Poodle Papers Winter 2007

The Poodle Papers Official Publication of “ The Poodle Club of America ”

Winter 2007 2006-2008 OFFICERS & COMMITTEES President:Doris Cozart 1st Vice Pres.: Michael Wahlig 2nd Vice Pres.:Michael Knight Corres. Sec.: Peggy McDill [email protected] Record. Sec.: Sandy Marshall Treasurer: Connie Green

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Variety Representatives Toy:Nancy Hafner Mini: Luis Aizcorbe Stand.: Glenna Carlson Publicity: Anne Rogers Clark AKC Delegate: Scott Olund Show Committee Chairperson: Glenna Carlson Performance Events Obedience Chairperson-Susie Osborn Performance Events Agility Chairperson-Jan Hopper WC/WCX Working Certificate Chairperson- Joyce Carelli Public Education Coordinator Arlene Scardo Judges Education Bill [email protected] Affiliate Club Council: Michael Knight PCA Foundation: Exec. Director Michael Wahlig Genectic Anomalies Committee: Director Michael Wahlig PCA Poodle Rescue Central: Sally Poindexter [email protected] Poodles in America: Editor:Betsey Leedy Breeder Referral: Poodleclubofamerica.org PCA Home Page Leslie Newing & Lisa Croft- Elliott assisted by Mia DiBenedetto www.poodleclubofamerica.org PCA Information Hal Kinne [email protected] The Poodle Papers Editor: Leslie Newing Email: [email protected]

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Coming Specialties P.C.A. AFFILIATE CLUB SHOWS * Note this listing comes from Michael Knight 2007 POODLE CLUB OF CENTRAL INDIANA JUDGE: VALLEY OF THE SUN POODLE CLUBMARCH 1 JUDGE: GREATER MILWAUKEE POODLE CLUB MARCH 2 BREED -JUDGE- STEPHEN HURT.

GREAT MILWAUKEE POODLE CLUBMARCH 2 JUDGE: BLUE BONNET POODLE CLUB-MARCH 16 JUDGE: WATCHING MOUNTAIN POODLE CLUBMARCH 24 JUDGE: KEY TO THE SEA POODLE CLUB MARCH 30-31 JUDGE: GREAT WICHITA POODLE CLUB APRIL 5 JUDGE : LUIS AIZCORBE POODLE CLUB OF LAS VEGAS-APRIL 6 JUDGE: POODLE OBEDIENCE TRAINING CLUB NEW YORK-APRIL 7 GREENSPRING POODLE CLUB- APRIL 22 JUDGE: WILLIAM PENN POODLE CLUB-MAY 4 JUDGE: THE ENCHANTED POODLE CLUB-MAY 11 JUDGE: LOS ANGELES POODLE OBEDIENCE CLUB-MAY 12 JUDGE: GREATER CINCINNATI POODLE CLUBMAY 25-26 JUDGE:

The Greater Wichita Poodle Club announces our 2007 specailty: Thursday April 5, 2007 - Judge - Luis Aizcorbe The Thursday specilaties are the beginning of the Sunflower Cluster - April 6 8th, with great activities, Obedience, Agility, Herding, Art Show at the Dog Show, Central Region Top Junior Handling competition. Our host club, Wichita Kennel Club nominated for the 2nd consecutive year for Show of the Year by Dogs in Review. Come join us & see why! Pat Deshler, Secretary. e-mail [email protected]

PANORAMA POODLE CLUB OF MT SPOKANE, WA- MAY 26 JUDGE: POODLE CLUB OF AMERICA’S DIAMOND ANNIVERSARY - OUR 75TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIALTY – JUNE 8-15

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE SALISBURY KENNEL CLUB AGILITY SHOW PLEASE GO TO WWW.SALISBURYKENNELCLUB.ORG June 2007 is the 75th Anniversary Show! Mark your Calendars for this Great Event and come help us all Celebrate! The Greatest Show on Earth! Dates for National (including an AKC Hunting Retriever Test) are June 9 – June 15, 2007

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President’s Message This is a time for remembering the past year and to look forward to new beginnings in 2007. Our hearts are heavy with the loss of Annie on December 20, 2006. I know she would not want us to keep grieving, but to remember her and get on with our lives. At PCA this June there will be a memorial to Annie. This will be a time for the celebration of her life, and our 75th Anniversary Show for The Poodle Club of America. Glenna Carlson and the show committee have been working very hard to make this a very special event. Details will be on the web site when they are confirmed. I hope many of you will plan to attend this special PCA National at Salisbury this June. I want to thank each and every volunteer that contributed to PCA this year. Our volunteers are so dedicated and do such a great job. We could not have the club or show without them. I wish you all a very Happy and Healthy New Year. Remember to enjoy your Poodles. Doris Cozart PCA President

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BEST IN SHOW JUDGE DR. ROBERT INDEGLIA HEADS 2007 WESTMINSTER JUDGES PANEL Poodles- Mr. Frank Sabella Non Sporting Group-Mr. Richard L. Bauer Toy Group-Mr. R. William Taylor

PCA AGILITY 2007 We've just received AKC approval for the 2007 Agility Trial. Our judge is, Ms. Janet Gauntt, and our entry closing date, Friday, May 18. Kathryn Foran PCA Agility Trial Secretary [email protected]

New Poodle Judges Mr. Wayne Brower- PleasantHill, MO Mrs. Marjorie Tuff- Freehold, NJ Mrs. Joyce G. Fortney- Shinnston,WV Mr. Rick Miller-Rochester, MN Mr. Richard Mullen-Knoxville, TN Mr. John Ramirez-Downey,CA

PCA Regional 2007 News! THE 2007 PCA REGIONAL IN LONG BEACH CALIFORNIA ON SEPTEMBER 19, 2007 AND THE TWO POODLE CLUB OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BACK TO BACK SPECIALTIES ON SEPTEMBER 20 AND 21, IS MOVING ALONG SMOOTHLY. WE PLAN ON HAVING JUDGES' EDUCATION HEADED BY WILLIAM CUNNINGHAM WITH MENTORS AVAILABLE FOR THOSE JUDGES INTERESTED IN LEARNING ABOUT OUR WONDERFUL BREED.WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO THREE DAYS OF CONFIRMATION, OBEDIENCE, RALLY, AND AGILITY PLUS WE PLAN TO FORM GROUPS TO VISIT THE QUEEN MARY. JUNIOR SHOWMANSHIP HAS BEEN ADDED ALSO AND THE JUDGE WILL BE MRS. DORIS COZART. SUSIE OSBURN WILL BE HEADING UP THE OBEDIENCE AND OTHER EVENTS SUCH AS RALLY AND AGILITY ALONG WITH THE WONDERFUL HELP OF THE LOS ANGELES POODLE OBEDIENCE CLUB HEADED BY THE PRESIDENT, DORIS SCHLICHT. PATRICIA MOULTHROP HAS VOLUNTEERED TO HEAD THE BANQUET COMMITTEE AND JUDGES LUNCHES AND KNOWING PATTY IT WILL BE A GREAT EVENT! MICHELLE MIXON HAS VOLUNTEERED TO HEAD UP THE ADVERTISING. BRADLEY ODAGIRI FROM POODLE CLUB OF HAWAII HAS OFFERED TO BRING SOME WONDERFUL FLOWERS TO DECORATE THE RINGS WHICH SHOULD GIVE US A TASTE OF THE ISLANDS.....AND WILL LOOK BEAUTIFUL. RAY STEVENS WILL BE WORKING WITH THE HOST HOTEL, THE COAST LONG BEACH HOTEL, ON THE HOTEL RESERVATION COMMITTEE TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE HAS A ROOM. THE HOTEL IS TAKING RESERVATIONS NOW AND A BLOCK OF 100 ROOMS HAS BEEN RESERVED. JUST MENTION YOU ARE COMING THERE FOR THE POODLE SHOW TO GET THE REDUCED RATE. SOME WONDERFUL PEOPLE HAVE OFFERED TO HELP AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ALL NEXT YEAR WHERE YOU TOO CAN COME AND SHOW IN FRONT OF THE QUEEN. HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL!! JOHN SHOEMAKER, ASSISTANT SHOW CHAIRPERSON PCA/PCSC 310-544-3682 (Direct)

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From Peggy McDill

New PCA Member Information June Thompson (403) 342-6725 Cell# (403) 302-2442 Fax#(403) 346-1230 Email: [email protected] RR 2 Site 17 Box 8 Red Deer, Alberta, Canada Coronado Standard Poodles CKC Registered WWW breeder referral Listing Information: yes Puppies: Occasionally Sally Poindexter (918) 252-1872 Cell# (918) 695-7868 Email: [email protected] 4409 West Ithica Broken Arrow, OK 74012 Sacha Standard Poodles Affiliate: PCT National Rescue Chairwoman WWW Breeder referral listing: Information: yes Puppies: yes Older dogs: Occasionally

OPTIGEN 2007 PCA Clinics will be held on Thursday June 14 and Friday June 15. Same testing and pricing from last years. For the Optigen tests, the code is PCA070614. You go to the Optigen web site and download the forms,which when completed must be brought to the show site. Barbara Green

David & Fatima Crump (316) 755-3814 Cell:(David) 316-390-3814 Cell: (Fatima) 316-210-3814 Email: [email protected] 446 N. Colby Valley Center, KS 67147 Kalein Miniature Poodles Affiliate: GWP WWW Breeder Referral Listing Info: yes Puppies: yes Older Dogs: yes Jordan L. Chamberlain (504) 940-6422 Cell: (504) 253-0069 Email [email protected] 2232 Chartres St. New Orleans, LA 70117 JLC Miniatures Affiliate: CPCNO WWW Breeder Referral Listing Info: yes Puppies: yes

Miniature Representative Update: Luis Aizcorbe has requested that all calls and e-mails about Miniatures be sent to The Officers and the Board of PCA due to ill health of his family. He cannot at this time answer any requests.

PCA Website Information is updated on a quarterly basis. The Quarterly updates coinside with the publication of the newsletter. Leslie , Lisa & Mia PCA Website

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First of it’s kind Poodle Retreat Held in the Sandhills

qualify. Merlin is 9 years old and loves to retrieve those ducks! He will be testing again next June. Walker was featured on the AKC web site last year when he completed his JH title at Cooper Black in South Carolina. 4 qualifying scores are required for this honor. After the water retrieving and lunch and a rest, the poodles participated in Rally Obedience courses, Obedience courses and agility.

By Vickie Haywood Corresponding Secretary Central Carolina Poodle Club

During the day massages for people and poodles were given by Marcia Glenn of Laurinburg. Walker doing a land retrieve

The brain child of Vickie Haywood( Corresponding Secretary of Central Carolina Poodle Club based in Southern Pines) Poodle Retreat Weekend was held at Pine Lake RV Resort near Wagram the weekend of September 21.

A dinner of Roast Chicken and Roast tenderloin of pork was given on Saturday night, and club members cooked breakfast on Sunday morning.

The weekend was designed to have poodles and their owners come together for a relaxing weekend of fun and fellowship, away from the show scene and club meetings. Kicking off the weekend Friday night was a marshmallow roast and meditation campfire led by Bev Palmer RN, who also did a program on the healing arts on Sunday. Saturday morning dawned a sunny, cool day, just right for ducks and water…and at 8 am the retrievers came out to learn all about the water, fetching and bringing in those ducks! Led by Margaret Fox of Raleigh and her Junior Hunter,(also holds a working certificate and working certificate excellent from the Poodle Club of America.) Walker, and assisted by Dr Kathy Evans of Columbia, and her Mini Poodle Merlin, the participants had time to learn proper training techniques for forced fetch retrieves. After several hours of fun retrieving bumpers out of the water, and teaching some to swim, Walker and Merlin performed several water and land tests. Merlin was the most titled dog present, holding 6 agility AKC titles and 4 Obedience and Rally titles. Merlin has been training since spring for the Working tests sponsored by the Poodle Club of America, and in fact participated in the testing last June, but failed to

15 People and twice as many poodles camped over night at the RV Resort. Campers from the Carolina coast, Conway, Columbia, and Camden ,South Carolina, and members from Pinehurst, Aberdeen, Southern Pines, Raleigh, Charlotte and Wagram participated. The event was such a success the club is planning on expanding the weekend, adding a Poodle Club of America official test for retrievers, which will be a first of it’s kind in North Carolina. The Central Carolina Poodle Club welcomes new mem-

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cont. from page 6 bers who have an interest in preserving the health ,integrity and temperament of the poodle. For more information contact Vickie Haywood Corresponding Secretary at the Hairy Beast Grooming, 692 4447 or online through the Club website, or at [email protected].

Walker and his owner Margaret Fox of Raleigh doing a bumper retrieve demonstration

Right Merlin and Dr Kathy Evans

Left Margaret, Walker and Duck

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EARL C. RIST 6- 7-1927 – 11- 15- 2006 Earl C. Rist of Bloomfield, New Jersey died of cancer at age 79 on Wednesday, November 15, 2006, at Mountainside Hospital in Montclair, New Jersey.

Congratulations to the Poodles and handlers that placed in the 2006 National Agility Invitational!

3rd place in the 16" height division A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Satur- "Nikki" day, 25 November 2006, in the Chapel in the Glen Ridge MACH6 Dominique Olivia Gee Congregational Church, 195 Ridgewood Avenue, Glen Handled by Nancy Gee, Fredonia, NY Ridge, New Jersey. For upstate New York friends, a second Memorial Service will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, 27 November 2006, in the Sodom Community Church, Sodom, New York. Born in Bakers Mills, New York, Earl was educated in Newark, New Jersey and then resided in Glen Ridge and Bloomfield, New Jersey for the rest of his life. He had recently retired from the position he held for many years as a dedicated, innovative and versatile Lighting Engineer with the Kurt Versen Company, a renown Point Source lighting firm in Westwood, New Jersey. Earl is survived by his wife Myrtle, his son Robert and daughter-in-law Cindy, daughter Barbara, his grandchildren Pamela and Andrew (all northern New Jersey residents) and his brother and sister-in-law, Bob and Peg Chadwick from California. In addition to his family, Earl was extremely active with and proud of his three award-winning, Champion Standard Poodles that he and Myrtle trained, groomed and showed at many kennel club competitions throughout thecountry: Diana (Champion Majessa Light of my Life CD), Victoria (Champion Majessa Georgia on My Mind CD), and Willo (Champion Majessa On the Road Again CD). In lieu of flowers, donations, in Earl’s memory, would be appreciated to the Poodle Club of America Foundation, 2945 Jamestown Road, Long Lake, MN 55356-9599 c/o Michael Wahlig. The foundation specializes in breed related genetic diseases.

4th place in the 12" height division "Shabang" CH MACH2 Vivids Got It All Handled by Vivian Vidoli, Fresno, CA Also representing Poodles the 2006 NAI were: "Hershey" MACH9 Diamond Rio's Hershey Kiss (16") Handled by Jeanne Hurt, Bedford, TX "Koke" MACH2 Koke Makana Mistu CDX (12") Handled by Cheryl Weedman, Cincinnati, OH "Gem" Shanandi Hit'N'Run (16") Hannah Mitchell, United Kingdom Entered but absent "Debit" OTCH MACH12 Sanchee's Don't Doubt Debit UDX2 John York Eligible but not entered "Apple" OTCH MACH10 Rubicund Delicious Apple UDX26 Shirley Barkan

Earl will always be remembered by his family and friends for his wit, laughter and love of fine food.

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Agility Trials June 9-10, 2007 Judges: Denise VanHousen and Keith VanHousen, Scotia, New York . Entry Fee is $23 for one entry, and $12 for second entry, $ 10 for third entry same dog on the same day. Site: Crown Sports Center (Indoors), 28410 Crown Rd, Eden, MD 21822 Facility: Astro Turf in indoor soccer arenas, On site food-vendor, RV Overnight Parking

Trial Secretary: Diane Spalding 609 Fountain Rd Salisbury, MD 21801 Tel 410-749-4912, email [email protected] Entry method is : First received, 660 runs per day . Opening Date: March 21, 2007 at 8 A.M. Closing Date: May 16, 2007 at 12 P.M. Trial Chairman is Krystle Bounds, email [email protected]

PCA Foundation Start the New Year off with a donation to the PCA Foundation. You can contribute to this worthy cause by simply filling out the form below. The Foundation acknowledges all contributions. I wish to contribute $ ________________ to the Poodle Club of America Foundation, Inc., in the name of ______________________________________________________________________. This contribution is made in memory/ honor of _____________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ I wish this contribution to be used for _________________________________________ (Please specify a specific area, i.e. PRA, Hips, SA, vWD, or to the General Fund)

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Florida State University Poodle Temperament Study Barbara G. Licht, Ph.D. A year ago, an undergraduate honors student of mine, Chris Miranda, conducted a study on the temperament of Poodles for his Honors Thesis. Participants answered some questions about the temperament of their Poodles and provided some background information (for example, Poodle’s age, variety, whether the dog ever had seizures). Chris completed his Thesis in June 2006 and he graduated “with Honors” and a straight “A” grade point average. He is now attending law school. Needless to say, I’m very proud of Chris, but less proud of myself for taking so long to share the results with you. Our participants came from the VIP Internet Discussion List, some other Internet discussion lists about Poodles, as well as Internet lists for agility and hunting. Feel free to share our findings with other owners that might be interested. Most importantly, I would like to thank everyone that participated! The study was designed to answer three research questions. The first was to determine whether owners evaluate their Poodle’s temperament along the same dimensions that are used to evaluate the temperament of people. The second research question was to determine whether there are differences in how owners rate the temperament of Poodles with seizures and Poodles without seizures. The third was to determine whether there are differences in temperament ratings of the three varieties of Poodles. Dimensions Used by Owners to Evaluate Poodle Temperament As indicate, the first research question was to determine if the dimensions that are used by owners to evaluate the temperament of their Poodles are similar to the dimensions that are traditionally used to evaluate the personality of people. Please note that I am using the terms “temperament” and “personality” interchangeably, although technically they are not identical. Note

also that because we intended to make comparisons to people, our questionnaire did not include some dimensions that would only be used to describe dogs, such as prey drive. When studying human personality, there typically are 5 dimensions that are used to describe people. These are: 1) Extroversion (energetic, talkative), 2) Agreeableness (kind, affectionate), 3) Neuroticism (moody, anxious), 4) Openness to Experience/Intellect (curious, insightful), and Conscientiousness (thorough, planful). A prior study on dogs, using a variety of different breeds, found that owners could reliably rate their dogs on the first 4 dimensions, but not on Conscientiousness. This prior study used a questionnaire that was designed for people—not dogs. The first goal of Chris’s study was to see if he would find the same results using only Poodles and using a questionnaire that was designed specifically to describe dogs. All owners were asked to rate their Poodle’s temperament when he or she was a young adult (approximately 2 years old). Poodles that were younger than two years were not included in these analyses. There were 13 items on the questionnaire and each item was defined. Two examples follow. “Trainable” was defined as “How easily did this dog LEARN commands, such as sit, down, come, and stay?” “Clever” was defined as “How easily did this dog figure out things that you did NOT teach (for example: how to open doors, how to find where you hide the treats)?” We obtained participants from two samples of Poodle owners. We obtained more than 100 questionnaires from Poodle owners that were solicited from various Internet discussion lists, and we obtained more than 100 questionnaires from our ongoing research project on epilepsy in Poodles. (For owners that were part of both samples, we only included their first questionnaire.) Each of the two samples included dogs that had seizures as well as dogs that never had seizures. In both samples, we had relatively little participation from owners of either Toys or Miniatures. Thus, for better scientific control, we included only Standard Poodles in this first analysis. For Standards, we had a total of 102 dogs with seizures and 93 dogs without seizures. Those with and without seizures were combined for the analyses reported below. Chris’s analysis of the 13-item questionnaire showed that the temperament of the Poodles seemed to reflect

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wouldn’t be as central to this dimension as it was.

cont. from page 10 the following 4 temperament dimensions. Each dimension consists of a few items that we found to be highly related to each other, suggesting that those items reflect the same underlying temperament characteristic. (We used a statistical procedure called “factor analysis.”) 1. AGREEABLENESS / INTELLIGENCE. The questionnaire items that reflected this dimension were Obedient, Trainable, and Clever. Interestingly, while owners tended to rate their dogs quite similarly (though not identically) on Trainable and Obedient, their ratings on Clever were somewhat different. 2. EXTROVERSION. The items that reflected this dimension were Playful, Happy, Active, Compulsive Toward Objects, and Clever. We found it interesting that the item “Compulsive Toward Objects” was part of the Extroversion dimension and NOT the Neuroticism dimension (see below). This item was defined as “Was this dog likely to play with an object (for example: a ball, bone, or stuffed toy) exclusively for very long periods of time, so that it was very difficult to draw attention away from that object?” Thus, this type of compulsiveness appears to be a characteristic of playful, happy Poodles more than a characteristic of neurotic ones. 3. NEUROTIC. The items that reflected this dimension were: Demanding of Attention, Excitable, Excessive Barker, and Active. The fact that being rated as Active was associated with being Extroverted (playful, happy) as well as being Neurotic (excitable, excessive barker) suggests that whether high activity level is viewed as positive or negative depends on some other aspects of the dog’s temperament. That is, it may depend on the ways in which the dog shows his/her high activity. 4. FEAR-RELATED AGGRESSION. The items that reflected this dimension were People Aggressive, Dog Aggressive, Fearful, and Unhappy. We found it interesting that Aggressiveness and Fearfulness were part of the same dimension. This suggests that at least for the Poodles in our study, the predominant type of aggression is fear-related. Admittedly, we did not include any items that measured “Dominance” to see if we also would have had a Dominance-Related Aggression dimension. Nonetheless, if dominance-aggression were predominant in these Poodles, then the Fearful item

In summary, our findings show that there are both similarities and differences between the dimensions that are used to describe the temperaments of people and Poodles. As noted, we think that a few of our findings are particularly interesting, and some of you might have some insights into our findings. If you do, we would love to hear from you. Temperament Differences Between Seizing and NonSeizing Poodles The second research question was whether Poodles with seizures were rated differently than Poodles without seizures. Only Standard Poodles were included in these comparisons. As mentioned earlier, our participants came from two samples of Poodle owners—Internet Discussion Lists and our ongoing research on epilepsy in Poodles. We decided to analyze these two samples separately. If we found a difference between seizing and non-seizing Poodles in both samples, then we would know that it was a consistent finding. Importantly, for the epilepsy research sample, the non-seizing Poodles came from the same canine families as the seizing Poodles. This controls for the effects bloodlines. For both samples, we compared seizing and non-seizing dogs on each of the 13 individual questionnaire items as well as the 4 temperament dimensions described above. Scores on each of the 4 temperament dimensions reflected a combination of the relevant items. We only report differences between seizing and non-seizing Poodles that are “reliable.” (This means that the difference was “statistically significant.”)

“ Just say no to Designer dogs”

For the epilepsy research sample, the only difference we found was that the seizing Poodles were rated as more “Demanding of Attention” than the non-seizing Poodles. (Demanding of Attention was defined as: of America “How much does this dogPoodle ask to beClub continually held, Booth,This MaryEllen petted, talked to, or played with?”) differenceFishler could Chairperson reflect a true difference in the behavior of seizing versus non-seizing Poodles. However, it also is possible that the seizing dogs do not act any differently, but that owners may feel that their seizing Poodle demands more attention because the owner is always on the lookout Photo’s by Mary Ward for a seizure to occur. Importantly, we did not see any effects of medication

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FROM THE FIELD. . . More from Barbara The PCA Medallion to recognize the accomplishments Green ! of Hunting Poodles is now complete. This image of a poodle holding a duck among reeds at water’s edge typifies what those of us who train poodles in the field see when we send our dogs after a downed duck in the water. The image shows a bright-eyed, alert but calm and efficient retriever – just what is needed to bring back each and every duck. As a review, there are three medallions that can be earned by Hunting Poodles. They are: Bronze Medallion – this medallion requires 5 passes at either the Working Certificate (WC) or Working Certificate Excellent (WCX) level tests. At least 3 of the 5 passes must be at tests sponsored by PCA or by local PCA affiliate clubs. Silver Medallion – this medallion requires 10 passes. 3 of the passes must be at the WCX level and 6 of the passes must be at tests sponsored by PCA or by local PCA affiliate clubs. Gold Medallion – this medallion requires 15 passes. 5 of the passes must be at the WCX level and 10 of the passes must be at tests sponsored by PCA or by local PCA affiliate clubs. For those of you counting your passes, AKC Junior Hunter passes count as WC level passes and AKC Senior and Master Hunter passes count as WCX level passes. UKC Started and Seasoned passes count as WC level passes. UKC Finished passes count as WCX level passes. My heartfelt thanks go to Claudia Straitiff who managed the project of actually getting the medallions created. This was no easy task as coming up with just the right image turned out to be a major project! Also thanks go to the PCA Board for proposing and sup-

Blood Draw for Optigen and Neonatal Encephalopathy will be Thurs. June 14 and Fri June 15. The price of the test for Neonatal Encepalopathy (Standards only) is $40.00, plus an additional $10.00 for the Veterinarian for all blood draws. There will be a discount for Von Willebrands testing done through the Speciality; $99.00 instead of the regular fee of $140.00 Those interested may pay at the Speciality. For all of the above tests done in conjunction with PCA, there will be OFA forms with 50% discount stickers for OFA listings of the results. Swab kits will also be available for AKC,DNA,CHIC DNA Repository, and UC Davis Addison's/Epilepsy Research. porting the medallion program. Those of us dedicated to working our poodles in the field couldn’t be any happier with the results. The first medallions will be awarded during the PCA show in June – actual date, time and place to be announced. If you think your dog has qualified for a medallion, please contact me with your documentation. And please note that the Orlando Poodle Club will be sponsoring a WC/WCX test on March 11, 2007, at Golden Oaks Ranch, Montverde, FL. We hope to see everyone there to enjoy the weather and the camaraderie of other Hunting Poodles and their people. Good luck and happy hunting!

Joyce Carelli WC/WCX Chairman

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thoughts on this, as well as on our other findings.

on the temperament ratings of Poodles with seizures. Approximately half of the seizing Poodles from the epilepsy research sample was taking anti-seizure medication, and there were no differences on any of the ratings between those that were taking medication and those that were not. In part, this may have been due to the fact that the majority of dogs that were taking medication were on low or moderate doses. Additionally, all owners were asked to rate their Poodle’s temperament when he or she was approximately 2 years old, which was slightly younger than when many of these dogs started taking medication. The average (median) age when these dogs began taking anti-seizure medication was 2.8 years.

Again, Chris and I are grateful for the many helpful participants. Your time and thoughtfulness are greatly appreciated.

For the Internet sample, the only difference we found was that seizing Poodles were rated as less Extroverted than were non-seizing Poodles. However, the fact that this difference did not show up in the epilepsy research sample suggests that this may not a reliable finding. In summary, in the epilepsy research sample, seizing Poodles were rated as more Demanding of Attention; in the Internet sample, seizing Poodles were rated as less Extroverted. Because there were no differences that held for both samples, we do not view either of these differences as reliable findings. Overall, our conclusion is that the natural temperaments of Poodles with seizures do not appear to be very different than the temperaments of Poodles without seizures. Temperament Differences Between Varieties The third research question was to examine whether there are differences in how owners rate the temperaments of the 3 varieties of Poodles. As mentioned previously, we had low participation rates from owners of Toys and Miniatures. Thus, we view these analyses as very preliminary. For these analyses, we only analyzed NON-seizing Poodles. This gave us 8 Toys, 19 Miniatures, and 93 Standards. The only difference we found (that was statistically significant) was that the smaller dogs were rated as more Demanding of Attention. For Standards, the average (mean) on a 7-point scale was 4.5, Miniatures were 5.0, and Toys were 6.1. As indicated, we view these findings as preliminary, but perhaps some of you might have some insights into whether this might reflect a “true” difference across varieties or whether it is simply a result of having a small sample of Toys and Miniatures. W would love to hear your

My Best, Barbara G. Licht, Ph.D. Principal Investigator, Poodle Epilepsy Project Mailing Address: Department of Psychology (East) 209 Eppes Hall Florida State University Tallahassee, FL 32306-1270 Phone: (850) 644-6272 Fax: (850) 645-7518 Email: [email protected]

PCA- Obedience Although the Holidays are upon us, June 2007 and PCA will be here before we know it. Here is the list of your obedience and rally judges for 2007 along with their assignments: Mrs. Betsy Baird-All Rally classes Ms. Allison Jaskiewicz-Utility B & Open A Mr. Jeffrey Showman-Utility A & Novice A Mr. Frank Washabaugh-Novice B Mr. William Wisecup-Open B The non regular classes will be assigned after the close of entries. As we always do, we will have a judges and exhibitor's dinner immediately following the trial. The food is excellent so plan to stay and dine with us. Please mark your calendars now for Tuesday, June 12th, 2007 to be in Salisbury, Maryland, at the Greatest Poodle Show on Earth! Susie Osburn Obedience & Rally Trial Chairman

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ANNE ROGERS CLARK 1929-2006 The Board of Governors, the officers and members of The Westminster Kennel Club deeply mourn the passing of their friend and colleague, Anne Rogers Clark. ANNE ROGERS CLARK, one of the premier people in the sport of purebred dogs and a descendant of former New York City Mayor (1826-1827) Philip Hone, died peacefully on Wednesday, December 20 in Wilmington, Delaware, after a lengthy, courageous battle with cancer. She was 77 years old. The contributions and accomplishments of Mrs. Clark to the sport as a breeder, owner, handler, judge and mentor were incomparable. Like a superstar in any field, she was known affectionately and respectfully throughout the dog show world by her first name only: “Annie.” “She was unique to our world, truly one of a kind,” said Westminster Show Chairman Thomas H. Bradley, 3d. “It is difficult to imagine another individual ever again dominating our sport as she did for so many years.” As a native New Yorker, she was always proud of the fact that she held a unique place in the history of The Westminster Kennel Club and its world-famous all breed dog show held at Madison Square Garden. In 2006 she attended her 66th consecutive Westminster, a streak dating back to 1941. A second generation dog person, she became the first woman professional handler to win Best In Show at Westminster in 1956, handling the Toy Poodle, Ch. Wilbur White Swan, to the first BIS at Westminster for a Toy breed. She handled two more BIS winners in 1959 and 1961. Her three Best In Show wins as a handler ranks behind only Percy Roberts and Peter Green, who each had four, and ties her with Winthrop Rutherfurd. After retiring from handling, she quickly became one of a select group of individuals licensed by the American Kennel Club as an all-breed judge. Through the ensuing years, Mrs. Clark added to her Westminster credentials, becoming the only person ever to have judged Best In Show (1978) and all seven Groups at Westminster, and also judged the Junior Showmanship finals four times. She had judged at Westminster 22 times, tied at the top of the list for the most judging appearances at America’s dog show. She was scheduled to judge the Terrier Group at the club’s 131st annual show this coming February.

Born in Flushing in 1929, she called herself a stock market crash child. When the family fortune (stemming from Philip Hone) collapsed with the market, the family moved to New York City. When she finished high school, she opted not to go to college so that she could devote herself to the sport of dogs. She worked fulltime at her mother’s shop, Dogs, Inc., situated in Midtown Manhattan, and helped her at the shows on weekends. Eventually, she became one of the top professional handlers in the sport. She always enjoyed telling the story about her grandmother, Adele Tobler Hone, being unhappy that her granddaughter had become a professional dog handler. “When I was fortunate enough to win Best In Show at the Garden for the first time in 1956,” Mrs. Clark would say, “and my beloved Nana got to read in the New York Times that I was the first lady professional handler to guide a dog to Best in Show at Westminster, she was finally satisfied — after all it was the New York Times and it was Westminster!” Mrs. Clark bred English Cockers and with her late husband James bred Miniature and Standard Poodles, Norfolk Terriers, and Whippets. In 2002, a Miniature Poodle that she co-bred captured Best In Show at Westminster. For many years from the mid-1960’s through the mid-1980’s, Mrs. Clark and her late husband were knowledgeable and popular commentators for the Westminster Kennel Club telecast on the Madison Square Garden Network. Mrs. Clark was a past president of the Poodle Club of America and the English Cocker Spaniel Club of America, and a member of the Ladies Dog Club. She won just about every prestigious award in the sport, including Handler of the Year, Judge of the Year (three times), the Mark Morris Lifetime Award, and Dog Writer of the Year. She was a frequent contributor to the AKC Gazette and is the co-author of the International Encyclopedia of Dogs. Her latest book, Annie on Dogs!, is a compilation of her monthly columns written for Dogs In Review magazine. Mrs. Clark had no surviving family. Friends suggest that in lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in the name of Mrs. Clark to Take The Lead, PO Box 6353, Watertown, NY 13601, or to the Poodle Club of America Foundation, Inc., 2945 Jamestown Rd., Long Lake, MN 55356.

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involved in classical music and opera. She does volunteer work with the local chapter This Edition of the Poodle Papers shines of MADD, the Missouri Historical Muit’s spotlite on Connie Green. seum, the St. Louis Art Museum, etc.

Spotlite on a P.C.A. Member

Connie was born and grew up in Missouri Connie’s kennel name is Greenwyn. with three years of her childhood spent in southern California. She went to college in Connecticut.

Whats in a name?

Connie rode as a child and was active in field hockey, tennis, and volleyball all through school.

How did you come up with your kennel name you use? That question will be asked to breeders in each variety for the Poodle Papers . This issue we have asked

Gloria & Melton Berube-Cimefleuri Toys . We Connie is single and lives in St. Louis in (my family) had moved to a new home in Oct. 1965 just prior to our purchasing our first toy poodle in the house her grandparents built after Dec.1965. Our home sits at the base of a large hill WWII. which was literally covered with flowers (Snapdragons, Daylily, and wild Roses). In French, When she graduated from college in 1971, "Cime" means hill top, "fleuri" meaning floral or Connie felt she'd been without a dog for flowered, thus Flowered hilltop, or CIMEFLEURI

too long so she went to Laura Rowbotham Ann Mandelbaum- Amandier Standards. Our last of Loribon Standards and purchased a 4 1/ name Mandelbaum in French is Amandier. 2 month old black pet bitch whom she June Bierwas- Juniper Miniatures. When Pat named "Charlie". Connie shows in conformation but started out in obedience getting Charlie's CD. Connie and her mother started out in Standards and she is still in Standards after 35 years. Connie and her Mother purchased their first Standard from Laura Rowbotham, then bought two show dogs from Laura. Betty Caton and Jack Naegeli were their first handlers and they were very helpful to them.

Breha was showing for me she said I needed a prefix.When I thought of a prefix, I had a yard full of Juniper bushes and the name just seemed to fit. It had my first name and that helped too.Thus Juniper just seemed to fit.

Poodle Papers! Deadline for the next newsletter is March 25th. Please get your articles to me by that date. Anyone that has an interesting topic that they would like to see in the newsletter , please feel free to email me at [email protected]

Connie recently retired after being an antiques dealer for over 25 years. She still Leslie has an interest in antiques. Connie is also Editor of The Poodle Papers The Poodle Papers / Winter Edition

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American Kennel Club

laws, and state level breeders bills that threaten the right to own and breed dogs responsibly.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Daisy Okas Date: December 12, 2006 Phone: 212-696-8343 DECEMBER CHAIRMAN'S REPORT New York, NY – The recently completed sixth AKC/ Eukanuba National Championship was a wonderful way to close our year by showcasing the best of the American Kennel Club, both for the dog fancy and the general public. We hosted nearly 3,000 dogs for the weekend’s three events. All 165 AKC breeds and varieties, all 50 states and 16 countries were represented in competition and 145 Parent clubs participated in the ever-popular AKC Meet the Breeds. We are delighted that this year the Bred-By Exhibitor competition represented nearly 40 percent of our total entry. These numbers clearly illustrate that this event has become “the” breeder’s showcase. Further recognizing the importance of this competition, the entire Bred-By Exhibitor group competition is available on streaming video on the AKC web site. This added coverage of our Bred-By Exhibitors means fanciers and the public will be able to enjoy this facet of our sport. Next year, we plan to offer same-day coverage of the seven Bred-By Exhibitor groups via streaming video. We also highlighted the purebred dog breeder in our on-air ceremony featuring the Breeder of the Year Award. All of this public exposure clearly demonstrates our continued support of and pride in our breeders. And now that this year’s show is behind us, I’d like to focus on some of AKC’s other highlights for 2006. Certainly one of the busiest areas has been our Canine Legislation Department with breed-specific legislation continuing to be an issue across the nation. We have tracked more than one hundred breed-specific ordinance introductions this year. Because of the concerted efforts of our dog fanciers at the local level, seven out of ten governmental entities are now rejecting breed-specific proposals. I want to applaud the many fanciers active in their states and communities combating mandatory spay and neuter ordinances, dog ownership limit

On the federal level, AKC endorsed the Pet Evacuation and Transportation Standard Act (PETS), recently signed into law by President Bush. PETS requires that state and local emergency plans include provisions for persons with pets and authorizes appropriations for the planning and construction of emergency shelter facilities. Earlier this year we added a staff position to coordinate disaster preparedness. A national protocol is evolving which dictates that all responders now work through their local officials. We have contacted every “Office of the State Veterinarian” and every Veterinary School Dean to learn what particular requirements their state may have so that we may best integrate all of our resources. The AKC/CAR Canine Support and Relief Fund also awarded grants to Mississippi State University to fund a mobile emergency response unit for its veterinary medical assistance team or “VMAT”; and to the North Carolina State Animal Response Team and to the University of Florida to purchase temporary shelters for future emergencies. In the event area, 2006 has seen much activity. Overall, events will be up approximately 12 percent and we predict entries to top 3 million. Our newest companion event, Rally, has grown over 60% from 2005 and we continue to welcome Coonhound enthusiasts into the AKC fold. In Agility, we were proud to have one of our World Team members receive a silver medal at the World Agility Championships in Switzerland earlier this year and this month we held the inaugural AKC Agility Invitational which encouraged all breeds to show off their skills. Beyond our ongoing publicity and advertising campaigns which continually highlight our programs, services and expertise to hundreds of millions, we continue to discover creative ways to reach dog owners with our message of responsible dog ownership. For example, we worked with Buena Vista Home Entertainment to place breed inserts into the DVD releases of two highly successful films featuring dogs -- Eight Below and The Shaggy Dog. This initiative is continuing with the upcoming DVD release of Air Buddies, which will contain an insert about the Golden Retriever.

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Seasons Greetings! As we approach the end of 2006, it seemed appropriate to give everyone a brief update on the CHIC program. In the last five years, CHIC has grown from 8 pilot breeds, to more than 80 participating breeds. This represents over half the AKC recognized breeds, with a number of rare breeds participating as well. Over 32,000 dogs have completed the breed specific requirements and earned CHIC numbers. Even with over 80 breeds participating, we have kept our focus of tailoring the requirements to meet the specific needs of each breed. While many breeds have very standard testing requirements such as hips, eyes, and cardiac, we have developed custom solutions for several clubs including the capture of marking patterns for Boston Terriers due the potential correlation to deafness, Holter monitoring and Temperament Test results for Dobermans, and Gonioscopy results for Basset Hounds. We have built a number of electronic import routines so that parent club maintained data such as BAER test results maintained by the English Setter Association can be seamlessly integrated into CHIC on a quarterly basis, making years of historical data maintained by the club available online for the first time. In an effort to promote the program and encourage participation, we continue to be available for presentations and health seminars at national specialties. CHIC related presentations were given at the following national specialties in 2006: Alaskan Malamute, Basset Hound, Cocker Spaniel, French Bulldog, Great Pyrenees, Scottish Terrier, and Labrador Retriever. As the program has grown and matured, the AKC has taken an interest in the program as well. A presentation on CHIC was given to the senior AKC leadership team this spring, and CHIC is now a regular presentation session during the AKC’s Breeders Symposiums. The “Champions of Health” award program was kicked off in 2006 with several clubs recognizing dogs which had significant accomplishments in the ring, in the field, as working dogs, or as producers, AND that had the full complement of appropriate health testing. The dogs were recognized during the banquet awards program at their nationals with an engraved silver medallion and a $100 donation in the dog’s honor to the breed’s AKC CHF Donor Advised Fund. Please contact us if your breed is interested in participating in this annual awards program.

Several clubs have gotten very clever in their methods of promoting the program. In particular, we’d like to salute the American Spaniel Club and the Dalmatian Club of America. ASC has recently changed their futurity requirements to include hip and eye clearances on both the sire and dam before the litter may be nominated. Beginning in 2007, the Dalmatian Club of America is offering an additional cash bonus to the Futurity winners if the sire and dam have CHIC numbers. Other club incentives include awards at their annual banquets, recognition in their breed magazines, and several clubs are considering health related nonregular classes at their nationals. Please continue to share your ideas with us, so that we may in turn share them with other clubs. Finally, the last 18 months have seen the CHIC DNA Repository grow from a concept to become a reality. The mission of the DNA Repository is to collect and store canine DNA samples along with the corresponding pedigree and phenotypic health information to facilitate future canine health research. The concept of a centralized bank has received buy in from the research community, and has been overwhelmingly supported by the breeder community as well. The bank already has well over 2,000 samples collected along with all the corresponding pedigree and health information. The 2,000 dogs already represent a large cross section of breeds, ages, and a good mix of healthy and diseased dogs. DNA collection clinics have been sponsored at the Golden Retriever, Boxer, and French Bulldog nationals, with a number of collection clinics on deck for ’07. As always, if you have any questions, concerns, feedback, ideas, or other thoughts regarding the CHIC program, please feel free to contact us. Wishing you and all the dogs that enrich our lives a happy and HEALTHY new year!

Eddie Dziuk Chief Operating Officer Orthopedic Foundation for Animals 2300 E Nifong Blvd. Columbia, MO 573-442-0418 x222 [email protected] www.caninehealthinfo.org

CHIC contact at the AKC CHF: Erika Werne PO Box 37941 Raleigh, NC 27627 888-682-9696 [email protected]

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you and I look forward to a productive 2007.

We also reach the public via our growing licensing program which has resulted in AKC-branded products in over 4,700 retail stores nationwide including Target, Wal-Mart, Sam's Club, Costco, Petco, Petsmart and Walgreen's.

Sincerely,

New dimensions were added to this year’s fourth annual AKC Responsible Dog Ownership Day via our AKC Pet Promise, which allowed owners to pledge their commitment to providing the basics of responsible pet care. We were also pleased to dedicate our Fourth Quarter Community Achievement Awards to clubs which held RDO events. And as always, we are proud to recognize all facets of the dog community with our varied award programs such as the Breeder of Year, ACE, and the Lifetime Achievement Awards. And finally, I wanted to touch on our direction in 2007. I want to reiterate that the goal of the AKC Strategic Plan is to strengthen the AKC. This is a critical time for the fancy and the AKC that will no doubt present future challenges. We are in the midst of evolving from a registry and regulatory body that enjoyed the status of “only game in town” for much of the last century to being one among a bevy of animal welfare and animal interest organizations as well as numerous registries vying for the public’s attention.

Ron Menaker Chairman The American Kennel Club, founded in 1884, is a not-for-profit organization which maintains the largest registry of purebred dogs in the world and oversees the sport of purebred dogs in the United States. The AKC is dedicated to upholding the integrity of its registry, promoting the sport of purebred dogs and breeding for type and function. Along with its nearly 5,000 licensed and member clubs and its affiliated organizations, the AKC advocates for the purebred dog as a family companion, advances canine health and well-being, works to protect the rights of all dog owners and promotes responsible dog ownership. More than 18,000 competitions for AKC-registered purebred dogs are held under AKC rules each year including conformation, agility, obedience, rally, tracking, herding, lure coursing, coonhound events, hunt tests, field and earthdog trials. Affiliate AKC organizations include the AKC Canine Health Foundation, AKC Companion Animal Recovery and the AKC Museum of the Dog. For more information, visit www.akc.org . AKC, American Kennel Club, the American Kennel Club seal and design, and all associated marks and logos are trademarks, registered trademarks and service marks of The American Kennel Club, Inc.

PCA PerformanceRaffle

Going to PCA in June? Want to help our poodles have healthier lives? Volunteer to be Kennel Help for A Day at the PCA PerformanceRaffle! As our Tully Raffle prize next year, we're offering kennel help for the lucky winner, but we need kennel helpers first! So step right up, and help raise lots and The Board’s strategic plan emphasizes a more proaclots of $$$$$$ for the PCA Health Foundation, so tive approach to dealing with this new environment. every poodle can be just as bouncy and silly and We are moving towards that as an organization but as with any change, there will always be healthy debate. happy as yours. To face the challenging issues we need to address, it is imperative that we work together. Therefore, I want to state my intention of keeping the delegates and the broader constituency far more engaged as we pursue our strategic direction. I know we need to foster a productive dialogue regarding all issues that affect the way the AKC is perceived and that reflect on the values we stand for as a whole. I know all of you in the fancy are very invested in seeing the AKC prosper and remain healthy and your input and participation is crucial in assisting the Board and staff to work toward achieving that goal. I personally would like to thank the entire board, the delegate body, and the wonderful staff for all their hard work, dedication and contributions to the sport of purebred dogs this year. I feel honored to work with all of

The Tully poodles are a special breed--Judy Kessler's Tully had irritable bowel disease, but still loved the agility game and played it with lots of joy and skill. My Tully had a liver shunt (successfully repaired), and he's had an agility career, dabbled in obedience and rally, now he's found his true calling as a therapy dog. So don't be shy--jump right in and be a kennel person for a GREAT cause! The more the merrier! Employment applications go to Judy Leister ([email protected]) or me ([email protected]). Y'all come and play! Charlotte Mitchell

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DIFFERENCES IN THE VARIETIES: THE STANDARD This is the last of the series on differences in the three varieties of poodles with respect to training. More so than any other variety, the wide array of personalities in standards makes generalizing difficult. There are such extremes—from quaking violets to bust-a-gut bravados. What makes them similar? The wide array of problem behaviors that one may find in any size or breed of dog is going to be found in standard poodles. However, the sheer size of the standard is going to increase the magnitude of any problems in an exponential fashion. For instance, the standards that I have had could be very destructive if given the opportunity. Whereas the toy poodle might chew your shoelace, and the mini might chew the toe out of your shoe, the standard can easily chew the arm off of a chair. The standards I had would swallow whole any object not nailed down: pantyhose, socks, toilet paper roll holders, plastic bags, toys, bolts, Christmas decorations, diapers, safety razors, and feminine hygiene products. This behavior did not seem to diminish with age, as one might expect. Some items eaten were so large, I pictured in my mind the dog eating it in stages, like a boa constrictor swallowing a rabbit. (What this has to do with training, I can’t really say, other than that training time might be lost to toy-ectomies!) If a toy or mini suffers separation anxiety, it is a bit of a problem. If a standard suffers separation anxiety, because of his size and strength, there is no crate, room, or motor home that can contain him. If the small poodle gets carsick or has housetraining lapses, there is a small mess to clean up. Need I say more? If a toy or mini does not want to have his nails done, a sock can be put over his head, he can be held down, and nails trimmed. If a standard really does not want his nails done, it will take two strong men or anesthesia. If a small poodle wants to bite, it is easy to show him the error of his ways. If a standard wants to bite, one could get really hurt. So, in essence, if breeding good, confident, nonneurotic temperaments is desirable in toys and minis, then it is of utmost importance in standards. Likewise, if a person wants a standard, he best be extremely discriminating in choosing his prospect. Luckily, in stan-

dards, litters are larger, so one often actually has a choice, instead of the choice being “take it or leave it,” as is often the case in the smaller varieties. Another consideration is that conformation and soundness is more important in a standard than in a toy or mini. For instance, mild cases of hip or elbow dysplasia, or straight angles in fronts and rears, might never cause pain or lameness in a light-weight, small dog because there is not much strain on the joints. But when a 50 to 70-pound dog jumps a 24-inch jump, pushing off of and coming down on those joints, then there is a lot of wear and tear, and injury can result. What is a standard like to train? I believe that they have one of the highest I.Q.’s of the dog world. What does this mean to the dog trainer? The fact that they are smart does not make them easy to train for performance sports. Traits associated with a high I.Q. are ability to learn quickly, a sharp sense of humor, creativity, curiosity, and boredom with repetitive tasks. The ability to learn new tasks quickly does not make them reliable performers in the ring. Repetition and proofing produce reliability. But standards get bored with repetition. Trying to do the repetition necessary to produce reliability is the place where the standard trainer finds out about that creativity angle. If a standard does an exercise five times, he will probably find five different ways to do it. In addition, they are generally recognized as the clowns of the poodle world. Comedy relief is their specialty. Their playful antics keep the spectators entertained, much to the chagrin of the one who paid the entry fees. A standard’s natural curiosity causes distractibility. They notice EVERYTHING. So proofing (purposefully teaching the dog to ignore distractions during the training process), to develop the dog’s ability to focus, is essential.

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Thanks.Leslie

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cont. from page 19 Standards, with their natural athleticism and enjoyment of the limelight, should be excellent agility dogs. However, a standard poodle that is good in agility is a rare sight. What one usually sees at agility trials is out-ofcontrol dogs using the contact obstacles for mini-trampolines, popping weave poles, and playing catch-meif-you-can. I would conclude from this that, if a person wants to train a standard for agility, he better find an excellent instructor, spend an inordinate amount of time training and proofing the basics, and get impeccable off-leash control before ever letting that standard poodle get a whiff of an agility trial. Once he gets a taste of the agility zoomies, with the spectators laughPCA 2005 ing and clapping, he will not forget how much fun it was.

> Another problem in successfully running standards in agility is that their long legs can get them around a course mighty fast. It is my observation that only slowmoving people seem to choose standard poodles to train in agility. Most standard handlers are far behind their dogs in offering useful directional information. Happy, energetic dogs are not going to wait patiently for the handler to catch up and direct them to the next obstacle. They are going to fill their time with the possibilities at hand. So their handlers and others brand them as “out of control,” when the problem is lack of timely information. If a trainer is not fast enough to keep up with a standard, then he is going to have to teach distance work, and this requires even more skill, time and work to become proficient. And, due to the dog’s speed, the handler’s timing must still be perfect for good results. A problem that many trainers have with standards is “ring-wise” behavior. This is being able to do an exercise perfectly in practice, but flubbing it up in the ring at the show. The major causes of ring-wise behavior are lack of proofing (the dog has not been “immunized” against distractions) and the dog being smart enough to know that neither a correction nor a treat will be forthcoming in the show ring. The cure for this malady is easy to prescribe, but requires a lot of intelligence and skill to administer. The dog must do the exercises (whether in obedience, agility, tracking, or whatever) for his own reasons before he will be able to do them perfectly without the specter of an immediate correction or reward hanging in the air. He must do them because the trainer has made it fun to do them, or has

I hope that these articles have been fun reading for those who already have made their choice of a poodle variety—perhaps they have seen their dog in these descriptions, or at least they know that they are not alone in their sufferings! For those who have only trained one variety, perhaps they will be interested in taking on the fun and challenge of another variety. And, those people only watching poodles in the performance ring might have a better understanding of the challenges involved in training the various sizes. Joann Neal

PCA ballots PCA ballots for Petitions # 1 and #2 were counted Saturday, December 16th, 2006 by Norma Strait, Dorothy Cangson, & Peggy McDill - all members in good standing. The results are: Petition #1 "Allowing for the Annual Meeting to be held in conjunction with the National Specialty and to also allow for email in place of traditional mail " Yays: 164 Nays: 14 Petition# 1 passed "pending AKC approval" Petition #2 "Limiting board terms from 10 years to 6 years " Yays: 70 Nays: 109 Petition #2 was defeated Note 1: one petition was invalid because both boxes were checked for petition #2 Note 2: many envelopes only contained 1 ballot The ballots were sealed and the seal signed by all 3 counters. Submitted 12/17/2006 Peggy McDill

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Agility at PCA 2007

From Glenna th

Plans for PCA’s 75 Anniversary specialty are in full swing. Richard Lehman and Missy Galloway have some really exciting ideas for decorating the Civic Center - I can hardly wait to see it all when it is completed.

2007 is the year we will be having the 10th agility trial at PCA. In honor of this anniversary we have invited a judge from the first year, Janet Gauntt, to judge our 2007 trial and she is excited to be returning. Kathryn Foran and I have been thinking Judges for 2007 are: of ways to mark this milestone in PCA agility. It is too soon to tell our plans, but it will be fun. If you Dana Plonkey Toy Poodles were one of the exhibitors from the first year we Maxine Beam Miniature Poodles would love to see you back for our 10th trial! Edd Bivin Standard Poodles As usual we will be doing the worker's prize raffle, Helen Lee James InterVariety the wonderful catered sandwich buffet for workDoris Cozart Junior Showmaners, the new title ribbons, and the High In Trial ship award. Dr. Samuel M. Peacock, Jr. Veterans SweepIn addition, for those of you that can never get too stakes much agility, there are shows within easy driving distance the weekend before PCA. The Salisbury The apricot, silver and brown matches will be held at Kennel Club is having an indoor trial in a soccer the Civic Center on Monday, June 11, 2007 upstairs at arena in Eden, Maryland on June 9 and 10. The the Civic Center. For further information contact Joan judges are Denise and Keith VanHousen. Check Scott at 302-998-3822. the AKC web site for entry information, these are There is a first time for everything. This is the first limited trials. PCA I have planned without Annie’s playing a major Make plans now to attend our national in this anrole. We were especially happy when she had agreed niversary year, the 75th PCA and the 10th agility to judge Veterans Sweepstakes in honor of our 75th an- trial. niversary! Now, Dr. Samuel M. Peacock, Jr. has agreed Jan Hopper, Trial Chair to judge our Veterans and he will have Annie’s blessings as he judges this assignment that she was anticipating with joy! Everyone who knew Annie has his own repertoire of memories - I treasure my own and appreciate how very many lives she touched in her 77 years. The peaceful end of her life was her lasting gift to us. It is vitally important to Poodles and Poodle enthusiasts worldwide that we make this anniversary specialty as SPECIAL as it can be. To that end the Show Committee will work diligently. Please join us for the 75th presentation of THE GREATEST POODLE SHOW ON EARTH.

Glenna Carlson National Show Chairman December 23, 2006

Thank you! We want to thank, Leslie Newing for all her work in putting together the news letter. It is a huge task. The newsletter has grown and each issue gets bigger and better. Thank you so much Leslie! Also special thanks to Mia DiBenedetto & Leslie for keeping the web site updated. They both work hard to let us have access to current happenings. THANK YOU The Officers & Board of PCA.

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Doris Cozart, President Poodle Club of America 6126 Highland Drive Kaufman, Texas 75142-6219

Dear Doris, On behalf of Purina, our thoughts are with you in remembrance of a dear friend and Poodle matriarch. It’s just like Annie to ask that all remembrances of her be made to the Poodle Club Foundation. When I shared the Purina Parent Club Partnership Program with Annie at the PCA National in 2001, she made sure the Poodle Club of America was one of the first parent clubs to enlist in the program. Since Annie’s initiative, the Poodle Club of America has earned over $26,000 through the Poodle breeders who submitted their dog food bag weight circles to the Purina Pro Club. Therefore, in remembrance of Annie, during the first quarter of 2007 Purina will double the matching funds earned by the Poodle Club through the Parent Club Partnership Program. The incremental funds will be donated to the Poodle Club Foundation in the name of those Pro Club members who have declared for the PCA and submit weight circles from January 1, 2007 through March 31, 2007. A check will be given directly to the Poodle Club Foundation during the 2007 PCA National Specialty in June.

Yours truly,

Ernie Planck Director, Breeder/Enthusiast Group

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Annie… Dog people and sports enthusiasts throughout the world knew her first as Anne Hone Rogers and later as Mrs. James Edward Clark. But to Poodle people, the single word “Annie” was all you needed to hear. Everybody knew who you meant. Many called her Annie, and a few addressed her as Mrs. Clark out of respect. Annie died peacefully this morning, December 20, 2006. She had endured a long battle with cancer and late last week chose not to continue the fight. She died at the home of a special friend, Betsy Lebet, and in the company of lifelong friends who were dear to her. The Poodle world—and dog world in general—mourns her passing. Her life-long association with dogs began as a child. Her mother was a noted dog authority, and their early involvement was at a time when purebred dog activities—and Poodle activities in particular—were just beginning. Annie had more than a nodding acquaintance with many of the people who founded the Poodle Club of America. Her East Coast location served her well, as that was the center of dog breeding and showing at that time. Many of those early Poodle breeders were her competitors when she and her mother were showing their Poodles. And her mother’s interests in several breeds likely led Annie toward her own involvement and interest in dogs of many breeds, although her long-term love was Poodles.

not. Her years of involvement ranged from the early years, the 1940s and 50s, to 2006. She was a breeder, a handler, a judge, an author, a teacher, and in a dozen other ways contributed to the well-being and improvement of Poodles, of several breeds, of dog clubs and associations, and in fact of nearly everything influencing the sport of dogs. She was all that. But she was also a person who would help a young girl learn to put an English saddle trim on a pet-quality dog…who would stop in an open area on her way to the ring where she was judging to help a young

And so she was able to observe and learn from not only of Poodle breeders, but of handlers and breeders of many breeds. Henry Stoecker, Howard Tyler, ands Ruth Sayers had strong ties to Poodles. Many others working with other breeds and groups were also her mentors. And she always cited William Kendrick, Percy Roberts and, of course, the dean of them all, Alva Rosenberg, as dog people of great stature who became respected dog judges. Their influence on her—as well as the influence of friends and colleagues such as Bob and Jane Forsyth—was immeasurable Those who came to the sport—and to Poodles in particular—saw her as a legend—whether she saw it that way or

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girl work on ring training her Doberman…who would keep a young man lying on his belly in the gravel of her driveway while she moved a Miniature Poodle and yelled, “Watch him move and think about what you see! If you can’t see it, you can’t fix it!” Annie reserved to herself judging juniors at the Poodle Club of America specialty each June, and delighted in that assignment at the Garden. Her influence on young handlers--in learning respect for the sport, their dogs, and themselves--cannot be easily measured. Without her stewardship and ultimate authority, the sport as we know it would not be the same. It is impossible to acknowledge all of her contributions and all of the dimensions of her personality and character that made her so special. She was a great character. Quick with a remark, often a joke directed at herself, she at the same time suffered no fools. And now she is gone.

But if there are issues on any of those fronts, stand by. Higher authorities will be called in, and new protocols will be soon put in place. “Those are just the basics of good dog care,” she’ll explain. If Ruth Sayers joins her in that effort, “Thy will be done” will forever mean

Those who know her are confident that when she arrives in Heaven, she’ll give her Jimbo a quick kiss on the cheek. Then she’ll turn quickly to Festoon to see how she really compares with Spice Girl. Then it will be Dancer, Horse, Lofty, and Ruffian, and the others in turn. Mousie will get a quick check. If ears and teeth are in good shape, and if the runs seem properly cleaned, all will be well.

that Annie and Ruth got their way. The Poodle Club of America will miss her. Memorials may be sent to PCA Foundation

The Poodle Club of America Foundation, inc. 2945 James town Rd., Long Lake, Mn. 55356 or Take the Lead, PO Box 6353, Watertown, NY 13601.

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AFFILIATE NEWS! * Note this listing comes from Michael Knight The newly elected officers and directors of the Poodle Club of Southern California for 2007-2008 are as follows: President: John Shoemaker 12313 Alberta Drive Culver City, Ca 90230 310-827-3766 or [email protected] Vice President (Breeder referral and Poodle Rescue)Madeline Patterson 805-529-7405 or [email protected] Recording Secretary-Robin Green Corresponding Secretary- Catherine Gouse 1554 Doral Avenue Northridge, Ca. 91326 or [email protected] 818-360-0164 Treasurer-Charlene Smutny Directors: Standard Representative-Peggy Berger Miniature Representative-Rene Wagner Toy Representative-Barbara Aleck Publicity and Information Chairparson-Dick Kortes

The Enchanted Poodle Club will have their Spring 2007 show on May 11, 2007. We are honored to have Sandra Goose Allen as our judge. This will be a 3 day weekend of shows in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Followed by a 3 day weekend of shows in Cortez, Colorado. The new officers of The Enchanted Poodle Club of New Mexico are: President: Frances Lavender-Fish Vice-president: Joy Tschawuchian Secretary: Sandy Wright Treasurer: Janet Bosley Board of Directors: Judson Leech, Mary Leech, Wilda Saxton, Johanna Johanson, Nancy Kettenacker Sincerely, Frances Lavender-Fish

Johnny Shoemaker

Reminder Affiliate Clubs: your new contact is Michael Knight Dr. Michael G. Knight PhD 212 Brazos Lane Sunnyvale TX 75182 [email protected] Home 972.226.2837 Work 972.226.1049 Fax 972.203.8713

WE ARE GIVING A PCA HUNT TEST FOR JR SEN AND MASTERS ON SEPT 1 AND A WC/WCX ON SEPT 2,2007 IN LOVELAND COLORADO MORE DETAILS IN THE NEXT NEWSLETTER OR FOR INFORMATI0N CONTACT TOM [email protected] FOR INFORMATI0N The Poodle Papers /Winter Edition

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Editor’s Note For Annie: The exaggerated rumors of her death came true on December 20, 2006. Annie Clark was a real person, not a god or a saint. She lived for the sport of dogs, and was a cornerstone in the sport. Annie paved the way for female handlers and judges as equals to their male counterparts, and in many ways, she surpassed them. She cast a giant shadow in the sport, and her influence was felt worldwide. She challenged her competition through the years to achieve higher goals and standards, to always do their best. She set a benchmark for her peers and guidelines for those she mentored. She was always there with an answer to a sincerely asked question, although it may not have been what someone wanted to hear. She said it as she saw it. She had a generous heart, if she allowed you to see it. If she let you in, you saw the real Annie, a person who otherwise kept herself to herself. For those of us allowed into her world, we cherished the person she really was, not the persona. She was someone whose friendship we will remember and value, a person we are proud to say was a friend. For Annie was a daughter, a wife, a widow, a handler, a breeder, a judge, a gardener, a writer and above all a friend. We will miss her. Leslie Newing Editor of The Poodle Papers Anne Rogers Clark 1929-2006 The Poodle Papers / Winter Edition

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OptiGen, LLC

Idiopathic Epilepsy Update

OptiGen is happy to share the following information regarding Poodles tested for PRA during the 4th quarter of 2006 (10/1/06-12/27/06): Total Poodles tested - 346 Normal/Clear - 240 Carrier - 98 Affected - 8 Total Toy Poodles tested - 196 Normal/Clear - 130 Carrier - 60 Affected - 6 Total Miniature Poodles tested - 150 Normal/Clear - 110 Carrier - 38 Affected - 2 Countries testing this period include - US, UK, Estonia, Lithuania, Italy, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Canada, Israel, Poland, the Netherlands, Norway, France and Switzerland. If you have any questions, please feel free to email me.

Research funded by The American Kennel Club Canine Health Foundation and The Poodle Club of America Foundation is being conducted at The University of California, Davis to characterize idiopathic epilepsy in Poodles. Many of you have contributed blood samples and health information to the research or to a companion program focused on Addison's Disease in Standard Poodles. I am writing this update to let you know that this research continues at UC Davis under the direction of Dr. Anita Oberbauer. Over 2,000 Poodles are in the database. The challenge is that the researchers continue to need updated information on the status of the dogs that have been submitted. For example if you submitted a blood sample for the Addison's study and your dog has subsequently experienced seizures, that information is valuable to the study. Also, if you have submitted information on your dog's seizures and the frequency or pattern has changed, that is also important information. It is very easy to update your dog's information. Just go to the website, http://cgap.ucdavis.edu and click on "Update your Dog's Health Status Here".

While some work can be done on Standard Poodles, additional information on dogs with seizures is needed for all 3 varieties. Obviously, if you have a dog with seizures that you have not ********************************************** reported to UC Davis, you can go to the same website and get the information to submit your OptiGen, LLC dog's information. Of course, all of this is confiCornell Business & Technology Park dential. 767 Warren Road, Suite 300 Michael Wahlig Ithaca, NY 14850 Sincerely, Becky Iddings Administrative Support Associate

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

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The Rabies Challenge Fund

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Doris

We are finally winning the war on over-vaccinaMackey J. Irick Recovering tion of dogs and cats in the United States. The next big hurdle is the Rabies vaccine. Before we In South Carolina can hope to win a challenge against the overuse of this income producing vaccine, it must be estabMackey J. Irick, originator and long-time owner/ lished that the product, currently in use, is effeceditor of Poodle Review, suffered a serious stroke tive much longer than the 1-3 years it has been in July at his home in New York City. Subsequently proven to provide protection. he was transferred to the Seneca Health & Rehab Center in Seneca, South Carolina. Seneca is also The Rabies Challenge Fund is working toward this the home of his nephew, Dr. Frank Axson, who is goal. Dr Jean Dodds and Dr Ron Schultz, with in charge of his care. the support of the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine have undertaken this misMackey suffers some confusion and memory loss, sion to help us to protect our dogs from over-vacbut apparently has remained quite clear about all cination and remain within the law. matters related to Poodles. When a dentist’s associate commented that she bred “black and white The University of Wisconsin is donating all necPoodles with blue eyes,” Mackey did not respond essary overhead costs for these studies (as much to that bit of information. But as they left, he exas 48% of direct research costs). Dr. Schultz, has plained to his nephew that black and white Poodles volunteered his time in conducting the research and are mismarks that cannot be shown, and that eyes Dr Dodds’ staff, at Hemopet are also donating their should be black or as dark as possible. That would time. be Mackey’s way to respond. The initial goal of this research is to extend the So it seems likely that Mackey would enjoy notes required interval for rabies boosters to 5 and then and cards from his many Poodle friends. They may 7 years. Before research can begin, the first years be sent to the following address: work must be funded The Challenge fund is a federally registered 501(c)(3) charitable organization, making your gift Tax Deductible. Nobody has "extra" money, but if you need a tax deduction or you are looking for a doggy charity, please consider the Rabies Challenge Fund.

Karen Korab President Apricot Red Poodle Club

Mackey J. Irick Seneca Health & Rehab Center, Room 305 140 Tokeena Rd Seneca, SC 29678 He does have access to a telephone when in his room, but he is frequently out of the room for rehabilitation activities. The number is 864-8821642. From Del Dahl

http://www.rabieschallengefund.org/index.html

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Secretaries Notes: From Peggy I am pleased to introduce Sally Poindexter as our new National Rescue Chairperson. Sally is planning a rescue meeting for our National Specialty in June. Please contact her at [email protected] if you wish to participate. Sally was kind enough to include the following bio for those who may not know her well. - Peggy McDill I am Sally Poindexter of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. I have owned poodles since 1959 when my father bought one for my birthday. My family raised and showed Dachshunds and Pugs primarily with a few Pekinese thrown in. My father fell in love with standard poodles but died shortly thereafter and my dog was never shown. All through my youth I was always bringing home many strays, some stayed, some were rehomed. I bought my first show Standard in the early 90's and joined the Poodle Club of Tulsa where upon holding many of the offices in the club, rescue was one that lasted until a year ago when I gave it up to other capable people in the club. I have owned rescue dogs throughout my years and have cherished them, there is just nothing like a rescue poodle. I am married with two grown daughters and four grandsons with a new granddaughter soon to arrive from China. I am a breeder of standard poodles and will always have one on my bed until the day I die. My kennel prefix is Sachas. I am honored to hold the Rescue Chairperson office and hope to work closely with the affiliate rescues and hopefully make a difference. If any of the rescue chairs would like to drop me an email introducing themselves I would love to hear from you. I hope to get our rescue groups networking with each other and I'm open to any and all suggestions and any new ideas that the rescue groups can bring forward. Let us know how we can help you!!! I would also like to hear your rescue stories of sorrow and triumph, they keep us going. I would love to see some of our rescue groups showcased, there are some very hard working rescue groups throughout PCA.

AKC Televised Events AKC Agility Invitational * February 11, 2007 at 8pm on Animal Planet * February 15, 2007 at 8pm on Animal Planet * February 18, 2007 at 8pm on Animal Planet The 131st Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show Live on USA Network from Madison Square Garden in New York City Monday and Tuesday, February 12-13, 2007 8-11 p.m. (ET) More information: www.westminsterkennelclub.org

Grooming Seminar presented by Alan Waterman Learn how to Show Groom a poodle from one of the nations top handler/groomers. Date April 28-29, 2007 Location: 565 Route 20, New Lebanon, NY 25 mi east of Albany, NY 3 hrs drive from NYC or Boston or Montreal Saturday 9-5 Lecture and Hands on cutting of Puppy Trim. $100 Observers: $50* Sunday 9-5 Lecture and Hands on cutting of continental/ topknott. $100. Observers: $50 contact: Grace m Durkin, 518-766-6112 or email: [email protected] Seminar Site The seminar is being held in the conference area of our Antique shop at 565 Rte 20, New Lebanon. Helpers will be available to carry items as needed. Lunch will be provided both days

Accomodations BEST VALUE INN 5.3 miles N - 576 Columbia Tpke, East Greenbush, 12061 - (518) 477-9352 59.95 per room with 8 dollar charge for each dog. RODEWAY INN 1666 Columbia Tpke, Castletn On Hdsn, 12033 - (518) 477-2606 King Bed 64 +tax, 2 Double beds $74 +tax *plus $25 per pet

Thanks for the opportunity,

Comfort Inn*1055 South Street, Pittsfield*413.443.4714* Special rate of $99 plus $25 per pet***

Sally Poindexter [email protected]

Spencer House, New Lebanon 1-518-794-6500 Rooms vary from 85-135 per night with one large bed and possible cot per room. $10 Extra charge for cot and one time $20 pet charge. (not a separate charge for each pet) This Bed and Breakfast only has six rooms and is within walking distance of Conference site. Those who wish to fly in can obtain transport from airport for $40.

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Page 31 The Westminster Kennel Club's 131st Annual All Ticket prices include a $4.50 MSG facility charge. Tickets purchased through Ticketmaster will incur a service Breed Dog Show fee. Tickets purchased through WKC include a $5 S&H Monday and Tuesday, February 12-13, 2007 fee. Madison Square Garden New York, New York This year's show will be held on February 12-13, 2007. Ticket purchase requests will be filled on first come first served basis. To order tickets, click here to print a ticket order form. Fill out the form and return to the WKC office address as listed on the form. The deadline for ticket orders through the WKC office is December 1, 2006. An acknowledgement postcard will be sent to you upon the processing of your ticket order. Tickets will be mailed in mid January. We do not accept credit cards or on-line orders. A limited number of Reserved Seats may be purchased through Ticketmaster and Madison Square Garden beginning on October 15, 2006 www.ticketmaster.com or 212307-7171; www.thegarden.com. General admission tickets can only be purchased through Ticketmaster and MSG. TICKET DESCRIPTION AND PRICES ALL TICKETS WILL ALLOW YOU ACCESS TO THE BENCHING AREA.

A limited number of General Admission tickets will be available for purchase at the Garden on each morning of the show. Westminster was sold out in 2005 and 2006, so please purchase early.

Orders received through the WKC office from Europe or Asia will not be mailed. These orders will be held @ MSG Box Office "Will Call Window # 5"-for pick up beginning on Sunday February 11, 2007.

Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA) Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA) is the most common congenital heart disease found in dogs, usually leading to heart failure and death unless corrected through surgery at a young age. A recent litter of 8 standard poodle puppies bred by my parents had 2 affected dogs one which has been operated on and is expected to lead a normal life. As a graduate scientist with first hand experience of this potentially fatal disease I am keen to investigate the genetics of hereditary PDA in poodles. In order to research PDA I will require many DNA samples from affected poodles (standard, mini and toy) usually acquired in the form of a small blood sample or cheek swab. If you have a dog that has been diagnosed with congenital PDA and would like to help, I would be happy for you to contact me. The start date and strength of the research very much depends on the number of samples that can be obtained. If there are enough cases and willing participants then I am eager to obtain funding for this project and hopefully find the causative genes that will one day lead to the development of a diagnostic test to help conquer hereditary PDA. If you have a poodle with a PDA then please contact me at:

Reserved Seating-in sections 40-299. Good for both day and night events. They can be purchased through the WKC office, as well as, Ticketmaster and MSG. Ticketmaster and MSG offer single day purchases. The price for these tickets through the WKC office is $125. Ticketmaster and MSG price is $120 plus applicable fees.

Laura Clipsham BSc

General Admission tickets are also good for both day and night events but DO NOT HAVE AN ASSIGNED SEAT NUMBER. The seating is on a first come first served basis and can only be purchased through Ticketmaster and the MSG box office. These seats are in sections 300 and 400. You may purchase a ticket for one day @ $40, or a two day ticket for $75. There is a children's ticket (up to age 12) price of $20 for each day, plus applicable fees.

Graduate Research Assistant Centre of Preventative Medicine, Animal Health Trust, Lanwades Park, Kentford, Newmarket, CB8 7UU Tel: 08700 50 24 60 [email protected]

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Meet the Breeds 2006 Thanks to Cindy Jesch, Brandon Melanese and Johnny Shoemaker for all their hard work in setting up the booth and working tirelessly for both days. Thanks as well to the following people who b r o u g h t dogs,entertained and informed all the visitors -Chuck Arnold, Laura Botfeld, Tom Carneal, Cindy Jesch, Brandon Melanese, Madeline Patterson, Annette Shepherd, Johnny Shoemaker & Charlene Smutny. We passed out loads of information. The "No Designer Dogs" buttons were a hit with everyone. We had snuggly toy poodles, gorgeous funny miniatures who fetched and danced and played with all the kids. Laura Botfeld brought her handsome apricot standard, Apollo, who is her service dog. Apollo graduated first in his class at the UCLA service dog program! There were also two brownie scouts, Mary Lou and Gloria Jean from Espree and Blue Skies.

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December 2006

Long Beach , Ca. December 2 & 3

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Meet the Breeds 2006

Johnny Shoemaker and Brandon Melanese pictured set up this gorgeous booth

Thank you to Peggy McDill for sending the photos and information on this wonderful event !

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"WESTMINSTER. THERE'S ONLY ONE." $35.00 (PLUS SHIPPING & HANDLING) SIZE: 24"x36" ARTIST:Debra Hurd

PRESS RELEASE

The bright lights of New York City, the Empire State building lit in the Westminster club colors of purple and gold, and Madison Square Garden provides the spectacular backdrop for the 2006 Best In Show winner Rufus and other beautiful dogs of America's Dog Show in this poster taken from an oil painting by artist Debra Hurd for the 2007 Westminster Kennel Club All Breed Dog Show. Proceeds from the sale of the official poster of the Westminster Kennel Club's Annual All Breed Dog Show will go to support Angel On A Leash, Westminster's therapy dog program at Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of NewYork-Presbyterian Columbia University Medical Center.

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