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The purposes of The Poodle Club of America, Inc., are to create, foster and promote interest in Poodles by encouraging their breeding in accordance with the Standard of the ideal Poodle. To this end, to endeavor to make the Standard of the ideal Poodle better known so the best interests of the breed may be advanced. Also, to encourage the exhibition of Poodles at all-breed and Specialty Shows and at Obedience Trials. The Poodle Club of America publishes a quarterly newsletter entitled The Poodle Papers, editor, Leslie Newing.
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The Poodle Papers
The Poodle PapersOfficial Quarterly Newsletter of The Poodle Club of America
Winter 2012
Congratulations Ann & London Best in Show - Eukanuba 2011.
GCH Jaset’s Satisfaction - Breeders -Sandra Tompkins & Chris BaileyOwners-Beth Harris & Michele Molnar & Jamie Danburg
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Coming SpecialtiesP.C.A. AFFILIATE CLUB SHOWS
* Note: If your show is not listed, please contact Susan Burge, the 2nd VP. at [email protected] I list only the shows that she sends me the information on. If the listing is not complete, please contact Susan. Leslie
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*Note this list comes from Susan Burge
2012 P.C.A. Affiliate Club Shows
March 7, 2012 Poodle Club of San Antonio Breed: Anne KatonaMarch 16, 2012 Bluebonnet Poodle Club Breed: Chuck Arnold March 16, 2012 Heart of America Poodle Club Breed: TBAMarch 30, 2012 Poodle Club of Las Vegas (Back-to-Back Specialties) AM Breed: Bill Lee Pm Breed: Carol GrahamMarch 30, 2012 Key to the Sea Poodle Club Breed: Connie Clapp Obed & Rally: Catherine ThompsonMarch 31, 2012 Key to the Sea Poodle Club Breed: Charles Scott Obed & Rally: Sharon RedmerApril 1, 2012 Key to the Sea Poodle Club All Breed Obed & Rally: Del LunnApril 5, 23012 Greater Wichita Poodle Club (Back to Back Specialties) AM Breed: Mrs. Madeline Patterson PM Breed: Dr. Terill UdenbergApril 6, 2012 Mid Michigan Poodle Club (Back to Back Specialties AM Breed: Clay Cody PM Breed: Michele Scott April 7, 2012 Poodle Obedience Train Club of Greater New York (Back-to-Back Specialties) Obedience: Betsy Horner & Don Levinson Rally: Jean NocillyApril 20, 2012 Washington Poodle Club Breed: James Moses Sweeps: Richard Bohannon Obed & Rally: Mrs. M. E. “Betsy” BairdMay 4, 2012 William Penn Poodle Club (Back-to-Back Specialties) AM Breed: Ellen NcNeille Charles PM Breed: Timothy GarrisonMay 11, 2012 Enchanted Poodle Club (Back-to-Back Specialties) Breed AM: Sharon Newcomb Breed PM: Norman PattonMay 12, 2012 Los Angeles Poodle Obedience Club Obed: Laurence J. Libeu Rally: Laurence J. LibeuMay 18, 2012 Poodle Club of Central Indiana Breed: Ken Roux Sweeps: Chuck Metzger
May 26, 2012 Greater Cincinnati Poodle Club (Concurrent with Warren County Kennel Club) Breed: James BrownMay 27, 2012 Greater Cincinnati Poodle Club (Concurrent with Cincinnati Kennel Club) Breed: Michael Dachel Obedience: Tamara A. WoodrowJune 1, 2012 Poodle Club of Massachusetts (Back to Back Specialties) AM Breed: James G. Reynolds AM Obed & Rally: TBAJune 21, 2012 Orlando Poodle Club Breed: Melanie Williams Sweeps: Leah James PM Breed: Dr. Daniel W. DowlingJune 23, 2012 Twin Cities Poodle Club Breed: Scott Wolfe Obed: Louise BotkoJune 27, 2012 Poodle Club of Oklahoma City (Back-to-Back Specialties) AM Breed: Michele Billings PM Breed: Fatima CrumpJune 29, 2012 Greater Milwaukee Poodle Club Breed: Delores BurkholderJuly 5, 2012 Poodle Club of Southern California (Back-to-Back Specialties) AM Breed: Fatima Crump PM Breed: Sue GoldbergJuly 27, 2012 Greater Milwaukee Poodle Club Breed: Chuck WinslowAugust 1, 2012 Creole Poodle Club of New Orleans Breed: Elaine LessigAugust 11, 2012 Poodle Club of Mohawk Valley as part of the Southern Adirondack Dog Club Breed: Don RogersAugust 17, 2012 Columbine State Poodle Club Breed: Fatima Crump Obed: TBA Sweeps: TBA August 23, 2012 Western Reserve Poodle Club Breed: Sari Brewster Tietjen
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2010-2012Officers & cOmmiTTees
President:Helen Lee James1st Vice Pres.:William Cunningham
2nd Vice Pres.Susan Burge Corres. Sec.: Mary Olund
[email protected] Record. Sec.: Joyce Carelli
Treasurer: Janet LangeVariety Representatives
Toy:Joan ScottMini: Nancy Hafner
Standard.: Joan McFaddenPublicity: Dennis McCoy
AKC Delegate: Mary Ellen Fishler
Show CommitteeChairperson: Dennis McCoy
Assistant Chairpersons: Scott Olund & Barbara Furbush
Companion Events Obedience & Rally- Chairperson-Ann
MandlebaumAgility Chairperson-Debbie West
Working Certificate Program - Barbara Furbush
Public Education CoordinatorCommittee
Judges EducationNancy Hafner
Affiliate Club Council:Susan Burge
PCA Foundation:Exec. Director Tom Carneal
PCA Foundation: Coordinator- Joan McFadden
PCA Poodle Rescue Foundation Cindy Crawley
Poodles in America:Editor: Beverly Jean Nelson
Breeder Referral: Co Chairs-Mary Olund & Leslie Newing
Poodleclubofamerica.org
PCA Home PageJoyce Carelli
PCA InformationEast--Martha Doerner, Martha@tomar-
-dogz.comWest-Peggy McDill, [email protected].
The Poodle PapersLayout & Graphic design
Editor: Leslie NewingEmail:[email protected]
PCA Email [email protected]
President’s Message:
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My present perspective is based on the need to keep our dogs welfare both now and in the future as our number one priority. We must not allow the outside pres-sures from political endeavors be they state, national, or federal or from within the sport itself to diminish our efforts to preserve and advance the future of our dogs and our sport.
Our dogs are important to us and to our way of life and we owe to them the ac-knowledgment of their contributions to our everyday existence and the help they give to us to cope with otherwise difficult situations.
Some of us adapt reasonably well to change and many of us do not. If we have not been involved with our sport over many years we lack the knowledge to be able to make comparisons between the successes of the past and the confusion of the present. And there have been many successes in the past. As our sport has grown and prospered many of us have also. Our dogs and our sport have en-riched and contributed to so many of our lives and the lives of our families. What will the present changes or proposed changes contribute? As we expand our number of recognized breeds, time will be needed to study the numerous breeds which many of us have never seen. Would this time be better spent mentoring a judge studying our own breeds or breeds we have judged for many years? And where will we find a needed mentor for these strange breeds we have never seen?
We hope that all breeders whether breeders of Poodles or other well established breeds will take a very serious look at the progress in our sport during the many years behind us and realistically evaluate what we have accomplished in canine health, canine legislation, show site improvements, public education, and, in many breeds, a realistic examination of their breed standards.
We hope that all members of Poodle Club of America and all Poodle breeders and exhibitors will carefully examine each new proposal, be it from the PCA Board or from AKC and ask themselves, “Will this be positive for our breed and our sport”? Should the emphasis be upon quality or quantity?
Please join us at our National Specialty in Salisbury Maryland from April 20 when we will begin with Tracking to be followed by our Working Poodles, Obedi-ence, Agility, and three days of breed judging.
We anticipate a wonderful entry of quality Poodles as we have had for many past years.
Helen Lee James
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Poodle Papers!
Deadline for the next newsletter is May 16th. Please get your articles to me by that date. Anyone who has an interesting topic that they would like to see in the newsletter, please feel free to email me at [email protected]
Please remember I will not print any copyrighted material without permission no matter what the topic is.
From The Poodle Papers Editor
The Poodle Papers all issues are on line at Poodleclubofamerica.orgFor members who do not have an e-mail address on file or internet access, copies will be automatically printed and mailed.
For those members who do have e-mail/internet access but need a printed copy, You can by request have the Poodle Papers mailed to you. By e-mailing [email protected] 4 weeks before the next issue.
Thank you for helping the PCA continue to “Be Green.”
At the start of my 12th year as Editor of the Poodle Papers, I am looking forward to a new column from Mary Lebet for the Newsletter. Her first column is a contribution from Sharon Finney. It’s a great human interest side of breeding dogs and takes your life full circle with your breeding program. I am looking forward to the great articles Mary has planned for future issues.
The National is just around the corner, and this is the last issue before April. Information, as always, will be on the PCA website, or see the PCA Facebook page for the most up-to-date news.
Hope everyone has had a nice winter. Let’s look forward to great weather for the National in April.
Hope to see you there.
LeslieLeslie NewingPCA Newsletter Editor
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NotePCA is not responsible for any statements or claims made by its contributors. PCA reserves the rights to edit all copy and make editorial comments where necessary and deemed appropriate by the editor. PCA reserves the right to refuse items submitted for publication. Written permission must be received and granted by PCA in order to reprint any editorial material. Contributors reserve all rights to their articles and permissions must be granted by them for reprint purposes. © 2007 Poodle Club of America
National Specialty 7
PCA Publications 17
Affiliate Club News 19
Variety Representatives 21
AKC Delegates Corner 26
Westminster Photo Essay 33
Working Poodle 35
PCA Membership Chairman 37
The Poodle Pulse 39
PCA Rescue Foundation 44
PCA Health Foundation 46 In Memoriam 52
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National Specialty Raffle at The National! “THE Poodle Club of America raffle - Thursday April 26, 2012 - you don’t need to go to the end of the rain-bow for your POT OF GOLD! Find it at our raffle. Again this year it will be held one day - on Thursday, with set-up on Wednesday. The success of this raffle is due to you - our generous and loyal members and friends. Large and small donations are welcomed; your cast off memorabilia could be another’s treasure.
You may bring your items to the the show at the Civic Center or you can mail them to June Noyes, 851 Cha-tham Hill Road, St Stephens Ch., VA 23148 no later than April 10th. They may also be sent to the Wicom-ico Civic Center, 500 Glen Ave, Salisbury, MD 21804, attention Patty Moultrop or June Noyes.
Thank-you. Patty and June”
Notes from DebbieTime sure does fly by. In a few short weeks we will be leaving for a busy, fun filled week at PCA. The week has gotten so busy in fact that if I chose one thing to do with my time, I miss something else fun and important. Such is life. My biggy is of course Agility trial. We have Jude Valloze from Florida as our judge this year, she will have fun courses that will challenge, but not frustrate. All plans seem to be in place. Please come to the trial to see what these amazing poodles and han-dlers do. We could always use help in the afternoon setting bars or running leashes, not hard and could be fun.See you there,Debbie West
IF IF IF IFYou would like to receive information about the Poodle Club of America’s sponsored events in connection with our National Specialty, the Premium List, Seminars, Apricot/Red, Silver and Brown Matches, Tracking, Hunting and Working Tests, Agility, Obedience, Rally, Affiliate Clubs, Catalog Advertising, and more– you must get on the PCA Mailing list. Send your snail mail addressto Helen Sokopp (Box 1442, Manchester,MA 01944-0870, tel: 978–526-1990,e-mail: [email protected] )
Note: PCA members are already permanently on the list.
Helen Sokopp
Note-The PCA on line store is NOW open!
Go for Gold !The tradition of PCA, our most prestigious event and the greatest show on earth, is to award in each variety, Winner’s Dog and Winner’s Bitch, a gold medallion. Our show is so special, the ultimate Breeder’s show-case, that exceptional recognition is most appropriate.
Money to continue this award is exhausted, and the price of gold continues to rise. We seek your help to renew the funding to keep the tradition alive.
Please mail your check payable to PCA to
Dennis McCoy8537 Smith RoadApex, NC 27539-8169
Gold Patron- $1,500 and aboveDiamond Patron - $1,000.Ruby Patron - $500.Sapphire Patron - $250.Medallion Patron - we appreciate any amountPlease include your name and your e-mail.
Thank you!
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New Host Hotel!
Holiday Inn Salisbury300 S. Salisbury Blvd. Salisbury, MD 21801
410-546-4400Will be our host hotel
with a PCA rate of $103, which includes a
hot breakfast bar.
Message from Dennis
The Board of Directors and Show Committee welcomesall International Visitors. Please send an email with yourname and country of residence to Mary Ellen Fishler [email protected]. The first morning that you visitPCA, International vistors are asked to go by the hospitalitysuite at the civic center to register and pick up countryribbons and pins.ARE YOU READY??? Just two months away!!!!!
From the Show Chair, Dennis McCoy
For most of the years of my life, my schedule has been Westminster Kennel Club in February, followed by the Tarheel Cluster here in North Carolina, and now on to PCA in April. While I used to always look forward to handling at these events, now I work at The Garden, and this year was there to support Randy in his Non-Sporting Group assignment. Instead of showing on Tarheel now, I’m the show chair for Raleigh Kennel Club and the Cluster/Facility Coordinator for all five days of events. I guess I have entered the giving back to the sport phase of my life. No showing at PCA either, but judging there is very rewarding and a highlight in my long career in dogs. I am happy to be the showchair again; co-chairs Scott Olund and Barbara Furbush, assisted by Randy Garren, will take over the duties of show chair while I’m judging standards this year. My jobs have changed over the years, but not my commitment and passion for the sport of purebred dogs, especially to poodles and the great Poodle Club of America National Show. It’s great all our comformation judges this year are poodle breeder-judges!
Our donations are so important to keep PCA the premier of parent club nationals. Please remember to respond to the mailing we all received for advertising, trophy donations, donations to the PCA Foundation and the Rescue Foundation, and the “Go for the Gold” Don’t forget to send in your advertising to Mary Lebet. Mary and Sandy Marshall with your support make our PCA Catalog special among Parent Club catalogs. Also, please send your donations to Bob and Joanne Steele for trophies. And to the “Go for the Gold” campaign to keep the outstanding Best of Variety gold medallions; these special medallions also set PCA apart from other national breed specialties. Make your annual donation to the PCA Foundation, who does such important research for the health of our breed. The Rescue Foundation always needs our support, too. The Live Fund Raising Auction for
PCA grooming spaces will take place on Wednesday, April 29, 2012, after judging. There will be a maximum of 25 spaces auctioned with proceeds used to defray the cost of the show.
New this year will be a Take The Lead Table. Take The Lead provides direct services, support and care to people in the sport of pure bred dogs who suffer the devastation of life-threatening or terminal illness. Your support can make the difference. Take The Lead relies on membership, donations and fund raising events held around the country. Membership pins will be on hand this year at PCA. And, on Wednesday after judging, we’re having a Chuck A Duck to benefit Take the Lead. Up to 100 ducks can rented for $5 each on Wednesday will be chucked into the ring toward a empty pool: the duck that lands closest to the center of the pool wins 50% of the funds taken in. The remaining funds will be donated to Take the Lead. Ducks have been chucked at prestigious shows all over the USA. It’s fun and I hope everyone will get a duck to chuck!
We look forward to seeing everyone again this year and hope all will support our great event with entries to help make our 80th show another great success.
Lots of time-consuming work has already been done for this year by Ann Mandelbaum for Obedience and Debbie West for Agility; and by Linda Miller for Hunting, Carol Stone for Working tests and Joyce Miller for Tracking. Please try to come watch these wonderful working poodles it’s very impressive what our amazing breed can do! I’m looking forward to seeing every one again this year. Thanks for all the work you do to make our show the greatest!
Dennis
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Hunt Dinner, Lunch and Dinner tickets can all be ordered through Kay Tripp by check sent to 5604 Merion Station, Apex, NC 27539 or using Pay Pal on the website )www.poodleclubofamerica.org). A very limited number of tickets for lunch can be purchased at the Show Chair’s Table (until approximately 9:00 for the same day lunch). Dinner tickets can also be purchased there. Hunt Dinner is open to everyone; however,
advance reservations must be made.
Tracking, WC, WCX and Hunt Test Participant dinners will besponsored by Purina. However, you MUST still make reservations.These reservations are not transferable to other “friends” and areavailable only for the owners/handlers of entered dogs (one owner/
handler for each entry).For un-entered guests the cost of the dinner is $20.00 a person and
all are welcome!Credit payment options are available online at
www.poodleclubofamerica.orgHUNT DINNER RESERVATIONS
Date: Sunday, April 22, 2012Time: 7:00 P. M.
Location: The Wicomico Youth & Civic CenterPlease Make Reservation via PayPal or US Mail by April 13, 2012
****See Premium List or website for snail mail RSVP form****Cost: $20.00 PER PERSON for those not entered in tests
MenuRolls and Butter
Tossed Salad with DressingBeef & Chicken
Mashed Potatoes & GravyRice Pilaf, Green Beans Almondine AND Glazed Carrots
DessertIced Tea, Ice Water and Coffee
“ Always forgive your enemies -- nothing annoys them so much.”
Oscar Wilde
Does your Affiliate Club take pride in mentoring new people to the Breed?
mentor someone new to the Breed today!
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2012 PCA Lunches Menus $16.50 per dayLunch Buffet 11:30 A.M. to 1:30 P.M. - Each Day
Wednesday, April 25, 2012Caesar Salad, Tuna Salad and Egg Salad,
Assorted Breads, Stuffed Pasta Shells, Mini Éclairs and Cream PuffsAssorted Rolls and Butter, Iced Tea, Water and Coffee
$16.50 Per PersonThursday, April 26, 2012
“Soups On” Comfort Lunch BuffetVegetable Beef Soup
Green Salad with Assorted DressingsIndividual Chicken Pot Pies
Sliced Cantaloupe, Honey Dew Melons and PineappleAssorted Cupcakes, Iced Tea, Water and Coffee
$16.50 Per PersonFriday, April 27, 2012Cole Slaw, Baked Ziti
Eastern Shore Fried ChickenBaked Beans, Corn Muffins with Butter
Iced Tea, Water and Coffee$16.50 Per Person
AFTER THE SHOWTime to kick back, relax and remember PCA 2012!
Friday, April 27, 2012 — Casual Dress
6:30 P.M. - FREE TO ALL - SOCIAL HOUR - LIGHT APPETIZERS(BRING YOUR OWN BEER & WINE)
7:45 P.M. - PCA’s BLUE RIBBON BUFFET Dinner - $40.00Menu
Mixed Green SaladPrime Rib served from a Carving Station
Glazed Pit Ham served from a Carving StationSautéed Breast of Chicken with Mushrooms Brandy Cream Sauce
Sautéed String Beans with Mushrooms and CarrotsSautéed Zucchini and Squash
Garlic Mashed PotatoesRice Pilaf
Rolls and ButterTraditional Smith Island Cake
Iced Tea, Water and CoffeeBring your own beer or wine — wine glasses provided.
Vegetarian Alternative by Special OrderFOLLOWED BY the Poodle Club of America INC. Annual Meeting
— All are Welcome —
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Note:Clean Run will open it’s warehouse for retail shopping during our seminar event. They have dog toys, treats, training aids, plus an incredible library of books and DVDs, and much more!! All available for you to browse and make purchases each day of the semi-nar.
Poodle Grooming SeminarBy Alan Waterman
Where: Clean Run 17 Industrial DriveSouth Hadley Ma 01075 When: March 24 -25, 2012Cost: $250 for both days, $150 for one day, audit $100 per day
Space is limited so reserve your spot early!
Registration due by 3-10-12FMI:Nancy Palauskaswww.songbirdpoodles.com(860)291-8211 grooming shop(860)836-5616 cell This is a two day hands on grooming seminar that will teach in detail how to groom a show Poodle from start to finish.
Grooming topics will include bathing and drying, clipping, scissoring, banding and spraying. Other topics will be discussed including, diet and nutrition, training and conditioning as well as many other helpful topics.
Reservations taken on a first come first serve basis. $100.00 deposit to reserve your spot, balance is due March 10, 2012If you cancel before March 10, 2012 your deposit will be refunded, after that date, you will only get a refund if your spot is filled.
Alan Waterman Seminar March 24 - 25, 2012Please mail your deposit of $100.00 to Nancy Palauskas , 1162 Ellington Road, South Windsor, CT. 06074 as soon as possible. The balance will be due by March 10, 2012. Checks Payable to Nancy Palauskas
Enclosed is my deposit of $100.00 for (please circle correct item)
$250.00 for two days $150.00 for one day Saturday $150.00 for one day Sunday $100.00 one day Audit Saturday $100.00 One day Audit Sunday $200.00 both days Audit
Name:
Address:
Town : State: Zip: Phone: Email Address:
www.cleanrun.com
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I arrived in Orlando on December 15 with my trusty little poodle ‘T’, CH MACH6 Ravendune Right on Target CDX RAE OF, to compete in our very first AKC Agility Invitational. We had worked diligently all year to rank in the top five agility Poodles in AKC (we were #2) to earn an invitation to the event. The Invitational was held in the HUGE Orange County Convention Center and would be the location for Conformation, Obedience and Agility. There were almost 600 dogs competing in Agility with 102 in my 12” jump height.
The top five dogs in each AKC breed were represented at the Invitational, plus five All-American dogs and several foreign countries were represented as well, including Canada and Puerto Rico. All dogs competed in four preliminary rounds and the dogs with the cleanest rounds and highest cumulative scores earned a spot in the Finals. I had no aspirations of winning, just hoped we could run clean and maybe get Top Poodle for the event.
Well, lo and behold, our cumulative score landed us in the Finals in 9th position out of ten! T and I were second to run in the finals as they start with tenth and work up to first position. We ran a clean round and a nice fast time, after which, we got to sit in the “hot seat” until which time another team also ran clean but faster, then they would sit in the “hot seat.” Well, we never needed to leave that chair!
Dog after dog, either had slower times or made errors, until we were in second place. I was totally stunned that we had moved up so far. Finally, the last and best dog in the finals ran the course...and missed the dog walk contact. The AKC rep waiting with me turned and said, “Cathi, you’ve just won the AKC Invitational, now go and take your victory lap!”
The beautiful (and heavy!) medallion around T’s neck is the Top Poodle in the Invitational award sponsored by Poodle Club of America and I greatly appreciate their recognition for performance poodles. In addition, AKC awarded T with a certificate for Top Poodle for 2010. This was the second year in a row that the 12” division at the Invitational was won by a mini poodle. It was an amazing experience and I am still on Cloud 9 from the win!
Congratulations Cathi Winkles and “T”Submitted by Cathi Winkles
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Friday, April 20, 20128:00 A.M. PCA NATIONAL SPECIALTY TRACKING DOG and TRACKING DOG EXCELLENT TESTS,Rhodesdale, MDSaturday, April 21, 20128:00 A.M. PCA NATIONAL SPECIALTY RETRIEVER HUNTING TEST, Rhodesdale, MDSunday, April 22, 20128:00 a.m. RETRIEVER HUNTING TEST continued, if not completed SaturdayPCA WORKING TESTS, Rhodesdale, MD7:30 P.m. PURINA HUNT DINNER, Da Nang Room, Wicomico Youth & Civic CenterMonday, April 23, 20127:00 a.m. PCA NATIONAL SPECIALTY AGILITY TRIAL, Normandy Arena, Wicomico Youth & Civic Center9:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M. PCA Foundation Board Meeting, DaNang RoomTuesday, April 24, 20126:30 A.M. 2012 Fund Raiser Auction Winners Entrance to building, ten at a time.Followed by All others no earlier than 7:00 A.M., ten at a time.8:00 a.m. PCA NATIONAL SPECIALTY OBEDIENCE TRIAL, Normandy ArenaPCA NATIONAL SPECIALTY RALLY TRIAL, Normandy Arena9:00 A.M. - 2:30 P.M. PCA Foundation Seminar, Da Nang Room (Registration 9:00 A.M. to 9:30 A.M., Seminar 9:30to 12:00 Noon and 1:00 P.M. to 2:30 P.M.)9:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M. Blood Draw for OptiGen prcd-PRA testing, plus NIH and university researchLunch Break PARADE OF RESCUE DOGS - By Invitation OnlyCONTINUATION OF OBEDIENCE & RALLY JUDGINGFollowed by PARADE OF AKC COMPANION & PERFORMANCE TITLEHOLDERS, Normandy ArenaFollowed by CANINE GOOD CITIZEN TEST, Normandy Arena3:00 P.M. - 5:30 P.m. JUDGES’ EDUCATION, Da Nang Room.Wednesday, April 25, 2012 PCA NATIONAL Specialty Show , normandy Arena8:00 a.m. - 4:00 P.m. Purchase/pick up reserved seating, luncheon and dinner tickets in the Normandy Arena9:00 A.M. JUNIOR SHOWMANSHIPFollowed by REGULAR DOG CLASSESAmerican Kennel Club Outstanding Sportsmanship Awards 2012Chuck A Duck contest to benefit “Take the Lead”Followed by Fund Raising Auction for first 25 grooming setup numbers for the 2013 National Specialty ShowFollowed by PARADE OF AKC BREED CHAMPIONS9:00 A.M. - 12:00 Noon Blood Draw for OptiGen prcd-PRA testing, plus NIH and university research9:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M. CERF Clinic12:00 - 4:00 P.M. Texas A&M Heart screening for Atrial SeptAl Defect in Standard Poodles4:00 P.m. PCA AFFILIATE CLUB COUNCIL MEETING, Hospitality Room5:30 P.m. - 7:30 P.m. PURINA HOSPITALITY PARTY, Headquarters Hotel - Salisbury Holiday Inn, Salisbury, MDThursday, April 26, 2012 PCA NATIONAL Specialty Show , normandy Arena8:00 a.m. REGULAR BITCH CLASSESFollowed by VETERAN SWEEPSTAKES9:00 a.m. - 4:00 P.m. Purchase/pick up reserved seating, luncheon and dinner tickets in the Normandy Arena9:00 A.M. - 12:00 Noon Texas A&M Heart screening for Atrial SeptAl Defect in Standard PoodlesFriday, April 27, 2012 PCA NATIONAL Specialty Show , normandy Arena8:00 a.m. BEST OF VARIETY (STANDARD, MINIATURE AND TOY)STUD DOG, BROOD BITCH & BRACE CLASSESINTERVARIETY COMPETITION9:00 A.M. - 12:00 Noon Texas A&M Heart screening for Atrial SeptAl Defect in Standard Poodles9:00 a.m. - 4:00 P.m. Purchase/pick up reserved seating, luncheon and dinner tickets in the Normandy ArenaAfter Friday ‘s judging, please join us in the Da Nang Room6:30 P.M. to 7:30 P.M. — Social Hour - No Ticket Required - Everyone Welcome!7:45 P.M. — BLUE RIBBON DINNER with pre-purchased ticketfollowed byThe Poodle Club of America, Inc. Annual MeetingAll are welcome !~~~ For details about ~~~Judges’ Education - Contact Nancy Hafnerat (256) 381-5744 or [email protected]
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TIME IS RUNNING OUT!MAKE YOUR 2012 PCA TROPHY FUND DONATION
There are only a few weeks remaining. In order to include your name as a donor in the 2012 Show Catalog, your donation must reach us no later than March 9, 2012. Please complete the Donation Coupon below and mail it with your check to:
Joanne & Bob Steele (513) 847-1611 (Phone/Fax)Trophy Committee Chairmen [email protected] Fallingwoods Ln Cincinnati, OH 45241
-------------------------------------------------Cut and Mail -------------------------------------------------
2012 TROPHY FUND DONATION COUPON
Please Include me as a 2012 PCA Trophy Fund DonorName_________________________________ Kennel________________________________Address_____________________________________________________________________City___________________________________________ State_____________ Zip_________E-Mail ______________________________________________________________________Phone_________________________________ Total Amount of Donation $_______________Indicate below how you wish your donation to be applied:Patron:($25.00 or more) $_________ General Fund: $_________ Obedience: $_________Agility: $__________ Rally: $___________ Hunt/WC/WCX: $____________Toy: $____________ Miniature: $_____________ Standard: $____________Please print EXACTLY as you wish your name and kennel to appear in the 2012 Show Catalog____________________________________________________________________________Please make checks payable to: The Poodle Club of America, Inc.
Mail to: Joanne & Bob Steele Trophy Committee Chairmen 7240 Fallingwoods Ln
Cincinnati, OH 45241
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Key To The Sea Poodle Club
Friday- March 30, 2012.Poodles only
Breed Judge: Mrs. Connie ClappObedience & Rally Judge: Mrs. Catherine Thompson
Saturday- March 31, 2012
Poodles onlyBreed Judge: Mr. Charles Scott
Obedience & Rally Judge: Mrs. Sharon Redmer
*** NEW- Sunday- April 1, 2012All Breed ObedienceJudge: Mr. Del Lunn
Held in the Toledo Kennel Club Bldg.
1161 Clarion Ave., Holland, OH 43528Event Secretary: Amada Melendez
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Page 181. FROM THE WHELPING BOX TO THE SHOW RING A panel of three breeders discuss their methods in preparing a Poodle puppy for the show ring. Panelists Mrs. Arlene Scardo, Miss Betsey Leedy, and Mrs. Kadelia Hamilton. Panel is moder-ated by Mrs Debby Cozart. $20.00
4. 1990 DOG JUDGES ASSOC. PRESENTATION ON THE POODLE: An exciting presentation on the Poodle from the judges perspective. Presented by Mr. Frank Sabella and Mr. & Mrs James Clark. $20.00
5. 1990 DR. ELAINE ROBINSON on PINPOINTING OVU-LATION: This video tape will be exceptionally valuable tool in any serious breeding program. $20.00
6. POODLE TEMPERMENT PANEL: A discussion on improving Poodle temperament. Panelists include John Fowler, Mrs. Joan Scott, Mrs. Pat Deshler, Mrs. Glena Carlson. Narrated by Del Dahl $20.00
8. THE POODLE POSITIVE: A Judge’s Workshop with Mr. & Mrs. James Clark. You do not have to be a judge or aspire to be one to gain a lot from this tape. $20.00
10. PROGRESSIVE RETINAL ATROPHY:Dr. Gustavo Aquirre discussed PRA in Poodles $20.00
12. BREEDING A GREAT POODLE (TWO TAPES)Dr. George Padgett speaks on Poodle traits; comparing inbreed-ing to out crossing and line breeding; risk factors in picking up faults; calculating good and bad genes; helping each other with our breed. $35.00
13. POODLE TYPE: Dr. Jacklyn Hungerland and Mrs. James Clark discuss what makes a Poodle. $15.00
14. ASPECTS OF REPRODUCTION: Dr. Edward Feldman discusses reproduction and the Poodle $15.00
16. HEREDITARY DISEASES IN POODLES : Dr. Fran Smith speaks on hereditary diseases in all Varieties. A breeders guide to genetic diseases. $15.00
17. ORTHOPEDIC PROBLEMS IN POODLES: Dr. E.A. Corley, discusses orthopedic problems in hips,stifles and elbows as they relate to all varieties of Poodles. $15.00
21. CANINE MALE REPRODUCTION: Dr. Autumn Davidson discusses reproduction se-men collection and managing the high risk delivery. $15.00
22.SUCCESSFULLY BREEDING THE INFERTILE BITCHDr. E. Robinson discusses breeding the infertile bitch.$15.00
24. 1998 SEMINAR -- GENETIC DISEASE ANALYSISJerold Bell discusses genetic disease analysis. $15.00
27. 2001 “ BREEDING STRATEGIES”Dr. John Armstrong and Dr. George Padgett discuss “Type” cast-ing, establishing a line, role of DNA mapping in making breeding decisions. $20.00
28. 2002 PCAF SEMINAR -- WHICH PUPPY TO KEEPMrs. Pat Hastings leads us in an interactive seminar in solving the puzzle of “Which Puppy to Keep” $20.00
30. 2003 PCAF SEM. “RAISING THE SHOW PUPPY”Mrs James Edward Clark leads a panel of prominent Poodle Breeders who express their views on “The Successful Raising of a Show Puppy” $20.00
31. 2004 “ GENETICS FOR POODLE BREEDERS” Dr.Jerold Bell discusses how breeders should use the advances in dog genome research in making breeding decisions. $20.0032. 2005 “Anne Clark on POODLE PEDIGREES”Mrs. Edward Clark discusses various aspects of poodles and their pedigrees. $22.00
33. 2006 “POODLE DISEASE UPDATES” Dr. Thomas Graves discusses the research, testing, treatment & management of key genetic diseases. 22.00 34. 2010 PCA FOUNDATION SEMINAR – (Combo DVD Set) 1.Vaccines & vaccination-Dr.R. Schultz 2. Canine GeneticsUpdate-DR. M Neff 3. Estate Planning For Your Dogs—Ms Charlotte Mitchell $25.00
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Affiliate Club NewsThe Greater Milwaukee Poodle Club (GMPC) is off and running with many 2012 activities. GMPC’s of-ficers and directors for 2012 are as follows:
President John PittmanVice President Katy KinowskiSecretary Lora DeSombre (2nd term)Treasurer Susan Preuss (unlimited term)Board of Directors Jaci Bowman, Roberta Gilson, and Susanne NashRemaining on Board JoAnn Hubacek, Deb Mapes, and Linda WereschPast President Cathryn Catelain
Following is an outline of GMPC’s 2012 events.
GMPC AWARDS DINNERMARCH 3, 2012
The GMPC Awards Dinner will be held on Satur-day, March 3, 2012 at the Thunder Bay Grille, N14 W24130 Tower Place, Waukesha, WI. Cocktails: 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. Dinner: 7:00 p.m.
Any club member who has completed an AKC title on their poodle(s) during 2011 is eligible for a club award and has a choice of a picture frame or plaque with a title bar. Congratulations to all our winners.
GMPC ANNUAL HEALTH CLINICAPRIL 2, 2012
The GMPC Annual Health Clinic will take place at the Animal Motel, starting at 4:00 p.m., Monday April 2, 2012, 13175 W. Silver Spring Drive, Butler, Wiscon-sin. CERF, heartworm and additional diagnostic test-ing is available, as well as microchipping. All dogs are welcome.
GMPC OBEDIENCE AND RALLY TRIALJUNE 23, 2012
On June 23, 2012 GMPC will hold combined all breed and poodle specialty obedience and rally trials at Western Waukesha County Dog Training Club, Ixonia,
WI. The judges are:
Minta (Mike) Williquette - Obedience classes: Nov A, Grad Open, Utility A/B; and Rally classes: Nov A/B, Adv A/B, Ex A/B
Russell Hornfisher - Beg Nov A/B, Nov B, Grad Nov-ice, Open A & B, and Versatility
GREATER MILWAUKEE POODLE CLUB SPE-CIALTY SHOWFRIDAY JUNE 29, 2012
**NEW SHOW - NEW LOCATION - NEW DATE**
The June GMPC Specialty Show will be held on Friday, June 29, 2012 at the Washington County Fair-grounds in conjunction with Kettle Moraine Kennel Club (KMKC) shows.
Show Chair and Show Secretary - Cathryn CatelainJudge - Delores BurkholderSuperintendent - Roy Jones Dog Shows.
The show will be in the evening and in air condition-ing. Reserved grooming spaces can be purchased from KMKC. We also are doing Parade of Champions and Titleholders.
KMKC is having Mrs. Jacqueline Stacy and Mrs. Anne Hier as poodle judges.
GREATER MILWAUKEE POODLE CLUB SPECIALTY SHOWFRIDAY, JULY 27, 2012
The July GMPC Specialty Show will be held on Fri-day, July 27, 2012 at the Waukesha County Exposition Center, followed by two Waukesha Kennel Club All Breed shows held on Saturday and Sunday at the same location. Two All Breed shows will be held by the Burlington Wisconsin Kennel Club at Elkhorn, Wis-consin on Monday and Tuesday.
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Specialty Show Chair - Lora De SombreSpecialty Show Judge - Mr. Chuck WinslowSuperintendent: Onofrio Dog Shows
GMPC WC/WCX TESTSFRIDAY, AUGUST 17, 2012
On Friday, August 17, 2012 GMPC will hold a PCA WC/WCX test (pending PCA approval). It will be held at Wern Valley Sportsman’s Club, Waukesha, WI.
The judges are Jean Granger and Doug Kennedy.
Submitted byBev Duerst
From Jan Elwert GREATER CINCINNATI POODLE CLUBannounces new Officers and Directors for the 2012 year.... Officers:President: Karla ReddenVice President Rita DatemaTreasurer Holly SchrothSecretary Jan Elwert Directors: Past President Rita DatemaBoard Member Pam ManfrescaBoard Member Ruth Ann StewartBoard Member John Datema _________________________________________GREATER CINCINNATI POODLE CLUBwould also like to announce an upcomingAGILITY TRIAL....March 24th and 25th, 2012to be held at the Queen City Dog Training CenterCincinnati, Ohio GREATER CINCINNATI POODLE CLUB SPE-CIALTYto be held Memorial Day weekendMay 26th and 27th, 2012 at the Butler CountyFairgrounds, Hamilton, Ohio PLEASE MAKE YOUR CALENDER FOR BOTH EVENTS......
Dear Affiliate Club MembersPlease get your 2012 catalog ad in to the advertising chairman as soon as possible. Don’t wait for your next meeting to do this because it may occur after the March 2nd deadline. Let your President and Corresponding Secretary know right now that the ad is due. We so appreciate your club’s ads. They are an important means of connecting to Poodle people in your area and adds so much to our catalog. Also feel free to include in your ad copy the 2012 theme . Poodles Over the Rainbow. A contest will be conducted to choose the best theme ads. All of you have helped so much in the past to make the show a sucess. We look forward to having your support again this year.
Ad copy and payment of $40 per page goes to the Advertising Chairman Mary Lebet 64 Boxford Rd, Ipswich MA 01938 Phone 978 356-5576 fax 978 356-6347 email [email protected] you need help with your ad please give Mary a call
Sandy Marshall Advertising Commitee
From Poodle Club of Mass. PCM is putting on a sanctioned match B/OB rally . Breed is poodles only of course, but we are opening ob & rally to all breeds.Date is Sunday march 18 at SUREFIRE DOGS Train-ing Center (www.surefiredogs.com). Surefire is a very large, well lit training facility in Westborough, MA, not far from the intersection of Route 9 and 495.
More information is available on our site poodleclubof-massachusetts.org or people can contact me directly,[email protected] Kress
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Standard Representative ReportRecently I received an e-mail from a Senior Veterinary Specialist with Pfizer Animal Health. The following is the contents: As a veterinary dermatologist I routinely treated dogs with ear infections. It seemed as if the poodles, partic-ularly the standard poodles, had more than their share but there are no statistics to support this feeling. A question was posed to the global veterinary dermatolo-gy Listserv about routine plucking of the ear canals and the possibility that this may predispose or even cause an episode of otitis. The consensus was that once there was an ear infection that plucking the hair was a part of the treatment but that if the ear canal wasn’t infected that it should not be plucked. I stated that breeders and exhibitors routinely plucked the hair as a part of the routine grooming and I thought that this was actually a deterrent to infection, as we had to pluck the ears once an infection was started.
So the question is – do most owners of poodles, par-ticularly the standards, make it a part of the regular grooming to pluck the ear canals and what is your-collective experience regarding this? Do you think it causes or prevents an episode of otitis? Attached is a survey that I’d like to have reach poodle breeders. If you will answer this survey and return it to me at my e-mail address: [email protected] by March 15 I’ll prepare a summary of the results and send it back to you and your health and genetics committee shortly thereafter. Thank you. Candace A. Sousa DVM, Dip-lomater ABVP Canine and Feline Practice, Senior Vet-erinery Specialist, VST, Pfizer Animal Health Thought we’d put this out there and see how the other Breeders feel……should be an interesting survey and we might all learn something . Since sooner or later we all seem to deal with this particular problem it might benefit us.
Joan McFaddenStandard Rep
Contact the Variety Reps:
Toys- Joan Scott [email protected]
Miniature - Nancy Hafner [email protected]
Standard-Joan McFadden [email protected]
Variety Representatives
Toy Representative ReportThe toy variety is still holding its own though in various parts of the country entries are really low. It is very hard to go to a show and only see an entry of two or three. Calls have been coming in for puppies but the market is still slow. Please continue to let Leslie Newing and Mary Olund know what you have available for sale. I would like to remark on my disappointment in the number of silver toys that are being exhibited at this time. I certainly cannot speak for the entire country but in the areas I have been attending, silvers are few and far between. I hope that they are better represented at the National this year.
Please remember the color matches on Monday, April 24, 2012 at the civic center. The matches will start with the Red/Apricot at 10:00 a.m. The judge is Helen So-kopp. The Silver Poodle match will start at 12:00 noon and L’Dyne Brennen is the judge. The last match will be the Brown at 2:00 p.m. and is being judged by Mi-chelle Polito. Entries are $10.00 the day of the show and $8.00 pre show. Entries are being taken by Dolly Shorback, 48586 Haverland Road, Lexington Park, MD 20653.
I am looking forward to all those toy poodles attending our National this year. See you in Salisbury. Remem-ber if there is anything I can help you with don’t hesitate to contact me.
Joan Scott, Toy [email protected]
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Miniature Representative ReportAt this time I would like to address a problem that keeps occurring. There have been several miniature poodle breeders who have contacted me with regard to Doodle breeding. In my article in the summer issue of this newsletter I wrote about a gentleman who had con-tacted me about how to find the health testing for his Soft Coated Wheaton Terrier/Apricot Miniature poodle mix. Even though the gentleman who started this craze with Labs in Australia has revisited his thoughts on this practice, it is still flourishing.
This currant information came to me via Ann Kennedy of Clarion Poodles. Ann wanted us to let the miniature poodle breeders who are members of PCA and affiliate members know of this woman’s efforts. But what I wanted to point out is the way Ann handled the prob-lem. It is a good template for any of us who are con-
tacted by people who want to use our dogs, or purchase our dogs to create designer breeds.
After letting me know that this very erudite and edu-cated woman was looking to find a miniature poodle to breed with her purebred Wire Haired Pointing Griffon so they could produce a new breed of Griffindoodles, and that the woman went on to present her manage-ment and selling of these progeny; she then forwarded the same information to the National Breed Club. Both Ann and the National Breed Club forwarded responses to this woman with the myriad of reasons why this was a terrible idea in the hopes of dissuading the project.
It seems if we are ever to get a handle on this designer dog problem we are going to need to work with other breed clubs and provide a united front. Mary Ellen
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Page 23Poodle Club Of AmericaAffiliated ClubsApril 28 2011
The meeting was called to order at 4:00 P.M. by Susan Burge – 2nd VP of PCA
Minutes were presented & approved from the prior meeting of April 29, 2010.
Attending clubs & reps were as follows: Poodle Club of America (WRPC) Susan Burge Twin Cities Greater Milwaukee Nancy Thorvelson Dorrit Diehl Gr Pittsburgh Poodle Club Linda Caldwell GMPC & GLPC Cathryn Catelain PC of Massachusetts Debby DuBay PC Massachusetts Mary Lebet Andy Kress Susan Giordano Lone Star Luann Wilkinson Western Reserve Poodle Club Kathleen Bencin Kathy Gilbert Washington DC Poodle Club Sandy Marshall Mary Ellen Fischler Creole Poodle Club Claude Martin Tabatha Waters Columbia Poodle Club Jeff Smith Tampa Bay Poodle Club & Creole PC of New Orleans Jordan Chamberlain Bluebonnet Poodle Club & Creole Poodle Club Richard Jordan Bluebonnet Poodle Club Mark Bingham Bluebonnet Poodle Club Sheree Stone Greenspring Poodle Club Jacky Young Mary J Watson Twin Cities Poodle Club Terri Meyers The Enchanted Poodle Club Frances Lavender-Fish Heart of America Poodle Club Dr. Jackie Smith
Tampa Bay Poodle Club Virginia A Dorris
Fishler informed me that at the Meet the Breeds in New York City, it was the first time she had people express-ing how much they wished they had read our anti de-signer dog information before they bought their mixed poodles. This is a very positive response considering New York City seems to be the designer dog capital of the world.
I am looking forward to seeing everyone at our Nation-al in April. Please have a safe trip with your poodles on your way “over the rainbow” to Salisbury.
Nancy Hafner, Miniature Poodle RepresentativePoodle Club of America
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Minutes of Affiliated Clubs April 28, 2011
Susan thanked those attending and stated that 22 clubs sent baskets for the Silent Auction.
She also stated that the competition for “Best Ad For The Theme” went to 2 Obedience clubs that got togeth-er to design the Ad.
Susan stated that PCA has changed the rules on medal-lions: Clubs will 1 medallion per year free. Clubs can get a “High In Trial” for clubs offering Obedience at their Specialty for $70.00.
Back to Back Specialties, Supported Entry along with Concurrent Specialties following All Breed Shows were discussed.
Mentoring: Linda Caldwell from Greater Pittsburgh Poodle Club discussed how they helped new owners. Two of their members stepped forward & helped at the show sites and other locations. They also helped with the Junior’s and thus far the program has worked well. Next they tried to mentor new members, however, some felt that they tried to push their ideas rather than stick to general areas. Linda believes that a more open dialog to get various opinions from others might help as you can learn a little something from everyone. Teaching show etiquette - such as, not showing a dog that only needs a major (when there is no major) as you could be taking points from another dog. Also set-up etiquette. Explaining, in a good way, that not all dogs will make it as a show dog – help them with other considerations.
New Club Members: Often their ideas are not taken into consideration. These new members are the basis of maintaining a club & getting workers. Good workers often come from Obedience, Rally & Agility.Remember everyone is a volunteer, giving freely of their time so you need to be open to work around hills & mountains as needed.Try getting new members as Assistant Stewarts.Have older members discuss their experiences.
Note to Clubs: When paying your dues to PCA be care-ful to use the correct Paypal.
Suggestions to Clubs:
It was recommended that Club Business Meet-ings be kept to 15 minutes if possible. Ask members to take turns bring snacks. It is recommended that you have snacks 1st, then have a speaker (or other type of presentation(s) and hold the meeting last. It was suggested to serve a meal along with beverages, beer/wine etc (unless meet-ing is held in a Baptist church!!) at the meeting and charge about $8.00 per person. All clubs should have a code of ethics – if yours does not have one PCA or another club can give you a copy then put forth to the members a questionnaire as to what they want excluded. The Board should then made the final decision(s) and present them to the members for a vote. Consider handling classes where people can purchase a group for a discounted amount. A possible way to raise money provided you can get the location for free or a small amount. Be careful to get a contract that states you do not have to pay for the location if a class is not held. Clubs have not been sending their ballots in for Judges. Some stated they did not get sufficient notice. It is suggested that the minute the 1st Ballot is opened you get your list started and voted on. If you get a donated medallion for a 2nd show you must have it stated in the premium as to the source of the donation.
Motion was made and seconded to adjourn at 5:30 PM
Respectfully submitted by Virginia (Ginny) Dorris
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Page 25To Affiliate Clubs:
One of my continuing missions as Affiliate Club Chair has been for all of our affiliate clubs and their members to create a PRESENCE and be felt both in PCA itself and at our national specialty in April. The large major-ity of poodle breeders and exhibitors are members of their local affiliate clubs only and are not members of PCA. Interestingly, most PCA members started in the trenches of the affiliate clubs and many remain active members in those clubs.
There are many ways that our affiliate clubs and their members can make themselves be felt in our organiza-tion. First, if at all possible, attend the national spe-cialty show in April, as it is truly the greatest poodle show on earth. While Salisbury, Maryland may seem a little off the beaten track, this city has greeted PCA and poodles with open arms. Many merchant post signs saying “Welcome Poodle People”! At the show it in-troduce yourself to people. Board members wear name tags, and I can assure you we don’t bite! Meet the per-son next to you. While I know all this sounds corny, it works. Finally, volunteering at the national specialty is a tremendous boon to PCA. It is only through the hard work and dedication of our volunteers, many of whom are not PCA members, that our show works so well. Those folks behind the trophy table and the catalog sellers need a break and enjoy interacting with people. The raffle table workers are always welcome assistance. While these may seem trivial, any and all assistance is tremendously appreciated.
Another ways our affiliate clubs can create a PRES-ENCE is to advertise their club in the PCA National Specialty catalog. 40 of our 46 clubs did so last year, and 100% participation this year would be fantastic. Affiliate clubs can donate a trophy if you or your mem-bers have not done so in the past. A mailing was sent to your clubs containing all the information regarding both of these great opportunities.
At this time I also formally invite all members of our Affiliate Clubs, PCA members and anyone else who is interested to come to our Annual Affiliate Club Coun-cil meeting to be held on WEDNESDAY, April 25th at 4:00 P.M. in the Hospitality Room of the Conven-tion Center. Please note that this is a new day for our meeting, and refreshments will be served. The meeting
offers a great opportunity to interact with other clubs and discuss how they have addressed the problems and concerns facing many of our clubs. Some of the topics on our meeting agenda include: Club Program Ideas; How does Rescue work (or not) for your club; Candi-dates for membership in PCA; and the 2013 Regional in the Northwest. If would like to see anything else discussed or have other ideas, please let me know and I will try to add as many other items as I can to the agenda.
The minutes from the 2011 Affiliate Club Council meeting are in this edition of the Poodle Papers. Ginny Dorris did a great job taking the meeting minutes, but please note that the attendance list from that meeting is incomplete. As a result, if you were at the meeting and your name didn’t make it onto the list, please let me know so that we can complete our official copy.
Finally, I also encourage you to attend the Hospitality Party hosted by Purina on April 25th from 5:30 to 7:30 in the Headquarters Hotel (Holiday Inn). The party is open to everyone, and offers a great opportunity to re-lax with Purina and still have time to get back to groom your dogs!
Please feel free to contact me with any suggestions, concerns or comments about upcoming meetings or any other issues at 440-526-2382 or [email protected].
Susan Burge 2nd Vice PresidentAffiliate Club Council Chair
Come join us at:
Creole Poodle Club of
New Orleans
Wednesday, August 1, 2012Judge - Elaine Lessig
Deb Verdon, Show Secretary
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Parent Club Committee Meeting – December 15, 2011This meeting started with the usual updates of on the Parent Club Delegate-L and the Parent Club Confer-ence-L both having positive effects and an amendment to previously adopted June 2011 committee minutes. There was a discussion on the moratorium on new clubs. This moratorium has been lifted. There are changes to the rules for applying which are noted in the Delegate’s report. There was an update in regards to the CGC becoming a recognized award.
The meeting went on to discuss the Parent Club’s par-ticipation in the Meet the Breeds in New York and Florida. Many of the parent clubs would like to see this venue move around the country. There were more updates on the elimination of staff liaison at Committee Meetings, the three point major reserve issue at Nation-al specialties, and updating rules for running concur-rent specialties. For the most part, only the concurrent specialty update had new information. We will be able to have concurrent specialties within an All Breed. The same superintendent must be used, there is a limit of 100 entries, and if there is a conflict with a group – no groups will be held up.
Then there was a request from the Weimaraner Club to discuss with the staff and Board the new fees re-garding statistics. In the past these have always been provided to the Parent Clubs for free. There is now a fee. The fees vary by request depending on if you receive them monthly ($1260.00), quarterly($840.00), or annually($360.00, $120.00 per conformation, obedi-ence, performance). This year through December 31, 2011 was sent for free. There were many questions regarding how this information is used by individual clubs. For instance, many clubs use this information when compiling statistics for various awards. Poodle Club of America does not use these stats in this manner. We have provided information to our breed magazines. The end result was a motion to investigate a fee deter-mined by the size of the club and information needed.The Parent Club of Excellence Committee, whose members are Larry Sorenson, John Nielson, Karen Burgess, and Connie Butherus, presented their report for consideration. The entire report is as follows:
Mission statement• The Parent Club Committee’s objective for the Parent Club of Excellence program is to recognize ex-emplary AKC Parent Clubs by developing objective measurable criteria that will assess positive attributes of a Parent Club. AKC Parent Clubs are dedicated to the protection, preservation, and promotion of their in-dividual breeds. In addition, they further support their breed through membership, mentoring, education, fun activities and events, which develop the instincts and natural abilities of the breed. The AKC Parent Clubs that excel in these activities will be recognized and des-ignated as an AKC Parent Club of Excellence.
The Criteria for a parent club to earn the Parent Club of Excellence Award:• Membership-Comparisons of the current mem-bership to the previous year. An increase in member-ship will be rewarded calculated on a percentage based on the total membership; 5 points for a 1%+ increase, 10 points for a 5%+increase.• Club encourages members that qualify to be AKC Breeder of Merit Program to apply and become BOM – 10-points. *Encouragement is defined as, but not limited to: e.g. letter, via the club’s communication venues, email, newsletter.• Club encourages all members to do full litter registration – 5 points *Encouragements is defined as, but not limited to: e.g. letter, via the club’s communica-tion venues, email newsletter• Juniors Program – 5 points, Scholarship pro-gram – 2 points• Mentoring Program for newcomers to the sport – 10 points• Meet the Breed Participation – 5 points for each major event. Major described as AKC/Eukanuba show and the Jacob Javits Center. Meet the Breeds participa-tion in other events – points (max of 6 points)• Judges Education Prresentations – 5 points for each seminar (max 20 points0• Judges mentoring program – 5 points• Health Program – 10 points, Recommends Health Screening – 2 points, Fund Health Research – 4 points
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• Rescue Program – 10 points• Breeder Referral Program – 10 points• Legislation Program – 10 points• Code of Ethics – 5 points• Club Communications with members, public, and judges. Newsletter/Magazine -3 points, Website – 4 points, a monitored e list for Parent Club members, which is used for communication of information in a timely manner – 2 points• Parent Club AKC Flyer, which is included with the new registration papers -2 points.• Annual recognition of Breed accomplishments awards program – 4 points.• Additional points will be awarded for Junior recognition – 3 points• AKC events – The Parent Club offer (breed ap-propriate) with a maximum of 10 points. Conforma-tion – 2 points, Obedience – 2 points, Rally – 2 points, Tracking – 2 points, Agility – 2 points, CGC – 2 points, Field Trials – 2 points, Hunt Test – 2 points, Lure Coursing – 2 points, Herding – 2 points, Earthdog test – 2 points, other – 2 points.• Constitution and By-Laws – the Club’s By-Laws in compliance with AKC – 5 points.• Club is incorporated – 5 points• The last section is a narrative in which the Par-ent Club writes their significant accomplishments not addressed by the previous standards. This narrative would be scored from zero to 5 points
The Parent Club of Excellence is a 5 year award. It is the clubs responsibility to provide information on changes that would affect their status. Clubs trying to achieve the Award may apply annually to attempt quali-fication.
Number of annual Parent Club of Excellence AwardsClubs that submit applications and score above the es-tablished percentage will receive the award. The Par-ent Club of Excellence is a 5-year award. Clubs are responsible to provide information about changes that would affect their status during the 5 years. Clubs may reapply after five years. Clubs not achieving the Award are invited to apply in one year.Cost of the Program• The “Parent Club of Excellence Committee” will manage and implement this program with the sup-port from AKC staff as needed, by utilizing the approv-
al system currently in place.• Each Parent Club of Excellence will receive a web banner similar to the Breeder of Merit banner. The club may use the PC of Excellence banner on their website, premium list, catalog, and other appropriate places.
Goals and Rewards of this Program• New and younger people participating in the sport and the clubs.• BOM – increase in enrollment thus an increase in AKC registration.• The program will become a road map for parent clubs in the formation stages.• This is a low cost program, which will motivate clubs to excel.
The afternoon continued with the General Caucus where the candidates for the Board vacancies to be voted on in March answered questions put forth by the Delegate body.
DELEGATE’S REPORTThe meeting of the Delegates was held on December 16, 2011. Dennis Sprung, President called the meet-ing to order. It started with the introduction of the delegates nominated by the nominating committee as candidates for each of the vacancies on the Board of Directors which are to be filled at the next meeting on March 13, 2011. These are the committees three nominees for the class of 2016. William J. Feeney, Sir Frances Drake Kennel Club, Thomas Powers, Kennel Club of Beverly Hills, and Lynn Worth Smith Vizsla Club of America.
The following Delegates have been endorsed in writing by the required number of Delegates as nominees: Pa-tricia M. Cruz, Heart of the Plains Kennel Club, James Effron, Nashville Kennel Club; John L. Ronald, Sam-oyed Club of America, Robert A. Scroll. Clarksburg Kennel Club, and Larry Sorenson, Dachsund Club of America. Mr. Effron, withdrew his nomination later. Each candidate spoke to their eligibility as a candidate.The president went on with the general business and the introduction of new Delegates. Ron Meneker, AKC Board Chairman gave his report. He spoke of all the exciting new developments that occurred during the year of 2011,
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• Obedience celebrated its 75th Anniversary-it remains today what it was created to do-“a proud dem-onstration of our dogs instinctual capabilities and talent as companions.”• Conformation saw an infusion of new enhance-ments: Grand Championship Achievement Levels AKC Owner Handler SeriesEnhanced Breeder of Merit Program• Agility announced two new titles:Timed to Beat titling classPreferred Agility Championship titleAlso the AKC Agility team representing the USA won many accolades, including a gold medal at the Agility World Championship held in France.• Performance has the new Coursing Ability test, open to all breeds and offering three titles.• Therapy Dog Program• Meet the Breeds at the Jacob Javits Center• 600 Responsible Dog Ownership Day events in September• 11th AKC Eukanuba National ChampionshipDennis Sprung then gave his report. At the request of the Delegate body he gave everyone a DVD copy of his 9/11 presentation of the AKC’s activities during that time. He went on to discuss the Meet the Breeds event at the Jacob Javits Center. In association with Pet Part-ners, the event was a record breaking success. Over 40,000 visitors attended, and 100 vendors and 15 ad-ditional sponsors were involved. The AKC’s Govern-ment Relations Department welcomed over 110 elected officials serving as honorary chairs along with their staff members and family. John Lyons, AKC Chief Op-erations Officer, went on to give a report on the work the Board and Staff had collaborated on in research re-lating to conformation events, entries, and the mora-torium that had been put into place on new clubs last September. From this point then Charles Kneifel, Chief Information Officer, took over the discussion. By ana-lyzing through a systematic approach and harvesting the data from; events that had changed dates, changed their cluster, ceased holding events, changed their sites, added specialties or group clubs as part of a cluster, re-moved the same, and had other clubs change to their weekend. Several interesting things were learned. Entries were not as affected by competing events as originally thought. They learned a new event takes several years to take hold and a new site three years to
take hold. They learned Specialties are very important for supporting entries at the all breed events and that conflicting Specialties that block entries at an all breed event have a negative impact on the entire weekend. Events that do not change their dates on a regular ba-sis have a much more stable trend in their entries then those that change their site or change their date. There is at least a three year impact.
At this point Robin Stansell, Vice President of Show Events, took over the discussion. He responded to the question “Are there too many dog shows?” The answer was it depends. In densely populated areas, there are too many shows, while other areas are underserved. It was here the requirements for new clubs and new spe-cialty clubs were related. The moratorium has been lifted but the rules have changed. A new club applying to hold a show must have at least 4 weekends open and available within a division, there is a 300 mile distance restriction, and a new club is encouraged to invite spe-cialty or group clubs to join their cluster. New specialty clubs will be required to hold their shows in conjunc-tion with other all breed shows. This will work out well with the recently approved rule allowing specialties to hold concurrent events with all breed clubs. There will be new divisions across the country, so that majors are available to everyone. Previously, point scales had been determined over a three year average and in 2010 it was changed to a one year consideration period. These point scales will now exclude all parent club specialties and the local all breed clubs held in three days prior to the AKC Eukanuba National Championship. Jim Ste-vens went on to give the financial report. Things are still currently running the same pattern but everyone is working hard to make needed changes.
It at this time that AKC Board members, Allan Kalter and Lee Arnold made an exciting presentation. They conducted some research with the marketing depart-ment pertaining to puppy buyers who don’t exhibit. These potential customers and customers who are part of the general marketplace, gave them some interest-ing facts. First, they have a great deal of respect for the AKC. They believe that we are experts about our animals but not really relevant to their lives. They are interested and would support training information and opportunities. They believe HSUS is all about rescu-ing animals. They love to rescue dogs and they honor
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people who rescue dogs. Here is where the disconnect occurs regarding the AKC. With the cooperation of all of our Parent Clubs, the AKC is the largest rescuing network in America and nobody knows it. So these two men with their marketing skills and celebrity network-ing skills created two Public Service Announcements (which basically are aired on radio for free). Through the industry of these two men be sure and listen for Wil-ly Nelson’s recorded messages in support of the AKC Rescue Network and our efforts through the Canine Health Foundation.
We then went on to conduct business. The vote on proposed amendment to Chapter 7, Section 1, of Rules Applying to Dog shows, which would eliminate the prohibition of a person employed by a dog food, dog remedy or kennel supply companies in the capacity of solicitor or salesman, from becoming an AKC judge did not pass. Then to be voted on in March seven other amendments were read.
• Rules would create a new three point major for the dog or bitch designated Reserve (where there is double a 5 point major entry) at one National Specialty each year, specified by the AKC Breed Parent Club.Rules which would remove references to the entries re-stricted to puppies, with the remaining sections to be renumbered to reflect deletion.• Rules applying to dog shows-Premium Lists and Closing Entries which would remove all references to seven groups.• Rules applying to Dog Shows-Dog Show Clas-sifications, which would create eleven groups.• Rules applying to Dog Shows-Dog Show Clas-sifications, which would remove all references to seven groups to eliminate a specific number.• Registrations and Discipline-Registrable Breeds by Group, which would create eleven groups.• Beagle Field Trial Rules and Standard Proce-dures for Brace, Small Pack and SPO Field Trials and Two-Couple Pack Hunting Tests- Entry Requirements and Eligibility, which would create a new section de-scribing the requirements to earn a Grand Field Cham-pion title.
After some General Orders and announcements the meeting was adjourned. Immediately the Delegate body proceeded to the American Kennel Club Lifetime
Achievement Awards luncheon. This year they were awarded to Jean Fournier in Conformation, Patricia Scully in Companion Events, and Robert Fleury for Performance.
Mary Ellen Fishler, Delegate to The American Kennel ClubPoodle Club of America
NYC meet the breeds Nov. 2011
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Follow the Rainbow to Salisbury with a stop at:
The Maryland State Fairgrounds
2200 York Road
Timonium, Maryland
MB-F Superintendent , entries close April 4, 2012
Washington Poodle Club, Friday, April 20, 2012
Sweepstakes Judge – Mr. Richard Bohannon
Breed Judge – Mr. James Moses
Obedience & Rally Judge –Mrs. M. E. “Betsy” Baird
Old Dominion Kennel Club, Saturday, April 21, 2012
Poodles – Mr. Randy E. Garren
Toy Group – Mr. Peter Green
Non-Sporting Group Mrs. Muriel Purkhiser
Best in Show – Mrs. Rita Holloway
Baltimore County Kennel Club, Sunday, April 22, 2012
Toy Poodles – Mrs. Muriel Purkhiser
Miniature & Standard Poodles – Ms. Rita J. Biddle Esq.
Toy Group – Mrs. Muriel Purkhiser
Non-Sporting Group – Mr. James Ham
Best in Show- Col. Joe B. Purkhiser
Catoctin Kennel Club, Monday, April 23, 1012
Poodles – Mrs. Mary Ellen Meyer
Toy Group – Mrs. Ruth H. Zimmerman
Non-Sporting Group-Col. Joe B. Purkhiser
Best in Show- Fr. Bryan P. Timby
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Meet the BreedsSince the last newsletter the Poodle Club of America has participated in two major Meet the Breed events. First, at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City in November; and secondly, at the 11th AKC Eukanuba National Championship in Florida in December.
Sponsored by Pet Partners, Inc., the AKC’s Meet the Breeds in New York is the world’s largest showcase of dogs and cats. It offers pet lovers a unique opportunity to play with different breeds and educate themselves about responsible pet ownership, and how to choose the right pet for their lifestyle. Over 40,000 people at-tended this event. There were numerous government officials. Girl Scouts enjoyed the dogs while earning AKC Merit Badges. There was two days of on going demonstrations. Including, Earthdog, Obedience, Agil-ity, US Customs and Border Protection, and the United States Police Canine Association.
“The result was tens of thousands of dog lovers, of all shapes and sizes, were educated in numerous ways about the AKC, AKC CAR, The AKC Canine Health Foundation, and AKC Ace Awards.”
The Poodle Club of America was well represented at this event and the Meet the Breeds in Florida. There are people who need to be thanked. In New York I would not have been able to get this booth done without the help of Mary Watson and her dog Rhett (Greenspring and Washington Poodle Club), Donna Stankovich, and Ilene and George Schuman, their dog Charlotte (thanks
also to their children who helped break down and pack the booth at the end of the weekend). This venue is not easy to participate in and I cannot thank these four people enough for their time and efforts.
A special thank you goes to the Orlando and Tampa Bay Poodle Clubs and their wonder-ful members who not only volunteered their time at the Eukanuba’s Meet the Breeds but also their ideas and efforts in accomplishing these ideas. Leslie Pope-Hall, Vice President of Orlando Poodle Club and a PCA member, was the liaison between the clubs and myself. This year there was a new theme. The theme was a 1950’s malt shop with many of the par-ticipants dressing in their poodle skirt finest. The booth again won 3rd place in the Non-Sporting Group Competition. Hopefully, with some tweaking for next year, their efforts will be rewarded even higher. The booth was designed by Lorilee Branting of Custom Sign and Graphics in Denver, Colorado.
At this time I would like to recognize the volunteers who worked so hard on this Meet the Breeds: Vlad and Olga Zamkovaya, Linda Robinson, Ellen Phelps, Jane Giffen, Bob and Judy Dumond, Maureen Russo, Karen
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Thank you!A special Thank You to the Orlando and Tampa Bay Poodle Clubs and their wonderful members who volunteered their time at Eukanuba’s “Meet the Breed” booth in Dec. The theme was a 1950’s malt shop with many dressing in their poodle skirt finest.
The booth won 3rd place in the Non-Sporting Group competition. The set was designed by Lorliee Branting of Custom Sign and Graphics in Denver, Colo. & owned by the Benhomme Standard Poodles.Vlad and Olga Zamkovaya Ellen PhelpsLinda Robinson Jane GiffinBob and Judy Dumond Maureen RussoKaren Kazma Carol HolmesNorine NoonanMary Watson - Greenspring Poodle ClubAngie Louter-Louter Creek Hunting Poodles
Orlando/Tampa Bay “coordinator”Leslie Pope-Hall(V-P Orlando PCMember Tampa Bay PCPCA Member)
Kazma, Carol Holmes, Norine Noonan, Mary Watson (Greenspring and Wash-ington Poodle Club), Angie Louter Creek Hunting Poodles.
I want to express the Poodle Club of America’s and my sincere thank you for all the efforts put forth by these people. These events help the public’s education of just how wonderful and desirable it is to be owned by a poodle.
Next year the Meet the Breeds in New York City is being held on October 20th and 21st, 2012. We have a new theme for this booth and I am looking forward to its execution. Please mark your calendars to help participate. We need more dogs and people, there has not been a toy poodle represented in two years in New York. Please contact me for information and if you want to help promote our wonderful poodles.
Mary Ellen FishlerMeet the Breed Coordinater, Poodle Club of America
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Miniatures and Toys
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Working PoodleFrom the Field……….
Poodle Club of America’s Retriever Hunt tests will be held on April 21 and the WC/WCX on April 22, 2012. Our judges are Judy Gladson and Ron Reed. The retriever hunt tests will be run in a progressive format which allows both participants and gallery to easily view all levels Junior, Senior and Master.
Anatidae Farm is a “user friendly” piece of property. Access to watching
the tests and moving around the site is simple. If attending, please wear dark colored clothes, bring a chair and dress for the weather.
If you would like to volunteer to help, have questions or need more information, please contact Linda Miller- [email protected]
Linda Miller- Hunt Test ChairCarol Stone- WC/WCX Assistant Chair
Photos by John Carelli©
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Dear PCA Members: The 2012-2014 PCA Nominating Committee Slate for our Board of Governors is: President: Dennis McCoy1st Vice Pres: Bill Cunningham2nd Vice Pres: Sue BurgeCorres.Secy: Mary OlundRec. Secy: Joyce CarelliTreasurer: Jack MacGillivrayToy Rep: Joan ScottMini Rep: Nancy HafnerStd Rep: Joan McFaddenDelegate: Mary Ellen Fishler Respectfully submitted,Mary Olund/Poodle Club of America Corresponding Secretary
Good News on Miniature Poodle DwarfismHealthy Poodle DNA Needed for DwarfismBy Dr. Mark Neff, Director of the Program in Canine Health and Performance at the Van Andel and TGen Re-search Institutes:
“Progress: Since the first clinical case was reported in 1956 in Great Britain, breeders of Miniature Poodles have been aware of a crippling skeletal defect in the breed that is tied to a recessive gene. With the help of a select few breeders, we have recently mapped this defect to a deletion that knocks out an important gene. We are in the process of converting this discovery into a DNA test to help breeders eliminate the mutation (and thus the defect) from their bloodlines.
Support Needed: To validate the DNA test for Miniature Poodle dwarfism, we aim to collect simple cheek swabs from at least 1000 additional control Miniature Poodles. We also plan to survey the other two varieties (Toys and Standards) to assess whether the mutation has spread to these gene pools as well.”
The researchers thank the hundreds of participants whom have made this project feasible and successful. To best expedite availability of a DNA test, we call one final time for the support of the community to collect our goal of a thousand ‘control/healthy’ DNA samples. All that is needed are simple cheek swabs. The DNA kits are sent out at no cost to the owner. All varieties welcome.
Of particular interest are samples from dogs outside of the USA. Please help us reach our goal of 1000 poodle samples worldwide!
To request a free DNA Kit, simply visit the Poodle DNA Collection Website:http://www.vai.org/dogs/poodle or email [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>Thank you for your continued support!
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If you are Asked to be a Sponsor or a Reference, Please Ask Yourself First!
As Chair of the Membership Committee the last two years, I have repeatedly had scenarios I find somewhat troubling, and wanted to include something in the news-letter to clarify what we consider an “ideal” Sponsor of Reference for a prospective new Member. Both when I was working applications for the Committee, and as its Chair, we are repeatedly faced with references, and even some Sponsors who know little about the appli-cant.
In the Membership guidelines, it states that you (the Sponsor and Reference) should be able to answer the following with personal knowledge:
“Is the Applicant ethical in their business dealings?” For example, have you ever bred to a dog of theirs, sold them a puppy, bought a puppy from them, etc. While none of these may apply, if the applicant is not from your area, and you wish to act in support of their mem-bership, please do some sleuthing on your own prior to agreeing.
“Does the applicant provide proper care for their dogs and the dogs of others under their care”? Have you ever been to their home? Do you know someone who has?? Have you ever traveled with them?
Does the applicant “set a good example as a leader and mentor to those less experienced in the breed”? Have you seen examples of this? Even volunteer work with 4H is a valuable contribution. But applicants that of-fer seminars for a fee, while acceptable, are not really meeting this qualification without some demonstration of serious mentoring outside of their for profit work.
Does the applicant “exhibit good sportsmanship and conduct”? This may seem simple, but again, if you are being asked from someone out of your own area, which you may only see at the PCA National each year, can you really give an honest assessment of this?
In addition, there are 47 Affiliate Clubs across the coun-try. If an applicant has never belonged or been active in an Affiliate Club, the Committee wonders why?? Membership in an Affiliate club gives them great ex-posure to knowledge of our Breed, and “it is at the lo-cal level that breeders and exhibitors can prove their knowledge and value to the breed.” There are times and remote locations that an Affiliate Club may be too far for an applicant to be very active in. But are they members of one, and do they support one?? Or at the very least, are they active in their local All Breed club??
Lastly, and most importantly, please ask yourself if you really “know” the applicant. I realize our current ap-plication requires two Sponsors and six References, but these requirements are there to ensure we are allowing people to join that are as devoted to our Breed as we are. A good rule of thumb; if you are not comfortable, you can always say a polite “no”. Perhaps a better suggestion would be to sit and talk with the prospective applicant and ask them who could best answer some of the above, and guide them to members that could answer these questions without reservation from first hand knowledge, explaining that they would be in a much better position to support them for Membership.
P.C.A. Membership Chairman
From Mary OlundIn honoring our long standing members the Board passed in 2011 a policy that those octogenarian mem-bers or older, or any member experiencing hardship ei-ther in health or finances are exempt from yearly dues. Those members have certainly earned our acknowledg-ment for their dedication to PCA and subsequently our breed, THE POODLE. In helping to identify those members that we may have missed please let me know or if any member knows of another member who should be on the list please email me the name or call me. Mary Olund/Corresponding Secretary
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Please join the Board of Governors in welcoming the following new mem-bers to The Poodle Club of America, Inc: Mrs.Barbara CurrySilverado360.263.1356P.O. Box 789La Center, WA 98629Miniatures Email: [email protected] Terri MeyersSwag763.295.06271741 85th St NEMonticello, MN 55362-3108Toys & Standards Email: [email protected] Darla PanozzoGlendar219.477.3631161 Joliet Rd.Valparaiso, Indiana 46385Toys Email: [email protected]
Christine and Mark WaldropDebrock706.270.42659686 Bowen TrailOoltewah, TN 37363Toys Email: [email protected] Mrs.Zuleika TorrealbaMaya305.331.8272325 5th Ave.New York, New York 10016Toys, Miniatures, & Standards Email: [email protected]
Mary Olund/Corresponding Secretary
Thank you Hal Kinne
For all that you have done for PCA.
You began the PCA website and got us on track for a new gen-eration.Your site was a spring board for us to take and grow to new heights as future webmasters took over your role .You con-tinued to serve as the Go-To person for the endless e-mail for in-formation and everything Poodle on our website. You answered Poodle questions from all over the world on your various trav-els. You always had some new technological device to answer your e-mail across the world. No matter what the question was that came to the Poodle Club <[email protected]> e-mail address, you always had all the answers.
Now that you have stepped down from your long role as “King” of the e-mail for PCA we just want to say Thank You for all you have done. ,
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After PCA 2011 I received a note from Sharon Finney, a long time member who helped the Show Committee by writing a lovely tribute to Kadelia Hamilton for the dedication of the 2011 PCA National Specialty. I’ve never met Sharon and knew her only through her dogs – and yes, even in far off Massachusetts we knew her dogs!!! Sharon’s note resonated with me and I thought it would find an audience, even among those of you who haven’t yet had to make that hard decision to break down the litter box and hang up that last tattered lucky lead. So take a few minutes to read her thoughts – and then look up Cara Vae in Poodles in America!!!
Mary
“Moments to Remember”By Sharon Finney
I have new babies, three boys and three girls. Fat and sassy at a week and a half old. I need to take my time and enjoy these puppies because it is the end of an era for me – my last litter of Standards. I have never bred extensively, yet I have finished a lot – not even sure how many, the numbers were never important to me. I have had many top producers and I finished many of them myself. I wrote articles for Poodle Variety on owner handling. I had wonderful mentors, great teach-ers, and in the end settled on the type of dog I liked. Someone told me once, after I had won, that my dogs were too old-fashioned. The Judge that day overheard the comment and stepped in to ask when the Standard by which they are to judge had changed. Strangely enough, the other exhibitor was perplexed and asked “what do you mean?” I am in awe that someone could make that comment and not even know the Standard of the breed or what that means. The Judge told her my dog was well balanced, moved correctly, in excellent condition, etc. The exhibitor’s comment was – “but he’s not fancy”. The Judge said “What is fancy? - Your dog couldn’t carry a duck if his life depended on it.” – at which point the Judge turned around and walked off. I took my ribbons and my new Champion back to the set-up where my longtime friends were already celebrating. Yet not one “new” person congratulated me – not one.
I will miss the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat (which always made me strive to do better) I will miss the puppies and the joy of selling to a family with chil-dren Watching them grow up with a dog by their side. I have been very lucky. I have made life-long friends, and we remember the stories that made us laugh – and cry. The time that I took a puppy into the ring. Bobby Peeples is behind me, C.L. Eudy , then several others. As we go around the ring my puppy cuts in front of me to go out of the gate. It was like a house of cards. I fell, Bobby fell on top of me, then C.L., etc. Everyone was on the floor, puppies running around and all we could do was laugh. No one hurt, all dogs fine, judge laughing so hard she was crying. Bobby helps me up, we catch our respective breaths and I am sent around alone!
And then there is, of course, the dogs. The memo-ries, some of wins – Tessa, the wild one finished with a Group 1st yet ran out of the ring when a photo per-son threw a toy in another ring . Tessa retrieved it and brought it right back to stand for her picture. Ronnie, our son, learned to walk holding on to her – they were inseparable for fourteen years.
Priscilla, the princess, the hunter, the killer, my Pris-cilla!!! Never want another like her but no amount of money could have taken her away. I blame her for my grey hairs. Priscilla who bloated - not what you think. She bloated because she ate my four foot Iguana - and yes, Iguana body parts will cause bloat! She lined up rabbits on the steps – she did not eat the rabbits or the squirrels or anything else she killed – a duck or two – a possum – just my old Iguana that was two inches long when I got her. Priscilla got mad at me at a show in Tul-sa (everyone who was there still remembers) A storm came up and the power was off for some time and it was very dark in the building. When the lights came back on I knew I was in trouble. She had that “look” – I’m sure you have seen it on your own Poodles! She won the Open Class with no trouble, but then she looked at me again. That look that said “I am not pleased and I’m done. We went back in for Winners and she would
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not take a step – Not One!!! I had to pick her up and carry her out of the ring. My Priscilla passed away at age fifteen. Two days before she died she laid a collec-tion of dead creatures on the steps. She was so sweet and a wonderful therapy dog who went to see my mom in the rehab and would lay by her side for hours – and yet she was also “Oh Priscilla!! – what have you done now?
I remember many more, wonderful dogs who have given us headaches (why did you chew that hat up?) – yet made us laugh and brought joy and comfort to our lives. Hectic? – yes! – our oldest is over fourteen, our youngest seven months – Turkey he is and he is the last. I will grow old with Turkey by my side. For so many years the Poodle Club was my life. I don’t go anymore and those that do don’t know me and don’t care. That seems sad to me. Over forty years ago I respected those who came before me. I learned from them and they be-came friends. I t seems to me a sad state when a Mini breeder does not know who Marjorie Tranchin was or a Standard breeder does not know who Becky Mason or Jean Lyle was. Although I will miss it, in a way I’m glad. I was fortunate to be in a time and place where you had respect for those who came before you – a time when you made good friends and learned from the best. Those days are gone now, but I have my memories, of dogs and people, gone now, but the values they gave to me, both dogs and humans, the friendship, support and love – that will last me a lifetime.
Hair cut time!It’s that time of year again. PCA is going to be here before we know it.Those of you who have been around for a while know about Peabody’s hair cut project but for those who might be new or have forgot-ten what it’s allabout...........
Years ago, when we were getting ready to go to our first PCA we found that Peabody had to get an official poodle hairdo to participate in the Parade of Champi-ons and Title Holders. He normally has furry feet and a fuzzy face. I whined about it on a poodle list and before I knew it people were challenging me to do it with of-fers of money. We took that challenge and have done a Hair Cut Project every year since. It has really grown and last year we took in $4500 for the PCA Foundation.
As most of you know the Foundation does a LOT of work to assure our poodles have better health. They support research projects and have many valuable pro-grams. We have been so blessed that Peabody, who is now 15 years old, has been a happy, healthy poodle all of these years. He’s a good poster child for what we all hope to have in our poodles. It’s so sad that all poodles aren’t this healthy. The PCA Foundation is working hard for that goal.
Please support this project. It’s easy. Just send a check made out to the PCA Foundation to the address below. (Sorry no Paypal or credit cards) You are welcome to do it in honor of or in memory of a beloved dog or fam-ily member. Remember this is all tax deductible. Come on all you poodle lovers, let’s get behind this.Please cross post this to all the poodle lists you are on.
Judy Leister and of course Peabody and Brinkley3233 Twp. Rd. 238Arcadia, Ohio 44804
“ The trouble with the rat race is that even if you win, you’re still a rat “.
Lily Tomlin
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NEUROLOGY & PSYCHOLOGY
David Q. Beversdorf, MDDepartments of Radiology, Neurology, & Psychologyand the Thompson CenterUniversity of Missouri205 Portland Street, Room 130EColumbia, MO 65211573-882-6081Fax [email protected]
Dear Miniature & Standard Poodle Breeders and Handlers:
Dr. David Beversdorf, Shelley Green-Wooldridge, and Dr. Lisa Lit, at the University of Missouri and the University of California-Davis, would like to invite you to participate in a research study examining social interaction in miniature and standard poodles. These findings will help gain insight into how dogs might help us understand human social behavior, and disorders such as autism. This disorder is characterized by deficits in both social interaction and communication and occurs in up to 1 in 100 individuals, making autism research increasingly important.
Shelley Green-Wooldridge, AKC handler, has advised the study investigators that autism-like behaviors have been observed in several miniature and standard poodles. With thirty years of experience in working with poodles, Green-Wooldridge believes that this breed seems to be most appropriate to study for social behavior.
This study is solely observational in nature and could potentially benefit both poodles and humans. Participation in this study involves the completion of a Miniature Poodle Social Interaction Survey, developed by Dr. Lisa Lit. Both miniature and standard poodles are eligible for the survey. This survey, to be completed via breeder or handler observation, characterizes the general social behaviors of a poodle, such as attention, gesturing, and eye contact. Other information collected by the survey includes general health and training information, by the observation of the breeder or handler.
Please join us in helping to conduct this study that will be useful to both dogs and humans. If you would like to participate, please follow the link below for the survey. If you currently have more than one poodle, please complete one survey for each poodle.
Link: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/MiniaturePoodleSocialSurvey
Once you complete the survey(s), please email Rachel Zamzow at [email protected] to confirm your study participation and to indicate whether or not you would like to be contacted about future studies. If you would prefer paper surveys, or have any questions or concerns, please contact Rachel Zamzow or Shelley Green-Wooldridge at [email protected].
Sincerely, David Beversdorf, MD, Rachel Zamzow, BS, & Shelley Green-Wooldridge
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PCA Rescue Foundation
Please consider a tax deductible donation to PCA Rescue Foundation. One hundred percent of your donation goes to support the efforts of volunteers all over the United States to rescue Poodles from abanonment and find them permanent, safe loving homes. Return this form to the address below.
Name :Address:
Amount:
Please send this form and your check to:PCA Rescue Foundation, Inc.
Sally Poindexter4409 West Ithica
Broken Arrow, OK 74012
Poodle Club of America Rescue FoundationOfficers :
President: Cindy Crawley1st VP: Clay Williams
Treasurer: Sally PoindexterSecretary: Randi Plotner
Board Members:Jane Carroll, Maris Doege, Mary Olund, Jeanne Phipers, Chris Scruggs, DVM, Anne Stokes
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Poodle Club of America Rescue Foundation at the National Specialty 2012
PCA Rescue will once again have its annual fundraiser at the National Specialty. We will have our “white el-ephant tables” filled with donated treasures of all sorts. We will also have a Silent Auction featuring the best of our donated objects. We are very excited to have a very unique donated item this year. California author, Misty Reddington, is donating a “character” in her next novel for the benefit of PCA Rescue. The winning bidder will have his or her name written into the story. We anticipate lively bidding for such a “novel” item! Bids for all Silent Auction items close Friday, April 27th at the lunch break. We will give a 15 minute warning announcement in the Civic Center prior to bids closing.
PCA Rescue will again have a Parade of Rescued dogs on Tuesday, April 24th at the lunch break. Last year’s pilot event was so well-received that we were invited back. This year, we will be giving each rescued dog an inscribed rosette for participating. The rosettes are being donated by Roger and Lynn Brucker. If anyone has a dog they would like to include in the Parade of Rescued Dogs, please contact me – [email protected] . Dogs must be clean and neatly groomed; a kennel trim is acceptable. Parti-colored Poodles are permitted but as this is the Poodle National Specialty, we cannot accept poodle mixed-breed dogs.
Author Misty Reddington will be at PCA to do a brief reading of her most recent novel on Tuesday at the Rescue booth set-up. Her novels are murder mysteries featuring a Standard Poodle as a sidekick to the main characters. She will also have copies of her books available for sale at the Rescue booth. Please stop by to meet her.
PCA Rescue decided not to have a cocktail party this year. We are already planning an event for 2013 and think everyone attending the National Specialty next year will be very excited when we announce our plans.
submitted by Cindy Crawley
New Provisional Judges for Poodles
Rolland PellandRobert Shreve
Melanie Williams
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Poodle Club of America Health FoundationOfficers
President:Thomas W. Carneal Vice President: Patricia S. Forsyth Secretary :Helen G.Tomb-Taylor
Treasurer :John R Shoemaker Miniature Representative: Janet D. Collins Standard Representative:Missy Galloway
Toy Representative : Member at Large: Doris H. Grant
OptiGen statistics for Poodles test-ed for PRA 4th quarter 2011During the 4th quarter of 2011 OptiGen tested 18 Dwarf Poodles, 75 Miniature Poodles, 3 Moyen Poodles and 53 Toy Poodles for PRA. The breakdown is as follows:
Total Dwarf Poodles tested for PRA 4th quarter of 2011 - 18Normal - 16Carrier - 2Affected - 0
Total Moyen Poodles tested for PRA 4th quarter of 2011 - 3ALL Normal
Total Miniature Poodles tested for PRA 4th quarter of 2011 - 75Normal - 50Carrier - 25Affected - 0
Total Toy Poodles tested for PRA 4th quarter of 2011 - 53Normal - 44Carrier - 8Affected - 1
Countries testing this period include...Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, and US.
If you have any questions, please feel free to email me.
Sincerely,Becky IddingsAdministrative Manager
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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You are invited to theANNUAL PCA FOUNDATION SEMINAR
Tuesday, April 24, 2012Wicomico Civic Center Da Nang Room
Salisbury, Maryland
9:00 a.m. Registration
9:30 a.m. Introduction and Research Updates followed by keynote speaker Pat Hastings presenting A GLIMPSE OF STRUCTURE IN ACTION: THE MAKINGS OF A DURABLE DOG. Anyone working with dogs must consider structure when matching a dog with its job—hunting, agility, obedience or any of the other sports we enjoy with our Poodles. Our dogs will do anything we ask, even things they are structurally incapable of doing without breaking down. The more we learn about structure, the more we know what we can reasonably ask of them, given their physical strengths and weaknesses, and the better decisions we can make in our breeding programs and in matching puppies with the right homes. Highly respected in the dog world, Pat Hastings has been involved with dogs since 1959 as a breeder, professional handler, educator, author and AKC judge. She has evaluated thousands of litters of puppies for structure and is dedicated to sharing her knowledge.
12 Noon. Lunch Break
1-2:30 p.m. STRUCTURE IN ACTION continued. As time permits, Pat will evaluate structure of some adult Poodles who are performance prospects or who have sustained performance injuries. . ********************************************************************************** Testing Offered at the Wicomico Civic Center during PCA Week
· Tuesday, April 24, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Wednesday, April 25, 9 a.m. to noon: OptiGen prcd-PRA testing, and blood draws for university and National Institutes of Health research.
· Wednesday, April 25: CERF clinic. $30 pre-paid. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (pre-registration info below) · April 25 (noon to 4 p.m.), 26 (9 a.m. to 4 p.m.) and 27 (9 a.m. to noon): Texas A&M heart screening for
atrial septal defect in Standard Poodles at special PCA price of $100. (pre-registration info below) · DNA test kits for vWD ($99) and Neonatal Encephalopathy ($34) will be available at special prices all
week. AKC DNA test kits will also be available.
To pre-register for CERF and heart clinics, contact Tom Carneal at 660-582-4955, [email protected], or 25904 State Hwy. EE, Maryville, MO 64468. Pre-registration deadline is April 1, 2011. Walk-ins are welcome at the show if clinic slots are available.
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Dr Joseph Kinnarney Director Of theInternational Canine Semen Bank-North Carolina
Dr. Kinnarney graduated from Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine in 1980. He also holds an MS in Reproductive Physiology and has been breeding dogs for many years. He has now paired his interest with one of the leaders in canine reproduction. In April of 2010, Dr Kinnarney went through training with Dr Carroll Platz and is now an ICSB franchise owner, ICSB-North Carolina.
Breeders from up and down the eastern seaboard take advantage of his expertise to assist them in their reproductive programs including semen collection, implantation, pregnancy monitoring, progesterone testing and c-sections.
Professionally, his intense interest in improving the quality of veterinary care attracts the attention of his peers time after time. His professional awards include:
· 1991 Veterinarian of the Year, North Carolina Veterinary Medical Association;· 1999 – 2001 Vice-President, American Veterinary Medical Association and Student Liaison;
· 2006 Distinguished Veterinarian Award, North Carolina Veterinary Medical Association’s highest honor awarded
· 2007 – 2013 Board of Directors, American Veterinary Medical Association.
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International Canine Semen Bank-North Carolina
Evaluate, freeze, and store canine semen
Ship frozen or fresh-chilled semen nationally and internationally DNA Identification Services
Reproductive Procedures
Prices
File Preparation…45.00
Annual Semen Storage…72.00
Evaluation and Freezing up to 4 vials…200.00
(Each additional vial…60.00)
DNA (AKC)…40.00
Reidsville Veterinary Hospital
Director: Joseph H. Kinnarney. DVM, MS
www.ik9sb.com
Phone: 336-349-3194
Fax: 336-349-3365
We are approved and sanctioned for kennel club shows by the American Kennel Club.
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TRIBUTE TO CLAUDIA STRATIFF
The Poodle Club of America Foundation (PCAF) would like to join the poodle community in recognition of the dedication of Claudia Stratiff to this Breed, Its future and its good health. When Claudia joined the PCAF as Secretary, it was the beginning of the Genetic Anomalies foundation of the Poodle Club of America to be its own operating entity. It was her responsibility with the other members of the new board to set up the policy’s, by-laws and the everyday operation if the PCAF to operate within the charitable guidelines so funding of Research for all Varieties of Poodles , donations and fund raising would be done properly.
I was her replacement when she retired from the board, what I received was an exceptional organized mate-rial that reflected what a wonderful job she had done as Secretary.
She will be missed in the poodle world, especially the Hunting Community. She worked so hard to restore the enthusiasm of the poodle in the Field and to the Poodle’s original job as a hunting retriever. She also was well aware the importance of the Health of the Poodle’s in every aspect of the poodle’s life, not only in the Conformation ring, but in Obedience, Agility, the Field or in our home as the family pet. Many thanks to Claudia to a job well done, from the Board of the Poodle Club of America Foundation.
Helen Tomb-Taylor, SecretaryPoodle Club of American Foundation
From Doris Grant:The Poodle Club of America Foundation has for sale VWD kits at $99.00, NE kits at $39.00 and The Standard Poodle Database at $50.00. Please contact Doris Grant at [email protected] or at 941-921-0539 until May 1st. 2012 then at 613-215-0313. These kits will also be available at the National in April.
From Doris Grant:Deadline for Foundation Donations to get into the catalogue is March. 6th.
Also VWD, NE Kits and the Standard Poodle Database are available from me at [email protected] or 941-921-0539 and after May 1st. 2112 at 613-215-0313.They will also be available at PCA in April.
“If someone won’t lift a finger to call you, see you, and spend time with you, it’s time for you to lift five fingers and wave goodbye.”
Anonymous
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In MemoriamClaudia Straitiff
Poo’pla
Claudia Straitiff, Poo’pla Standard Poodles, Denver, NC, passed away unexpectedly in December 2011. While Claudia was active in the Poodle commu-nity for only the last 10 years or so, those years were filled with activities and ac-complishments that most of us can only dream of. Claudia ac-quired her first
Poodles from Glenna Carlson (Ascot). Her Mulligan (CH Ascot Boucheron Joalleria) was featured on the cover of Poodle Variety last year and was the first Stan-dard Poodle to earn both Champion and Master Hunter titles. Although Claudia believed strongly that Poodles can be both beautiful and functional, and supported conformation shows by earning champion titles on all her dogs, her real love was field work. In addition to Mulligan, several of her Poodles earned field titles and PCA’s field medallions for continued success at hunt tests. She also enjoyed training and competing in Ral-ly, earning titles there too.
Claudia and Margaret Fox introduced the world of field training to an entire new Poodle audience by holding an introductory field seminar in North Carolina. Thus was born the Dead Duck Dames, or DDD as we affec-tionately refer to ourselves. Her enthusiasm was con-tagious! After helping many along through a hard year of training, many of the group successfully made the trip to PCA and earned Working Certificates. She was instrumental in helping Central Carolina Poodle Club to organize and hold their own WC/WCX tests, even
acting as a judge at this past year’s tests. Most of the DDDs are still out their field training their poodles and loving every minute of it. I’m sure each of us in the DDD group was positively touched by her helpful na-ture, knowledge and enthusiasm.
In addition to her life with Poodles, Claudia worked as a consultant in the financial industry and was well regarded there too. Her last stint was with Ernst & Young, and we joked many times that her successful employment was funding my husband’s retirement (he retired from E&Y about 3 years ago).
Claudia was a tireless worker for PCA as well, hav-ing organized the PCA field events for several years. Her Master of Ceremonies duty at the annual Hunt Din-ner at PCA was always the highlight of the weekend! The advancement of working poodles and recognition through the hunt test community was Claudia’s pas-sion. Thanks to her we now have a more active, better organized, and bigger community of hunting Poodles.
Submitted by Joyce Carelli
* Photos by John Carelli
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