seen over the last two years in some of our out-reaches. I want the dog who is indeed sound enough togo into the field and water and who has the sense ofhumor and the common sense to come in and be yourdelightful companion. We are blessed with the dogshere. My hopes and expectations are indeed raisedbecause now I am again committed to devoting time tothe breed for the future of the breed and to dogs in gen-eral . This has been a most positive experience and Iwant to thank the club, the exhibitors, and specificallythe breeders who have brought these wonderful dogsin. Thank You.

The minutes of the last meeting had already been sentto the membership previously so were not read..MrsCozart then entertained a motion to approve them.Mike Wahlig so moved all were in favor.

Presidents Report: Mrs Cozart says everything seemsto be going very smoothly. The board has been meet-ing this week and a synopsis of these meetings will beposted to the members of what went on at the boardmeetings so there is no sense going through every itemhere tonight. I would like very much to ask one thingtonight. Would every international visitor stand upplease. We hope you all had a wonderful time andenjoyed our poodles and will come back again. Thankyou for coming.

First Vice President's report: Mike Wahlig: He wantsto read to us something amazing that happen today. Hehopes he pronounces the name correctly. ZuleikaTorrealba retired seven trophies today. They are, TheWalter Johnson,The Ensarr, the Showtime, The BeltorGigadibs, The Cyrano, The Tallyho and the James Ed-ward Clark. He wants to also mention the great bar-

gain that was had by those who took advantage of theAtrial Septal Defects test provided by Texas A and MUniversity at this show. At a private veterinarian thistest would have cost $125,000 since they performedover 250 tests. There will be more to come on the datathey get from these tests. The other thing he wanted tomention was with all the advances in technology withrespect to genetic analysis now available to us with thegeneticists we work with, he truly believes we are onthe cusp of some really great advances and discoveriesfor Poodle diseases and in the next few years we willhave a whole lot of answers. In order to make surethat we are set up and ready to do that, what we havedone is to re energize the Foundation. We have electeda new and separate Board of Directors and Officers forthe Foundation who are very energetic,committedpeople who will take this Foundation forward to an evenhigher level because we are going to have some tre-mendous work to do in the next few years. The newPresident of the Foundation is Tom Carneal, The Trea-surer is Nancy McGee, the Secretary is Claudia Straitiff.The Board members will be Katie Kinowski ,BradOdagiri, Kathryn Foran and Pat Forsythe. Mike Wahligwill act as a liaison between PCA and The Foundation.

Second Vice President Michael Knight, also the Affili-ate Club Council Chairman's report: Sixteen countriesand sixty four visitors were represented in our Hospi-tality room this year. Michael thanked Richard Jordanfor his invaluable help with the running of the Hospi-tality Room.. Thank you's also go to Janet and AlanKingsley for all their help with unloading the supplies.It was a tremendous job. He is glad to report that hewas $695 under budget. Some English attendees, whowere so pleased with Hospitality in the past, decided toreturn the favor this year with donations of bowls ofcandy from England which many of us enjoyed.Michael spoke briefly about the Affiliate Club Programhe introduced this year. We have so far offered nineprograms to the Affiliate clubs. These are guidelinesthese clubs can use to formulate programs at their meet-ings and they have been well received by the Affiliateclubs. We had 64 in attendance at the Affiliate Clubmeeting Thursday night which is a high from previousyears. The topic was about the dos and don'ts of rescueand we all learned a lot. Our program for June willbe on the happenings at PCA because that is for thosewho could not come. Our program for July will be onhow to provide for our dogs if we precede them in death.Michael further mentioned that his goal will be to try

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to be more accessible to all who need to reach him. Heis aiming for a turnaround of two days or less to re-spond to your calls and emails.

Treasurer's report: Connie Green: She does not believethere is a $20 bill on the Eastern Shore that has notpassed through her hands. We had some record set-ting sales in tee shirts and the pins were a sellout. Wereached new heights in advertising revenues and thiswas probably the largest catalog we have ever had.Thanks to all for their support of Advertising and thetrophy fund. Also I want to thank everyone for theirsupport of the new Pay Pal Program offered this year.There were some glitches. We hope to get those clearedup by next year. Thanks to all who purchased reservedseating. We sold all the seats and it was great newrevenue for the club. Connie is planning on the Trea-surers report being in the mail by the 30th of this month.If anyone has any questions please don't hesitate to callher. Lastly, it has been reported that the Silent Auctionnetted over $3900 for the Foundation. Thank you allfor coming and do come back next year with yourcheckbooks.

Recording Secretary's report: Sandy Marshall: Noreport

Corresponding Secretary's report: Peggy McDill: NoReport

AKC Delegate's report: Scott Olund No report

Toy Representative's report: Nancy Hafner It was awonderful Toy entry but she must tell us the Japanesehave landed. The breeder (Yukiko Omura) who bredthe best of breed winner has bred for five generationsto come to this point. He bred WD,RWD,WB,BP, BOS,BOW, BOV and BOB. The dam of the breed winnerhas had eight puppies, seven of which arechampions.The last puppy, number eight, was winnersbitch so we in the other colors need to get busy. Thankyou for coming

Miniature Representative's report: Luis Aizcorbe: Noreport but he remarks that Miniatures were better thanthey were last year and he hopes that continues.

Standard Representative's report: Glenna Carlson wasabsent.

Assistant Show Chairman and acting Show Chairman

this year in Glenna Carlsons absence, Mr RichardLehman: He remarked that It was easy to take over forGlenna this year because he discovered she doesn't dothat much. This is due to the wonderful crew thatGlenna has assembled who work to put on the showSo many people stepped in and did their jobs so well..We are especially proud of the 75th anniversary com-memorative medallions we had this year patterned af-ter the first PCA logo of long ago. A true keepsake forall who received one. We did a lot of things this year tomake the 75th anniversary special like introducing PayPal. and reserved seating which both appear to be asuccess. He then asked for the show committee toplease stand for recognition. He thanked MissyHolloway for getting the 15 cases of Precious Bitchwine that was provided at the dinner. Thanks too toSandy Fulton from the Tourist and Convention Bureaufor contacting the States Attorney General and helpingus get the wine to Salisbury after a little snag from theLiquor Control Board. Special thanks to the Gracefamily who have done so much work for PCA for manyyears. Bill Grace needs some help this year loading upthe truck tonight so volunteers will be welcome.Thanks to Patty Moulthrop for her work in implement-ing the reserved seating program which has created anew source of revenue for the club. Thanks to all com-mittees for making this show so great.

Old Business to be brought before the membership?None Any New Business? None. Doris then com-mented this is probably the shortest PCA meeting wehave ever had. I will take a motion to move that themeeting be adjourned. Barbara Furbush moved thatwe adjourn. All were in favor.The meeting was adjourned at 9:28 EDT.

Respectfully Submitted,

Sandy Marshall, Recording Secretary

• Addendum or correction to the minutes. 6 trophieswere retired not seven. The James Edward Clark Tro-phy was not retired. SM Rec Sec.



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Address ChangesJoyce Carelli220 Amblewood TrailHendersonville, NC 28739828-693-7134 (fax number is the same)e-mail: [email protected]

Jordan L. Chamberlain126 Lookout DriveApollo Beach, FL 33572(H) - 813-349-2497email remains the same

Parade of Champions "The Board of Governors of PCA values the multi-faceted abilities of our wonderful breed. We have sup-ported and worked to make the performance dogs animportant part of PCA. As evidenced by the numberof entries at this year's events, performance events area key part of the excitement that is the PCA NationalSpecialty Show. After considering a number of fac-tors, the Board has decided to hold separate paradesfor conformation, obedience, agility and hunting titleddogs in conjunction with each event. By holding sepa-rate events, the dogs that are qualified for each eventwill be able to enter that event and be recognized onthe day of the event, more participants who do not planto stay for the conformation show will be able to par-ticipate in or observe the parade on the day of theirevent and the size of each parade will be more man-ageable. Certainly, dogs that are qualified for morethan one parade can participate in all parades for whichthey qualify." [Parti-colored Poodles will be allowedto participate in the parades for the events in whichthey earned their title.]

The Officers and Board of the Poodle Club ofAmerica, Inc.

National Judges Votefor 2009

Miniature:Richard Bauer 17Jane Forsyth 16TieBarbara Furbush 16TieAnn Kennedy 16 TieJoan Scott 15

Toy PoodleJoan Scott 24Norma Strait 19Ann Kennedy 16Jordan Chamberlain 15 tieDoris Cozart 15 tieMichael Dachel 15tieRichard Bauer 15 tieLuc Boileau 15 tie

Standard PoodleDr. Donald Sturz Jr. 16Richard Bauer Tie 15Frank Sabella Tie 15James Reynolds 14Jordan Chamberlain 14

IntervarietyJordan Chamberlain 30Joan Scott 26Anna Wanner 22Janice Pardue 21Doris Cozart 20

JUDGES EDUCATIONTHE EDUCATION SEMINAR AND RINGSIDE MENTORING WENT VERY WELL.WE HAD ABOUT 17 ATTENDEES AND IWANTED TO THANK ALL THE PEOPLEWHO VOLUNTEERED TO BE MENTOR'SALL 3 DAYS. WE WILL BE CALIF AT THEREGIONAL AND THE SEMINAR WILL BEAROUND 4 P.M. ANYONE WHO WANTSTO BE A MENTOR AND IS ON THE PAR-ENT CLUB LIST PLEASE CONTACT ME .

AGAIN THANKS TO ALL

BILL CUNNINGHAMJUDGES EDUCATION CHAIRMAN

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RESCUE NEWSMany thanks to Donna Ezzell, Handi Skorich,

Guinette Peebles, Caren Reiman and Caroline Hair fortheir fabulous informative presentations at the PCAAffiliate Club Council Meeting, Thursday June 14th.We all got to see the compassion and hard work thatgoes into many of our rescues programs. Thanks to allwho attended the meeting, it was the largest meeting inseveral years. I know the meeting ran late but therewas so much to hear and it was all so interesting. Myheartfelt thanks to all who presented and attended, thereare so many good things to come. Thanks to Dr.Michael Knight for the meeting arrangements and DelDahl for his witty, interesting walk through the historyof the poodle and his new ideas for the future. I hadgreat feedback after the meeting from so many of theaudience and feel that the topics were well received.

A newsletter will be coming out soon to all af-filiate and non affiliate rescue groups telling of ourfundraiser's that will start with the AKC CAR micro-chip program which will kick off at the Regional onSeptember 19th, 20th and 21st in Long Beach, Califor-nia. There will be pre-sales before the Regional andthe upcoming newsletter will explain the proceduresfor the pre-sales and how all rescue groups can benefitand make money for their organizations. I have or-dered all materials and as soon as I put the pricing inorder all the information will be passed down to theclubs and rescue groups.

I am diligently working on the new contactbooklet for all rescue groups so that we can network toinsure all dogs are safely rescued. Unfortunately, timeis not on my side with handling the day to day rescuesituations, but it is coming along and will be availablesoon. I ask that any of the affiliate or non-affiliategroups who know and work with any rescues, all breedor poodle, pass the information on to me so no one isomitted from the booklet.

Two more fundraiser's for all rescue groups arein the works and will be announced soon.

We are putting together a rescue committee ofpeople throughout the country to be the PCA RescueTeam and the announcement of this group will be forth-coming. I am still filling a few areas of the countrythat will allow the teams to work in their own parts ofthe country and to network with other rescues for trans-port of dogs throughout the country. Soon every part

of the country will have an area coordinator that willbe able to facilitate rescue situations in that area. Ifanyone is interested in joining the Rescue Team I wouldlove to hear from you, we can always use helping hands.As soon as the team is in place the newsletter will in-troduce all team members with phone numbers andemails.

PCA has approved a Rescue Fund Account. Alldonations are tax deductible and all funds received willbenefit our rescue programs and clubs. For more in-formation, please contact me at [email protected] .When you are making your yearly PCA donations, thinkabout giving to the Rescue Fund, it will make a differ-ence.

Thank you to all who have helped me so muchin the short time I've had this job. I couldn't do what Ido without so many of you. I thank you all for yourwillingness to help, your unending devotion to the res-cue dogs, and your tireless hours or work.

Sally PoindexterPoodle Club of America Rescue [email protected]

PCA Raffle Thank You!Thank you to everyone who took part in anywayto our Raffle this past June 13-14 & 15. Items do-nated to our raffle were just spectacular; our work-ers who gave of their precious time just can't bebeat or thanked enough; the younger generationwho picked the winning tickets were eager volun-teers; and the wonderful people who year after yearcome by to support us by purchasing raffle ticketswith hopes of wining those wonderful donationsare just super people.

It takes all of the above to make our raffle a suc-cess and you did it!

The Raffle CommitteeAlice WolanuikPatty MoulthropJune ThompsonTerill Udenberg

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2007 PCA Agility Trial

2007 was the 75th anniversary of the Poodle Club of

America’s national specialty show and it was our 10th

agility trial. In honor of our 10th trial we invited back a

judge from our first year, Janet Gauntt. That first year

we had an entry of 144 runs. For 1998 that was a big

entry, even at an all breed trial. This year we had an

entry of 355 runs, a huge entry for a national specialty.

Janet said that when she accepted the assignment she

remembered judging the first trial and thought “I’ll be

home in time to do some yard work” but that was not

to be! We started the first class at 8 AM sharp and the

last run was over a little after 7 PM. Because AKC

allows no more than 330 runs a day per judge we needed

to hire a second judge to do the overflow. Fortunately

Dr. Sam Banks was showing his dog at the Salisbury

Kennel Club trials the weekend before and he agreed

to stay over and judge the first two jump heights of the

day.

What fun it is to watch Poodles of all sizes doing

agility. We had some wonderful runs, some awesome

handling and a few Poodles that decided to get creative

on the course, as only Poodles

can do. No matter what the out-

come, it was great to watch all

those Poodles run.

When the standard classes were

over the ring was cleared and we

honored all the MACH dogs

(Master Agility Champion) with

a special MACH parade. Each

dog with a MACH that entered

in the trial received a special ro-

sette and a chance to show off.

Some had an especially good

time showing off! There were at

least 3 dogs in the MACH parade

that were retiring from agility af-

ter PCA, and they were given a

grand send off. In order to get a MACH your dog must

accumulate 750 points from the Excellent B classes,

one point for each second your dog runs under time in

a class. We had many dogs with multiple MACHs and

one dog had a MACH 10!

High In Trial this year went north to Canada and a

speedy Miniature out of Novice A, Lemuria’s Zen Eu-

phoria, owned by Linda Matsubayashi from Toronto.

This remarkable team ran a 74 second course in 40.16

seconds, or 45.73% under standard course time!

Of course a trial of this size could not be done with

out a legion of volunteers. A huge thank you to all the

wonderful people that set bars, helped build courses,

gate stewarded, did the 10,000 jobs required and built

the ring up and tore the ring down. There is not room to

thank you all individually, but I appreciate every single

person that helped. The day went smoothly because of

all of you. We rent our equipment from Salisbury Ken-

nel Club and they commented on how easy it was to

load everything up because of all the Poodle people

that helped clear the ring.

A special thanks must go to our trial Secretary for the

last four years, Kathryn Foran, for organizing such a

big entry.

Of course we could not do the trial without show chair

Glenna Carlson or assistant Richard Lehman to help

us see the “big picture”. We are not just an agility trial,

we are a part of PCA and these two work to make ev-

erything fit together.

Although we had a

huge entry this year, we

are committed to hav-

ing an unlimited trial

again next year. We feel

that all the Poodles that

do agility should have a

chance to come to PCA

and show. If you are

training your Poodle in

agility think about com-

ing to PCA in 2008. You

know the saying “dogs

jump, Poodles fly”?

Join all our flying

Poodles having a great

time.

Jan Hopper, PCA Agility Trial Chair

Photo courtesy of John Ashbey

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OBEDIENCE & RALLYThe first thing I want to do is congratulate all of the ex-hibitors for a job well done. We had a record number ofboth obedience and rally entries this year and things ranmore smoothly than ever. The notes I got back from thejudges stated that they thoroughly enjoyed the variety ofgreat working poodles they judged, and they said theirstewards were top rate professionals at their jobs, mak-ing the judge’s jobs that much easier. So I say thank youto all for making PCA obedience and rally day a HUGEsuccess!

We had 198 obedience entries and 143 rally entries thisyear. All I can say about that is WOW! Everyone thatplaced received a beautiful gold commemorative medal-lion to make the 75th Anniversary show that much morespecial.

Ann Mandelbaum was the chief ring steward and shedoes her job so well that I don’t have to worry aboutanything regarding the stewards. PCA provide the stew-ards with nice raspberry colored shirts that were sized tofit this year and they all looked great.

Holly Schroth helped out as the obedience hospitalitychairman and she did a fabulous job as usual. The judgeshad a very long day of judging for us and she kept themhappy with plenty to snack on and drink.

For the judge’s gifts this year I selected Weather Writerclip boards. They are great to use outdoors in the rain tokeep the judge’s worksheets dry. They were personal-ized with the judge’s names on them.

Once again we offered a wonderful raffle, which justkeeps getting bigger and better each year. My thanks toall that worked hard on that, and to those who donatedsuch wonderful things to make it a success.

And last but not least, I want to give a big thank you tothe National Show chairman, Glenna Carlson. It isthrough her tireless efforts all year long that we are ableto have such a beautiful show in the first place. Al-though she was unable to attend the show this year, herpresence was certainly there at our 75th anniversary show.

This year’s High in Trial winner was:#42 Ch Ravendune Right On Target AX MXJ RE, ownedby Cathi Winkles, with a score of 199 from the Novice Bclass. She was also the high scoring poodle AKC breed

champion of record in regular classes.The High Combined winner was:

#27 OTCH Ridgewood Quintessence UDX, owned byTatiana Nagro, with a combined score of 397.5.

The second highest scoring poodle in regular classeswas:#98 Tempe WickAir A BesqueCD, also ownedby TatianaNagro, with ascore of 198.5from the Open Bclass.

We also offered avariety of nonregular classesthis year includ-ing pre-novice,graduate novice,graduate open,versatility, brace,and of course, team. Joann Neal’s Sandstorm team wonfirst place this year by only a half a point with a totalscore of 766.5 out of a possible 800. As usual, the teamswere the hit of the show and they entertained us greatly.

Once again, my thanks to everyone that helped to makeour 75th anniversary show the best ever.

Susie OsburnPCA Obedience and Rally Chairman



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PCA's WC/WCX andHunt Tests A RousingSuccess!

PCA's Hunt Test on Saturday, June 9th was a wonder-fully successful event highlighted by the first two dogsto pass Master level tests at a PCA sponsored test. Inaddition, one dog passed the Senior test and 7 of 9dogs who ran in Junior passed the test. These are greatresults for our hunting poodles! The WC/WCX testson Sunday were well attended by both spectators andexhibitors alike. 41 Standard and 4 Miniature Poodlescompeted on Sunday, with 16 Standard Poodles and 1Miniature Poodle passing the WC test and 8 StandardPoodles passing the WCX test. The local newspapercovered the events and many new competitors werepleased to see how their dogs handled the work at thetests. We also welcomed several handler/dog teamsfrom Canada who made the trip especially for our 75thAnniversary Show.

Of course events like this can't be put on without a lotof help from committee members and other volunteers.I'd like to personally thank each and every one of youwho worked hard to make the weekend a success! Myright hand helper, Linda Miller, was there every step ofthe way acting as Chief Marshall and organizing anddirecting volunteers. She was ably assisted by JoeQuinn and his crew who volunteer each year to bringall the necessary equipment and acquire and handlethe birds for us. Without Linda and Joe (and friends)holding the tests would just not be possible. SusanneNash acted as Secretary for both tests this year and dida bang-up job with the Premium Lists, entries and thecatalogs. And of course there is always paperworkafter the fact that has to be handled as well. Mary Lebetand Sandy Marshall provided the morning coffee anddonuts - essential for getting the day off on the rightfoot. Many PCA members helped in the field, andseveral went beyond the call of duty. Scott Olund andMike Wahlig worked out in the field both days withScott even rowing a big heavy jonboat to an island toset up and man a throwing station. Bill Cunninghamworked all day Sunday in the field too. Others helpingwere Michael Knight and Del Dahl. PCA PresidentDoris Cozart, Michael Knight, Mary Lebet and SandyMarshall volunteered to make lunches for all the judges

and workers - a lifesaving assist for me when the lunchwagon cancelled just two days prior to the tests! Therewere many others who deserve a lot of credit for vol-unteering selflessly when asked to help and please notethat all your hard work is much appreciated!

Mark your calendar for the upcoming tests in Colo-rado in September sponsored by PCA. Informationshould already be in the mail along with the regularRegional Premium Lists. Contact me [email protected] if you need more information.

Joyce Carelli

From GlennaDear PCA Members and Poodle Lovers Everywhere!

The Poodle Club of America’s 75th Anniversary Spe-cialty was the awesome event we all planned for andhoped it would be - I cannot think of anything the ShowCommittee could have done to improve this historicevent! Though the arrival of a Caesarean Sectionedlitter kept me at home helping the newborns begin theirlives, each day of our National - from Saturday throughFriday, was filled with beautiful, intelligent Poodlesstriving for peak performances in each of their indi-vidual events.

Each member of PCA’s Show Committee knows hisresponsibility and contributed to the perfection thatwas PCA, 2007. Richard Lehman did his job and mine- he was helped by our friend, Deb Spickler, who filledin as chief errand runner among other things. JeanLazarus and the vendors were appreciated by all. MaryLebet and Sandy Marshall presented a spectacular cata-log. Toni Sosnoff’s luncheons were delicious and well-attended as was the PCA dinner on Friday night - aperfect end to a great show - and this was planned byD. Kay Tripp. Jack MacGillivray’s attention to everydetail made our judges feel welcome as did MichaelKnight, Richard Jordan and Janet Kingsley’s attentionto detail in the hospitality room and ring hospitality.Nancy McGee presented yet another keepsake in theAnniversary pin which, by the way, sold out completely!Janet & Allen Kingsley presided, as usual, at the cata-log and PIA table. Thanks to Lucille Perzan, DianaGardner and Barbara Furbush the trophy table was spec-tacularly beautiful.

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Each year at the Friday dinner I thank the Show Com-mittee and all workers for all they do for Poodles andfor the Poodle Club of America. They make my job asShow Chairman a wonderful one. I especially thankeach of you for taking over for me in 2007

And now we have turned our thoughts to PCA, 2008 -our April National held again in Salisbury, MD at theWicomico Civic Center. We hope each of you will joinus and begin planning grooming area compeition forthe theme, APRIL IN MARYLAND! Dates of theshow, beginning with the Hunting Retriever Trial onSaturday are April 19-25, 2008. Joining us on the judg-ing panel are:

Toys Norman PattonMiniatures Betsey LeedyStandards Jack MacGillivrayIntervariety Maria Aizcorbe

Please remember the reason for PCA’s change of date:Summer heat makes travel with Poodles from some ofthe hotter parts of our country nearly impossible. Ourattempt is to make coming to PCA as easy as possible.Avoiding airline embargoes and keeping Poodles outof life-threatening heat are two ways we can help. Wehope the change will be good for everyone involved.

Have a wonderful summer. I hope to see each of youin Long Beach, California for our wonderful Regionalin September.

Love your Poodles!Glenna CarlsonNational Show Chairman

The Silent Auction is always eagerly anticipated with2007 being no exception - Doug, Sam, Judy and Char-lotte workless endlessly on items for the auction - andthis one was a real success.

Bill Grace - our tireless Grounds Chairman - was helpedthis year by Dana Stewart - thanks Dana. You guys doa great job getting the building ready for the show andMissy Galloway and Brad Odigari turn our rings intoworks of art. Thanks to all. While this is all happeninginside, Dorothy and Karen Grace are helping with RVparking outside!

The performance events were well attended - from theHunting Retriever Trial, WC/WCX, Agility, Obedienceand Rally - we had record entries - and the HuntingDinner on Sunday evening to present the PCA HuntingMedallion was, I am told, lots of fun and everyone hada good time. Thanks to Joyce, Jan, Kathryn and Susiefor each of the successful events - and thanks to ClaudiaStraitiff for coordinating the Hunting Dinner.

Andy Kress announced as usual - and also was respon-sible for the timely entry of judging results online. Ican personally tell each of you how valuable this is -and fun to go online - see results - made me feel like Iwas really there.

THE RAFFLE - another year and another great suc-cess - thanks to all workers and especially chairper-sons, Patty, June, Terrill and Alice.Betsey Leedy and Ann Mandelbaum handled the ringsand kept everything running smoothly.

Another record was set in 2007 – the largest Parade ofTitleholders we have had - all superbly organized byJoAnn Geramita.

Michael Wahlig and Barbara Green had records as wellin the numbers of Poodles presented for the varioushealth clinics that were available in 2007. Mary Yeakyjoined Mike in presenting the PCA Foundation Semi-nar on Monday evening.

One last important thing I want to mention is the 75th

Anniversary Medallion that was offered as one of theprizes in many events. The winners of these medal-lions were thrilled and have a special remembrance ofPCA, 2007. The medallion will not be remade nor usedagain. Photo Courtesy of John Ashbey

Best of Variety Winners 2007



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“ The banquet on Sunday evening was just fabulous, Ijust couldn't believe that was sitting there with the presi-dent and a raft of brass from the Poodle Club of Americawith a podium and what was it *fifteen*? *twenty*?chockablock full tables covered with white tablecloths --it was a dream come true.” Emily Cain, Canada.

Working Poodles Rec-

ognized at Purina Spon-

sored Medallion Dinner

EventBy Claudia Straitiff

It was a special night for many reasons, not the least of

which was the PCA Board of Directors revealing and

awarding the Hunting Poodle Medallions to the first

group of recipients as part of the 75th Anniversary Cel-

ebration. This was the first PCA dinner event and set

the tone for the weeklong anniversary celebration in

Salisbury, MD.

Purina hosted the dinner held at the Wicomico Civic

and Youth Center where more then 65 Working Poodle

fans and the PCA Board of Directors (who yes, are

Working Poodle fans!) gathered to celebrate a week-

end of outstanding Poodle performances in the field

and to recognize those who have achieved success in

the Hunting Poodle Medallion program since 2005.

“This was an event which the PCA Board of Directors

felt strongly that Medallion participants and past WC

WCX awardees deserved” says Claudia Straitiff who

hosted the dinner along with her husband Dana Stewart.

Straitiff is quick to mention that the recognition was

not just for the Medallion winners, but for “those who

had the patience and fortitude to use Poodles for hunt-

ing when other thought it was silly. It was that group’s

efforts that opened the door for Poodles to run in AKC

hunting retriever tests today.”

Doris Cozart, President of the Board of Directors of

PCA, recognized the participation and support of Purina

for this very special event. “Though the financial sup-

port was generated in part by Poodle supporters who

redeemed the Purina Champion Labels as part of the

Annie Clark Purina drive sponsored by Purina, it was

via the generosity and recognition by Purina of the

importance of Poodles in the field that enabled us to

hold the dinner.”

Certificates of recognition were handed out to those in

attendance who had run their Poodles in WC and WCX

events prior to the start of the Medallion program 2005.

The weekend’s AKC Hunting Test Qualifiers and WC

& WCX awardees were also recognized.

But the high-

light of the

night for sev-

eral was the

awarding of

the first Gold,

Silver and

Bronze Medal-

lions for those

who had

achieved the

requirements

outlined by

PCA. The pro-

gram is based on a point system, where points are

awarded for various Hunting Test competitions spon-

sored by both PCA and the AKC, UKC and NAHRA.

The Medallions were revealed for the first time as re-

cipients opened handmade boxes from Susanne Nash.

The Medallions feature a Poodle exiting the water with

duck in mouth. “We have to thank Cathi Winkles, Cathi

Winkles Photography for providing a photo of a Poodle

with a duck in its mouth that everyone approved”

quipped Straitiff. “This was the toughest conformation

event in which I ever participated! We went through

MANY iterations of the design until Cathi provided

just the right photo. She graciously shared her work at

no cost to the club.”

Medallion Program Awardees included:

Gold Medallions (also Silver and Bronze):

Poodles/handlers that have achieved at least 15 passes

of which 10 must be at PCA sponsored events and 5 of

the passes must be at the WCX level.

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Ch. Ascot Boucheron Joalleria CD RN SH “Mulligan”

owned by Claudia Straitiff & Dana Stewart, Denver,

NC.

Bouncin Deaux Rey CD NA NAJ SH “Deaux Rey”

owned by Sheree Melancon, Houston, TX.

Silver Medallions (also Bronze):

Poodles/handlers that have achieved at least 10 total

passes of which 6 must be at PCA sponsored events

and 3 must be at the WCX level.

Cosmic Mountain Scout SH “Scout” owned by Gary

and Helen Scovel, Minocqua WI.

Lonetree’s Go Bang SH “Bang” owned by Mia

DiBenedetto and Jack Combs, North Kingstown, RI.

Bronze Medallions:

Poodles/handlers that have achieved 5 total WC WCX

passes at PCA Sponsored events.

Ch. Ascot For Your Eyes Only RN “Jamie” owned by

Claudia Straitiff and Glenna Carlson, Denver, NC.

Ch. Carlyn Calamity Jane RN “Janie” owned by Joyce

E Carelli, Jeanne Kennedy, Michael Lamb, Apopka,

FL.

Ch. Carlyn’s Neon Moon JH “Chip” owned by Joyce E

Carelli and Jeanne Kennedy, Apopka ,FL

Deaux Rey’s Splashin Fah So “Fah So” owned by

Sheree Melancon, Houston, TX.

Finesse All Jazzed Up CDX RAE AXP MJP “Rio”

owned by Carol & Kevin Stone, Seymour, TN

Ellery’s Salsa of Walnuthill WCX JH “Salsa” owend

by Emily Cain, Ontario, Canada

Also receiving Medallions, but not present at the din-

ner were:

Bronze:

“JIB” Ch. Kallista’s Silver Sails Aloft VCD2 RE

TDX MX MXJ owned by Suzi Cope, Southlake, TX

(Miniature Poodle)

“Charlie” Call Me Ragtime Charlie UD RE MH

MX AXJ owned by Jacquelyn Taylor, McKinney, TX

UC Davis Study:Dwarfism in PoodlesProject Title * Genetics of dwarfism in Poodles

Announcements * We invite breeders to submit cheek swabsamples from affected poodles to be archived in aDNA bank that will ultimately serve as a resourcefor understanding and eliminating Poodle dwarf-ism. * Request DNA Kits (Please include "PoodleDwarfism" in the comments box)Go on line tohttp://www.vgl.ucdavis.edu/dogprojectsAnd enter DWARFISM as the keyword.

Background * All three types of Poodles are affected bydwarfism. It remains formally possible that thereare mutliple forms of dwarfism (genetic hetero-geneity), but the simplest interpretation is thatthere is only one form that stems from a singleancestral mutation. If so, there is tremendouspower in assembling a set of DNAs from affecteddogs that are tied to (a) definitive diagnostic in-formation) and (b) sire and dam registry informa-tion. The genealogical data are necessary for cali-brating our genetic analyses of the affected dogs.

Project Goals * To collect DNA samples from affectedpoodles * To ultimately identify the gene(s) responsiblefor dwarfism in the breed so that breeders can useDNA test results to eliminate the mutation fromtheir bloodlines.

Participation Policy * Participation in this project is voluntary, andall information will kept strictly confidential.

If you have questions about this project, pleasecontact Dr. Mark Neffe-mail: [email protected]



From Mary [email protected]

Sunday afternoon atPetsmart

is a busy place in TulsaSunday afternoon at Petsmart is a busy place in Tulsa,

Oklahoma. When you live in the middle of the puppy

mill belt, you cannot miss one opportunity to find homes

for rescue poodles. Today there were assorted minis, 3

toys, one standard, a bischon/minipoodle mix, and a

Great Pyrennes/standardpoodle mix. Two weeks ago

we had 23 poodles in our rescue program. Last year

we re-homed over 100 poodles, and this year is even

busier.

Poodles always draw a crowd, and today is Super Bowl

Sunday so there are lots of women and kids at Petsmart.

“Is he housebroken?”

“Does she get along with other dogs?”

“What do you know of their backgrounds?”

The questions are as varied as the dogs themselves. Two

were found abandoned in a vacant house. One’s owner

went into a nursing home, and her beloved pet couldn’t

follow. One was found running stray. Two came from

a family moving out of state. Three are discarded breed-

ers from a puppy mill. The reasons are as endless as

the stream of dogs.

A woman comes up to the table, “I want you all to know

how marvelous this job you’re doing is! And, although

I cannot adopt a poodle right now, I want to help you.”

In her hand is a check for $100. She is not unique, nor

is her “income” the only kind of “income” we get. Our

rescue fund has three times as much money in it as our

general fund.

This is the eleventh year that Caren Reiman has headed

our rescue efforts, and her husband Floyd is getting

burned out from fostering, feeding, walking, scooping,

and going to the vet. You don’t have to talk to Caren at

length to discover what she thinks of most poodle breed-

ers—and yet she perseveres. Caren is dedicated, and

Rescue is her cause. She is, in great part, why our Af-

filiate Club is so vital. Nothing about a rescue pro-

gram can be self-serving, and Caren’s efforts have

drawn others to our Club—to help her, and to help

poodles.

“Jane” has been inspired to foster some of our rescues,

and to try her hand, successfully, at obedience. “Cindy”,

a commodities trader for The Williams Cos., has

brought along many of her friends to help during our

adoption days. “Debbi”, who owns a flourishing

grooming business, has asked her staff to help clean up

our rescue dogs. “Sherry and Gary” have fostered,

fetched and toted, set up and broken down our rescue

displays. “Susan” designed and quilted a dog-themed

quilt for a raffle which brought in over $1000! Did I

tell you that these same people also help us put on our

Specialty Show each November?

When there is a real need, and real work to be done for

a greater good, volunteer organizations flourish. But it

takes one person like Caren Reiman who passionately

believes her mantra: “It makes a difference to this one

dog” to galvanize and spearhead a rescue program. And

Caren practices what she preaches: her own rescue

poodles include “Sarge” her 75 pound silver mis-mark,

and four pound “Pauli” in her doggy wheel chair—

and both accompany Caren to obedience classes and

children’s therapy-dog visits.

As I look around at my fellow club members, I won-

der, “Why would anyone like me who is a “show

breeder” volunteer to work a rescue program?”

Do you know, for sure, that not one of your pet puppies

has been through someone’s rescue program? Have

you been able to keep track of absolutely every puppy?

Do you believe that caring about poodles, and caring

for poodles aren’t the same? Do you believe in “pay-

ing it forward

Thank you!

I just want to thank everyone for their gener-ous donations again this year making it pos-sible for us to give all the pewter trophiesagain!!

Lucille Perzan- Trophy ChairpersonDiana Gardener - Assistant Trophy Chair-person

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Sent in from many people off the internet:(Cross-posted with permission. This is from the Coun-cil of Docked Breeds in the UK. We need to be pre-pared over here....as we'll be next.!)

The Banning of Docking Tailsin England and Wales.

Dear Subscriber,All UK legislation has now been passed and enactedas follows;

The docking of dogs' tails will be banned in Englandfrom 6 April 2007 and in Wales from 28 March 2007but with exemptions from the ban for certain workingdogs, and for medical treatment. A total ban in Scot-land will take effect 30 April

There will also be a ban on the showing of dockeddogs (all dogs docked after the commencement dateof 6 April/28 March) at events to which members ofthe public are admitted on payment of a fee. How-ever, this ban does not apply to dogs shown for thepurpose of demonstrating their working ability.

The exemption for working dogs allows a dog that islikely to perform certain specified types of work tohave its tail docked by a veterinary surgeon. The dogwill have to be less than 5 daysold, and the veterinarysurgeon will have to certify that he or she has seenspecified evidence that the dog is likely to work inspecified areas. Puppies being docked must bemicrochipped, either at the time of docking or whenthe vet considers they are old enough. The types ofdog that will be allowed to be docked, and the typesof evidence needed, isdetailed below.

Puppies from certain working dogs may be docked ifevidence is provided to the vet that it is likely to beworked in connection with law enforcement, activi-ties of Her Majesty's Armed Forces, emergency res-cue, lawful pest control, or the lawful shooting of ani-mals. It is accepted that in a litter not all puppiesdocked will be found suitable for work.

The owner of the dog, or person representing the ownermust make a signed statement that: the dam of thepuppies to be docked is of a type which can be certi-fied as set out below; the date on which the puppies

were born; and that it is intended that they will be used,or sold, for one of the working purposes set out in theregulations.

The vet must sign a declaration that the requirementsof the regulations have been satisfied i.e. that he hasbeen given the necessary declaration by the owner, orperson representing the owner, and has seen the evi-dence required.

The vet must have a completed statement, signed anddated by the owner of the dog (or by another personwhom the veterinary surgeon to whom itis presented reasonably believes to be representing theowner), made in the form set out in the regulations.The vet must see the dam of the dogand a further piece of evidence such as: a current shot-gun or firearm certificate issued to the owner of thedog, or to the agent or employee of the owner mostlikely to be using the dog for work in connection withthe lawful shooting of animals OR a letter from a game-keeper, a land occupier (or his agent), a person withshooting rights, a shoot organiser, a club official, a per-son representing the National Working Terrier Federa-tion, or a person engaged in lawful pest control, stat-ing that the breeder of the dog whose tail is to be dockedis known to him and that dogs bred by that breederhave been used (as the case may be) on his land, or inhis shoot, or for pest control.

Although the procedure is the same, the list of dogswhich can be docked are different between Englandand Wales. There is a total ban on dockingin Scotland.

In England the following can be docked:

1. Hunt point retrieve breeds of any type or combi-nation of types.2. Spaniels of any type or combination of types.3. Terriers of any type or combination of types.

In Wales the following can be docked:

1. Spaniels of the following breeds: English SpringerSpaniel, Welsh Springer Spaniel and Cocker Spaniel,but not combinations of breeds

2. Terriers of the following breeds: Jack RussellTerrier, Cairn Terrier, Lakeland Terrier, Norfolk Ter-rier, but not combinations of breeds

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3. Hunt point retrievers of the breeds listed below:

Braque Italian, Brittany, German Long Haired Pointer,German Short Haired Pointer, German Wire HairedPointer, Hungarian Vizsla, Hungarian Wire HairedVizsla, Italian Spinone, Spanish Water Dog, Weima-raner, Korthals Griffon, Slovakian Rough HairedPointer, Large Munsterlander, Small Munsterlander.

It remains the prerogative of a veterinary surgeon as towhether he chooses to dock a dogs tail or not.

Showing of Docked Dogs

A dog docked before the 28 March 2007 in Wales and6 April 2007 in England may continue to be shown atall shows in England, Wales, Scotland and NorthernIreland throughout its natural life.

A dog docked on, or after, the above dates, irrespectiveof where it was docked, may not be shown at shows inEngland and Wales where the publicis charged a fee for admission.

However, where a working dog has been docked inEngland and Wales under the respective regulations setout above, it may be shown where the public arecharged a fee, so long as it is shown only to demon-strate its working ability. It will thus be necessary toshow working dogs in such a way as ONLY to demon-strate their working ability and not conformity to a stan-dard.

A dog legally docked in England, Wales, Northern Ire-land or abroad may be shown at any show in Scotlandor Northern Ireland.

Full information including a copy of the form need tobe completed and presented to the vet to complete canbe found at www.cdb.org/awa

The Kennel Club has a question and answer informa-tion page ath t tp : / /www. thekenne lc lub .o rg .uk /cg i -b in /item.cgi?id=999

DEFRA has an information page athttp://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/welfare/act/docking.htm

The future for the 90% of dogs not covered by the aboveexemptions appears bleak. The Board of the CDB willbe meeting shortly to discuss the future of the CDB,we will keep you informed. Again, we would like tothank all of those who have assisted in the campaignover the many years we have been in existence. Weare just sorry, the outcome is not what we all wouldhave hoped for.

Kind regards,

Peter Squires

From Nancy HafnerCONGRADULATIONS TO ALL THOSE WHOPLACED AT OUR NATIONAL. IT WASGREAT FOR THE TOY VARIETY TO BEAWARDED BEST OF BREED!

THANKS FOR ALL THE EMAILS ABOUTYOUR CONCERNS OF THE TOY VARIETYFOR THE BOARD MEETING. KEEP THEEMAILS COMING OF ANY QUESTIONS,CONCERNS OR PROBLEMS THAT YOUFEEL THE BOARD NEEDS TO BE AWAREOF FOR THE TOY VARIETY OR ANY OTHERISSUE!

YES, THERE WILL BE A BOARD MEETINGBEFORE THE REGIONAL, SO SENT YOUREMAILS TO ME EARLY IN SEPT..

ENJOY YOUR SUMMER AND HAVE FUNWITH ALL THOSE WONDERFUL PUPPIES...HOPE TO SEE YOU AT THE REGIONAL INTHE FALL.

WISHING EVERYONE A SAFE AND HAPPYSUMMER...

STAY COOL!

NANCY HAFNER [email protected]

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Regional NewsFrom Peggy McDill:Dr. Sondra St Clair will be our guest speaker for theCalifornia Regional at the affiliate club council meet-ing. Her focus is on "Integrative Therapy". The meet-ing will be held outside on the patio at 7 PM. No hostbar. Hor d'oeuvres will be provided by PCA. Poodlesare welcome to come with their people. Dr St Clairhas graciously written the article for Poodle Papers tointroduce our poodle lovers to alternative, non inva-sive therapies for our animals. Further information isavailable at her website: www.toplinewellness.com

The Importance of Topline: ahealthy long lifeBy Sondra St. Clair, OMD, ND, VOMC

Living a healthy long life is what we all want for ourpets. The quality and length of their lives has much todo with addressing small problems early rather thanallowing them create disease by accumulating overtime. Aging is a natural biologi-cal process but disease associatedwith aging is not. It is possible toage gracefully with few or nophysical ailments. This means noarthritis, digestive, kidney, liver orheart problems, less fatigue andgreater continued playfulness —living pain and disease free.

The key to promoting quality oflife with longevity is a combina-tion of good nutrition, healthy liv-ing and early detection of minorimbalances. If your pet is alreadyexperiencing illness or pain there are many paths towellness. We conventionally use drug therapy whenour pet shows signs of illness or pain. Despite the ad-vances in medicine, both people and pets often don’talways fully recover and may experience side effectsfrom drugs or surgery. Out of frustration, dissatisfac-tion and despair, many people have turned to naturalhealth care when appropriate and are doing so with verygood results. We’ve seen positive results in ourselves,now we’re doing the same for our pets. Here I’ll first

discuss what can be done for some common afflictionsin older poodles and then how to detect subclinicalimbalances and resolve silent problems before they turninto disease.

Top Line tells the story of our pets’ lives. Imagine anolder poodle and his topline. You have observed vis-ible changes in the mid-back. You know that if yourpoodle is having rear end problems he is tucking underin the hindquarters. The topline we see in a senior dogis in direct correlation with his spinal health and over-all health. Spinal health is the story of major and mi-nor traumas because every part of the body communi-cates through the spinal column. Age-related diseasesare often an accumulation of minor traumas to the spine.These minor traumas over time compromise blood flowand nerve signals and thus nutrition to body areas andorgans. In essence, the area or organ is starved.Changes in topline tell the keen observer what organsand body systems are affected.

It would be common sense then to restore nutrition tothe compromised area. Without proper nerve and blood

supply it is virtually impossible to heal.The body has amazing innate healingabilities regardless of age, but needs theproper nutrition to do so. We place a lotof importance upon nutrition these days,but if these wonderful supplements aren’tgetting to the body parts that need them,then it doesn’t much matter. The path-ways of food, blood and nerve distribu-tion must be opened first. This meansworking with the topline.

In older dogs the primary causes of backproblems are arthritis, disc disorders, andspinal myelopathy. A slipped disc results

when the gelatinous shock absorbers between the bonyjoints of the spinal column shift. But a slipped discusually occurs over time when a small misalignmentof the spine eventually creates inflammation and muscletension pulling the disc to cause slippage and inflam-mation. Limping and hindquarter weakness may de-velop as a consequence. Standard treatment includesanti-inflammatory and steroid drugs, but results are me-diocre. Unless the underlying structural problem isresolved, inflammation and pain persist. When a pet

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has a back problem, think offixing the topline. The besttechnology for working withthe topline is Veterinary Or-thopedic Manipulation(VOM). VOM is a safe andgentle technique that resolvesthe structural problem andposes neither trauma to al-ready sensitive and inflamedtissue nor risk to the bone ortissue itself. It can be usedon very small dogs (evenbirds with their fragile hollowbones) as well as frail elderlydogs. VOM benefits olderanimals with joint stiffnessand back problems, com-monly the result of a lifetime of minor trauma fromjumping and running. Such small injuries are not ap-parent at the time they occur, but they add up and mayeventually slow an animal down. Vertebral disc dis-ease, usually caused by arthritis, is an affliction Poodlesto which can be particularly susceptible. As tissue be-comes inflamed, animals develop pain and stiffness inthe hindquarters. This can progress to paralysis if nottreated. By increasing circulation and nerve impulsesto the affected spinal joint with VOM, inflammation,pain and stiffness disappear.

Degenerative diseases that affect older poodles can behelped too. A degenerative disease is one thatprogresses and worsens over time. Examples are dia-betes, epilepsy, congested livers, immune disorders,kidney disease, or any organ or body system to whichthe spine communicates – that means every body part.If a condition is severe, there may be an enormous por-tion of the organ that is not functioning and it will havedifficulty repairing itself. But again, supplying food tothe starved organ is the only way it can repair. Drugsmay be necessary and may help the symptoms but willnever repair the underlying cause of a disease. Here iswhere VOM comes in. Creating that healthy toplineby supplying the organs with necessary nutrients re-gardless of their condition, gives your pet the chanceto recover completely or improve. I worked with a toypoodle with a “sluggish liver” and abnormal liver read-ings since birth. Her topline indicated that her spinewas misaligned in the mid back where the nerves travelto the liver. Working in that area and opening the nutri-

tion flow triggered her body’s natural healing process.Once the nerve signals and blood vessels that flowedto the liver had improved function, her hepatic num-bers became within normal range. The same principlecan be applied to any degenerative condition. And re-member, even if your dog is older, the body’s innateability to heal will be stimulated with VOM.

Small problems in younger dogs tend to go unnoticeduntil they become bigger problems. This is becausedogs don’t tell you when they hurt. Their nervous sys-tems are different from ours. They lack the recurrentmeningeal nerve that we have. The lack of this nervesending numerous pain signals made functioning pos-sible while they were injured or recovering from aninjury. It is one reason they survived in the wild longago before they were domesticated, but it also is whytheir symptoms are so subtle. We need technology ableto identify problems before they progress. Since wewant to prevent a minor problem from becoming a se-rious problem how do we find out if something iswrong?

Western veterinary medicine has many complex teststhat provide a rough picture of health. However, whentests are read, there is a range of normal levels is pro-vided. Unless your pet’s levels are out of range, he orshe is considered healthy. Whether your pet is func-tioning optimally may or may not be the case basedupon those results. What is optimal for one animalmay not be optimal for another as each breed has its

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special physiological characteristics and your pet is anindividual with its unique health balance. In humanmedicine, it is recognized by alternative medical prac-titioners that by the time a condition is diagnosed withstandard western medical testing, the organ has pro-gressed to a level of at least 40% dysfunction. Moreoften it is 60%. The same applies to animals. The keythen is early detection of minor imbalances.

VOM has the technology to evaluate this objectivelyby stimulating spinal reflexes. The VOM practitioneris able to observe healthy nerve communication or dys-function in each vertebral segment of the spine. Manypeople confuse VOM with chiropractics, but the twoare significantly different. VOM is a hybrid of a clas-sical veterinary approach to neurological dysfunctionand chiropractic care. It is more precise and objectivein evaluation as well as in treatment. Many people arefamiliar with chiropractic and its uses for skeletal mis-alignment. VOM is a special type of neuronal “adjust-ing” developed for pets based upon the lack of the re-current meningeal nerve. Because of this distinction,VOM adjustments are more power-ful and effective than standard chi-ropractic manipulation. Accom-plishing much more than just align-ing the spine, VOM taps directlyinto the nervous system and benefitsnot only the structure but the deepermechanisms that affect circulationand nerves as well. And, only a fewsessions are needed because of theway VOM quickly retrains the body.

Often our pets have chronic condi-tions such as allergies and epilepsyin addition to “age-related” diseasessuch as arthritis, disc disease, liver,kidney and heart diseases and eye conditions. Muscu-loskeletal conditions include slipped disc and patellarluxation. These and more can be resolved with naturaltherapy like VOM.

For example, with a slipped disc, back pain, or patellar(knee) luxation a minor adjustment can quickly pro-vide relief and your pet can avoid the risks of surgery.Patellar luxation is very common. I find that it is oftenthe result of a low back problem creating a musclespasm. This spasm pulls on the ligaments and tissuesthat surround the patella causing it to slip out of place.

Patellar surgery is commonly performed on one kneeonly to be required later on the other knee. This indi-cates the problem is most likely not the knee. It’s prob-ably coming from the back. VOM technology realignsthe patella and corrects the back problem. Most petscan avoid surgery.

Many dogs suffer from slight misalignments undetec-ted by X-rays. Though subtle, they have the potentialto upset the normal biomechanics of motion and causeinflammation and degeneration of tissue. These situa-tions are often resolved by gentle VOM. Hindquarterlameness, of unknown origin, is an example. Eitherthe back, hips or the hind legs may be involved. Fre-quently the pet owner believes the cause is arthritis,yet X-rays are negative. Similar to sciatica in people, apinched nerve can cause pain or reduce nerve supplyto a leg. VOM is also typically used to treat dogs formusculoskeletal problems stemming from hip dyspla-sia, arthritic changes, and injury. Dogs hit by cars, forinstance, may suffer joint misalignments in addition tomore obvious effects of trauma such as bone fracturesor lacerations. Even the constant tugging on a leashcan create a problem in the neck that may benefit from

VOM.

Epilepsy can result from a misalignment of the firstcervical vertebra located at the top of the neck. Con-ventionally breed genetics are considered one cause,but perhaps it is not the genes themselves but the struc-ture of the head and neck of the breed. Even continualtugging on a leash can even cause misalignment at thislocation. I’ve worked with pets that have suffered ter-rible seizures and were on numerous medications.Despite conventional drug therapy, often at great ex-


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pense, the symptoms didn’t change or only improvedmoderately meanwhile leaving the pet drowsy anddisengaged. This was the case for one dog whose neckwas severely misaligned, putting pressure on the nervesand brain signals. After several VOM sessions, in co-operation with the owner’s veterinarian, medication wasreduced slowly and carefully. Over a period of sixmonths his medication was completely stopped and thepet was seizure free.

As an exhibitor, the benefits are amazing. Even theslightest misalignment or tension is reflected in gaitand presence. Though imbalance may not necessarilybe apparent to the owner, it is very seldom that I see adog with out a misalignment. After all, dogs play, jump,twist, run, etc. and something is bound to happen. Evena slight misalignment can affect topline and topline iscritical to movement. Since every muscle movementis fed from nerves running from the spine, topline willaffect gait. Even if your dog moves well, once yourdog receives VOM treatment you will notice that hewill perform better, be more engaged, animated, havea more fluid gait, and he’ll have that extra special pres-ence. You get an edge over the competition and youhave a healthy pet for years to come.

Veterinary Orthopedic Manipulation addresses manyconditions that can affect your pet. In combination withherbs, supplements and diet, your pet can enjoy anamazing response to this natural approach to health care.

Visit toplinewellness.com to find out more about spe-cific conditions and therapies and for more informa-tion on the science behind VOM. Email Dr. Sondra fora free chart of common poodle conditions and helpfultherapies. Dr. Sondra is a veterinary chiropractionerand practices in Southern California. She may bereached at (760) 730-3062.

Cooler Weather Part ofPlanning for 2008 PCAHunting Retriever andWC WCX TestsBy Claudia Straitiff

As is the case for all venues held at the PCA NationalSpecialty, though the 2007 PCA Hunting Tests and WC

WCX Tests were just held, 2008 events are already be-ing planned. The Poodle Club of America AKC Hunt-ing Retriever and the WC WCX Tests will kick off the76th Anniversary PCA Specialty. The events will be heldon Saturday April 19th and Sunday April 20th in SalisburyMD.

Preliminary plans indicate that the tests will be held atthe same grounds as prior years, the Les-Crop Farms.Different this year will be the fact that IN ONLY THEWC WCX TESTS held on Sunday, April 20th, non-buoyant neoprene vests (no flotation enhancements)will be allowed for added warmth in water. This shouldassist the less experienced Poodles (and those visitingfrom warmer climates!) with adjusting to the coolerwaters of Maryland at least for the instinct tests.

AKC Hunting Retriever Test Regulations DO NOT al-low the use of such protection and therefore the vestswill not be allowed in the AKC Hunting Retriever Testsheld on Saturday.

The same benefits thatwill perhaps help PoodleFanciers from the WestCoast and Central Statestransport their Poodlesvia airline travel (coolerweather of April) for con-formation, agility andobedience events willprovide a different chal-lenge for our beginningWorking Poodles. How-ever, the Hunting Test/WC WCX Test commit-tee is already workinghard to make sure that thegallery, participants, and their Poodles will be comfort-able.

Ample tents for weather protection are being discussedand of course the decision regarding the acceptance ofcold weather protection for the dogs has been endorsed.Stay posted for more information regarding this event.And keep training! This event promises to provide theexcitement, humor and demonstration of Poodle talentthat prior events included – and the weather might evenbe more comfortable for all involved!

“Vests ok but no hats al-lowed at PCA WC WCXevent 2008”Pictured: “Sky” owned byDi and Jody Wigelsworth



REMEMBER THESE DATES!SEPTEMBER 19-20-21-2007

REMEMBER THE LOCATION !QUEEN MARY EVENTS PARKLONG BEACH CALIFORNIA

REMEMBER THE HOST HOTEL !REMEMBER TO MAKE YOURRESERVATION SOON !COAST LONG BEACH HOTEL700 QUEENSWAY DRIVELONG BEACH CA562-435-7676(MENTION YOU ARE COMING FOR THEPOODLE EVENT)

REMEMBER THE JUDGES!DANIEL AUGUSTUSRANDY GARRENDR. JACKLYN HUNGERLANDLUIS AIZCORBEDORIS COZARTSHIRLEY INDELICATOBETTY RIBBLEROSALIE ALVAREZROBERT LONGPATTI DAVIS

The premium list is off to the superintendent, JackBradshaw, and will be sent out to exhibitors west ofthe Mississippi, PCA Affiliate Clubs and PCAmembership by mid July. If you would like a pre-mium list and am not in the mailing list pleasecontact Jack Bradshaw. It will also be on the websitefor Jack Bradshaw at www.jbradshaw.com. This isgoing to be an EXCITING EVENT and one in whichyou DO NOT want to miss. Entries for the Confirma-tion, Rally and Obedience will close at 12 noon PSTon August 29th and the Agility Entries will close onSeptember 5th before 11:59 PM PST for the Agilityevents. The Trial Secretary is Lynda Tjarks [email protected] or call 623-556-8460.We have planned to mail the Confirmation andAgility premium list in the same mailing. The hotel isbooking up so please get your reservations in soon.Please contact the Coast Long Beach Hotel atwww.coasthotels.com or call 800-663-1144 or 562-423-7676. The Poodle rate is $130.00.

RV Parking is available only at the Queen Maryparking area and is first come gets best position nextto the Events Park. Here is the list of events for theRegional and PCSC days:

Tuesday, September 18, 2007

5:00 PM- Seminar-THE POODLE-Sponsored byPCA. Presenters are Mr. William Cunningham andMrs. Doris Cozart. Coast Long Beach Hotel. Reser-vations to [email protected]. Mr. Cunninghamwill also conduct ringside mentoring all three days ofthe Regional shows. Please contact him for informa-tion.

POODLE CLUB OF AMERICA AFFILIATE CLUBCOUNCIL MEETING7:00 PM- Patio Area Coast Long Beach Hotel - Nohost bar-Hor d'oeuvres provided by PCA. Open to allAffiliate Clubs members. Speaker: Dr.Sondra St Clair"Integrative Therapy" topicwww.toplinewellness.com .Contact Michael Knight, PCA First Vice Presidentand Affiliate Club Council Chairperson [email protected]

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Wednesday, September 19, 2007

POODLE CLUB OF AMERICA REGIONALSPECIALTY AND OBEDIENCE AND RALLYSHOWContact [email protected] or [email protected] orwww.jbradshaw.com for times for judging anddirections. Queen Mary Events Park, Long BeachPOODLE CLUB OF AMERICA AGILITY TRIAL(Poodles Only) [email protected] or 623-556-8460 forPremium List or Susie Osborn [email protected] or 702-493-3976 POODLECLUB OF AMERICA PARADE OF TITLE HOLD-ERS Contact: Peggy McDill at [email protected]

POODLE CLUB OF AMERICA REGIONALBANQUETMiramar Room-Coast Long Beach HotelNo Host Bar. Cocktails 6:30 P.M. Dinner 7:30 P.M.Reservations: Patty Moulthrop, Banquet Chairperson.Information [email protected]. Make reservationsearly as space is limited. Details in premium list

Thursday, September 20, 2007

POODLE CLUB OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIASPECIALTY SHOW (Host Club)Contact: [email protected] or [email protected] orwww.jbradshaw.com POODLECLUB OF AMERICA OBEDIENCE AND RALLYSHOWContact: [email protected] [email protected] POODLE CLUB OFAMERICA AGILITY TRIALContact: [email protected] [email protected] Mary Events Park

Friday, September 21, 2007POODLE CLUB OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIASHOW (Host Club)Contact: [email protected] or [email protected] orwww.j.bradshaw.com POODLECLUB OF AMERICA OBEDIENCE AND RALLYSHOW Contact [email protected] [email protected] POODLE CLUB OFAMERICA AGILITY TRIAL

Contact: [email protected] [email protected] Mary Events Park

SUPPORT OUR HOST CLUB FUNDRAISER:

PCSC's own Charlene Smutny has teamed up withAshley Craig to create a one-of-a-kind, LimitedEdition pin brush to commemorate the 2007 PCARegional. The design captures the beauty that ispoodles, as well as the elegance of the Queen Mary.These brushes are only available through the website:http://www.ashleycraig.net/contact.html Once youget to the opening page, select Products, scroll to thebottom of the page, and select Poodle Club ofAmerica brush. From there, you may personalize thebrush, and choose styles and sizes to fit your dog'sgrooming needs. Remember, a portion of the salesgoes directly back to PCSC. The sales for this veryspecial item will close at the beginning of the Re-gional, so ORDER NOW.

As you can see there is lots of activity going on thethree days so hope you can come and SHOW BE-FORE THE QUEEN!!!

John ShoemakerShow Chairperson, Confirmation Events/PCA/PCSCSusie OsburnShow Chairperson, Performance Events/PCA

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Sent in by Peggy McDill

*Reprinted with permission from Dogs in Re-view May 2006)

TOO MANY PUPPIES?

Few subjects concerning domestic animals have beengiven as much recent coverage in the mainstream pressas the mass importation — legal or otherwise, throughbrokers via the internet — of purebred puppies fromforeign countries to satisfy the demand of the Ameri-can pet market.

Exact data are difficult to come by. The puppies areprimarily shipped from what’s termed “low cost” coun-tries in eastern Europe, Russia, or South and CentralAmerica, where puppy farming is less expensive andeven less subject to government inspection than it is inthe U.S. Since conditions in most American puppy millsare often less than acceptable, it’s easy to imagine howthese puppies may have been reared. Many of themhave left their dams too young, are sick, weak,unsocialized, inadequately inoculated, provided withforged health certificates and often falsified pedigreesas well. The death rate among these puppies is typi-cally high, and the veterinary expenses for those thatsurvive can be exorbitant — and are, of course, paid bythe unsuspecting buyers.

The total number of puppies imported by commercialbrokers is not known but is generally believed to bewell into the tens of thousands and growing rapidly.An estimate by the Center for Disease Control (CDC)at Los Angeles International Airport is that approxi-mately 600 commercially imported puppies arrive permonth — over 7000 per year at this airport alone. JohnF. Hoffman, a California lawyer who testified beforethe U.S. Senate in November, 2005 on the need for regu-lation of the sale of imported puppies, estimates that injust the breeds he specifically researched, Bulldogs andFrench Bulldogs, approximately 5000 puppies per yearare imported by commercial breeders. The total num-ber for all breeds at all U.S. airports combined wouldof course be several times that number.

Typically the imported puppies have to spend three tofour days in transit, tightly packed and under extremelyunsanitary conditions. The stress and trauma these pup-pies are subjected to at such an early age basically defyimagination.

Not all commercially imported puppies arrive by air.Others are regularly smuggled by car across the borderfrom Mexico. The Border Puppy Task Force, a consor-tium of California animal welfare organizations, reportsthat the puppies are often under-age, hidden in packingcrates or even spare tire wheel wells. They are usuallymalnourished, diseased and not vaccinated against ra-bies. If they are “cute” they can still sell for as much as$1000-$2000 at swap meets and in parking lots. (Toput this figure into perspective, the Gross DomesticProduct per capita according to current data was $9000in Mexico, similar to that in many Easteren Europeancountries but compared to $37,800 in the U.S.)One reason for the burgeoning import market, of course,is that it’s cheaper to bring in very young puppies fromabroad — even if some of them die in transit — than toraise them from scratch in the U.S. Thus some puppymills which earlier bred their own puppies have nowturned to wholesale importing of stock for sale, withdire consequences for both puppies and buyers.

STOPPING THE MASS IMPORTS

It should be easy, at least in theory, to stop this massimporation of puppies for resale. USDA regulationsprohibit carriers from accepting animals for transportwithout a health certificate signed by a licensed veteri-narian, and from transporting puppies younger thaneight weeks old. Both regulations are apparently rou-tinely broken: health certificates can be forged, age ofpuppies misrepresented.CDC regulations require either prior rabies vaccina-tion for imported dogs or confinement for 30 days af-ter vaccination. Since rabies vaccination cannot begiven until the dog is three months of age, the mini-mum age at which an imported puppy may legally besold in the U.S. is four months (five months in somestates). However, CDC has no funds to ensure that im-porters comply with the confinement regulations, andeven if Humane Officers try to enforce the regulationthey are unlikely to get cooperation from City and Dis-trict Attorneys, who usually consider animal welfareissues “low priority” and rarely take action to enforceeven their own animal laws and ordinances, let alonefederal regulations.

— OR NOT ENOUGH?

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So does the need for imported puppies mean that wedon’t produce enough puppies here in the U.S? Whydoesn’t the average family that wants a purebred fam-ily pet simply purchase one from any of the many con-scientious American breeders who raise dogs becausethey love them, who subject their dogs to health test-ing, socialize their puppies and screen their buyers?The answer may lie in those last few words. Those ofus who breed dogs as a hobby are very careful wherewe let our puppies go. We want to make sure that thenew homes are for life, and we are also heavily cir-cumscribed by regulations from the AKC, the breedclubs, sometimes also by local ordinances. Quitefrankly, breeding dogs isn’t as much fun as it used tobe for many of us, and I don’t blame some of the bestand most successful breeders for quitting.

The fact that by doing so they inadvertently play intothe puppy mills’, puppy brokers’ and pet shops’ handsis unfortunate, but should not be put at their doorsteps— at least not until the restrictions placed on hobbybreeders are eased up and the good American breedershave a real incentive to keep producing happy, healthydogs.

Certainly everyone would benefit — especially the dogsthemselves — if it were easier for those who love dogsto breed puppies, and harder for those who simply do itto make money. How this can be achieved I do not know,but being clear about these basic facts should help.Nobody wants to produce a puppy that ends up in ashelter, but nobody wants the cruel commercial puppybusiness to continue either.

Wouldn’t it be great if all potential puppy buyers hadto pass through a rigorous “Dog Owner’s SuitabilityTest”? It would mean the end of the commercial puppymills, of shelters and rescues, and those of us who re-ally care about where our puppies go would have toworry much less.

OK, I know I’m dreaming…

Bo Bengtson, Editor-at-LargeDogs In Review

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Susan Fleisher Leaves PoodleHealth Legacy

5/9/1939 – 6/17/2007

On June 17, 2007 Susan Fleisher died in her own bedafter a long battle with multiple sclerosis and conges-tive heart failure. Her service dog Cricket nuzzledpeacefully beside her. She was surrounded by faithfulfriends, Debbie, Laura, Gretchen, and Kathleen.Susan’s wishes were to be cremated and her ashes mixedwith her beloved Poodles —Electra and George — andcast into the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, a fitting endto a woman who enjoyed swimming in cold water.

Those who knew Susan regarded her as an unselfishmentor with an infectious compassion for Poodles. Actsthat endeared her to others were her caring attention tothe health needs of Poodles and their owners as ex-pressed in phone calls, correspondence, and emails.When she attended the PCA specialty over the last fewyears, friends flocked around her, discussing one caseor another.

She made major contributions to our understanding ofthe inherited kidney disease JRD (juvenile renal dys-plasia) in all breeds of dogs, and established severalprofessional websites devoted to the subject. Thosewere mirrored and are now maintained by others. Hermost recent service to Poodles was establishing thePoodle Health Registry, Inc. (PHR), an open interna-tional registry for all varieties of Poodles and all dis-eases. She and close friends set it up and provided forcontinuity after her death. The PHR website also con-tains a database that by mid-2007 contained pedigreeinformation and owner-listed health information onveterinary-diagnosed dogs. Information on about200,000 dogs is on line.

In 1990, Susan’s 21- month old female Standard PoodleGeorge was euthanized as the result of JRD, an inher-ited kidney disease. In addition to Standard Poodles,more than 20 breeds of dogs are afflicted with this fatalgenetic disorder. Despite the number of breeds affected,there was very little information to assist Susan in her

difficult struggle with George’s disease. Lack of knowl-edge about maintaining a dog with kidney disease ledSusan to dedicate herself to research on this topic, con-sult with experts, and create the Kidney Disease in Dogswebsite. Other websites followed and Susan was rec-ognized as a leading authority and resource on diagno-sis, diet, and treatment of canine kidney disease of manytypes. Her articles are quoted and referenced through-out the canine health community.

Susan’s passion for the health of the Standard Poodlecame after George’s death and from talking to the manyheartbroken people she encountered. It also came fromthe realization that many of the problems could havebeen avoided. Susan and several friends, all fans orbreeders of Poodles, were concerned about the continu-ing lack of readily available information about dogsaffected with known or suspected genetic diseases.Various Websites have registries of single diseases. TheOrthopedic Foundation for Animals (OFA) has a regis-try of ten diseases, but registers all breeds of dogs andnot all ten diseases apply to Poodles. There are morePoodle diseases which have a known or suspected ge-netic component than OFA lists. However, until re-cently there has been no single registry where not onlyall these diseases of the three Poodle varieties werelisted, but also contained a registry of afflicted dogs.Thus was born the Poodle Health Registry.

The Poodle Health Registry is an incorporated non-profit organization with a Board of Directors, workersand researchers to insure the information about diseasesand registrations is as complete, accurate and up to dateas possible. It maintains a Web site:<www.PoodleHealthRegistry.org>

The goal of the Poodle Health Registry is to be the lead-ing authoritative resource for health information aboutPoodles. It is a tool for owners, breeders and veteri-narians not only for information about a specific dogor his relatives, but also for links to information andresearch about the diseases themselves. As an addi-tional goal, PHR plans to assist the veterinary profes-sion in identifying the modes of inheritance for vari-ous genetic diseases.

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Susan turned over the maintenance and updating of thekidney websites to veterinarians at noted universities.Her work in the development of the Poodle HealthRegistry continued until ten days before her death.Susan and her Standard Poodle service dogs lived inthe San Francisco Bay area. Electra lived to age 15.Susan made provision for her service dog Cricket, age4, to live with a trusted friend and neighbor who hadtaken her for walks every day.

Friends will miss her sharp mind, open heart, humor,infinite passion for Poodles; her deep appreciation ofand high standards for art, music (specifically opera),fine food, beer, good friends and conversation; her senseof fairness and generosity.

Memorial contributions may be made to PHR Treasurer,1635 Grange Hall Rd, Beavercreek, OH 45432.

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(Sources: PHR Registry, Laura Zulch-Hays, Mykael andJohn Moss)

STANDARD POODLE REP-RESENTATIVE REPORT

Hi Everyone:

What a thrill to know that, and this is approximate, morethan 500 Poodles participated in the various health test-ing clinics available at PCA this year. Congratulationsto each of you who was able to get you Poodle (s) tothe clinics. We have such important testing available -all to be used in hopes of breeding the healthiest litterspossible.

And speaking of litters: I have calls and e-mails nearlydaily looking for Standard Poodles to be companions -service dogs - performance dogs - show dogs. Cur-rently only one PCA breeder has let me know she haspups. Please, if you need buyer referrals, let me knowwhat you have available - color, sex and the testingthat has been done. I need names of breeders who havetesting in place for referrals.

Do you have something on your mind regarding Stan-

dard Poodles that needs discussing? I would appreci-ate your thoughts of topics to begin a dialogue....I canbe reached until 9/1/2007 at 715-635-2776 [email protected]. After September 1 - you willreach me at 956-973-0927 and [email protected].

Have a great summer!

Glenna CarlsonStandard Poodle Representative

NOTE TO ALL PCA MEMBERS - NEW ONES, TOO!

The Show Committee is looking for some dedicatedmembers to work on different aspects of the show. OurTrophy Committee needs an extra hand - Bill Graceneeds at least two people to help with the GroundsCommittee. Jan, in Agility, is looking for a couple ofpeople as two very busy Agility committee membershave moved on to serve on the newly formed Board ofthe PCA Foundation. So,now that you are wearing aPCA pin, let me know how you would like to partici-pate and be on the Show Committee. I hope to hearfrom many of you very soon. I can be reached until 9/1/2007 at 715-635-2776 and [email protected] September 1 - you will reach me at 956-973-0927and [email protected].

Thanks!Glenna CarlsonNational Show Chairman

Till April, when we do it all again!



From [email protected]

Temperament Study:

Florida State University

Below is a request from a student of mine to partici-

pate in her study on the temperament and health of vari-

ous breeds and mix-breeds of dogs. I am hoping that

you will help her by completing a survey on one of

your dogs. Her study has been approved by her thesis

committee consisting of myself and two Biology pro-

fessors at Florida State University (FSU). If you have

any questions or comments, feel free to contact me (850-

644-6272 or [email protected]) or the Chair of the

FSU Institutional Review Board (850-644-8633).

Dear Poodle Owners and Breeders,

My name is Ruth Marcec, and I am an undergraduate

Honors student attending Florida State University in

the field of Biology (Pre-Veterinary). I am conducting

my Honors Thesis research on the temperament and

health of various breeds and mixed breeds of dogs. My

major professor is Dr. Barbara Licht.

One of the breeds included in my study is Poodles. I

am requesting owners of Poodles to fill out a short ques-

tionnaire on your dog. All information provided will

be held strictly confidential, to the extent allowed by

law. Findings from this study will be posted in this

newsletter after the data are analyzed (February, 2008).

I am interested in all varieties of Poodles. So that no

one spends too much time on the questionnaire, I ask

that you complete the questionnaire on ONLY ONE of

your Poodles. If you have more than one Poodle, write

each dog’s name on a piece of paper, fold up the paper,

and blindly (randomly) pick one. This way, I can get

an unbiased sampling of Poodles.

The study consists of two short questionnaires. The first

asks you to rate the temperament of your dog on 23

temperament items. It takes between 10 and 20 min-

utes. The second questionnaire asks about your dog’s

health history. It takes between 5 and 15 minutes. This

second survey is optional, but your input would be ex-

tremely helpful to the study. I strongly encourage you

to complete the second survey, but if time is an issue, I

understand. If you are interested in participating, please

send me an email at the address below, and tell me the

breed and variety of your dog. You will receive the ques-

tionnaire via e-mail within 2-7 days of your request.

The questionnaire will come from the e-mail address:

[email protected]

(Note: this is an email address—not a web site link.)

In order to make scientifically accurate conclusions

about the temperament and health of various breeds, it

is important that owners answer each question as truth-

fully and accurately as possible. The goal of this study

is NOT to show that any one breed or mix of breeds is

better or worse than any other. Your honesty and care-

fulness in answering these questions is, therefore,

GREATLY appreciated.

Feel free to email me at the above address, or contact

me or Dr. Barbara Licht ([email protected]) at 850-

644-6272, or you may contact the Chair of the Florida

State University Institutional Review Board at 850-644-

8633 if you have any questions or comments. I thank

you for your consideration and time. It is greatly ap-

preciated.

—Ruth Marcec

New Poodle JudgesNew Poodle JudgesNew Poodle JudgesNew Poodle JudgesNew Poodle Judges

William Holbrook-Sequim, WA

Erika Moureau-Tomball, TX

Robert Frost- Honolulu, HI

Frank Washabaugh-Ringoes, NJ

James Deppen- New Tripoli, PA

Margo Klingler- Burkburnett,TX

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MUSINGS ON THENATIONAL

SPECIALTY SHOWThe greatest poodle show on earth—PCA as we affec-tionately refer to it—has come and gone, and thoughtsabout it linger. It was a wonderful show, with most ofthe parts working with oiled precision. This is a won-der, considering the large assemblage of workers it takesto put on such a show. Special events that were well-received were the Parade of MACH Poodles held onMonday to celebrate ten years of PCA agility trials,and the Parade of Past Winners that was held beforeBest in Show on Friday to celebrate the 75-year anni-versary of the show. It was great to see obedience,agility, and field dogs included in this special anniver-sary Parade. PCA has come a long way in show-cas-ing poodles’ varied talents. When I went to PCA thefirst time almost 20 years ago, obedience was held out-doors in the heat while breed competition was goingon in another ring (also in the heat). Agility had notbeen invented yet, and not many people even consid-ered field-training a poodle, much less having huntingtests at PCA. So I applaud the leadership of PCA forbroadening the horizons.

Unfortunately (in my opinion), this year it was an-nounced that, instead of one Parade of Champions andPerformance Title-Holders, in the futurethere would be separate Parades forbreed and performance. I got the ideathat there would be three—one each forbreed, obedience, and agility, held ondifferent days. I look at this as a largestep backwards. The Parade as it hasbeen has been a big celebration of thepoodle. It is like an enormous “GroupHug.” Seeing an elderly man and hiselderly C.D. poodle, both limpingaround the ring, cause my tears to flowjust as surely as the still-proud breedchampion of yesteryear. And the factthat one follows the other says that oneis not more important than the other inthe eyes of God and Man. Judging fromthe audience reaction to the spirited agil-ity dogs, the therapy-dog stories, and the

antics of the various poodle participants, the WHOLElong Parade is enjoyed by all. The only complaints Ihave heard about the Parade were fixed this year whenparticipants were able to leave the ring after receivingtheir rosettes (and were able to go sit down and enjoythe rest of the Parade), rather than having to stand inthe ring for the whole time. The idea that breed people(or agility people, or obedience people) are not inter-ested in seeing the famous or not-so-famous dogs ofthe other venues separates the poodle world rather thanbringing it together. A friend attending PCA for thefirst time, and watching the old dogs in the Parade, burstinto appreciative tears and said, “It’s like a beauty pag-eant for menopausal women!!!”

I got the idea that the separation of the Parade was aknee-jerk reaction to the news that there would be(gasp!) parti-color poodles showcased in the Parade thisyear. The way I see this is that the emperor has noclothes. PCA could better spend it’s time addressingthe problem of probably half of the dogs being shownin breed at PCA being dyed. No one who might wantto use such dogs in his breeding program has a cluewhat color or colors they really are. They could ALLbe parti-color, for all we know! And I will bet thatmany ARE mis-marked. Even the white ones show upwith a lavender tint—a glow-in-the-dark color that Goddid not put on this earth. It would seem that a push forjudges’ education in recognizing dyed dogs and not“using” them would be in order, if PCA is serious aboutpoodle color. I don’t believe the AKC has any proce-dure in place for laboratory-testing of hair, but it does

Photo courtesy of Cathi Winkles

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allow its judges full discretionary power in decidingwhich dogs to put up. I believe most judges have seenenough dogs in their life-times to know what naturally-occurring colors look like. I’ve heard people say thatthey wanted to leave their nicely colored black dogsun-dyed, but when set up in the ring next to the rest ofthe dyed ones, theirs looked odd. If PCA wants to staythe course with its solid-color only breed standard (Ipersonally don’t care one way or the other), it wouldbe nice to see some emphasis on dogs being shown intheir natural color—whatever that happens to be. Thisproblem is not particular to poodles, as many, manybreeds are dyed. Perhaps if PCA were to take a stand,and start including this firm directive in judges’ educa-tion, other breed clubs would follow. PCA could leadinstead of joining the pack. The fancy must break itsdependence on “The Bottle.” I will brain-storm on a12-step program, and perhaps bring it to you in a fu-ture column! The breed standard states “any solidcolor.” It doesn’t say “certain solid colors.” It wouldcause a lot of squirming if, one day, a grape-purple dogshowed up in the ring, and its handler demanded equalconsideration with all of the other dyed dogs of solidcolor.

There always has, and always will be, a public appetitefor the various colors which are a disqualification inthe poodle breed ring. This phenomenon is just asprevalent in other breeds as it is in poodles, with fanci-ers of white boxers and white German shepherds andsuch. Rare things are always admired and sought afterby a certain percentage of people. Phantom poodlesand parti-color poodles are not a threat to poodledom.They occur, and just like the 5-legged frog, are sought-after by people who enjoy the extra attention they gar-ner. I have never understood the outrage overlabradoodles and their ilk. When I was a child, it waspekepoos and cockapoos. On the one hand, poodlepeople get upset because poodles are “too popular” onthe list of AKC’s most popular breeds, and everybodywants one. Then, when someone wants a mixed breedINSTEAD of a poodle, the same people get upset. Thefact that someone wants a mixed breed with a certainappearance and characteristics… let’s see…that is ex-actly how each and every breed recognized in the worldtoday got started. I expect serious breeders of old wereoutraged when people sought out curly-coated dogs andstarted clipping their hair in funny patterns, and horrorof horrors, started breeding them together and fetchingpretty prices on the off-spring. Partis and

Heinzadoodles are not a threat to poodledom. I thinkthe poodle fancy is alive and well, if one can judgefrom entries and attendance at PCA.

I am wondering how the change to April dates nextyear for PCA will affect attendance. Agility entrieswere up this year, presumably as a result of there beingweekend all-breed agility trials in Salisbury precedingPCA. It’s hard to know how many exhibitors might beattending PCA during summer vacation from schoolthat might not be able to attend in April—parents withkids in school, teachers and other school employees,and junior showmanship participants. It will be inter-esting to see if the ability of people to ship their dogs toPCA will make up for the loss of the school crowd. IfPCA can be moved to April, I suppose it can be movedback to June if the change does not turn out to be theboon to entries that is expected.

At the agility trials, it is encouraging to see the steadyimprovement in the caliber of training of the poodlesthat is evident from year to year. We see more andmore well-trained agility poodles, and fewer and fewerdogs that have no clue what to do on the various ob-stacles, or when “set free,” cannot be caught again. Iwonder at the mind-set of the eternal optimist who be-lieves that some poodle epiphany will occur in the ring(or in the field) at PCA, and that the dog which hasnever come to hand when called in its life (outside ofmealtime) will suddenly obediently respond to itsowner’s wishes.

I wonder if anyone fudged their litter’s birth date tocoincide with June PCA dates, only to hear too latethat the show was moved to April. Alas!! On the otherhand, will we see any 14- or 15-month-old puppies now,instead of the usual 13-month-old ones? Seriously, PCAalways seems to send my un-spayed bitches into heat.Will the change in dates cause their cycles to change?

I did not know where I was headed when I started writ-ing this column, and so it is hard to determine if I havearrived. I have a definite sense that I have not behavedmyself. But my space is filled, and remember, we haveonly ten months to get our dogs trained for their nextappearance at PCA!!

Joann Neal



AKC Hunt Test at the

75th Anniversary

Poodle Club of

America, Inc. National

Specialty,

June 9, 2007

The Poodle Club of America, Inc. kicked-off its 75th

Anniversary National Specialty show with an AKC

Retriever Hunt Test on Saturday June 9 followed by

the WC/WCX performance events on Sunday at Crop

Les Farm in Powellville, MD.

On Saturday, Hunt Test dogs were judged in three divi-

sions: Junior, Senior and Master. This represents only

the second time PCA has included an AKC Master level

test. And for the first time, PCA had dogs qualify for

a Master leg.

Fifteen poodles were entered into the AKC Hunt Tests

this year. A total of 10 poodles earned qualifying legs,

compared to only 3 qualifiers in 2006.

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Entries into the event represented the Carolinas to

Rhode Island, Texas to Wisconsin and states in between.

We also had a group of participants from Canada, too.

Brilliant sunshine and warm temperatures helped to

make the two-day event a success. And the enthusi-

asm supporting the poodle as a working retriever was

awesome! It was the largest gallery PCA has had for

the tests, with many first-time viewers to hunting

poodles.

Members of the Board of Directors and officers of PCA

were on hand to watch this special event as well as

Chuck Kimbrel, Field Representative – Sporting Breed

of the American Kennel Club.

Comments From The Judges

Master Judge Sue Shaw is no stranger to the PCA. Back

for her third judging assignment Shaw said the quality

of work she saw in 2007 was greatly improved from

2005. Handlers clearly were working with their poodles

in the field and their work showed. They are “learning

to read their dogs, and it’s all about control,” Shaw said.

“I saw improvement in both handlers and dogs.”

New to poodles this year was Master Judge Mike Moss

of State College, Pa. Both Shaw and Moss said they

had a wonderful time watching the poodles work. You

could clearly see that everyone was enjoying themselves

and their dogs they said.

Both judges expressed excitement at being a part of

the poodles ‘early’ field work and Hunt Testing in the

U.S. and say they were thrilled to see so many smiles

on so many faces.

PCA President Doris Cozart, said she was so proud

of the overall quality of the dogs and the handlers. She

said participants should be extremely pleased of what

they have accomplished this year with their dogs.

“The event shows the diversity of the poodle and that

form truly does follow function. The test shows the

retrieving abilities of the dog and the versatility of the

breed,” Cozart said.

The Master Hunt Test

Just three poodles took the challenge and entered the

Master Hunt Test judged by Sue Shaw and Mike Moss.

The Master test consisted of four series. The first se-

ries was a land triple with a walkup and honor. As han-

dler and dog were walking to the line, the first bird was

thrown without a call, right to left, at the handler’s right

side. Handlers immediately sat their dogs while the

second bird was thrown out in front of the dog, right to

left. The third or go-bird was a flier thrown left to right

angled back across a ditch.Judges Sue Shaw, Mike Moss, Sandy Stiger andMary Williams

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Second series consisted of a double-land blind through

heavy cover and diagonally across a track. The line

started at the top of a mound.

The third or land-water series consisted of a double

mark with a diversion bird thrown when the dog was

coming back from the first retrieve.

The final series was a delayed triple, with a blind fol-

lowing. The line to the water blind was between two

of the falls.

Lonetree’s Go Bang SH, WCX owned by Jack

Combs and Mia DiBenedetto of R.I.; and CH Ascot

Boucheron Joalleria, CD, RN, SH, owned by Claudia

A Straitiff and handled by Dana Stewart became the

first two poodles to earn a Master leg at PCA. Con-

gratulations to these terrific hunting poodles!

Senior Hunt Test

Three poodles were entered into the Senior Hunt Test,

judged by Mary Williams of Hampstead, NC and

Sandra Stiger of Pittstown, NJ.

The first series was a double land mark with a walkup.

The first bird down was a walkup with the bird coming

right to left just shy of a mound. The go-bird was a

flyer sent right to left across a ditch. Senior dogs also

had a land blind. The water series for seniors consisted

of a double mark, the first one a right to left, and the

second a left to right in open water. Water also in-

cluded a 30-yard water blind across the island and into

water. One poodle, successfully earned a qualifying leg.

CH Ascot Boucheron Joalleria, CD, RN, SH, owned

by Claudia A Straitiff and handled by Dana Stewart

qualified in the Senior Division.

Junior Hunt Test

Ten dogs competed in the Junior test also judged by

Mary Williams and Sandra Stiger. Junior dogs ran a

land then water series back-to-back. On land, a shot

flyer was thrown on the right side from right to left

toward the top of a berm. The second bird was thrown

left to right toward the shot flyer mark and landing on

the berm. If the dogs successfully picked up and deliv-

ered the land birds, they immediately turned 180 de-

grees to the water. Both water marks were launched

from an island about 35 to 40 yards from the line.

The first bird was thrown from the tip of the island left

to right into open water. The second bird was thrown

to the opposite side of the island right to left and land-

ing onshore. To successfully retrieve this bird, the dog

had to swim a channel, go onto land and then re-enter

the water and return to the line.

Seven poodles earned qualifying legs in Junior. There

were: Tudorose McCheers NA NAJ Owned by Mary

Ruth Calhoun; CH Ascot For Your Eyes Only RN,

owned by Claudia Straitiff & Glenna Carlson; CH

Carlyn Calamity Jane NA owned by Joyce Carelli,

Jeanne Kennedy & Michael Lamb; K.C.’s Sas-safras of Weilerbach UD RAE AX AXJowned by Kevin J. & Carol Stone; Ellery’sSalsa of Walnuthill JH owned by EmilyCain; Bibelot’s Tolka Hands Up owned by Jack

Combs & Mia DiBenedetto; Finnesse All Jazzed Up

CDX RAE MJP MXP owned by Kevin J. & Carol

Stone.

WC/WCX Coaching Session

Following the AKC Hunt Tests on Saturday, handlers

were treated to a free Coaching Session from Master

Judges Sue Shaw and Mike Moss. Shaw and Moss

guided the handlers and their dogs through a series of

marks and helped explain how they might best prepare

for field training. Many who participated were enter-

ing the next day’s WC/WCX events for the first time.

Everyone was thrilled to have such one-on-one advice,

and many owners commented on how much they

Master judges Sue Shaw and Mike Mossconducted a Free coaching session followingthe tests.


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learned — not only with their own dog, but by watch-

ing and listening to the judges’ comments to other par-

ticipants as well. We are so very lucky to have these

very generous and expert dog trainers interested in our

breed. Thank you so very much Sue and Mike!

Working Certificate and Working Certificate

Excellent

Over 80 enthusiastic fans, many first-time viewers to

the event turned out to watch the WC/WCX certificate

program. It was a very impressive group and the sup-

port for everyone was appreciated.

The Poodle Club of America, Inc. allows any regis-

tered Poodle over six months of age which meets the

performance requirements to receive the Working

Certificate and the Working Certificate Excellent.

The purposes of these Certificates are to test the natu-

ral working ability of the Poodle and to demonstrate

his interest in birds, his ability to take direction from

the handler, his marking ability, his willingness to en-

ter the water, and his trainability.

The WC/WCX events were judged by Saturday’s Mas-

ter test judges, Sue Shaw and Mike Moss. As a special

surprise the judges gave each handler a handmade Pink-

colored (in honor of poodles!) blind pole and bird bag.

Shaw and Moss wanted to be sure handlers would be

prepared and “look good” in the field. Many thanks

judges for your very special attention!

The land series for the WCX was a double land mark

thrown diagonally down both faces of the hill into light

cover. Eighteen poodles entered the WCX.

WCX dogs also had to honor on this series. The first

bird in the water series was thrown into open water and

the second bird on to the water’s edge across a chan-

nel. Eight poodles qualified for WCX. Those qualify-

ing were: Lonetree’s Go Bang SH, WCX owned by

Jack Combs and Mia DiBenedetto of R.I.; Ellery’s

Salsa of Walnuthill JH owned by Emily Cain; CH

Ascot For Your Eyes Only RN, owned by Claudia

Straitiff & Glenna Carlson; CH Carlyn’s New Moon

JH WCX owned by Joyce Carelli, Jeanne Kennedy

& Michael Lamb; Paradigm’s Walkn The Wild Side

CD WC JH owned by Margaret Fox; CH Ascot

Boucheron Joalleria, CD, RN, SH, owned by Claudia

A Straitiff and handled by Dana Stewart ; Bibelot’s

Tolka Hands Up owned by Jack Combs & Mia

DiBenedetto; K.C.’s Sassafras ofWeilerbach UD RAE AX AXJ owned byKevin J. & Carol Stone.

WC Certificate

A record-breaking 27 poodles entered the WC test.

WC event consisted of a land series with two single

birds. Marks were thrown down the slope of a berm

into light cover. The water series consisted of two single

water marks. The first bird was thrown right to left,

and landed on the shore across a channel. The second

bird flew left to right landing in a ponding area. While

all of the qualifiers did an excellent, special kudos must

go out to “Q,” an 11-year-old Mini whose heart is far

larger than his physical size. Even the judges could be

heard saying “Minis Rule” as Q returned with his final

bird! Congratulations little guy – and we hope to see

you again next year.

Seventeen poodles earned WC certificates including:

CH Ascot For Your Eyes Only RN owned by Claudia

“ Q”Photo by Mia DiBenedetto

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Straitiff & Glenna Carlson;

Tudorose McCheers NA, NAJ

owned by Mary Ruth Calhoun;

Cosmic Mountain Scout SH

WCX owned by Gary & Helen

Scovel; Deaux Rey’s Splash N

Fah So JH WC owned by Sheree

Melancon; CH Ascot Boucheron

Joalleria CD RN SH owned by

Claudia A Straitiff; CH OTCH

MACH 4 Ravendune Rong On

Q owned by Cathi & Dick

Winkles ; CH Carylyn Clamity

Jane NA owned by Joyce Carelli,

Jeanne Kennedy & Michael

Lamb; Finnesse All Jazzed Up

CDX RAE MJP MXP owned by

Kevin J. & Carol Stone; OTCH

Walnut Hill Castor of Tudorose

owned by Emily Cain; Jo Whirl-

winds Majormajormajor owned

by Patricia Rose; Valentine’s

Ruby ‘N The Rough CD OA NAJ JH WC owned by

Linda V. Miller ; Ellery’s Bright Star In Nixie NA

NAJ owned by Terry Pearce; Paradigm’s Walkn The

Wild Side CD WC JH owned by Margaret Fox;

Lonetree’s Go Bang SH WCX owned by Jack D

Combs & Mia DiBenedetto; K.C.’s Sassafras of

Weilerbach UD RAE AX AXJ owned by Kevin J. &

Carol Stone; Jo Whirlwinds Island Rook owned by

Cheryl Ingwersen; Ellery’s Salsa of Walnuthill WCX

JH owned by Emily Cain; and Tudorose Blk Forest

Calla Lily owned by Helen & Gary Scovel .

So Many People To Thank

Thank you to our wonderful judges, Sue Shaw, Mike

Moss, Mary Williams and Sandy Stiger. Your exper-

tise and encouragement was invaluable to us. 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.

Thank you also to Test Chairperson Joyce Carelli, Hunt

Test Secretary Scott Olund, and to Assistant Test Sec-

retary Susanne Nash. And not to be missed, Hunt Test

Marshal Linda Miller for keeping us all in line and

moving!

It takes a great deal of setup for the tests and kudos

PCA 2007 Hunt Test Qualifiers: Jack Combs with Go Bang andTen; Mary Ruth Calhoun with MC; Carol Stone with Rio andJazz ; Joyce Carelli and Janie; Dana Stewart with Jamie andMulligan (missing Emily Cain & Salsa.)

need to be sent out to Joe Quinn for supplying all of

the ducks and with working so hard to setup all of the

tests and his very capable friends (Gary Boyce, Tom

Smith and Frank Orlando) for their continued sup-

port at each year’s events.

And still more thanks, especially to all of the ‘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.

By the end of the two-day event there already was talk

of more WC/WCX on the local level (the Massachu-

setts Poodle Club for one!). It is so exciting to see so

much more support from fans across the country and a

renewed interest in working poodles for their original

purpose. With so much interest poodles in the field

sports will flourish. Thank you everyone at PCA!

Mia DiBenedetto

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