The Poodle Papers

Official Publication of “ The Poodle Club of America ”

Spring 2005
2004-2006
OFFICERS & COMMITTEES President’s Message
President:Doris Cozart
1st Vice Pres.: Michael Wahlig
2nd Vice Pres.:Tom Carneal
Corres. Sec.: Helen Tomb-Taylor
[email protected]
Record. Sec.: Doris Grant
Treasurer: Scott Olund President’s Message
Variety Representatives
Toy:Jack MacGillivray Hopefully when you are reading this winter will be
Mini:Barbara Furbush over. Spring is always a great time of year, new
Stand.: Dr Samuel Peacock
beginnings. The breeder referral on our web site is
Publicity: Anne Rogers Clark up and running, seems to be working very well. We
AKC Delegate: Barbara Green
really appreciate the people that have been listed
Show Committee
Chairperson: Glenna Carlson for information which is one of the responsibilities
Performance Events Obedience of our members, to educate people about the Poodle.
Chairperson-Susie Osborn
Performance Events Agility
Chairperson-Jan Hopper Glenna Carlson and her committees are hard at work
WC/WCX Working Certificate
Chairperson- Mrs. Beverly Cobb getting ready for the National. She will have an up-
date in this issue. There are some new and exciting
Public Education Coordinator
Arlene Scardo changes this year. Tom Carneal will also have a
Affiliate Club Council: report on the Regional. From the plans it sounds
Tom Carneal like it is going to be fun in St. Joseph.
PCA Foundation:
Exec. Director Michael Wahlig
I know I have written about this before, but it is im-
Genectic Anomalies Committee: portant. We are so lucky to have so many dedi-
Director Michael Wahlig
cated volunteers. The hours these people donate
PCA Poodle Rescue Central:
Kamilla Mazanec to the club are unbelievable. We could not have the
513-607-9296 great organization we have without their contribu-
email:[email protected]
tion of time and talent. I wish there was some way
Poodles in America: we could acknowledge them individually for their
Editor:Betsey Leedy
dedication to the club and the breed. All I can say
Breeder Referral:
Poodleclubofamerica.org
is thank you, to each of you!
PCA Home Page
Leslie Newing I am looking forward to seeing you at the National.
www.poodleclubofamerica.org Remember to enjoy your Poodles.
PCA Information
Hal Kinne Doris Cozart, President
[email protected]

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Editor: Leslie Newing
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AUGUST 19-COLUMBINE STATE POODLE CLUB
Coming Specialties BREED-ANN KENNEDY
SWEEPS-DOUG JOHNSON
AUGUST 26-WESTERN RESERVE POODLE CLUB
P.C.A. AFFILIATE CLUB SHOWS BREED-MRS R.ELLEN FETTER
SWEEPS-TOMMY OESCHLAGER
*. Note this listing comes from Tom Carneal AUGUST 27-SAN DIEGO POODLE CLUB
NO JUDGES ASSIGNED
AUGUST 28-POODLE CLUB OF SOUTHERN CALI-
APRIL 18-WATCHUNG MOUNTAIN POODLE CLUB FORNIA
BREED-PHYLLIS WOLFISH BREED-DANNY BUSSARD
OBEDIENCE-FRANK WASHABAUGH OBEDIENCE-SUSAN OVIATT
-MAY 6 -WILLIAM PENN POODLE CLUB SEPT. 22-QUINNIPIAC POODLE CLUB
BREED-WILLIAM SCHHNARRENBERGER BREED- JANICE PARDUE
OBEDIENCE-JERRY IERMIERO SEPT 23 -QUINNIPIAC POODLE CLUB
MAY 13-THE ENCHANTED POODLE CLUB BREED-JG REYNOLDS
NO LISTING OCTOBER 9-POODLE CLUB OF AMERICA
MAY 14-POODLE CLUB OF ORANGE COUNTY TRACKING TEST
JUDGE PENDING OCTOBER 10-POODLE CLUB OF AMERICA
MAY 14-LOS ANGELES POODLE OBEDIENCE CLUB HUNT TEST
OBEDIENCE-LAURENCE LIBUE OCTOBER 11-POODLE CLUB OF AMERICA
MAY 20-MID MICHIGAN POODLE CLUB AGILITY TRIAL
BREED-SHELIA HOBSON OCOTBER 12-THE POODLE CLUB OF AMERICA
SWEEPS-GARY SPARSCHUE TOYS-SUE RUMPEL
MAY 27 -GREATER CINCINNATI POODLE CLUB MIN-BARBARA FURBUSH
BREED-PEGGY HOGG STD-PAT HASTINGS
PENDING-OBEDIENCE I-VARIETY-BETSY LEEDY
MAY 28-GREATER CINCINNATI POODLE CLUB OCTOBER 13-HEART OF AMERICA POODLE CLUB
BREED-MRS JOAN SCOTT TOYS-BARBARA FURBUSH
PENDING-OBEDIENCE MIN-BETSEY LEEDY
MAY 28-PANORAMA POODLE CLUB OF MT. SPO- STD. SUE RUMPEL
KANE I-VARIETY-PAT HASTINGS
BREED-MRS BARBARA DEMPSEY ALDER- OCTOBER 14-HEART OF AMERICA POODLE CLUB
MAN TOYS -PAT HASTINGS
OBEDIENCE-MRS MARY J SHERVAIS MIN- SUE RUMPEL
MAY 29-POODLE CLUB OF HAWAII STD-BETSY LEEDY
BREED-MRS JANICE PARDUE I-VARIETY-BARBARA FURBUSH
OBEDIENCE-GRANT ONAGA OCTOBER 22-POODLE CLUB OF CENTRAL CALI-
JUNE 2-SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS POODLE CLUB FORNIA
BREED-DANIEL AUGUSTUS BREED-LUIS AIZCORBE
OBEDIENCE-SALLY BURGESS OBEDIENCE-LINDA HAUSE
JUNE 3-POODLE CLUB OF MASSACHUSETTS OCTOBER 28-POODLE CLUB OF TULSA
BREED-FRANK SABELLA BREED-DOROTHY WELSH
OBEDIENCE-ELIZABETH CHASE SWEEPS-JOANN NEAL
JULY 2-POODLE CLUB OF OKLAHOMA OBEDIENCE -MARGERY WEST
BREED-MRS ANNA WANNER
JULY 7-POODLE CLUB OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
BREED-CAROL JEAN NELSON
Trophy donations to
JULY 21-BLUEBONNET POODLE CLUB Lucille Perzan by
BREED-DOROTHY NICKELS
OBEDIENCE-NANCY SIMMONS April 15th if you want
OBEDIENCE-JOSEPH HARPER
JULY 29-GREATER MILWAUKEE POODLE CLUB to be listed in the
BREED-MR. RICHARD BEAUCHAMP
AUGUST 3-GREATER PITTSBURGH POODLE CLUB
Catalog. FMI email
BREED-DANNY MOORE [email protected]
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* Note this listing comes from Tom Carneal Columbine State Poodle Club
The new officers for the POODLE CLUB OF Could you please up date the following information
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INC is on the web site for our club:
John Shoemaker, President President: Same as listed
Madeline Patterson, Vice-President Corresponding Secretary: Bernice Ramsey
Treasurer- Dr. Bradley Patterson [email protected]
Recording Secretary-Charlene Smutny 12030 Woodlake Rd
Corresponding Secretary-Catherine Gouse, 9200 Elbert, CO 80106
Encino Ave., Northridge, Ca 91325 719 495.9144
Publicity and Information-Dick Kortes Breeder Referral: Same as Corresponding Secretary
Toy Rep-Kathy Essex
Miniature Rep-Rene Wanger Thank you for your prompt attention to this.
Standard Rep-Peggy Berger
Bernice Ramsey
John Shoemaker Corresponding Secretary
email address [email protected] Columbine State Poodle Club
This is the address information from John Shoemaker
Aubrey M.Witherington, Jr
My address is 12313 Alberta Drive, Culver City, Ca.
90230...310-827-3766 (H)310-544-3682 (W) Husband of Melba Walker Witherington , passed
email address are [email protected] and away December 15, 2004
[email protected]. .
Address of the corresponding secretary is: Catherine He was a hard working
Gouse, 11554 Doral Ave, Northridge Ca. 91326-
board member of The
telephone is 818-640-1429...email address is
[email protected] Poodle Club of
Poodle Rescue and Breeder Referral is: Madeline Alabama,Inc.. for many
Patterson, 4570 N Moorpark Road, Camarillo, Ca. years.
93012- 805-529-7405 email address is
[email protected] He loved living more than
anyone you might meet.
He successfully bred and
Qunnipiac Poodle Club showed Bulldogs and
Change of E mail for Secretary miniature Poodles .
Daryl Masone [email protected]
He will be mised by everyone.
Key To The Sea Poodle Club Nancy Hafner
Poodle Club of Alabama
Hello,

I just wanted to let you know that Key To The

Sea Poodle Club has a website now.
It is http://www.geocities.com/kspclub/

Our email address is [email protected]

The Greatest Show

Joyce Wilson, secretary
on Earth is coming!
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LABRADOR RETRIEVER In 2004, the AKC registered 153 different breeds – in-
TOPS cluding the newly recognized Black Russian Terrier, Glen
of Imaal Terrier and Neapolitan Mastiff – for a total of
ACCORDING TO AKC’S 2004 nearly one million dogs (958,272) and 437,437 litters.
REGISTRATION Registrations increased or remained the same in 2004 for
STATISTICS 107 breeds, including the French Bulldog (+53%),
Havanese (+37 %) and Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
-- Small Breeds Continue to Make Largest Percentage (+34%). Some lesser-known breeds also saw significant
Gains Over Past Decade -- increases in AKC registrations, particularly the Anatolian
Shepherd (+83%), which entered the registry in 1996.
New York, NY – For the 15th consecutive year, the Labra- The Spinone Italiano (+36%) and the Curly-Coated Re-
dor Retriever is the most popular purebred dog in America, triever (+44%) also experienced substantial growth.
according to registration figures released today by the
American Kennel Club (AKC). Nearly three times as many “Whether the Ibizan Hound in 2003 or the Anatolian
Labs were registered in 2004 as any other breed. Shepherd this year, it’s great to see relatively rare breeds
increasing in popularity,” said Gina Lash, spokesperson
The AKC released the figures in conjunction with the AKC/ for the AKC. “It indicates that people are becoming more
Eukanuba National Championship in Tampa, Fla. on Janu- aware of the diversity within purebred dogs and select-
ary 15th and 16th. The event will give the public the op- ing a pet that best fits their lifestyle, which is the ideal
portunity to view all 153 breeds registered by AKC – from first step in becoming a responsible dog owner.”
the universally loved Lab (#1) to the lesser known En-
glish Foxhound (#153) – in a two-night live simulcast on A Decade of Dogs
Animal Planet and Discovery Channel, beginning at 8pm Despite the fact that the top three most popular dogs in
both nights. 2004 are large dogs, over the past 10 decades, the popu-
larity of small dogs has steadily risen. Breeds showing
Golden Retrievers came in behind the Lab, followed by the most significant increases in registrations since 1994
German Shepherds, Beagles, and Yorkshire Terriers to are mostly small dogs such as the French Bulldog (in-
round out the top five spots. In 2004, the German Shep- crease of 252%), Brussels Griffon (234%), Chinese
herd reclaimed third place by displacing the Beagle, which Crested (134%), Staffordshire Bull Terrier (120%), and
held that position in 2003. The Yorkshire Terrier also edged the Papillon (122%). Conversely, some breeds with the
out the Dachshund this year, reclaiming its former posi- largest declines in the past ten years are Dalmatians (-
tion as the fifth most popular dog. 98%), Chow Chows (-93%), Rottweilers (-83%) and
Akitas (-72%).
The top 10 most popular dogs in 2004 are:
1. Labrador Retriever (146,692) On the Other Side of the Pond
2. Golden Retriever (52,550) The AKC’s counterpart in the U.K., the Kennel Club, re-
3. German Shepherd Dog (46,046) cently released their national statistics, which show that
4. Beagle (44,555) the Labrador Retriever also reigns in England. As in the
5. Yorkshire Terrier (43,522) U.S., there are almost three times as many Labs regis-
6. Dachshund (40,770) tered as any other breed. Together with the Lab, the En-
7. Boxer (37,741) glish Cocker Spaniel and the English Springer Spaniel –
8. Poodle (32,671) ranked 75th and 28th respectively in the U.S. – round out
9. Shih Tzu (28,958) the top three spots.
10. Chihuahua (24,850)
The top 10 most popular dogs in England are:
At the other end of the list, the English Foxhound is again 1. Labrador Retriever
the least-registered purebred dog (17 registrations) fol- 2. Cocker Spaniel (English)
lowed by the Otterhound (23), American Foxhound (42), 3. English Springer Spaniel
Sussex Spaniel (45) and Harrier (53). 4. German Shepherd Dog (Alsatian)
cont. on page 5
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5. Staffordshire Bull Terrier Jerry Edwards
6. Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Jerry Edwards, a longtime member and officer of the Poodle
7. Golden Retriever Club of Southeast Michigan, Inc. and Key to the Sea Poodle
8. West Highland White Terrier Club, passed away Jan 8, 2005. He was co-breeder and co-
9. Boxer owner of over 100 AKC Champions and Top Producers in
10. Border Terrier all 3 poodle varieties under the Ravendune banner.
A complete listing of 2004 registration statistics is avail- Jerry started showing and breeding dogs while he was still
able on the AKC web site at http://www.akc.org/reg/ in high school and had bred 4 Champion Boxers by the
dogreg_stats.cfm and will be published in the March time that he was 19 yrs. old. He started Handling for others
issue of the AKC Gazette. For more information about almost immediately upon
the Kennel Club of the U.K., go to http://www.the-ken- graduation and was an ex-
nel-club.org.uk/ tremely accomplished All
--------------------------------- Breed Handler of several
The American Kennel Club (AKC), founded in 1884, is a not-for- Non-Sporting, Toy, Hound,
profit organization dedicated to the advancement of purebred dogs. Sporting & Working breeds.
The AKC maintains the largest registry of purebred dogs in the Some of his most noted ac-
world, oversees the sport of purebred dogs in the United States, complishments involved
and along with its 4,500 licensed and member clubs, educates the
Boston Terriers, where he
general public about responsible dog ownership. More than 16,000
competitions for purebred dogs are held under AKC rules each year won several Best In Shows
including conformation, agility, obedience, tracking, herding, lure and National Specialties; and
coursing, hunt tests, and field and earthdog trials. Affiliate AKC Whippets where he was the
organizations include the AKC Canine Health Foundation, AKC breeder of many, Whippet Champions. One whippet, Ch.
Companion Animal Recovery and the AKC Museum of the Dog.
For more information, visit www.akc.org. Misty Moor Chalmondoley, is renowned in the breed as
not only the Top Whippet sire ever, but also the Top Sight
Hound sire ever in the History of Hounds.

In the late 60's Jerry became absolutely fascinated with a

newly recognized breed in the United States and he very
quickly became a driving force in the Lhasa Apso breed.
Interested in hosting He had excellent hands on a dog and was very calm and
professional in his presentation; and a flawless groomer.

a He accomplished more in the breed at the time than any

other Breeder or Handler of that era. He set the pace in all
aspects of the breed. He won several Best In Shows, Groups
Regional ? at the Garden and a multitude of Specialties.

But, there is no doubt that even with all of Jerry's exposure

to all the other breeds, and all the accolades that they brought
Contacted Tom Carneal for all him that the breed that he was the very most passionate
the details. about was the Poodles. He couldn't get over their intelli-
E-mail: [email protected] gence and versatility. He felt Poodles were the one breed in
existence that had something for everyone.

Bring the Poodle World Cathi Winkles

President
close to your home, host Poodle Club of Southeast Michigan, Inc.

a Regional.
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News Release Canada, Mexico, and several South American
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE countries.

AKC/EUKANUBA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Both Mr. and Mrs. Forsyth have handled
2006 JUDGING PANEL RELEASED Best in Show winners at Westminster, the only
married couple to do so, and they are the only
— Husband and Wife Team to Judge Bests- winners of the Ken-L-Biskit Couple of the Year
in-Show — Award. The Forsyths are the authors of the award-
winning A Guide to Successful Dog Showing, long
NEW YORK, NY (January 20, 2005) – The considered an essential text on the subject.
American Kennel Club announced today the panel
of judges who have been selected for the fifth an- Judges for each of the seven variety groups
nual AKC/Eukanuba National Championship, to be are:
held in Tampa, FL, on Saturday, January 14 and
Sunday, January 15, 2006. The 2006 event will SPORTING – Robert J. Moore, Decatur, GA
once again showcase the nation’s top AKC-regis- HOUND – Dr. Asa Mays, Duluth, GA
tered and international dogs as well as feature the WORKING – Mrs. Robert D. Smith, St. Stephens
popular Bred-by Exhibitor competition. Church, VA
TERRIER – Kenneth M. McDermott, Newburgh,
Heading the panel as Best in Show judge NY
for the 2006 AKC/Eukanuba National Champi- TOY – Jane G. Kay, West Palm Beach, FL
onship is Jane Kamp Forsyth of Pinehurst, North NON-SPORTING – Keke Kahn, Sarasota, FL
Carolina. HERDING – Patricia W. Laurans, Newtown, CT
BEST JUNIOR HANDLER – Mrs. James Edward
And for Best Bred-By Exhibitor in Show, Clark, Greenwood, DE
the other half of this famous husband and wife
team, Robert S. Forsyth. Judges for the seven Bred-By Exhibitor vari-
ety groups are:
Jane Kamp Forsyth began her career in
dogs at a very early age. Mrs. Forsyth was named SPORTING – Constance M. Barton, Middleburg,
the Kennel Review Handler of the Year three times. VA
She has won three Gaines Awards, including HOUND – Luc Boileau, Burlington, WI
Woman of the Year, and was inducted into the WORKING – Dr. Anthony D. DiNardo, West Hart-
American Boxer Club Hall of Fame in 2001. After ford, CT
43 years of handling, Mrs. Forsyth retired in 1981 TERRIER – Walter F. Goodman, Miami, FL
to become a judge. She now judges all breeds in TOY – Dr. Robert D. Smith, St. Stephens Church,
the U.S. and has judged in England, Finland, Swe- VA
den, South America, Puerto Rico, Canada, Italy, NON-SPORTING – Elaine Rigden, Scottsdale, AZ
and Mexico. Mrs. Forsyth judged at the inaugural HERDING – Dr. J. Donald Jones, Marietta, GA
AKC/Eukanuba event in 2001 and was this year’s
Best Bred-By Exhibitor in Show judge. All Poodles- To be Announced

Robert S. Forsyth, born into a dog-show The AKC National Obedience Invitational and AKC
family, has been in the sport since 1933. Mr. National Agility Championship will again be held
Forsyth has won the Kennel Review handlers in conjunction with the 2006 AKC/Eukanuba Na-
award and is a two-time winner of the Gaines tional Championship. Obedience Competition will
Handler of the Year Award. He has bred Pointers take place on Saturday and Sunday, January 14
for 30 years, producing approximately 25 champi- & 15, 2006, Agility Competition will run January
ons. As a judge, Mr. Forsyth has worked at every 13, 14, and 15, 2006.
important venue in the United States and has also
judged in Australia, Japan, Finland, Sweden,
cont. on page 7
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OBEDIENCE JUDGES: Mr. Edward B. Jenner
The dog fancy and the poodle world in particular suf-
Donna M. Larson fered a devastating loss this March with the passing of
Janet Lewis Mr. Edward B. Jenner, of Knolland Farm fame. His
Robert Margolis involvement in the sport of pure bred dogs spanned
Joy-Ann Pool more than fifty years and his devotion to this sport was
Robert J. Squires unprecedented. He was a man of extraordinary gener-
Richard Strong osity and unparalleled kindness and these characteris-
tics most often guided the decisions he made regarding
AGILITY JUDGES TO BE ANNOUNCED the dogs he showed, owned, bred
or placed. Many beautiful show
The 2006 AKC/Eukanuba National Championship dogs were afforded extensive spe-
will mark the fifth year of the AKC’s premier show- cials careers because of Mr.
case for dogs, which is co-sponsored by The Iams Jenner’s bounteousness. Many
Company. The show will be nationally broadcast breeders benefited from
on cable television’s Animal Planet and Discovery Mr.Jenner’s charity as well, for he
Channel. often shared his good fortune in the
whelping box, with those mutually
QUALIFYING DATES ARE AS FOLLOWS: enthusiastic about pure bred dogs.
AKC/Eukanuba National Championship: October All-breed dog clubs as well as
6, 2004 – October 11, 2005 breed clubs profited from Mr.
AKC National Obedience Invitational: July 1, 2004 Jenner’s kindheartedness too, for many trophy funds
– June 30, 2005 depended on his generous support and he never let them
AKC National Agility Championship: November 1, down.
2004 – October 31, 2005 Mr. Jenner’s accomplishments in the dog world
are many, not only as an owner, but as a breeder and a
judge too. He owned two Westminster best in show
The American Kennel Club (AKC), founded in
winners, the Standard Poodle, Ch. Acadia Command
1884, maintains the largest registry of purebred dogs in the Performance and the Pekingese, Ch. Wendessa Crown
world. Its rules and regulations govern more than 16,000 Prince. His Pekingese, Ch. St. Aubrey Laparata Dragon
is the top producing Pekingese of all time. Dachshunds,
canine competitions each year.
Beagles, and Whippets also benefited from Mr. Jenner’s
dedication. Mr. Jenner had been an A.K.C. judge for
The Iams Company, founded in 1946, is commit- many years, gracing Poodle Club of America’s ring on
numerous occasions. Mr. Edward B. Jenner will be
ted to enhancing the well being of dogs and cats by providing deeply missed as there are few great dog men like him
world-class quality foods and pet care products. and sadly now, one less.
Katie Kinowski

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Spotlite on a P.C.A. Member tionship with Christi McDonald who introduced us to Toys
and Minis. She finished our first Toy Champion, Foxfire
This Edition of the Poodle Papers shines it’s spotlite on Prima Donna, followed quickly by Ch Ted El Every Little Breeze
Allen and Janet Kingsley TP. She also arranged for us to purchase Ch Shantoma
To say we were startled by the invitation to be in Enchante’, a beautiful brown miniature who finished easily.
the “Spotlite” is putting it mildly since we are hardly big Following these years of success, we slammed head
important breeders. On second thought, we bring to the first into “genetic anomalies” with the realization that our
table a love of poodles and dedication to the breed…so beautiful Standard girls carried an undesirable gene. Heart-
here goes. sick, we had decided to stop breeding when Michael Knight
Allen was born 70 years ago in northern PA to a and Mark DeWitt invited us to a puppy evaluation party and
family in the hatchery business with a focus on the produc- offered us the second pick bitch. We had sold them their
tion of superior poultry. While there were always assorted first Standard show puppy who became their first Poodle
hunting dogs during his childhood, his personal companion Champion. It was love at first sight! Ch Myarka M&M of
was Ginger, a Cocker Spaniel. His interests were the study K’fisher was truly a cooperative effort. She lived with us,
of music, water sports and Field Trial Beagles. In later was groomed by Michael and shown by Mark to claim BBE
years, he moved his growing family to upstate NY and ex- Std Variety by Frank Sabella and BBE in Show by Anna Wan-
panded from poultry to the dairy business. ner.
Janet was born 70 years ago in a small town in We attended our first PCA National at Ludwig Cor-
central Iowa where she studied music, participated in water ners in 1989 and with very few exceptions, haven’t missed
sports, developed a love of reading and interest in her a National since. Service to the breed started when Janet
father’s farming enterprise. A small terrier named Teddy assisted Gene Cozart with PIA sales. Since membership in
taught her love of dogs. She raised her family on a grain, PCA, we have chaired Catalog Sales. After retirement from
hog and cattle farm. a Contractor Sales career several years ago, Allen accepted
In the early 70’s, with our sizeable families mostly the major responsibility for Sales and Distribution of PIA
grown and the ending of first marriages, fate brought us and PCA Foundation Video Tapes.
together. After sale of the farming enterprises, we came to Janet continues to work in a “retirement” career
Texas in the early 80’s and started a new way of life. Find- for FEMA. It’s an involving, exhausting and often emotion-
ing ourselves in a Dallas apartment, we felt the need for a ally draining job frequently requiring travel to disaster sites.
“town dog”. Enter the POODLE. We bought a small pet While 9/11 imprinted horror on all our lives, three months
quality silver male. Little Bobby was smart, funny, loyal in NYC followed by a year of the responsibility for the group
and absolutely sold us on the breed. After buying a home processing the claims, has left Janet with an especially deep
in Denton with a large yard and garage that could be con- imprint. The poodles are a perfect foil. Happy wagging
verted to a dog room, we made the decision to purchase tails and Poodle kisses make a major contribution to a happy,
the best Standard Poodle bitch puppy we could find with healthy life.
plans to finish an AKC Championship and breed ONE litter. Today, we share our home with six Standards, four
What a laugh! After that experience, we were hooked for- Toys, a room full of PIA books, Poodle Video tapes and
ever. Fortunately, we were led to Fran Schrader in Balti- assorted packing materials. Allen recently obtained a PADI
more who sold us a lovely Dassin bred bitch and introduced certification for diving and has enjoyed several underwater
us to handler Bobby Peebles. We were such “innocents” in excursions in the Caribbean while Janet basks on the beach
the show scene, when the call came that our 10 month old with a book. We watch our growing brood of grandchil-
girl had just won a 3 point major, we responded with the dren, scattered from Massachusetts to Hawaii, with pride.
rather blasé “that’s nice”. After quickly answering with Margie, Standard puppy bitch, is currently being shown by
“that’s not nice, it’s terrific”, our education in dog showing Betty Brown and Kathy Adams. Ivan, Standard puppy dog,
really started. We feel lucky and honored to have been is being prepped for PCA in June. Breeding is limited to a
mentored by some of the great participants in the Breed litter every year or two and we love bringing on the babies.
and treasure the memories of those experiences. We enjoy relationships with dear friends from the Poodle
Moravia’s Mattie of K’fisher became a Champion in world and are especially gratified when puppy buyers re-
1986, produced beautiful puppies and was soon a Top Pro- turn years later for a second or third puppy. When Janet
ducer. A highlight in our poodle experience came when her truly retires a year from now, we plan to try our hand at
daughter, K’fisher’s Anncy Dona D’Ann completed her Cham- Obedience.
pionship with a major win at Westminster. Life is good…it’s those wagging tails and Poodle
After Bobby Peebles died, we deepened our rela- kisses.
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CALLING ALL where participants will get individual attention and
help with their own dog. Registration fee will be ap-
POODLES — proximately $25.

FIELD TRAINING IS The seminar will include steps on raising and intro-
FUN!! ducing puppies to field work from birth through the
basics. These same steps also apply to mature dogs
who have not been previously exposed to field train-
The first ever PCA sponsored seminar on Introduc- ing. Field terminology will be explained along with
tion to Field Training for poodles will be held im- instruction on the objectives of field training, compe-
mediately after the Working Certificate/Working tition opportunities, and where to look for field train-
Certificate Excellent tests on Sunday, June 12th. The ing help in your location.
location is Crop-Les Farm, Powellville, MD. The
registration fee for the seminar will include the semi- A flyer including a registration form will be posted
nar and lunch (sandwich, chips, cookie and drink). soon on the PCA web site and will also be available
We’re designing this seminar for anyone with a by mail or e-mail. We are asking that if you’re inter-
poodle who wants to know more or begin to get in- ested, please preregister. This will help us to plan for
volved in field training. The seminar leaders will be handouts, lunches, etc. Day of seminar registrations
Joe Quinn who owns and trains Irish Water Spaniels will be accepted only on a limited basis.
and Tom Smith who owns and trains labs and a few
other field breeds. They will be capably assisted by Mark your calendar now for Sunday, June 12th. Come
Linda Miller who trains her own Standard Poodles out early and watch the WC/WCX tests and stay for
for field work as well as for agility and obedience. the seminar! Guaranteed to be fun and informative
This is a very unique opportunity for poodle fanci- for everyone.
ers to get the basics in field training in a very infor-
mal yet instructive atmosphere surrounded by poodle
Joyce Carelli
supporters! The seminar will be approximately 3
hours in length and will be a “hands-on” experience

PCA Foundation
Start Spring 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 contri-
bution is made in memory/ honor of _____________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
I wish this contribution to be used for _________________________________________
(Please specify a specific area, i.e. PRA, Hips, SA, vWD, or to the General Fund)

Mail your check to : (note Donations are Tax Deductible)

The Poodle Club of America Foundation, inc.
2945 James town Rd., Long Lake, Mn. 55356

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 Entry Fees: Mail Pre entries to:
Day of the Match - $8.00
Pre Entry - $7.00
Dolly Shorback
Entries Taken: Apricots & Reds: 8:30 to 10:00 am 48586 Havirland Rd.
Judging Begins: Apricots & Reds: 10:00 am
Lexington Park, MD 20653
Prizes:
Large Rosettes for BOV Puppy & Adult Make Check Payable to:
Large Rosettes for Best Puppy & Best Adult
ARPC
And More Fun:
Great Trophies, Raffle Table and Silent Auction
Pre Entry Deadline: June 6th
Food Available on premises
Owners Name: _______________________
www.apricotredpoodleclub.com Rules:
"(Professional) Handlers may show their own dogs." (Professional
means those who regularly show someone else dogs for a fee).
Address: ____________________________
2005 Dogs entered in, Bred By Exhibitor class, must be handled by the
breeder of record. (That means if you bred the dog and owned it at _____________________________
the time it was bred you are the breeder of record. If you later sold
SHOWCASE it or co-owned it they may not show that dog in BBE class Dogs Name: __________________________
Page 12

Held in conjunction with the: The classes will be puppy 3-6; 6-9; 9-12 Bred by Exhibitor; 12-18
mo and open. The puppy classes will be judged best in puppy (Please check the appropriate boxes)
classes from the winners of the 3-6; 6-9; 9-12 classes. The adult
Silver Poodle Club class for winners will be first in the BBE class, 12-18 class and Entry:
open classes. There is only one BBE class not a BBE puppy and
Monday, June 13, 2005 BBE open. So list the classes as Dogs and bitches in each variety

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3-6; 6-9; 9-12, 12-18, Bred by Exhibitor, and Open. Toy: Mini: Stand:

Wicomico Civic Center Best in Puppy classes and best in Adult Classes Dogs and Bitches Dog: Bitch:
in each variety. Best of Puppy in each Variety will compete for
best puppy and best of Opposite sex in each variety, Best Adult in Class:
Salsbury Maryland each Variety will compete for best adult and Best Adult of Puppy: Adult:
Opposite Sex in each variety. The final will be Best in Match and
Directions: Same site as PCA. Best of Opposite Sex in match.
Directions on PCA Website 3 to 6: Bred by:
CHAIRPERSON:
JUDGE: 6 to 9: 12-18:
Pauline Branka 9 to 12: Open:
Dr. Henrik Hannelius 16 Louelle Dr.
From Finland
Plymouth Meeting, PA 19962 ARPC is not responsible for accidents, injuries or losses
Ph. 610-279-6712 that occur on the grounds of the Civic Center.
Sponsored by Purina Dog Foods
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OBEDIENCE NEWS AN UPDATE FROM

June is just around the corner and lots of plans are
currently being made to make this year's PCA the best
YOUR
ever! Obedience is on Tuesday, June 14th, at
the Wicomico Civic Center in Salisbury, Maryland. AFFILIATE CLUB
There has been a change to the obedience and rally
judging panel, so here is the new list:
CONTACT
Mr. Bob Amen is judging Utility A & B Most everyone has made the change
Mr James Grimm is judging Novice B in their records about my being the new
Mr. Jerry Iermiero is judging Open A & Novice A
contact for show approval If not here is
Mr. Don Thornton is judging Open B
Ms. Diane Stout is judging all of the Rally classes the information

Please, if you are coming and can lend a hand stew- For Show approval and medallions
arding, contact the obedience chief ring steward, Ann please contact
Mandelbaum at 203 266-0836 or
[email protected]. And if you can help out with
Thomas W. Carneal
hospitality, please contact Holly Schroth at 513 738-
2813. If you have any questions that need to be an- 418 West 2nd Street
swered, contact me, Susie Osburn, at 702 262-0163 or Maryville Mo 64468
[email protected]. Ph 660-582-4955
660-582-8176
The stewards will be given specially designed PCA Fax 660-562-3377
shirts to wear as a thank you for stewarding for us.
E-mail [email protected]
We will once again have a pasta party after we finish
with the judging, and this year we intend for it to take
place at a much earlier hour. Please note that the pric- A note for this next year-I will
ing for food is slightly up over last year, but it shouldn't be at Tokai University from May
be too much and the food was really good. So plan to
stay and party with us after the judging is completed!
16th until PCA and then at PCA -
I will not have my records with
With the addition of Rally as a titling sport, I expect me and I will not be able to ap-
this year's obedience entry to be a record breaker! So,
get those retired obedience dogs out, brush them off,
prove your show or send your
and enter them in Rally! You both will be glad medallion overnight.
you did!

I'll see you in Salisbury!

Please plan ahead and get your
paperwork in. A crisis situation
Susie Osburn will have remain a crisis during
Obedience and Rally Trial Chairman that period.

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Don’t miss the weekend of Dog shows:

Panel for Poodles includes:

Saturday, June 4
Ladies’ Dog Club
Judge: Dr. Harry Smith
PCM presents for its Sunday, June 5
Friday, June 3, 2005 Framingham District Kennel Club
Judge: Mr. MichaelCanalizo
Specialty
Breed Judge: Mr. Frank Sabella Crackerbarrel Fairgrounds
Puppy & Veteran Sweepstakes Wrentham, MA just 30 min from PCM
Judge:Mrs. Pattie Proctor Jenner Specialty
Obedience
ADVERTISE IN OUR 8-1/2”x11”
RegularClasses Judge:Ms. Elizabeth Chase CATALOG
Rally Classes Judge:Ms. Elizabeth Chase
Obedience Contact Lynn Travers
Non-Regular Classes Judge:to be Catalog Advertising Chair
603-673-7942
announced
For more information contact:
Show Chairman
Mr. Jim Risser
128 Brookside Avenue
N. Warwick, RI 02893
401-828-5382
[email protected]
Obedience Chairman
Ms. Cynthia Brown
22 Edgecliff Rd.
Watertown, MA 02472
617-924-8175
[email protected]
Show Secretary
Mrs. Debbie Parisi
19 Chapman Road
Boxford, MA 01921 Check our website at:
978-561-1288 www.poodleclubofmassachusetts.org
[email protected] Closing date: May 18, 2005
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There are advantages and disadvantages to
Not all children have two feet: this approach. It’s the easiest, and requires little
Estate Planning for Pets advance planning other than provision in your will
Charlotte M. Mitchell, Esq. for disposition of the pet and any funds for care.
However, there’s no guarantee that the caretaker will
In the best of all possible worlds, children provide proper care, or that the funds will be used for
outlive their parents. But this dynamic is often the pet. The caretaker could move to another state,
reversed for those who have pets in their lives; it’s become unable to care for the pet, or die himself.
not unusual to have several companion animals The funds provided could be inadequate, and the pet
during life, possibly more than one animal at a time. could suffer as a result.
You may have pets because you love animals or you
enjoy physical activity with an animal companion The legal costs of this option are relatively
(walking, playing Frisbee, or performance sports, for low, but there’s a reduced likelihood your wishes will
example). Pets give and should receive uncondi- be carried out as there’s no outside third party to
tional love and attention. Research has found that enforce your instructions. Provisions in your will
pets have a positive impact on your quality of life by impose a moral obligation on the caretaker, but not a
lowering blood pressure, reducing depression and legal one. Therefore your choice of caretaker and
stress, hastening recovery time, improving concentra- successor becomes crucially important.
tion and mental attitude.
Creation of a Trust for the Pet: More than a
You may have planned carefully for your handful of states have authorized trusts for pets in
human family and your financial assets, considered various forms. The most reliable method of provid-
various choices when planning for children or other ing for pet is a trust created during the pet owner’s
beneficiaries, but have you given the same amount of lifetime or through the owner’s will, naming an
thought and care to planning for your pets? There are outside third party as a trustee and possibly another
several legal techniques to provide peace of mind in person as a caretaker. Most states (including Con-
the event of disability or death: necticut) do not allow trusts directly for pets, but it is
possible to name the caretaker as the beneficiary, and
1. Gift of a pet to a caretaker; cont. on page 16
2. Creation of a trust for the pet;
3. Adoption through a humane organiza-
tion;
4. Placement in a pet “retirement” home. New Poodle Judges
Gift of a Pet to a Caretaker: The easiest and
most common solution is leaving the pet to a care-
taker named in your will. Under Connecticut law, Ms. Gay Dunlap-Santa Fe , NM
pets are tangible personal property, and therefore
ownership of the pet can be transferred by will. Mrs. Darlene Stuedemann-Clinton, IA
Obviously this gift requires that the caretaker be
willing and able to accept the responsibility for the Mr. Rodney Merry-Houston, TX
pet. This is especially important if there are multiple
pets that you want to keep together. It’s advisable to
some funds to the caretaker for grooming, veterinary
expenses, toys, food, and other animal expenses. You
should also consider setting funds aside for any
special needs the caretaker may have, such as fencing
a yard or building a dog run. You must be sure that
the caretaker will provide good care, and will spend
the funds for the pet’s care.

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charge the trustee with the responsibility of turning have sued because the amount of the initial fund
the pet over to the caretaker at the appropriate time. seemed unreasonable.
While the trustee would retain ownership of the pet,
the caretaker would have custody. Because the pet Remainder Beneficiary. You should identify
continues as trust property, the trustee could watch a person or organization to receive any funds remain-
over the pet’s care and disburse trust funds as needed ing at the pet’s death. Otherwise it may be necessary
for the pet’s expenses. You could name a third party (and expensive) to involve a court in the decision.
as the remainder beneficiary (someone who gets Naming a charitable institution or animal welfare
whatever’s left over in the trust when the pet dies or organization may ensure the well being of the pet,
the trust ends), and that individual or organization and will give the organization the legal right to make
could also provide some input about the pet’s care. sure that the pet is well cared for, and that your
wishes are carried out.
Rule against Perpetuities. Most states
recognize a rule that says a trust can’t continue Honorary Trust. Under Connecticut law, you
forever—it has to end at some definite time. To could set up an honorary trust, imposing a moral (but
identify that point, the law uses a “measuring life”— not legal) duty on the caretaker to provide for a pet.
an individual alive when the trust is created. Pets You could establish an honorary trust through a joint
don’t count as measuring lives, so the trust needs to account arrangement (bank account, joint mutual
name a person whose life governs the length of time funds, stocks, or other financial account), or possibly
the trust is in existence. a payable-on-death account. However, making sure
that the money in the trust is used for the pet’s care is
Trust provisions. The trust should include a not legally enforceable. If the caretaker refuses to
plan for disbursements of funds to the caretaker honor your wishes, there’s no way to protect the pet
(either a fixed monthly stipend or reimbursement and carry out your intention. Therefore you should
when the caretaker submits receipts) and the option consider this option only if a small amount of money
of distributions for major expenses, such as signifi- is concerned, and only if you absolutely trust the
cant veterinary bills or the need to adapt the caretaker.
caretaker’s home to accommodate the pet’s needs.
Trustee powers should include authority to make Enforcement Issues. The trustee or some
regular, unannounced inspections of the caretaker’s outside third party should have the responsibility to
home or place where the pet lives, the ability to make sure that the pet is well taken care of, happy,
remove and replace the caretaker, if necessary, and and any money set aside is used for the pet’s care.
the ability to take custody of the pet if advisable. It’s Even more importantly, an outside third party should
helpful to include language describing the type of have the ability to verify that the pet in the
care to be provided, the expenses covered by the trust caretaker’s hands is the same pet for which the funds
(food, housing, grooming, medical care, dog show or were set aside. One newspaper reporter wrote of a
performance event fees, boarding, toys, burial, woman who left her black cat to her maid, with a
cremation). The trust should end with the pet’s sum of money for the cat’s care. After some time had
death, and any remaining money in the trust could be passed, it was discovered that the maid had replaced
distributed at that point. the cat at least twice, so that the money for the cat’s
care would keep coming. It’s possible to identify the
Funds for the Pet’s Care. The amount set pet by either a tattoo or a microchip, but chips (and
aside for the pet’s care will depend on several factors: unfortunately tattooed limbs) can be removed. If the
the type of animal, its age, the number of animals, pet has any distinctive markings, a photograph or
any special needs the animal(s) may have, and any detailed description on file with the pet’s veterinary
accommodations necessary to adapt the caretaker’s records is useful. Best of all, the pet’s DNA should
home for the pet. For example, a horse would require be on file with the veterinarian, to provide an abso-
far more money than a dog or cat. Care should be lutely reliable way to identify the subject of the trust
taken not to set aside an amount in excess of what or beneficiary of the fund.
your other heirs will tolerate. In the past, courts have
reduced the size of a trust fund for a pet after heirs Adoption through an Animal Welfare Organi-
cont. on page 17
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zation. If there’s no logical or willing caretaker, you
could consider leaving the pet to a humane organiza- States that have enacted legislation allowing
tion, with instructions that the organization place the trusts for pets in some form: As of October 1, 2004,
pet. Options for placement include the client’s Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, the District of
veterinarian, local shelter, animal welfare organiza- Columbia, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maine,
tion, or breed rescue group. Issues to be considered Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New
if this choice appeals to you include how the pet will Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York,
be cared for prior to adoption, what screening process North Carolina, Oregon, Tennessee, Utah, Washing-
does the adopting agency provide for the pet’s new ton, Wisconsin, and Wyoming have enacted legisla-
home, and where will the pet be housed prior to tion providing for trusts for pets in some form
adoption, and for how long? Your will or trust (honorary, formal, or otherwise).
should allow the fiduciary to use funds for the pet’s
interim care. It’s also possible to leave the pet to an No one likes to think about death or disabil-
animal welfare organization with a sum of money for ity. In the past people who left a portion of their
the pet’s care, and name the organization as the estates to their pets (or for their care) were consid-
recipient of the remaining funds if the animal is ered eccentric at best. Today many consider pets to
placed in a suitable home prior to exhaustion of the be members of the family. Providing for a pet in
funds. your overall estate plan will ensure peace of mind.
With some careful thought and planning, you will
Pet Retirement Homes. There are also a have the reassurance that wishes will be carried out,
growing number of pet “retirement homes”. It’s and your beloved companions will be taken care of
helpful to include with the pet a gift of money for its even if you aren’t around to do so.
care. Upon the placement or at the death of the pet,
any remaining funds could revert to the * Charlotte is a practicing Attorney in
organization’s endowment or general fund. Some Connecticut and a member of Quinnipiac Poodle
veterinary colleges have perpetual care programs, Club. She competes in Obedience and Agility with
which provide care and loving homes in exchange for her Standard Poodle.
a monetary gift.

Lifetime Provisions. During lifetime, you Who Are Those Hunt-

should carry a wallet card listing the information
about the animal(s) (name, special care needed, and ing Poodles?
veterinarian). The card should also identify someone
who can gain access to the pet, in the case of an Since standard Poodles were first admitted to AKC
accident or sudden death. There should be signs on Retriever Hunting Tests in the autumn of 1998, 40
all doors in your home, showing the number and type Poodles have earned the right to display the initials
of pets in the case of fire. Your power of attorney JH, SH, or MH following their registered name.
should grant express authority to take care of the pet, Perhaps because some Sporting dogs are “split”
including expenditures for its care. breeds with distinct “show” and “field” lines, some
fanciers have been led to believe there are lines of
Useful Websites: There are a variety of “field Poodles,” as well.
websites with information about estate-planning
techniques, and information for your advisors. For Analysis
sample language for your trust, will, or durable “Trueoffriendship
the pedigreesis
of like
the first 40 Hunting-
sound health;
titled Poodles reveals, however, that most are from
power of attorney, see The Humane Society of the the value of it is seldom known until it
lines that are far from strangers to the show ring. In
United States, www.hsus.org, and Estate Planning for is five
fact, lost.”
of these Hunting-titled Poodles are AKC or
Pets, www.estateplanningforpets.org. The Estate CKC champions. They are:
Planning for Pets website also has a worksheet used
to calculate pet expenses, such as food, medication, Charles Caleb Colton
CH Cosmic Fantasia CDX JH OA NAJ (CH
grooming, toys, and other costs. Each website also Kaeley Reveille ex CH Cosmic Berenike At Mavros)
has links to other sources of information.
cont. on page 22
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tions about the health of the parents and checking
HEALTH AND THE the puppy myself to be sure it can see and hear.
My thinking is that the best health test of all is the
PERFORMANCE delightful sight of healthy and active parents,
grandparents, and other relatives. Moreover, when
DOG I see these dogs, do they have attributes that make
me want to own them?
I get many questions concerning health issues
from performance people looking for poodle pup- An important fact to remember is that there are no
pies. Some questions are from people trying to meaningful predictions or tests for the afflictions
educate themselves about which tests are impor- that I fear the most--the ones that are most com-
tant when looking for a puppy, and other ques- mon and are most likely to interfere with dogs’
tions are from people with a shopping list of tests performance careers. Parents with excellent hips
and "inbreeding coefficients" who demand a can and do produce offspring with hip dysplasia.
puppy from parents with every known test per- There is no test for Legg-Calve-Perthe’s disease,
formed on them, and whose family tree includes which causes completely disabling lameness in toy
no "incestuous relationships." Having personally and miniature poodles. There is no test to predict
owned, over the course of many years, various bloat, the affliction most likely to kill a standard
poodles which suffered from epilepsy, lethal bloat, poodle in the prime of its life. There are no "offi-
hip dysplasia, allergies, and luxating patellas cial" tests that I am aware of for which one can ask
(none of these dogs procreated!), I can certainly to show that a dog is free of epilepsy. The puppy
appreciate the sometimes difficult quest for a buyer must depend entirely on the willingness of
healthy poodle. My purpose here is not to mini- the breeders to be honest and forthright in advis-
mize these concerns. I certainly will not breed a ing if conditions such as bloat, epilepsy, L-C-P,
dog with health issues that I know about. Having allergies, or sebaceous adenitis have shown up in
minis, I do the Optigen test and Cerf exams, x- their breeding programs. And, speaking of breeder
ray hips, and be sure stifles (knees) are sound on integrity, the reliability of testing is also depen-
dogs that I breed. I don’t breed a bitch before she dent totally on the good character of the breeder.
is 4 years old, as this gives an array of other prob- Swapping one dog for another when blood is drawn
lems a chance to reveal themselves if they are or hips are x-rayed would be easy enough. For that
present. What I would like to do is to put these matter, it would be easy enough to say one pair of
issues into perspective by sharing my philosophy. parents produced a puppy when they did not. DNA
There is such a thing as "throwing the baby out profiling is making this less frequent, but suffice it
with the bath water." to say that the integrity of the breeder is really the
ONLY thing that matters when assessing health in
When I look for a performance prospect, my first breeding stock. And THEN, just because dogs in
priority is finding a sire and dam with the kind of the immediate background do not have a feared
temperament and drive that I want, then I look health issue does not mean that it will not appear
for these qualities in the puppies. My second pri- in a puppy. There are thousands of dogs in the pedi-
ority is finding a sire and dam with the construc- gree of each puppy, and it is totally impossible to
tion or conformation that I want, then I look for know what they all might have been carrying.
my preferred conformation in the puppies. My There are no sure things when buying (or breed-
third priority is health testing in the sire and dam. ing) a puppy.

If I can find #1 and #2, it is likely that I will take Another view of these issues is summarized in the
my chances on #3, other than trying to find a repu- old adage, "the things you fear the most are not the
table breeder with which to deal, then asking ques-
cont. on page 21
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A shameless appeal from the PCA agility trial
chair
Agility trials require many willing workers to run
Attention:
smoothly and the best way to learn more about
agility is to work at a trial. If you are planning to
PCA Regional
Round up your horses- grease the wagon wheels
be at PCA in 2005 and think you may have a few
and head for St. Joseph, MO. in October 12-13
hours free on Monday we can always find a job
&14, 2005. We are hosting a Regional- not all
for you. No experience necessary!
plans are made but we hope to add a Tracking
You can contact me at [email protected] or call Match and Agility to the venue. There will be three
me at 763-476-4961. If there is no answer, leave a days of conformation and obedience-followed by
message. I am probably out training the dogs! two days of all breed shows just 60 miles away.
Make your plans- you can fly into Kansas City
International Airport- the Indians are not shoot-
Agility 2005 ing arrows at the Planes. It is just 30 minutes to
St. Joseph and it is Interstate all the way. The Host
We are back to our Monday day for agility this year Hotel is the Holiday Inn- directly across the street
and we have lots of things planned for the trial for ev- from the Civic Arena. We have lots of activities
ery agility enthusiast no matter what level you are at. in the area. 1 mile to a River Boat Casino- Muse-
Friends of Jacqui Webster have joined together with ums galore and there are all kinds of Antique
PCA to offer a special award this year for the highest shops in the same area as the arena. I do not have
scoring Poodle in Novice A Standard in her memory. the judging panel approved yet by AKC. But
They chose the Novice A class because of Jacqui’s en- Glenna Carlson can answer all those questions.
thusiasm for agility and her support and encouragement
More information will be forthcoming, but for
of newcomers to the sport. The award will be deter-
mined by the percentage under standard course time, questions contact me.
look in the premium list for details of how this is cal- Tom Carneal 660-582-4955
culated. The winner will receive a rosette and a [email protected]
director’s chair.
Again this year we will be giving out high in trial
based on the percentage under standard course time.
(Look in the premium list for details) The winner will
receive a rosette, PCA medallion and an Oster clipper
donated by Oster Professional Products.
The ever-popular new title rosette will continue this
MOVING?
year, for those teams that are lucky enough to finish a Please if you have moved please
title at PCA.
If you are traveling to PCA and will not be bringing a email me your new address so I can
dog to show but would enjoy spending a day of fun update it to keep you getting the
and fellowship with other Poodle agility addicts you
might consider volunteering to work the trial. Not only Poodle Papers. I only get one up-
will you get a ringside view of the runs but will also date a year otherwise so your
get a free catered lunch and be eligible for the worker’s
raffle prizes. No experience necessary for workers, we
issues of the Poodle Papers will drop
will train you on the spot. It is a great way to learn if I don’t have an up to date address
about agility and to meet Poodle people from around
the USA, we are expecting people from as far away as
on you.
Hawaii to be coming to the trial! See you in June! Email [email protected]
Thanks.Leslie
Jan Hopper
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cont. from page 19 had that I did not particularly like and did not en-
things that happen." It is probably much more likely joy training or showing. An agility friend has a
that a puppy will have an accident and injure it- MACH-umpteen border collie with which she
self, get chewed up by another dog, consume a made the world team more than once, and which
foreign object and die from it, chew an electric won in international competition. It has developed
cord, get lost, or get run over by a car, than that it epilepsy at a relatively young age, and cannot be
will develop one of the afflictions for which tests shown any more. What are the chances that she
are available. would trade that dog for any perfectly healthy dog
she has ever had? What good is a perfectly healthy
So when I buy a puppy, or when I select a puppy dud to a performance-minded person? It’s great to
from my own litter to keep, I fully recognize that have everything in a dog--talent, athleticism,
there is risk involved. There are no guarantees to beauty, AND perfect health. But few of these per-
protect me from buying or breeding a dog that does fect dogs exist--certainly not enough to go around
not turn out as I wished. I might have to try more for all of us who want them! So I suggest keeping
than once to find the one that I want. priorities straight when looking for a puppy, and
don’t throw the baby out with the bath water.
As a breeder selling a puppy, I can agree to take a
puppy back and return the sales price or replace This is another in the continuation of a series on
the puppy if certain conditions arise, but I cannot the Performance Poodle by Joann Neal
guarantee that the puppy will develop no health
problems or faults. Few human couples, when they
think about having a baby, undergo extensive ge-
netic testing before trying to conceive. They be-
lieve that the rewards justify the risks. Most dream
PCA Raffle
of beautiful, talented, loving offspring who will
bring them enjoyment and pride. Few prospective PCA is just around the corner and we
parents have a 100-year-old son or daughter in their can always use extra hands at the
mental dream. Almost everyone consciously or
Raffle Table.
unconsciously values quality of life over length of
life.
We always have a great group of
Some performance people get so caught up in seek- workers. Come and be one of them.
ing a sure thing health-wise, that they end up with You will really have a good time and
a puppies with an alphabet soup of tests behind your efforts will greatly be appreci-
them, but which have none of the physical or men-
ated. Please contact Alice at
tal attributes that are needed for success in the per-
formance ring. Those overcome by fear of inbreed- [email protected] or call 410-755-
ing sometimes end up with back-yard bred pup- 6719 or drop a note to Alice at 445
pies that bear little resemblance to poodles, and Sassafras Rd., Warwick, Md 21912.
might harbor every known health problem, unbe-
known to their uninformed breeders. Hope to hear from you soon....see
you at PCA.
In looking back over my years in poodles, I think
fondly of the wonderful time I had with one of my
all-time-favorite dogs, the standard poodle that died Alice Wolaniuk and Patty Moulthrop
of bloat. The six years I had with him exceeded in
every way the 14 years I had with another poodle I
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CH Oakwind’s Take A Gander JH OA OAJ (CH Oakwind’s Time To Burn ex CH KADS Zany Zelda
Of Carlyn)

CH Oakwind’s Time To Burn UD JH MX NAP MXJ NJP (CH Calbrecht’s Full Of Fire ex CH
Calbrecht Carlyn Time Flies

CH Sundance Irresistible Fire CD SH (Ch Maneetas Del Zarzoso Fuego Fatuo ex CH Sundance She’s
Irresistible)

Can CH Bibelot’s Silver Power Play UD MH (CH Benet Grey Man Of Pawleys ex CH Bibelot’s
Lights Camera Action).

As can be seen from this list, all five of these Hunting-titled champions were by champion sires and out of
champion dams. Nor can this be considered a fluke, since 20 Hunting-titled Poodles were sired by AKC cham-
pions, another 10 sired by CKC champions, and one sired by an Australian champion. The distaff side is also
strong, with 13 Hunting-titled Poodles out of AKC champions and another three out of CKC champions.

Worthy of special mention is the fact that one Hunting-titled poodle is an obedience ckampion, OTCH DaRo
Suave Sidney Cisco UDX2 JH, and one is an agility champion, MACH Lemerle Crystal Lite UD JH.

Many of the champion sires and dams of Hunting-titled Poodles will be familiar to fanciers of the breed, and
some have sired more than one Hunting-titled offspring. These sires and dams, with the number of their Hunt-
ing-titled offspring in parentheses, are:

CH Bay Breeze Desperado Can, Isr, Int CH Avivim Zaatar

CH Benet Grey Man Of Pawleys CH Bibelot’s Lights Camera Action CD
Can CH Bibelot’s Power Play UD MH (4) CH Calbrecht’s Carlyn Time Flies CDX
CH Cadbury Bright Lights Big City CH Cosmic Berenike At Mavros
CH Calbrecht’s Full Of Fire UDT OA CH Cosmic Fantasia CDX JH OA NAJ
CH Cantif’s Winds Of Destiny CH Cosmic Kabiri
Can CH Can OTCH Ellery’s Kierney CDX CH Glorias Xmas Candi Delight CDX
CH Glorias Logan At Autumn Hill CH Kads Zany Zelda Of Carlyn VCD2 UD
MX AXJ (2)
CH Graphic Copperplate Gothic CH Larling Sweet Liberty At Kertellas
Can CH Harbovi’s Sooner Or Later Can CH Standard’s Symbol Of Brilliance
CH Kaeley Reveille UD CH Sundance Irresistible Fire CD SH (2)
CH Legacy Solo Flight To Lemerle CH Sundance She’s Irresistible (2)
CH Lemerle Silk Comedian Of Keja
CH Litilann’s Roland Of Shelzar
CH Maneetas Del Zarzoso Fuego Fatuo (3)
CH Osea Yosef
CH Oakwind’s Time To Burn UD JH MX NAP MXJ NJP (3)
Can CH Sanvar’s High Time
CH Sundance Fun And Games
CH Surako-Adair Moonraker
Can CH Can OTCH Tudorose Henry Eighth (3)
Aus CH Yot Club’s Kalei Hoku

Since the first JH awarded to a Poodle was published in November 1998, a total of 39 Poodles have earned the
JH title, starting with Jaci Bowman’s CH Oakwind’s Time To Burn UD JH MX NAP MXJ NJP. The first Poodle
SH title was published in January 2000 and the first MH in August 2001, both earned by Eileen Jaskowski’s Can
cont. on page 24
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CH Bibelot’s Silver Power Play UD MH. Since these
What is a Breeder?
“firsts,” there have been seven more SH and one more A breeder is one who thirsts for knowledge and never
MH published, among seven Poodles: really knows it all, one who wrestles with decision of
conscience, convenience and
Nambe’s Lonetree MH (Can CH Bibelot’s Silver commitment. One who sacrifices personal interests,
Power Play UD MH ex Nambe’s French Vanilla) finances, time, friendships, fancy furniture, and deep
Princesa Carmela Of Toulee SH (KG Boy Casanova pile carpeting! She gives up the dreams of a long, luxu-
ex KG Tara’s Wizet) rious cruise in favor of
Lonetree’s Eskimo Pie SH (Can CH Bibelot’s Silver turning that all important show into this years vaca-
Power Play UD MH ex Terrifick Triple Crown Ivory tion.
CD AX)
Call Me Ragtime Charlie UD SH AX AXJ (CH A breeder goes without sleep (but never coffee) in hours
Oakwind’s Time To Burn UD JH MX NAP MXJ NJP spent planning a breeding or watching anxiously over
ex CH Kads Zany Zelda Of Carlyn the birth process and afterwards, over every little sneeze,
VCD2 UD MX AXJ) wiggle or cry.
Cosmic Lakeland’s Le Beau SH (CH Lemerle Silk
Comedian Of Keja ex CH Cosmic Kabiri) Skips dinner parties because that litter is due or the
CH Sundance Irresistible Fire CD SH (CH babies have to be fed at eight. She disregards birth flu-
Maneetas Del Zarzoso Fuego Fatuo ex CH Sundance ids and puts mouth tomouth to save a gasping new-
She’s Irresistible) born, literally blowing life into a tiny, helpless creature
Miles Wicket Of Widewater VCD2 UD SH AX AXJ that may be the culmination of a lifetime of dreams.
(Charlatan ex Mischeif)
A breeders lap is a marvelous place where generations
Of the 40 Hunting-titled Poodles thus far, 26 were dogs of proud and noble champions once snoozed.
and 14 bitches. Six held VCD titles, indicating titles in
obedience, tracking, and agility, in addition to their A breeders hands are strong and firm and often soiled,
Hunting title. The youngest to earn a Hunting title was but ever so gentle and sensitive to the thrusts of a
Leap N La Tee, whose JH was published before her puppy's wet nose.
first birthday. The oldest was Fantasy’s Falkor Of
Paramo CDX, whose JH was published three months A breeders back and knees are usually arthritic from
short of his tenth birthday. Among Hunting-titled stooping,bending, and sitting in the birthing box, but
Poodles, 22 hold AKC obedience titles, 13 have AKC are strong enough to enable the breeder to show the
agility titles, and six have AKC tracking titles. Clearly, next choice pup to a Championship.
these Poodles have what it takes to compete success-
fully in multiple venues, making a split of this versatile A breeders shoulders are stooped and often heaped with
breed into “field” and “show” lines about as necessary abuse from competitors, but they're wide enough to
as gilding the lily. support the weight of a thousand defeats and frustra-
tions.
© Kathryn Foran 2004
A breeders arms are always able to wield a mop, sup-

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A breeders eyes are blurred from pedigree research and UNITED AIRLINES, AKC
sometimesblind to her own dog's faults, but they are
ever so keen to the competitions faults and are always AND PCA TO HELP WITH
searching for the perfect specimen.

A breeders brain is foggy on faces, but it can recall

T RIP TO PCA, J UNE
pedigreesfaster than an IBM computer. so full of knowl-
edge that sometimes it blows a fuse: it catalogues thou-
2005
sands of good bonings, fine ears, and perfect heads and
buries in the soul the failures and the ones that didn't United Airlines and AKC has offered PCA
turn out. Vouchers for traveling with your Standard
Poodle to PCA this June. They are offering a
A Breeder's Heart is often broken, but it beats strongly Voucher for excess baggage of a Size 300 Crate
with hope everlasting and it is always in the right place.
or Larger for the price of a Size 200 when trav-
eling to PCA, June 2005. This is for Standard
Oh, yes, there are breeders, and then, there are BREED-
ERS!! Poodles....sorry the Miniatures and Toys do not
Author unknown get to participate. It is my understanding this
is for Round Trip travel.
Sent in by Judy Goldberg There are a few Rules:
IMPORTANT MESSAGE 1. You must travel on United Airlines. So be-
fore you send in a request make sure your area
FROM THE is serviced by United Airlines.
WESTMINSTER KENNEL 2. For Standard Poodles only
3. One per person
CLUB 4. You must be entered in the dog show.
We have been advised recently that an organization THIS IS HOW YOU CAN REQUEST A
calling itself "The Accredited Breeder Foundation" is
VOUCHER:
claiming on its web site (http://www.debateinfo.com/
index.htm) to have some affiliation with The 1. Between the dates of Jan 15 to Jan 31,
Westminster Kennel Club. We assure you that this is send an e-mail to [email protected]
not the case. with you Name, Address, Phone # and E-mail
Address.
The person / organization at this web site is unknown 2. Title of E-mail: VOUCHER REQUEST
to us. We have never heard of this organization and we 3. If I get more E-mail request than I have
have nothing to do with it. They use many names in vouchers, the names will be drawn from a
their listing of winners and board members that are iden- HAT and notified.
tical or at least similar to names in our history in an
apparent attempt to bring some credibility to their or- We all hope if there is a favorable response from
ganization.
this, it will encourage other airlines to partici-
Our legal people are pursuing this even as we speak. pate.

Please cross post and share my response freely. Looking forward to hearing from you.

David Frei Helen Tomb-Taylor

Director of Communications Corresponding Secretary
The Westminster Kennel Club Poodle Club of America
www.westminsterkennelclub.org
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First-time Tracker Steve Soberski has offered to tell Poodle and I was hopeful for him continuing to improve in the
Papers about the experiences of a “newbie’ Tracker – with fall.
the hope that those of you who have been intrigued but
intimidated by Tracking will be encouraged to find a In the Fall our local group started getting together and we
Trainer and get out there and try. Steve’s series will be started training again. It’s interesting to see how the dogs
followed by a series from respected, experienced Tracking don’t forget what they learned after a short break. We
Judge and Trainer Carol Pernicka – a double whammy to started with some easy tracks in September and worked
give you both sides of the Tracking experience – and no through the winter. Our local tracking group has a number
excuse to keep putting off finding local resources to begin of members working on TDX so I found that extremely
your Tracking career. helpful; especially as we started aging the tracks. We had
members aging their tracks three plus hours with some up
Learning to Track to four hours. I started aging Woola’s tracks and we quickly
reached two plus hours. I can’t emphasize how important
the help of a group of training members is; I would find it
Woola’s Training: We get certified and enter very difficult to train alone especially as we started TDX
our first Tracking Test. training.I helped the Cornhusker Kennel club with their
February 2005 Tracking Test
After we returned from Colorado and again for the second year. It’s an
our first Tracking Test we took a break opportunity to give something
from tracking. After a few weeks we back to all the people who helped
started again. It was spring and we had us get started and it’s also an op-
different cover conditions so we back portunity to learn. I helped on
tracked a little. Yukon had been track- Saturday, February 19th when the
ing in snow for a number of months and Judges put in four TD and four
we now had growing grass and totally TDX tracks. There’s nothing like
different smells to deal with. I think walking a TDX track while the
this is sometimes referred to as “spring Judges put in the track and make
nose” where the dogs have to deal with decisions along the way. This is
an entirely different range of scents. Woola didn’t seem as really an opportunity to see what goes on during this pro-
confused about the change; we started tracking during the cess and it also pointed out to me how difficult a TDX
summer so she had the experience of different cover condi- track is and will be for Woola when she is ready. Just watch-
tions to draw on. ing the placement of items along the track; how the Judges
So for Woola I started lengthening the age of the determine what obstacles they want to introduce; running
tracks. And started adding thing she will see in TDX; spe- the track through a stand of trees for example; and how the
cifically articles along the way and different obstacles; road cross tracks are incorporated into a TDX test. I think this
crossings and barriers like a row of trees or the change from would be really helpful for anybody who is interested in
short cover to tall cover. I wanted to go slow with her and tracking and who thinks they may eventually enter a track-
the TDX training. We were also working in Obedience and ing test.
Agility and didn’t want to overwhelm her. I know my dogs So we are into the Spring of 2005. My goals for
and sometimes slower or less is better. this year are to get Yukon certified and to continue work-
With Yukon, who still was not a year old, we con- ing with Woola on TDX. For Woola I see TDX as some-
tinued to work on tracking through the spring and I was able thing we’ll be ready for in 2006. Hopefully I’ll have Yukon
to draw on the help of our local tracking group and also the ready for his TD test this fall.
experiences and mistakes from training Woola. I’m not sure In conclusion I really feel Tracking has expanded
it’s any easier tracking with your second Poodle but I think the range of experiences I’ve had with both of my Poodles.
I was able to avoid many of the issues of self doubt; won- Being outside training in a variety of areas around Lincoln
dering if I knew what I was doing. The attached picture is and Omaha has been wonderful for the dogs. They are
of an all Poodle tracking training session in May of 2004. outside doing field work and I feel like I’m offering them
We continued to work on tracking until mid-June the opportunity to prove that Poodles can be more than
when conditions typically get too warm in Nebraska. Yukon another pretty face.
turned a year old and had made good progress with tracking

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Dealing with Luxating mal should be used for breeding. The group also rec-
ommends that dogs producing offspring with luxating
Patellas & CCL Tears in patellas be considered carriers. Breeders are advised to
take caution not to breed carrier to carrier.
Poodles
Diagnosis of a luxating patella involves a physical ex-
Knees — or rather stifles, as they’re called in dogs — amination in which the veterinarian observes the dog
can be problematic joints, particularly since they are and compares the affected knee with the other knee.
used in nearly every movement and are so important The veterinarian puts the knee through normal range
for mobility. In Poodles, Toys and Miniatures tend to of motion exercises to feel whether it is tracking prop-
suffer from slipping kneecaps, called luxating patellas, erly when the joint is flexed and extended. Depending
whereas Standards are more prone to tearing their cra- on the severity of the condition, the kneecap may move
nial cruciate ligaments. Both conditions can lead to outward only slightly or it may slip out of position with
lameness; fortunately, both can be treated surgically. an audible pop. The veterinarian may or may not choose
to X-ray.
Luxating Patellas
A luxating patella occurs when the kneecap, or patella, During the initial examination, in which a diagnosis is
pops out of place. The condition can be congenital as made and treatment options explored, the veterinarian
well as the result of trauma. Miniature and Toy Poodles should base treatment and recovery recommendations
are among the breeds in which the congenital form is on the individual dog, says Marcellin-Little. The indi-
common. “We see Miniature and Toy Poodles with lux- vidual dog’s fitness level, the extent of the injury, the
ating patellas every day,” says Denis Marcellin-Little, level of pain, and the functioning of the joint all factor
D.E.D.V., associate professor of orthopedic surgery at into the dog’s treatment decisions and prognosis for
North Carolina University College of Veterinary Medi- recovery. “Treating each patient as an individual is in
cine. the individual’s best interest,” he says.

The kneecap is designed to move smoothly up and down It is not uncommon for a dog to have luxating patellas
in a groove at the lower end of the femur or thighbone. in both legs. “Most dogs’ legs are symmetrical,” says
When it slips out of the groove, it’s known as a luxat- Marcellin-Little, “so most dogs with patella luxation
ing patella. There are two forms of luxating patellas: are at risk on both sides.”
medial, in which the patella slips to the inside of the
joint; and lateral, in which it displaces to the outside of Managing Luxating Patellas
the knee. The medial form, which is common in small Treatment depends on the grade of the patella luxation
Poodles, is the one covered here. When a dog is born (see “Grading a Luxated Patella,” left). A Grade 1 knee
with the condition, signs usually show up within the might be managed conservatively by limiting exercise
first year. and using nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications.
If the dog isn’t showing signs of a problem, a Grade 2
Signs of Luxating Patellas luxating patella might also be managed medically, with
A dog with a low-grade luxating patella might just slip a close eye kept for signs of progression and by keep-
occasionally when he’s running or he may stop run- ing a dog at the optimal body weight.
ning and hold up his leg until the knee slips back into
place. Higher-grade conditions, however, cause more “A luxating patella isn’t a terribly painful condition,
frequent lameness and sometimes pain. Some puppies unless the condition is so advanced that cartilage is worn
with luxating patellas cannot use their back legs at all. away and bone is touching bone or unless the stifle joint
has a significant lack of extension as a result of the
Asymptomatic dogs can be screened for luxating pa- luxation and rotation of the tibia (shinbone) in relation
tellas through a veterinary examination or X-ray. Ver- to the femur (thighbone),” says Marcellin-Little. “But
satility in Poodles, a nonprofit organization that pro- when arthritis occurs, the dog is in pain every time the
motes the health and varied talents of Poodles, recom- knee pops out of place.”
mends that all dogs in a breeding program be screened
prior to being bred and that only dogs considered nor- For dogs with Grades 2, 3 and 4 luxating patellas, sur-
cont. on page 28
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indicating a CCL tear. Your veterinarian may also pull
gery may be recommended to reposition and stabilize the affected leg out to the side checking for instabil-
the kneecap. The surgery will be tailored to the dog’s ity,” he says.
individual knee deformity. Severe Grade 4 luxating
patellas may not respond successfully to surgery if ar- An initial examination for a CCL injury is similar to
thritis has set in, and unfortunately, nonsurgical options one for a luxating patella in which a veterinarian should
will not solve the problem. Surgery may range from base treatment and recovery recommendations on an
$500 for simple surgery to $2,000 for complex surgery. individual dog, says Marcellin-Little. “A dog’s fitness
level, the extent of the injury, the level of pain, and the
Cranial Cruciate Ligament Injuries functioning of the joint all factor into that decision.
While Standard Poodles aren’t as likely to suffer from Surgery is important, but what happens before and af-
luxating patellas as their smaller Poodle brethren, their ter surgery will be important as well.”
knees aren’t trouble-free. A ruptured cranial cruciate
ligament (CCL) is the most common orthopedic injury Surgical Options
seen by veterinarians. Though Standard Poodles aren’t Surgery to stabilize the knee is usually the choice for
overrepresented among CCL patients, the problem does dogs over 20 pounds, Schulz says. There are several
tend to be seen more in larger breeds. types of surgery, and the best choice will vary for an
individual dog. Surgery may range from $1,000 to
A dog’s CCL is similar to the anterior cruciate liga- $5,000. Surgical techniques used to repair CCL tears
ment in (ACL) in humans. Located in a dog’s stifle, the include:
CCL plays a key role in stabilizing the femur on the
tibia and allowing a dog to bear weight on his or her • Extra Capsular Suture: The conventional surgical
leg. “When the CCL tears, the two bones are destabi- treatment, this procedure involves anchoring and tying
lized and the dog becomes lame,” says Kurt Schulz, a strong surgical suture around the knee joint to restore
D.V.M., M.S., DACVS, associate professor of surgical normal position and stability of the femur on the tibia.
and radiological sciences at the University of Califor- The procedure provides support and performs a simi-
nia- Davis School of Veterinary Medicine. “Unless the lar function as the cruciate ligament.
injury is treated fairly quickly with surgery, painful ar- • Tibia Plateau Leveling Osteotomy (TPLO): This
thritis will likely set in.” procedure levels the slope of the tibial plateau so the
cruciate ligament isn’t necessary to keep the femur from
“Sometimes a dog can tear its CCL either partially or sliding down the plateau of the tibia. Surgery involves
completely as a result of traumatic injury like twisting cutting and rotating the top of the tibia, then screwing
or wrenching the knee,” Schulz says. “But the ligament a bone plate into place so the bone will heal in its new
can also slowly stretch and tear over time, resulting in position.
a chronic, insidious injury. When that happens, a dog • Fibular Head Transposition: This technique uses
might limp for a while but regain use of the leg until the lateral collateral ligament to do the work of the cru-
the complete tear occurs and the dog is no longer able ciate ligament. The head of the fibula is rotated and the
to put weight on the leg.” ligament is redirected to mimic the cruciate ligament
and is held in place with pins and wires.
Determining Cruciate Ruptures • Tibia Tuberosity Advancement (TTA): Similar to
A Standard Poodle that starts to limp should be taken TPLO surgery, TTA stabilizes the knee joint by chang-
to the veterinarian immediately, Schulz recommends. ing the geometry and physics of the knee and enabling
“Early treatment is important in order to stave off car- it to work without a cruciate ligament. TTA surgery
tilage damage, which leads to arthritis,” he says. “Since may be less invasive and quicker than TPLO surgery,
a cruciate tear doesn’t show up on radiographs, in the but its long-term benefits have not been assessed.
vast majority of cases, we don’t X-ray.”
Surgical Recovery
Instead, the veterinarian will likely evaluate the way The good news is that surgery for both luxating patel-
the dog is walking and palpate his legs, feeling the knees las and cranial cruciate ligament injuries can be cura-
carefully for any slipping, Schulz says. “Your veteri- tive, meaning a dog can go back to normal use of his
narian will flex the knees to see whether the top of the leg. The bad news is that the surgical recovery takes
tibia can be pulled forward abnormally, like a drawer,
cont. on page 29
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from six to 14 weeks for CCL surgery and from three
to four weeks for luxating patella surgery. Recovery PCA
depends on the body condition and age of the dog and
the surgical procedure performed. June
“From a rehabilitation perspective, luxating patellas Health Clinics
tend to be easier than cruciate ligaments since there is
less inflammation and usually arthritis has not set in,”
says Marcellin-Little. During recovery, a dog must be
2005
quiet and controlled. Though it may be difficult to keep
an active dog quiet, it is crucial, says Schulz, noting The health clinics will be held on Thursday
that consequences of noncompliance are serious. “Al- June 16 and Friday June 17.
lowing a dog to be active during surgical recovery can
lead to complete surgical failure, as well as infection,” Optigen 20/20 has a fee of $208.00, or $195.00
he says. “And if surgery fails, a second operation may if form is filled online
be necessary. There should be no running, jumping, with clinic code.PCA
falling or slipping during recovery.” 616.If online form is
used a copy of same
Post-surgical physical therapy and rehabilitation are key
must be brought to the
in a dog’s ability to regain full function of the knee
show.The forms may
joint after any type of knee surgery, but especially im-
portant for dogs recovering from CCL surgery, says be found on the PCA
Marcellin-Little. “We recommend rehabilitation at dif- website.Please fill out
ferent intensity levels, depending on factors like a dog’s all forms prior to event.
fitness level and age,” he says. “It is far from being a There is a separate fee
cookbook approach. While physical therapy can be of $10.00 for the Vet
beneficial, any activity your dog performs post-surgery that draws the blood. A
should be coordinated with your veterinarian.” Visa or Master card
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Grading a Luxated Patella two weeks before the
Grade Characteristics
16th and on the day of
the clinic,otherwise it
1 The patella is usually in a normal position but
can be pushed out of place. Once out of place (lux- is invalid.
ated), it promptly pops back to the normal position.
AKC DNA swabs will also be available.
2 The patella can be in either a normal or lux- Vet Gen WVD can be obtained.
ated position.
If luxated, it can be placed into a normal posi- Swab sets/questionnaires for the UC Davis
tion and will stay there. If in a normal position, it can dealing with Addison's , Dwarfism and Epi-
be manually luxated and will remain in that position. lepsy are also obtainable.
3 The patella is usually in a luxated position.
Microchip also to be had.
Although it can be placed manually into a normal po-
sition, it will promptly pop back into the luxated posi-
tion. CONTACT BARBARA GREEN 212-772-6789
FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE.

4 The patella is always in a luxated position and

can’t be manually pushed back into a normal position.
"Reprinted with permission from Purina Pro
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73rdGREATEST Tuesday, June 14, 2005, the Civic Center will open for ex-
hibitors. The grooming area will be open for Conforma-
tion exhibitors as early as 8:00 AM and no later than 9:00
POODLE SHOW AM. Entry order will be by pre-assigned number. Details
are in the premium list. Performance exhibitors will enter
ON EARTH! through the front door clearly marked Obedience Entrance.
Rally is now an official AKC event, and we ex-
Indeed, spring may be “just around someone’s cor- pect a large entry. In anticipation we have hired an addi-
ner”, but that corner is not in Northwest Wisconsin where tional judge, Ms. Diane Stout, will judge all classes in Rally.
we still have some ugly, left-over snow. We all earnestly Mr. James Grimm has replaced Ms. Elisabeth Chase on
hope spring will not be too long in coming. However late the judging panel. He will judge Novice B. The Obedi-
it is, PCA’s show committee is hard at work on final details ence Pasta Dinner will follow judging on Tuesday at the
for our National, June 12-17, 2005 at the Wicomico Civic Civic Center.
Center in Salisbury, Maryland. The premium list should Judges Education will be held on Tuesday, 3:00
be on line at www.poodleclubofamerica.org by mid-April. PM upstairs at the Civic Center.
Closing date for Agility is May 20, 2005 and all other events Our schedule for Wednesday through Friday re-
close on May 26, 2005. mains the same. Junior Showmanship, all regular dog
For 2005, we welcome our sponsors to The Poodle classes and the Parade of Champions, & AKC Obedience,
Club National Specialty Show, Agility, Obedience, Rally Agility, Hunting and Rally Title Holders will be on Wednes-
and WC/WCX Trials. Royal Canin is proud to be our offi- day, June 14, 2005.
cial dog food sponsor. They are hosting a Hospitality Party Our new dog food sponsor, Royal Canin, is host-
at the Ramada Inn on Wednesday, June 15, 2005 – 5:30 – ing a Hospitality Party at the Ramada Inn on Wednesday
7:30 PM as well as presenting some wonderful prizes for from 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM. We are planning to have a bus
all. They are anxious to be welcomed by The Poodle Club for transportation from the Civic Center to the Ramada
of America. Inn for those staying on the Grounds. We hope everyone
Oster is our official equipment sponsor for 2005. will come and say thanks to Royal Canin for being such a
Their generous prizes being offered to winners are simply big part of our National.
terrific – with some prizes most of us have not yet had the Thursday’s schedule includes judging of all regu-
opportunity to use. This is Oster’s second year with PCA lar bitch classes and Veterans Sweepstakes. Judging will
and we welcome them back. be followed by the Rescue and Affiliate Club Council
There are a few major changes for 2005. WC/WCX Meetings in the Midway Room. The program will be “Is-
will be held on Sunday, June 12, 2005 at Crop Les Farm in sues and Answers for PCA and the Affiliate Clubs. A nu-
Powellville, MD and the trial will be followed by a semi- tritionist from Royal Canin will discuss Nutrition, the
nar on Introduction to Field Training. All information will Poodle and Royal Canin Foods.
be in the WC/WCX premium list. Friday – the grand finale – judging of all three Va-
PCA’s Agility Trial will be held on Monday, June rieties followed by Best of Breed judging. The end of this
13, 2005 at the Civic Center and judging will be indoors on exciting day is PCA’s Blue Ribbon Buffet Dinner and An-
turf beginning at 8:00 AM. Following the Agility Trial, the nual Meeting – we hope all will plan to attend. Some VERY
Show Committee will be very busy getting the Civic Cen- nice door prizes have been donated. Dress is casual -
ter ready for Tuesday and all of the events that follow. We BYOB or wine. Glasses and set-ups will be available.
need all the help we can get so if you are in Salisbury Mon- The entire PCA membership and the Show Com-
day evening and looking for a something to do, please come mittee are really looking forward to a wonderful National,
to the Civic Center as we have LOTS to do! 2005. Please join us for the 73rd GREATEST POODLE
PCA’s Foundation Seminar will be held on Mon- SHOW ON EARTH!
day evening at the Civic Center with registration at 7:00
PM and the program – a panel discussion on topics of cur- Glenna Carlson
rent interest to all Poodle people – will begin at 7:30 PM. National Show Chairman
We hope the Monday evening format is an approach which Poodle Club of America
will provide a better time and location for all interested to
attend.

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Circle the Dates . . .

You’re invited to a 2 day celebration, our 50th Anniversary

2 Back to Back Specialty Shows.
Come help us Celebrate our 50th Anniversary on September 22 & September 23
in Hamden Connecticut , followed by two all breed shows.
September 22 Thursday
Breed Judge Mrs. Janice Pardue
Rally Judge Mrs. Phyllis Broderick

September 23 Friday
Breed Judge Mr. James Reynolds
Obedience Judge: Mrs. Phyllis Broderick

All Breed Shows Saturday and Sunday with supported entries.

Same site Saturday and Sunday Goshen Connecticut.
All Poodle Judging Indoors!

September 24 Saturday OxRidge Kennel Club

Breed Judge: Mrs. Joan Goldstein

September 25 Sunday- Northwestern Kennel Club

Breed Judge: Dr Anthony DiNardo

For More Information:

Contact : Debbie West Phone days: 203-576-8910
email [email protected] Evenings 203-459-4392

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More Details About the The PCA Banquet that evening at the Holiday Inn

Oct 13-Heart of America Poodle Club

October Regional Toys-Barbara Furbush
Min-Betsy Leedy
October 9-14,2005 Std-Sue Rempel
I-Variety-Pat Hastings

Poodle Club of America Obedience

Oct 9- A Tracking Match at The Litton Center Wm Oxandale and Virginia Kinion
Smithville Lake-Smithville, Missouri
Evening Activites are a Hay ride in The orchard-food
For information contact me. If you are around the bon fire And pie and coffee in the apple
Planning on entering this event it would be Helpful if shed
you would let me know ASAP So that I can engage
additional judges and Track layers-otherwise I will have Oct 14-Heart of America Poodle Club
to do a Last minute draw and eliminate a lot of people Toys-Pat Hastings
Min-Sue Rumpel
Oct 10-The WC/WCX and Jr and Senior Hunt Test Std-Betsy Leedy
Smithville Park and Boy Scout Area I-Variety-Barbara Furbush
The contact person of these events are
WC/WCX—Sheree Stone Melancon The Headquarters Hotel is the Holiday Inn
[email protected] And there are major chains in St.Joseph

The Jr Sen Hunt is –Eileen Jaskowski

2905 W.CR#14 ALL WILL BE IN THE PREMIUM LIST
Loveland ,Co 80537

Motor Home Parking is .5 miles from The tracking

site and 0.1 mile from the Hunt site. Full hook ups
available

Contact-Terry Bogener
Questions ?
Director of Parks
107 West Main Call or write me
Smithville, Mo 64089

Oct 11-Is Agility in Bartlett Park-St.Joseph, Mo

Contact Sally Fletcher for more info

e-mail:[email protected]
Tom Carneal
Oct.12-The PCA Show at the Civic Arena in
St. Joseph. Judges are as follows
660-582-4955
Toys-Sue Rumpel
Min-Barbara Furbush
Std-Pat Hastings
I-Variety-Betsy Leedy
Obedience-Wm Oxandale and Virginia Kinion
tomdave@asde.
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Field Training IMPORTANT MESSAGE

As I was finishing up my agility lesson last week, my
FROM CANINE HEALTH
instructor’s next student arrived. We began to chat
and my instructor mentioned I did field work with
FOUNDATION
my poodles. The student said she has a Golden and
would be interested in learning field work, so I in- Dear Friends of the AKC Canine Health Foundation:
vited her to join are training group. Her next ques- We have been advised that an organization calling it-
tion was something I hear asked quite frequently. “Do self "The Accredited Breeder Foundation" is claiming
you have to be hard on your dog to train field work?” on its website (http://www.debateinfo.com/
frequently_asked_questions.htm) to have an affiliation
I suppose hard is in the eyes of the beholder. I’ve with The Canine Health Foundation and even goes so
seen C/T trainers who I felt were hard on their dogs, far as to say that it sponsors our Golf Tournament! I
just as I’ve seen electronic collar users who I felt were assure you that this is not the case.
hard on their dogs. If one is not fair and clear to a
dog, the result is misunderstanding or confusion, The person/organization at this website is unknown.
which can be stressful for any dog. Frankly, we have never heard of this organization and
we have nothing to do with it. They use many names
One can certainly field train in any manner they so in their listing of winners and board members that are
choose. Currently there are poodles with hunting titles similar to names we have heard in an apparent attempt
which have been trained using only C/T or a forced to bring some credibility to their organization.
fetch or an electronic collar or a combination of train-
ing methods. Personally, I feel the training method We have contacted our legal team and they assure us
chosen depends on the natural talent of the dog and that checking with the IRS and other public agencies,
the trainer, along with the time and energies one they have found no record of this "nonprofit." Our at-
wishes to spend in training. torneys have notified the organization and the proper
authorities.
I would like to encourage anyone who might like to
see what field training is about, to come and watch Please cross post and share this response with others
the Working Tests at PCA. After the tests, we are freely. The more people who know the better - we are
planning on offering a field training seminar. We will hoping to "head it off at the pass."
cover some of the terminology used. Field training
has its own “language.” For instance, you don’t ex- Let me know if you have any questions.
ercise your dog in the field when it needs to relieve
itself; you “air” the dog. Other things covered will
be building drive and desire, retrieving, swimming,
etc. This should be a fun and informative, hands on Wayne E. Ferguson
event. President
American Kennel Club Canine Health Foundation
Hope to see many new faces this year at PCA’s Work- (919) 334-4015 (b)
ing Tests and seminar. Come play field work with (919) 334-4011 (f)
your poodles. Fun will be had by all! (888) 682-9696 (toll free)
http://www.akcchf.org
Linda Miller
Valentine’s Sedona Sundown UDX AX OAJ CGC "Double the Dollars for Dogs" - In 2005, every dollar
Valentine’s Trouble Shooter CD WC CGC you donate can be doubled by the AKC! Please con-
Valentine’s Ruby ‘N The Rough CD NA NAJ CGC tact us for more information about how you can ensure
that we meet our goal of helping our dogs live longer,
healthier lives.

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Westminster Results: Award of Merit
Ch Durandel Designer Dress
TOY POODLES
Breeder: Leslie Simis
Best Of Variety
Sire: Ch Wild River JP Barking Spellbound
Ch North Well Chako JP Platina King
Dam: Ch Durandel Dress Me Up
Breeder: Chako Kitai
Owner: Leslie Simis
Sire: Ch Innovation's The Piano Man
Dam: North Well Chako PT Super Platina
Ch Rio's Avalon Vanilla Skye
Owner: Toni & Martin Sosnoff & Toshikazu
Breeder: Cyndi Chaddock & B Cordova & K
Uryu
Vankerschaver
Sire: Ch Parade Kiss And Tell
Best of Opposite sex
Dam: Ch Avalon Atigua
Ch Dolphin Kids JP Mei
Owner: C Chaddock & B Cordova & K
Breeder: Masahiko Fukamachi
Vankerschaver & T Chaddock
Sire: Smash JP Ginnosuki
Dam: Dolphin Kids JP Marimu
STANDARD POODLES
Owner: Masahiko Fukamachi
Best of Variety
Ch Cotian Style And Splash
Award of Merit
Breeder: Mrs Debbie Cozart
Ch Deblane's Traditional Lady
Sire: Avatar Concord
Breeder: Jeff Williams
Dam: Blue Skies Splash
Sire: Ch Cherwilene Secret Agent
Owner: Mrs Zuleika Borges Torrealba
Dam: Heidi, Our Midnight Girl
Owner: Michael Lee West
Best of Opposite
Ch Greg-Mar Glory Bound
Ch North Well Chako JP Never Dream
Breeder: Deborah Mackay & Martin Gregory
Breeder: Hisako Kitai
Sire: Ch Prestige I'll Do Anything
Sire: Andy Of Tulip Song
Dam: Ch Sharbelle Kisses To Gregmar
Dam: North Well Chako JP Dream Box
Owner: Ron L Scott
Owner: Thomas R Stapleton
Award of Merit
MINIATURE POODLES
Ch Obsidian Midnight Shade
Best of Variety
Breeder: Karen Csutoras
Ch Kiyara The Intimadator
Sire: Ch King's Champagne Taste
Breeder: Michael B Lamb & William Jividen
Dam: Ch Todd's Blue Iris Of Antiphon
Jr& Jeannie Kennedy Jr
Owner: Brenda Anima
Sire: Ch Shantoma By Design
Dam: Ch Kiyara Mardi Gras Kaos
Ch Dawin Stellar Performance
Owner: Jeffery Deaver & Madelyn Warholik &
Breeder: Linda C Campbell
Pam Davis
Sire: Ch Dawin Heaven Sent
Dam: Ch Dawin Balanced Image
Best of Opposite Sex
Owner: Linda C Campbell
Ch Halcyon Hillary
Breeder: Nancy & Mary Ellen Fishler & Daniel
Augustus * All Poodles were judged by
Sire: Ch Bar King Wildway's Protocol Mr. Edd E. Bivin
Dam: Ch Halcyon Hoopla
Owner: MaryEllen Fishler & Rachel Korbin RESULTS FROM THE WESTMINSTER KENNEL CLUB WEBSITE
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Ballot is in the Mail Art show at the
Just to let you know that the second stage of our Dog Show, 2005
voting process for judges for our National events
is a done deal. Form a Secretarial standpoint, this Many of our members in the Wichita, Kansas area are
was sooooo much more efficient. I know many of very active in the support, organization and implemen-
you do not know how hard it was to go through the tation of this event
AKC Judges roster to build the former ballot. The
book is little, the print is minuscule, it will not stay From a letter from Patricia Deshler, the chairman, she
open and there are almost 500 judges approved to says "the 2005 Art show at the Dog show is the nations
judge poodles. Of those 500 Poodle judges last premier juried fine art competition devoted exclusively
year, only 15% even got one vote. to canine art."
I also think the Tally committee will have a much Poodle Club of America sponsors the trophy for the art
easier job of counting the votes....there will be 12 work depicting the POODLE.
votes per bal-
lot, not 40 The winner this year is a
votes! This sculpture of a Poodle,
may take only a "SNAPSHOT OF A
few hours to CHAMPION". This en-
count, not the try was submitted by
8-10 we spent KYM POSEY of Bridge-
the last two port, West Virginia. PCA
years. would like to congratulate
Kim for her winning en-
Because of the try and our Thanks to
necessity of Patricia Deshler and Liz
scheduling, It is Cowman for their support
absolutely im- and devotion to this
perative the project.
ballots are re-
t u r n e d I have included the photo
promptly. For sent to PCA. The back-
them to be ground is a little dark,
counted, they hopefully my scanning of
must be POST- the photo will do this art
MARKED no work the justice it de-
later that May serves.
1, 2005.
Helen Tomb-Taylor
Looking for-
ward to hearing
from all of you
soon

Helen Tomb-
Taylor
Corresponding
Secretary

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