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The Poodle PapersOfcial Quarerly Newsleter o The Poodle Club o America

Fall 2012

Poodle Club of America

2012 Meet The Breeds New York City

* Photos by Mary Watson

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Coming SpecialtiesP.C.A. AFFILIATE CLUB SHOWS

*Note: If your show is not listed, please contact Susan Burgethe 2nd VP. at pcaafliateclub@yahoo.com I list only the

shows that she sends me the information on. If the listing is

not complete, please contact Susan.

Leslie

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*Note this list comes from Susan Burge

2012 P.C.A. Afliate Club Shows

December 16, 2011 Orlando Poodle Club as part of

Central Florida Kennel Club

Breed: Teresa Maria Gallo

December 16, 2011 Tampa Bay Poodle Club as part of

Brevard Kennel Club

Breed: Virginia Lyne

December 16, 2011 Poodle Club of the Lehigh Valley

Sweeps: TBA

Breed: TBA

December 17, 2011 Poodle Club of the Lehigh Valley

Rally: Dawn L. Martin

Obed: Kathleen WalkerBreed: Teresa Maria Gallo

2013 P.C.A. Afliate Club Shows

January 4, 2013 San Bernardino-Riverside

Poodle Club (back-to-

back specialties)

AM Breed: Jacqueline Rayner

PM Breed: Dana Plonkey

January 10, 2013 Tampa Bay Poodle Club (as

part of Manatee Kennel

Club)Breed: Denny Mounce

January 11, 2013 Puget Sound Poodle Club

Breed: Roy Prado

January 16, 2013 Columbia Poodle Club

Breed: Monica Canestrini

Obed: TBA

January 18, 2013 Poodle Club of Southeast

Michigan (as part of Livonia Kennel

Club)

Breed: TBA

January 19, 2013 Poodle Club of Southeast

Michigan (as part of Oakland KennelClub)

Breed: Dana Cline

February 8, 2013 Poodle Club of Central Indiana

(as part of Hoosier Kennel Club)

Breed: Michael Dachel

February 28, 2013 Valley of the Sum Poodle Club

(back-to-back specialties)

AM breed: Eugene Blake

PM Breed: Tempest Deptuch

March 6, 2013 Poodle Club of San Antonio

Breed: Inge Sememschin

Obed: TBA

Agility: TBA

March 23, 2013 Central Carolina Poodle Club

(Concurrent with Raleigh

Kennel

Club)

Breed: Barbara Furbush

Obed & Rally Jean Porter LynchMarch 29, 2013 Key to the Sea Poodle Club

Breed: Maria Aizcorbe

March 29, 2013 Poodle Club of Las Vegas (back-to back

specialties)

AM Breed: Rick Weyrich

Sweeps: Marcel Daignault

PM Breed: Gary L. Anderson

March 30, 2013 Key to the Sea Poodle Club

Breed: Luis Aizcorbe

April 4, 2013 Greater Wichita Poodle Club

(Back to Back Specialties)

AM Breed: TBA

PM Breed: TBAMay 3, 2013 William Penn Poodle Club (Back-to-

Back Specialties)

AM Breed: David Kittredge

PM Breed: Robert Ennis

June 28, 2013 Greater Milwaukee Poodle Club

Breed: Desmond Murphy

REGIONAL INFO

September 26, 2013 Columbia Poodle Club

Toy: Jordan Chamberlain

Min: Chuck Arnold

Std: Madeline Patterson

Inv: Edd BivenSeptember 27, 2013 Puget Sound Poodle Club

Toy: Charles Arnold

Min: Madeline Patterson

Std: Edd Bivin

Inv: Jordan Chamberlain

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2012-2014Officers & cOmmiTTees

President:Dennis McCoy1st Vice Pres.:William Cunningham

2nd Vice Pres.Susan Burge

Corres. Sec.: Mary Olund

cabpudel@pacbell.net

Record. Sec.: Joyce CarelliTreasurer: Jack MacGillivray

Variety Representatives

Toy:Joan Scott

Mini: Nancy HafnerStandard.: Joan McFadden

Publicity: Janet Lange MosesAKC Delegate: Mary Ellen Fishler

Show Committee

Chairperson:Barbara Furbush

Assistant Chairpersons: Johnny Shoe-

maker

Companion Events

Obedience & Rally- Chairperson-Ann

Mandlebaum

Agility Chairperson-Debbie West

Working Certicate Program - pending

Public Education CoordinatorCommittee

Judges EducationNancy Hafner

Afliate Club Council:Susan Burge

PCA Foundation:Exec. Director Tom Carneal

PCA Foundation:Coordinator- Joan McFadden

PCA Poodle Rescue Foundation

Cindy Crawleypoodleclubofamerica@yahoo.com

Poodles in America:Editor: Beverly Jean Nelson

Breeder Referral: Co Chairs-Mary Olund

& Leslie Newing

Poodleclubofamerica.org

PCA Home Page

Joyce Carelli

pcaupdateinfo@yahoo.comwww.poodleclubofamerica.org

PCA InformationPeggy McDill

infopoodleclubofamerica@yahoo.com

The Poodle Papers

Layout & Graphic design

Editor: Leslie Newing

Email:pcanewsletter@yahoo.com

PCA Email list

pca_on_line@yahoo.comPCA on line List

Peggy McDillMary Olund

Presidents Message:

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Dear Membership,

Below you will nd my list of committees and their members for the next cou-

ple of years. Please feel to contact any of the appropriate committee members or

myself with any constructive comments or questions that you as members of the

Poodle Club of America may have. I put a lot of thought into picking my com-

mittees and feel that the committees, the board and myself will work together in

a constructive manner, with harmony and a positive attitude for the betterment

and advancement of our breed and of the Poodle Club of America and its future.

I must tell you, your sitting board does work well together, and it is a pleasure

to work with them. So please, if you have any questions or ideas feel free to

ask, or give input to myself or the appropriate committee member or any boardmember to look into your questions, concerns, ideas. Please remember it is not

always possible to please everyone and in discussions there are a lot of opinions,

but we are always open to positive suggestions.

We are looking forward to the big AKC show in Florida in December. We will

have a PCA board meeting during this time and the entire board will be attend-

ing. Good luck to all who enter and I hope to see you there.

I want to wish each and every one of you a wonderful and safe holiday season

and a great new year lled with good health, happiness, and the best of luck for

both you and your four legged friends with lots of wins for all.

Sincerely,

Dennis

Dennis M. McCoy

President

Poodle Club of America

919 362 9799

doggiepro@aol.com

fax 919 362 6288

cell 919 604 9799 also text

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Breeder Referral: Mary Olund & Leslie Newing, Co-Chairs, Joan Scott (Toy), Nancy Hafner

(Mini), Joan McFadden (Std), Sue Burge (Afliate Clubs)

Membership: Jordan Chamberlain, Chair, Sharon Finney, Sandy Marshall, Janice Pardue,

Katie Kinowski

Audit Committee: Mike Wahlig, Scott Olund , Johnny Shoemaker

Illustrated Standard of the Breed: Luis Aizcorbe, Chair, Helen Lee James, Janet Lange Moses

Breed Standard Committee: Randy Garren, Chair, Doris Cozart, Joan Scott (Toy), Nancy Haf-

ner (Miniature), Joan McFadden (Standard)

Judges Education: Nancy Hafner, Coordinator, William Cunningham, Randy Garren, Jack Mac-

gillivray , Scott and Lisa Wolfe, Gina Wieser

Education Committee: Soctt & Lisa Wolfe, William Cunningham, Gina Wieser, Del Dahl

PCA Foundation Liaison: Joan McFadden

PCA Rescue Foundation Liaison: Mary Olund

Legal Committee: Mike Wahlig, Jan Steinhour

Legislative Committee: Judy Goldberg, Chair, Peggy McDill, Jean Lazaras

Ethics Committee: Sue Burge, Chair, Gina Wieser, Toni Sosnoff

Poodles in America Publication: Kathy Bencin, Chair, Deborah Parisi , (Jack Macgillivray andDel Dahl, Consultants)

PIA Sales and Distribution: Allen and Janet Kingsley

Web Administrative Committee/Liaison: Joyce Carelli, Chair, Sue Burge, Joan McFadden

Regional Guidelines: Johnny Shoemaker

Proposed PCA Committees

Current thru April 2014

(Dennis McCoy, Pres)

11/20/12

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Regional Show Chair: Johnny Shoemaker

Historian: Tom Carneal

Newsletter: Leslie Newing

PCA Online (Yahoo Group): Peggy McDill, Mary Olund

PCA Facebook: Mary Olund

Website: Quasar Global Roadband, Inc, Webmaster

Inquiry correspondence: Peggy McDill

PCA Fund Raising: Missy Galloway, Chair, Kay Tripp (admin support)

Meet The Breeds: Mary Ellen Fishler, Chair

Show Chair: Barbara Furbush

Asst Chair: Johnny Shoemaker

Natl Obedience & Rally Chair: Ann Mandelbaum

Natl Tracking Tests Chair: Dennis McCoy

Natl Agility Trial Chair: Debbie West

Natl Retriever Hunting Test Chair: Linda Miller

Natl PCA Working Test Chair: Joyce Carelli

PCA Foundation & Genetic Anomalies: Tom Carneal

PCA Rescue Foundation: Cindy Crawley

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Poodle Papers!

Deadline for the next newsletter is February 16th. Please get your articles to me by that date

Anyone who has an interesting topic that they would like to see in the newsletter, please feel

free to email me atpcanewsletter@yahoo.com

Please remember I will not print any copyrighted material without permission no matter

what the topic is.

From The Poodle Papers Editor

The Poodle Papers all issues are on line at Poodleclubofamerica.orgFor members who do not have an e-mail address on le or internet access, copies will be automatically printed

and mailed.

For those members who do have e-mail/internet access but need a printed copy, You can by request have the

Poodle Papers mailed to you. By e-mailing pcanewsletter@yahoo.com 4 weeks before the next issue.

Thank you for helping the PCA continue to Be Green.

Please take note on the deadline for the Newsletter. Please also only send your articles to this email account:

pcanewsletter@yahoo.com

Thank you!

LeslieLeslie Newing

PCA Newsletter Editor

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Roster Update Form

First Name ______________MI ___Last Name___________________

Home Address:

__________________________City_______________State___ZIP___Work Address:

__________________________City_______________State___ZIP___

Phone:

H: (__) ___-_______ W: (__) ____-________C: (__)___-_________

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Whats WherePage 8

NotePCA is not responsible for any statements or claims made by its contributors. PCA reserves the rights to edit all copy

and make editorial comments where necessary and deemed appropriate by the editor. PCA reserves the right to refuse

items submitted for publication. Written permission must be received and granted by PCA in order to reprint any editorial

material. Contributors reserve all rights to their articles and permissions must be granted by them for reprint purposes.

2007 Poodle Club of America

Proposed Committee Chairs 4

National Specialty 9

Wendell Sammet 11

Afliate Club 14

Meet the Breeds 18

AKC Delegate Report 20

Your Poodle has Addisons Disease 22

Variety Representatives 24

Poodle Club of America Rescue Foundation 27

Poodle Club of America Health Foundation 32

In Memoriam 34

OFA 36

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National Specialty

Save these dates!!!

PCA National Dates for the future2013-April 22-262014- April 21-25

2015- April 20-24

Notes from the Show Chairperson-The National Specialty will be here before we turn

around twice and I want to bring everyone up to date onwhat is happening at this point.

First and foremost, I want to make certain everyone

knows that the Holiday Inn will again be the host hotel.

When you reserve your room please use the CODE:

PCA 2013 to assure the best price. It is not too early

to reserve now by calling 410-546-4400. Your room

reservation will include a Continental Breakfast each

morning downstairs in the restaurant. At this time, I am

not sure what time it will be available, but I will make

certain it is early enough for those needing to get to theshow grounds. The other motels are available on the

PCA website and you make book directly from there. If

you have been going to a favorite place and dont see it,

just call them directly for your reservations.

Watch the website the rst of January for any updates.

Remember if you need to y into Baltimore, you can get

Bayrunner Shuttle to pick you up and bring you directly

to Salisbury. Go to http://www.bayrunners.com/ to get

all the information you will need.

This is the schedule for 2013. Please understand it does

not include time for moving in the building, and other

information such as any matches, etc. I am certain it

will be all as it has always been, but I am only posting

this at the present time to give everyone a heads up.

Friday April 19 Tracking and Tracking Dog Excellent

Test (New location Pemberton Park 5561 PlantationLane, Salisbury, MD)

Saturday April 20 Hunting Tests

Sunday April 21 Working Tests

Monday April 22 Agility Trial

Tuesday April 23 Obedience/Rally Trial * Canine

Good Citizen Testing* Parade of Rescue Dogs* Parade

of AKC Companion Performance Titleholders* PCA

Working Certicate Holders

Wednesday April 24 Regular dog classes * Junior

Showmanship Classes* Parade of AKC Breed

Champion PoodlesThursday April 25 Regular Bitch classes * Veteran

Sweepstakes ***Note change of day***PCA Banque

at Civic Center everyone invited.

Friday April 26 Best of Variety, Intervariety and Non-

Regular Classes.

There will be a couple of other events that will be

announced as soon as they become available.

Please call me with any questions. I will be more than

happy to help in any way.

Have a wonderful and safe holiday with your family

and pets~

Fondly, Barbara Furbush, 2013 Show Chairman

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Does your Affiliate Club takepride in mentoring new people tothe Breed?

mentor someone new to the Breedtoday!

Notes from Debbie:

Hi All,

I hope you have a wonderful joy lled holiday season.

As winter arrives, we should strive to nd ways to keep

our poodles and ourselves healthy and t. Last year

was such an easy winter that we were able to hike allwinter and we got into the spring agility season in bet-

ter shape than we were in the fall. I have found that my

dogs and my physical condition really helps make suc-

cess easier. I hope we and you can nd ways to main-

tain or improve our stamina. I got the poodles a couple

of different exercise balls to work on last year and I do

have to get motivated to use them again this year. It

really is as easy as propping it between the sofa and the

coffee table and let them work on core strengthening

while I work on watching TV. That doesnt sound like

that is helping me much though does it.

I am waiting for AKC to approve our judge for 2013,

should be posted any time now. Sufce it to say we

are going to have fun with his courses and his sense of

humor.

Stay healthy and hug your poodles.

Debbie

Notes from Ann-

Obedience/Rally

Summer is really over and we are rushing headlong

into the holiday season and, of course, as soon as the

new year begins plans for PCAs Greatest Poodle

Show On Earth go into high gear. I hope 2012 has been

wonderful for you and your Poodles and I especiallywish that those of you along the East coast have been

able to put the devastation of Sandy behind you.

An outstanding panel of judges has accepted PCA

invitation to judge our Obedience and Rally classe

in 2013. Celeste Meade Maurer and David Maure

will judge Obedience and Susie Osburn will design

our Rally courses and judge Rally. As in the past few

years, Linda Howard will be our Chief Obedience

Rally Steward and Jan Hopper will handle hospitality

on Tuesday for our Obedience and Rally Trials. I hopethat many of you will volunteer to steward, knowing

that the success of our trials and the quality of the

experience for exhibitors depends on full ring coverage

by cheerful and conscientious volunteers. Not to

mention lunch and those great t-shirts!

Start putting some extra time into your training and ge

ready to enter some classes in Obedience and/or Rally

Have some fun and who knows earn a leg.

Ann Mandelbaum,

PCA Obedience/Rally Chair

Counting the days

till Salisbury and the

Poodle Reunion!

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Wendell Sammet

Still having fun after all these years. We salute you,

Wendell Sammet, a legend in your own time.

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P.C.A. PublicationsPage 12

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Page 131. FROM THE WHELPING BOX TO THE SHOW RING

A panel of three breeders discuss their methods in preparing a

Poodle puppy for the show ring. Panelists Mrs. Arlene Scardo,

Miss Betsey Leedy, and Mrs. Kadelia Hamilton. Panel is moder-

ated by Mrs Debby Cozart. $20.00

4. 1990 DOG JUDGES ASSOC. PRESENTATION ON THE

POODLE: An exciting presentation on the Poodle from the

judges perspective. Presented by Mr. Frank Sabella and Mr. &

Mrs James Clark. $20.00

5. 1990 DR. ELAINE ROBINSON on PINPOINTING OVU-

LATION: This video tape will be exceptionally valuable tool in

any serious breeding program. $20.00

6. POODLE TEMPERMENT PANEL: A discussion on

improving Poodle temperament. Panelists include John Fowler,

Mrs. Joan Scott, Mrs. Pat Deshler, Mrs. Glena Carlson. Narrated

by Del Dahl $20.00

8. THE POODLE POSITIVE: A Judges Workshop with Mr.

& Mrs. James Clark. You do not have to be a judge or aspire to

be one to gain a lot from this tape. $20.00

10. PROGRESSIVE RETINAL ATROPHY:

Dr. Gustavo Aquirre discussed PRA in Poodles $20.00

12. BREEDING A GREAT POODLE (TWO TAPES)

Dr. George Padgett speaks on Poodle traits; comparing inbreed-

ing to out crossing and line breeding; risk factors in picking up

faults; calculating good and bad genes; helping each other with

our breed. $35.00

13. POODLE TYPE: Dr. Jacklyn Hungerland and Mrs. James

Clark discuss what makes a Poodle. $15.00

14. ASPECTS OF REPRODUCTION: Dr. Edward Feldman

discusses reproduction and the Poodle $15.00

16. HEREDITARY DISEASES IN POODLES : Dr. Fran

Smith speaks on hereditary diseases in all Varieties. A breeders

guide to genetic diseases. $15.00

17. ORTHOPEDIC PROBLEMS IN POODLES: Dr. E.A.

Corley, discusses orthopedic problems in hips,sties and elbows

as they relate to all varieties of Poodles. $15.00

21. CANINE MALE REPRODUCTION: Dr.

Autumn Davidson discusses reproduction se-

men collection and managing the high risk delivery.

$15.00

22.SUCCESSFULLY BREEDING THE INFERTILE BITCH

Dr. E. Robinson discusses breeding the infertile bitch.$15.00

24. 1998 SEMINAR -- GENETIC DISEASE ANALYSIS

Jerold Bell discusses genetic disease analysis. $15.00

27. 2001 BREEDING STRATEGIES

Dr. John Armstrong and Dr. George Padgett discuss Type cast-

ing, establishing a line, role of DNA mapping in making breeding

decisions. $20.00

28. 2002 PCAF SEMINAR -- WHICH PUPPY TO KEEP

Mrs. Pat Hastings leads us in an interactive seminar in solving the

puzzle of Which Puppy to Keep $20.00

30. 2003 PCAF SEM. RAISING THE SHOW PUPPY

Mrs James Edward Clark leads a panel of prominent Poodle

Breeders who express their views on The Successful Raising of

a Show Puppy $20.00

31. 2004 GENETICS FOR POODLE BREEDERS

Dr.Jerold Bell discusses how breeders should use the advances in

dog genome research in making breeding decisions.

$20.00

32. 2005 Anne Clark on POODLE PEDIGREES

Mrs. Edward Clark discusses various aspects of poodles and their

pedigrees. $22.00

33. 2006 POODLE DISEASE UPDATES

Dr. Thomas Graves discusses the research, testing, treatment &

management of key genetic diseases. 22.00

34. 2010 PCA FOUNDATION SEMINAR (Combo DVD

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1.Vaccines & vaccination-Dr.R. Schultz 2. Canine Genetics

Update-DR. M Neff 3. Estate Planning For Your Dogs

Ms Charlotte Mitchell $25.00

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Afliate Club NewsGreater Milwaukee Poodle Club Happenings

GMPC June 28, 2013 Conformation Specialty Show

Mandy DeYoung Spriegel is GMPCs Show Chair/

Show Secretary for the June 28, 2013 Conformation

Specialty Show. Contact Mandy at dogfolks@aol.

com, 847-322-3951 for more information on the show.

This will be our second year holding this June Show in

conjunction with the Kettle Moraine Kennel Club All

Breed Show. Our GMPC Specialty judge will be Mr.

Desmond Murphy. This year we have added Special

Attractions to this show and will be awarding the PCA

Silver Medallion to the Best of Breed.

GMPC July 26, 2013 Conformation Specialty Show

GMPC will hold a Conformation Specialty Show in

conjunction with the Waukesha Kennel Club shows

on July 26, 2013. The judge will be Terri Lyddon.

Lora DeSombre is the Show Chair. Contact Lora at

shambre@excel.net for more information on the show.

GMPC Approved to Hold AKC Agility Trials

GMPC held an all-breed sanctioned agility A match on

September 15, 2012 at the Manitowoc County Kennel

Club, Manitowoc, WI. The trial entries lled and the

trial ran smoothly. Susanne Nash was the agility trial

secretary and John Pittman was the chairman. GMPC

members stepped up to the plate and volunteered to

work.

GMPC met the AKC requirements to be sanctioned

to hold AKC agility trials. GMPCs rst sanctioned

agility trial will be held February 9 & 10, 2013 at theOshkosh Kennel Club, Oshkosh, WI. The judge will be

Joan Simon.

Submitted by

Bev Duerst, GMPC

AFFILIATE CLUB COUNCIL

ATTENDANCE APRIL 25, 2012

Bluebonnet Poodle Club (BPC)

Sheree Stone

Columbia Poodle Club, Inc. (CPC)Barbara Curry

Jeff Nokes

Florida Poodle Rescue

Patricia Bonati

Greater Cincinnati Poodle Club (GCPC)

Rita Datema

Pat Roenker

John Datema

Greater Milwaukee Poodle Club Poodle Club, Inc

(GMPC)

Dorrit E. Deihl

John Pittman

Nancy Thorvilson

Greater Pittsburg Poodle Club (GPPC)

Linda Caldwell

Heart of America Poodle Club (HAPC)

Danielle Calhoon

Jane Calhoon

Dale Hunsburger

Lone Star Poodle Club (LSPC)

Luann Wilkinson

Janet Kingsley

Mid-Michigan Club, Inc. (MMPC)

Diane M. Gaw

Eric M. Gaw

Orlando Poodle Club (OPC)

Terry Buckland

Ken Buckland

Panorama Poodle Club of Mt. Spokane (PPCOMS)

Roberta Zielinski (pending)

Poodle Club ofHawaii (PCH)

Bradley Odagiri

Poodle Clubof Las Vegas, Nevada (PCLVN)

Susie Osburn

Poodle Club of Tulsa

Jean Urban

Poodle Club of Lehigh Valley, Inc. (PCLV)

Marion Banta

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Susan Adams

Jackie Nachmias

Joy Nachmias

Pearl M. Wanner

Poodle Club of Massachusetts, Inc. (PMC)

Ana Aurarez

Eve BaltzellSusan Giordano

Mary Lebet

Poodle Club of Mohawk Valley, Inc. (PCMV)

Grace Dunkin

Poodle Club of Southern California, Inc. (PCSC)

Johnny Shoemaker

Poodle Club of Tulsa

Jean Urban

Quinnipiac Poodle Club, Inc. (QPC)

Ann Mandelbaum

Daryl MasoneCharlotte M. Mitchell

Deb West

Tampa Bay Poodle Club (TBPC)

Olga Zamkovaya

Vladimir Zamkovoy

Twin Cities Poodle Club, Inc. (TCPC)

Nancy Thorvilson

Jan Hopper

Washington Poodle Club (WPC)Sandy Marshall

Watchung Mountain

Poodle Club (WMPC)

Anita McKenna

Western Reserve Poodle Club (WRPC)

JoAnn Geramita

Kathy Bencin

Florida Poodle Rescue

Patricia Bonati

POODLE CLUB OF AMERICA AFFILIATE CLUB

MEETINGAPRIL 25, 2012 AT 4:00 pm

Susan Burge, Afliate Club Council Chair, called the

meeting to order at 4:00pm.

We did have a day change from Thursday to Wednesday of

the week of PCA.

The minutes of the last meeting (April 2011) were approved

as read. Dale Hunsburger made the motion to approve and

Johnny Shoemaker seconded.

Susan has asked all afliate club corresponding secretaries

to have correct emails for their membership. Email is a

best way to communicate. Corresponding secretaries have

been asked by Susan to send out the Poodle Papers to their

membership. This is a successful way to share all news from

PCA with the afliate clubs.

Mary Ellen Fishler was introduced and thanked for allowing

the meeting to take place in the hospitality room.

Susan asked for Questions:

Nancy Burleson from (?) stated that one of their

members breeds a lot of puppies. What can we do? Mary

Ellen Fishler encouraged afliate clubs to have a Code of

Ethics and make sure each member has a clear understanding

of this document. Jim Risser, president of Mass. Poodle

Club, suggested mentoring each new member to help them

understand the importance of being a responsible breeder

Susie Osborn, from Poodle Club of Las Vegas, suggested

following the CHIC requirements. Sherri Stone, Blue Bonne

Poodle Club, did remind all that the Code of Ethics is a two

way street, if you use it on one person, you are obligated to

use it on all.

Mary Ellen Fishler, AKC delegate, said AKC has

gone through the same thing. We have 3 varieties, with

each having its own problems. Two years ago, patellas were

added to the mini list of recommended testing.

If there is a problem, check your bylaws and makesure charges can be led. Susan brought up another subject

that is related to the above. What to ask a breeder is on

the PCA website. This is helpful. Debbie West, Quinnipiac

Poodle Club, requested more information to be added to the

website to educate consumers. Mary Ellen stated that Say

No to Designer Dogs is a slow education process but it does

make a difference.

Cindy Crawley, Rescue Chairperson, was the speaker. She

talked about what rescue is about and what an afliate club

can do. Florida Poodle Rescue has been involved in a large

operation. They have 54 in rescue and 10 more coming. JefNokes, Columbia Poodle Club, ask how to determine how

much to treat, if there are health issues with a rescue dog

There are limits of responsibility. Darrell Mason, Poodle

Club of Mass. And Quinnipiac Poodle Club, suggested denta

cleaning and removing of teeth, when necessary. Sherr

Stone, Blue Bonnet Poodle Club, ask how much funding do

you get from poodle people? PCA and afliate clubs should

make this a priority. Many pet owners who take their dog

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To Afliate Clubs:

From: Susan Burge2nd Vice President

Afliate Club Council Chair

In light of all the unusual weather affecting the East

coast over the last few months, we hope and praythat anyone impacted is blessed with safety, sanity

and strength to get through this painful time. We

encourage individual afliate clubs and their members

to donate to organizations helping with the care of

animals and people caught in these terrible events

As a gentle reminder, be mindful of the track records

of the organizations you may choose to support, as

some organizations utilize more of the donations for

charitable purposes than others.

Onto business, remember you can email your premium

lists and marked catalogs directly to me. Not only does

this emailing me the lists and catalogs save money on

postage but it also ticks off items on the check list for

the show chairman. As I suggested earlier, placing my

name into your premium list mailings gets the premium

list to me much earlier. There is one club (unnamed

of course!) who would have greatly benetted from

following that idea recently. We had one of those

Oh, I forgot, can I have the medallion in three days

moments. And yes we did make it!!

In this issue of Poodle Papers you will nd the minutes

of the Afliate Club Council meeting held in April at

our national specialty. Luann Wilkinson did a grea

job of getting all the information. I encourage you to

read the minute and let us know about any corrections

additions etc.

To be honest I am a planner. While events such as our

April visit to Maryland may seem far off, they really are

just around the corner. Now is the time to start planning

your trip to PCA. I would like to formally invite al

members of our Afliate Clubs, PCA and anyone else

who is interested to come to our Annual Afliate Club

Council meeting to be held on WEDNESDAY, April 24th

at 4:00 P.M. in the Hospitality Room of the Convention

Center. The meeting offers a great opportunity to

interact with other clubs and discuss how they have

addressed the problems and concerns facing many of

to rescue should be taking them back to the breeder. Cindy

said PCA Rescue will take the dog back to the breeder if

there are papers.

Cindy complimented Sally Poindexter as a great organizer.

Sally was the last rescue chairperson.

Debbie West reminded clubs to PCA Rescue and theFoundation. Darrell Mason suggested if you have a litter,

give part of your proceeds to Rescue.

Susan introduced Jeff Nokes, President of Columbia Poodle

Club and Johnny Shoemaker, Show Chairman for the 2013

Regional. It will be held on Sept. 25, 26 and 27, 2013 in

Salem, OR. Red Lion Inn is the host hotel. Price is $99

for a single and $109 double. It is dog friendly. Oregon

County Fairgrounds is the show site. There will be tracking

trials for poodles only. A shuttle will be running between

the host hotel and the show site. There will be motor homehookups. John Pittman, Milwaukee Poodle Club, wanted

to know what kind of oor would be use for Agility. Dogs

need matting.

Susan and Mary Ellen reminded all clubs to check your

state laws and be aware that some states have puppy lemon

laws. Look for state laws on dog selling and responsibility.

When your club has a specialty, invite town ofcials to

attend. Legislators tend to believe all commercials educate

them. HSUS does not rescue dogs!

Susan thank all for attending.

Janet Kingsley made a motion to adjourn and Mary Ellen

Fischler seconded it.

Respectfully Submitted

Luann Wilkinson

Lone Star Poodle Club.

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our clubs. And of course refreshments will be served. I

am always open to any suggestions for the agenda and

look forward to seeing many of you there.

As a reminder, please do not forget the great Regional

Poodle Specialties coming up in September in the

magnicent Northwest.

This is the time of the year when many clubs have

their elections. Please let both Mary Olund and me

know of any changes in club ofcers. Also if email

addresses have changed, PLEASE let us know. This

is particularly important with the upcoming dues

notications and judges ballots coming up for PCA.

Finally, please remember that, Mary Olund has

volunteered to put specialty show results on the PCAs

Facebook page. Just send them to Mary at cabpudel@pacbell.net and get the poodle news out there.

If you have any comments, questions or concerns

about any afliate club matter, please contact me at

msstb@aol.com or 440-526-2382. I may not have an

answer to your question but I am more than willing

to nd someone who does. My home address is 6581

Thorntree Dr., Brecksville, OH 44141.

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Sandy Fund

AKC and Westminster Kennel Club Donate $20,000 To

Sandy Fund To Help Those Affected By Hurricane And

Future Disasters

In support of the people and their pets affected by

Hurricane Sandy, the American Kennel Club HumaneFund, Inc. and The Westminster Kennel Club have each

donated $10,000 to the Humane Funds newly-created

Sandy Fund. This $20,000 grant and other donations

to the Sandy Fund will assist organizations that provide

support and services for dogs and owners faced with

the challenges of natural disaster.

We look forward to helping pets and their owners get

back on their feet in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, said

Sen McCarthy, Westminster Kennel Club President. I

encourage all dog lovers to donate to the fund to helpfellow pet owners in need.

The AKC is greatly saddened by the damage caused

by Hurricane Sandy, said Dennis Sprung, AKC Presi-

dent and CEO. The creation of the Sandy Fund will

help us do everything we can to assist companion ani-

mals and their owners in the region during this trying

time and in any future disasters.

The Sandy Fund grants money to AKC clubs and af-

liated organizations looking to provide assistance for

pets and their owners in their hometowns during a time

of disaster. The new Funds rst donation was made to

the Staten Island Companion Dog Training Club to aid

their relief efforts in Staten Island, New York. Clubs

interested in applying for a grant to assist local disaster

relief outreach can send a request in writing to dxs@

akc.org.

Anyone interested in donating to the Sandy Fund can

donate online. Please mark your donation as for theSandy Fund.

Checks or money orders can be sent to:

The American Kennel Club Humane Fund, Inc.

Attn: Daphna Straus

260 Madison Avenue

New York, NY 10016-2401

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Does your club have an outstand-

ing member you want to recognize?

Someone that has given over and

over to your club? If so send us

their story.We are happy to review

it for the next issue of the PoodlePapers.

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Meet the Breed

On October 20th and 21st, 2012 the American Kennel Club,

sponsored by Petpartners, held what has become an annual

event at the Jacob Javits Convention Center to introduce

prospective pet owners to more than 200 breeds of dogs and

cats at their Meet the Breeds. Educating the public about the

predictable qualities and needs of each breed is the major

motivating factor for holding this event each year.

Throughout the day there were demonstrations performed

for the public showing just how much fun can be had withyour pet. There were dogs performing tricks, Beefy the

skateboarding bulldog, dancing, and pets racing against

the clock in the fast paced sport of agility were just a few.

Spectators learned how to turn their own pet into a star. Also,

there are thousands of dogs who serve with the U.S. forces

on bases and operating posts around the world as patrol dogs

and detectors of explosives and drugs. Six of these hard

working canines from the Connecticut Army

National Guard Military Working Dog program were

honored with the DOGNY Heroic Military Working

Dog Award sponsored by Citibank.

This year the Poodle Club of America participated

for the fourth year. I have attended many Meet the

Breed events (there are many put on by various

kennel clubs throughout the country) but the scope

and number of people who descend upon this event is like

no other. The people of New York truly have in braced this

event as their own. Not only are there new attendees every

year but repeat attendees who come and want to know abou

the dogs they have met in previous years.

Those members and people who have come to work our

booth at this event understand how grueling it is both for

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people and pets. It is important for our membership to

make every effort in the future to help participate with this

endeavor; there really is no other quite as spectacular.

I want to thank several people this year. First Mary Watson

a member of Washington Poodle Club, who has worked this

booth and the Florida booth before but without whom I could

never get this project completed. Jim Wasilak drove fromMaryland Sunday morning to bring the rst toy I have gotten

in the booth since the beginning. When so many different

issues kept PCA members from bringing dogs Watchung

Mt. Poodle Club sent Elena Rodgen , her husband and two

standards.

Our next Meet the Breed will be held at the AKC Eucanuba

in December. Leslie Pope Hall is the liaison for me to Tampa

and Orlando Poodle Clubs. If you are interested in working

the booth please contact Leslie for assigned times.

Mary Ellen Fishler

Meet The Breed Co-Ordinator,Poodle Club of America

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A.K.C. Delegates Corner

I hope that this holiday is lled with all the joys of the season. I wish you, your family,and dogs a happy and healthy holiday.Mary Ellen Fishler, DelegatePoodle Club of America.

DELEGATE REPORT

The delegate meeting was held on September 11, 2012

in Newark, New Jersey. There was presentation at the

forum by Michael Ganey, the AKC Vice President,

Marketing and Lisa Peterson, AKC CommunicationsDirector on the Social Media Made Simple Three

things You Can Do Today To Grow Your Club.

The complete Powerpoint presentation as well as a

Facebook Tutorial for Clubs is on the Delegates Portal,

I will forward it to those interested.

The Meeting was then called to order at 10:00 a.m.

The rst order of business was the ballot for Delegate

Standing Committees. After the general business of

opening the meeting was conducted, Alan Kalter gave

the Chairmans Report .He spoke about our rights asresponsible owners and breeders and how the AKC

stands up for our rights whenever and wherever

necessary. He discussed the importance of the tenth

annual AKC Responsible Dog Ownership Days being

celebrated across the country. He quoted President

Kennedy who had an inspiring thought: One person

can make a difference, and every person should try.

Alan stated Together we will continue to stand up

for what we believein. Together we will continue to

ght for our rights, and together we will be the dogs

champion.

Doug Ljungren, Vice President of Companion and

Performance Events then spoke. He announced that

effective that day, the AKC is taking another step to

acknowledge SAR teams. These dogs will be awarded

an Urban SAR dog title. Specically the AKC will

award titles to dogs that are certied as deployable on

Federal and State Disaster Task Forces. He then gave

Becky Stanevich, Delegate for the Mountaineer Kennel

Club, and her dog Juno, the rst AKC Urban SAR dog

title. Becky and Juno are members of FEMAs Ohio

Task Force One.

Dennis Sprung then asked the Delegate body to stand

for a moment of silence in memory of the tragedy that

occurred during this Delegates meeting 11 years agoHe then went on to discuss the AKCs involvement with

this tragedy. He reminded of us of our communities

contributions with this effort.

Mr. Farnsworth gave his Financial Report. A summery

follows: Total Revenues of $4.6 million in the month of

August 2012 were $250,000 below budget but $350,000

above 2011. Total monthly operating expenses of $4.7

million were $200,000 below budget but $200,000

above 2011. This resulted in an operating loss of

$67,000 for the month. This was an improvement from

last Augusts monthly operating loss of $217,000. The

AKCs investments, Year-To-Date, are up $4.9 million

but it was recognized this could change at any time.

The delegate body then voted on a proposed amendment

to Chapter 2, Section 3, of the Rules applying to Dog

Shows, which would require clubs to hold a show In

their territory at least once every two years in order to

maintain exclusive privilege in the territory. The AKC

Board approved this provision, which would enableclubs to utilize a site in a territory after the club assigned

that territory has not held a show in that territory for

two consecutive years. The Board did not recommend

approval of the proposed new last sentence, which

would re=establish exclusive show privileges, and

would only recommend approval of the proposal if it

was deleted. There was a motion made to differ back to

the Rules Committee.

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Then there was a vote on a proposed amendment to

Chapter 5, Sections 6,7, & 8, of the Rules Applying

to Dog Shows-Ribbons, Prizes and Trophies, which

would create consistency with Chapter 6 of the Rules

Applying to Dog Shows. Passed

The last vote was on proposed amendments to Chapter

16, Section 1, New Sixth Paragraph, of the Rules

Applying to Dog Shows, which wold create a new three

point major for the dog designated Reserve Winners

Dog and the bitch designated Reserve Winners Bitch

at one National Specialty each year, specied by the

AKC Parent Club, provided there are twice the number

required for a ve point major in the winners sex.

Passed

Various other topics were discussed. John Lyons spoke

to the search for his replacement as he approaches his

retirement. Delegates who had served for 25 years were

honored with medallions. Clubs who were celebrating

100 years of membership were given plaques

commemorating the occasion. Jim Crowley gave a

report on the Nominating Committee. At the July 2012

meeting, the Board of Directors selected the following

Delegates to the committee; Grethchen Bernardi,

Chairman, Karolynn McAteer, Patricia Sample, Patti

Strand, Meg Weitz, and Alternate: Dominic Carota.Carl Ashby gave a report on the Presidents Challenge.

After various new business issues the meeting was

adjourned.

Mary Ellen Fishler, Delegate

megcamelot@aol.com

PARENT CLUB

COMMITTEE REPORT

Pat Laurens, Chairman, opened the meeting at 9:00 a.m

The minutes from the previous meeting were approved

She gave a report on the Parent Club Delegate L and th

Parent Club Conference L. Both of these are activelybeing used. The Parent Club Conference L had 14,000

posts.

The Parent Clubs of Excellence Project is being

forwarded to the board. (I gave a full report on this new

program in a previous issue.) The Three Point Major fo

Reserve at a National was discussed. It would require

2/3 vote by the delegate body to pass. The Parent Clu

delegates were urged to talk to as many other delegate

as possible before the vote. (as you know already thidid pass).

It was then announced, with the help of many and th

Coordinating Committee, the board had reconsidere

the elimination of staff liaisons at committee meetings

The board has reestablished these liaisons. There wa

a discussion regarding CGC Titles. In January a sufx

title will be awarded to these dogs. I will report mor

on this next time. Also, the issue of grooming spac

rental by show giving clubs was revisited. This does no

really affect PCA since we do not sell or rent groomingspace. Ours is a fund raising auction for entrance int

the grooming area.

There was an update concerning the moratorium on

Jump Height Requests from Clubs. This moratorium

remains in effect. This will be in place for 5 years as i

is evaluated. New programs will have dogs jumping a

different levels.

The next order of business was the new Complete Dog

Book. All Parent Clubs will be contacted and asked t

provide a contact person. The new book will be bigge

and in color. Parent clubs are being asked to provid

images for use in the book. We were reminded that th

AKC will have ownership of content and pictures.

Mary Ellen Fishler, Delegate

megcamelot@aol.com

301-977-6789

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Your Poodle has Addisons

Disease.

Your Poodle has Addisons Disease. A short phrase

that strikes fear and dread into the heart of every breeder

and owner of our beloved dogs. The purpose of this

article is to offer hope in the way of support to breeders

and owners of Poodles affected by Addisons Disease.

In 2002, a woman with an Addisonian Standard Poodle

established an online support group for other people

with dogs with Addisons Disease. The group now has

5 well-informed moderators that answer questions from

and offer support to the more than 5000 members of this

group all over the world. Each of the moderators have

an Addisonian dog themselves, so they each have been

through all the crises, testing, medication protocols,

cares and concerns that face anyone with a sick dog.

Three of the ve moderators own a Standard Poodle

or a doodle. The affected dogs include purebreds and

mutts but Poodles predominate; there are 46 Standard

Poodles, 1 Miniature Poodle, 5 Toy Poodles and 32

poodle-mixed breed dogs in the database. Most of the

mixed breeds are goldendoodles and labradoodles.

Each year, Poodle Club of America Rescue sees

Poodles affected by Addisons Disease. The Poodles are

usually surrendered to Rescue by owners who believe

they cannot afford the cost associated with managingan Addisonian dog. In an attempt to learn more about

this disease and its treatment in order to better be able

to get our affected dogs adopted, PCA Rescue found

an online support group via www.addisondogs.com

What we have learned has been both eye-opening and

inspirational: Addisons Disease, rather than being a

costly, chronic condition ending in a death sentence for

our Poodles, can be easily and relatively inexpensively

managed.

People usually nd the A-Dog list after their dog hasbeen diagnosed. Oftentimes, they are exhausted both

psychologically and nancially. Addisons Disease is

called the great imitator for a reason; its symptoms

mimic other disorders and caring owners sometimes go

from veterinarian to veterinarian seeking an answer to

the problem of a very sick dog failing in front of their

eyes. If more veterinarians thought Addisons rst, dogs

would be treated more quickly and owners would be

less out-of-pocket. According to a recent retrospective

study done by the University of Pennsylvania School

of Veterinary Medicine, an imbalance in the sodium

and potassium ratio in the presence of abnormalities

in the complete white blood cell count can be an early

indicator of Addisons Disease, however the gold

standard for diagnosing Addisons Disease is the

ATCH stimulation test.

Once diagnosed with Primary Addisons Diseaseowners then face the cost of treating the Addisonian

dogs. There are two medication protocols available

for affected dogs, Florinef or Percorten. Florinef is

an oral medication used to treat Addisons Disease in

humans and so is readily available in most countries of

the world. Unfortunately, Florinef is not metabolized

as well in dogs as it is in humans and so the dose

used to treat a dog may increase over time. Percorten

is an injectable medication for veterinary use only

manufactured exclusively by Novartis and availableonly in the US, Canada and Australia. Most Addisonian

dogs in the US are treated with Percorten.

A 4 ml vial of Percorten contains 100 mg of the

medication and costs approximately $160 per vial

Most veterinarians rely on an old formula of 1 mg of

Percorten per 1 pound body weight of a dog or 0.04ml per

1 pound given either intramuscularly or subcutaneously

every 25 to 30 days. According to this formula, a fty

pound Standard Poodle would require 2 ml or 50 mg

of Percorten, essentially half the vial of medication. Ifowners purchase the Percorten themselves and give

the injection themselves, a vial would last two months

at a cost of $80 per month. Depending on an owners

relationship with their veterinarian, that is to say how

willing or unwilling the veterinarian is to hold down

the cost of an ofce visit for injection of Percorten, it

could potentially cost an owner $160 per injection for

the 50 mg injection as veterinarians will often mark a

medication up to 100% of its cost to them.

In order to hold down the cost of caring for an

Addisonian dog, and cost is the most frequently stated

reason that these dogs are abandoned to Rescue, the

Addisons dogs moderators encourage owners to get a

prescription from their veterinarian, purchase Percorten

themselves and learn to give the injection themselves

based on their dogs lab values. Dr. Julia Bates, a

veterinarian who trained at the University of Michigan

conducted a study on low dose Percorten and has

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determined that only 20% or fewer dogs require the full

starting dose of 1 mg per 1 pound. Dr. Bates study

has demonstrated that most dogs can be maintained on

much less medication, making a vial of Percorten last

longer. Less Percorten means less cost.

Blood for electrolytes should be taken from the dog

at day 14 and then again at day 26 in the rst monthof treatment. Electrolytes should be evaluated just

before the monthly injection of Percorten is due, with

the idea that the dose can be reduced if the electrolytes

are in balance. This process of electrolyte evaluation

is repeated until the lowest effective dose of Percorten

is attained. The process can take several months.

Once the dog is stable and the lowest effective dose of

Percorten has been attained, electrolytes need only be

evaluated once every 4 months or less. Fewer lab tests

also equate to lower cost for owners.

Dogs that require Percorten also require a steroid like

Prednisone every day. Veterinarians tend to prescribe

very high doses of Prednisone for Addisonian dogs

which is important to get the dog over the initial

crisis and to help the body heal, but the long term use

of high doses of Prednisone has serious side-effects

for dogs including weight gain, excessive thirst and

urination, gastritis and hair loss. The Addisons

Dog group in conjunction with Dr. Bates study has

determined that dogs do very well on much lower doses

of Prednisone as well. Although Prednisone itself is

not a costly medication, the side effects of excessive

thirst and urination can be very vexing to owners and

their dogs. The moderators, following the advice and

encouragement of Dr. Bates, advise owners to adjust

their dogs Prednisone dose based on how the dog is

doing. They educate owners as to the signs of too little

or too much Prednisone.

The way the list works, owners apply for membership to

the group. Once accepted (usually the same day) ownersthen tell the moderators and the other list members what

is going on with their dogs by posting the dogs name,

weight and breed, its date of birth and date of diagnosis,

the name and doses of medication the dog is currently

taking and the dogs current lab values including the

reference range for each (sodium Na and potassium

K). Below is an example of a post from the owner of

a recently diagnosed and adopted Addisonian Standard

Poodle. (PCA Rescue is very pleased to be able to say

that we facilitated this adoption.)

Maverick, 65 lbs Standard Poodle, DOB (est.): 5-9

09, Primary/Typical Dx 7-20-12, Adopted 10-29-12

2.5 ml Percorten IM (reducing)

3.75 mg prednisone daily AM (reducing)

11-14-12: Na 154 (144-160), K 4.0 (3.5-5.8), Na/K =

38.5 - Day 30, No Percorten given

The moderators are able to tell by a dogs electrolyte

values how soon the dog will need Percorten. They are

not veterinarians but are highly skilled in interpreting

lab values and information gleaned from the owner

about a dogs symptoms. A veterinarian is available on

the list through the moderators for complex problems

And of course, if the moderators have any doubt about

a dogs status, they advise owners to seek veterinary

care right away.

The Addison Dogs yahoo list provides support to owners

of dogs with a serious medical condition. The list doesnot replace veterinary care; however, the moderators

are available when veterinary ofces are closed with

prompt, knowledgeable and compassionate replies to

questions. They have a been there ourselves attitude

that can be a comfort to the frightened owner of a sick

dog. The following statement is from the introductory

message of their welcome page: We are a diverse

group of individuals from around the world who are

striving toward healthy, active lives for our canine

friend(s) with Addisons disease. We seek to improve

wellness for the whole dog -- including body, mind andspirit. Our goal is to foster open communication abou

the variety of options available to the caregiver of a

dog with Addisons disease. We discuss many topics

such as diet, vaccinations and activities that our dogs

participate in. Were not just a support group, were

family. Feel free to ask any questions. We wish this lis

to be helpful and educational for all, and a place for

A Dog caretakers to consult with and learn from each

other.

For more information or to join this list, go to Yahoo

Groups and search for Addison Dog or send an email

to AddisonDogs_-subscribe@yahoogroups.com or to

AddisonDogs_-owner@yahoogroups.com

The author wishes to thank Gilda Garcia, the founding

member of the Addison Dogs support group, for her

oversight of this article.

Cindy Crawley

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Contact the Variety Reps:

Toys- Joan Scott

wissre@verizon.net

Miniature - Nancy Hafner

nancyshafner@aol.com

Standard-Joan McFadden

Variety RepresentativesStandard Poodle Report:

Just a quick reminder that our PCA Board will have

their next meeting on December 12 before the Eukanuba Shows. Id like to take this opportunity to encour

age any Standard Poodle Breeders with any question

or concerns that they would like me to bring up at th

meeting to please contact me. You can either contac

me at Uniquejoan@verizon.net or give me a call a

610-485-3908. Meanwhile keep brushing those beau

tiful puppies and get them ready for April. Also like t

take this opportunity to wish everyone a Happy Holi

day Season.

Joan McFadden

Toy Representatives Report

As the holiday season swiftly approaches, the televi-

sion will start showing the traditional Christmas lms.One of those lms is Its A Wonderful Life. This lm

reminds us that no one is born to be a failure, no one is

poor who has friends, and every action has a reaction.

With this in mind as we make plans for the New Year;

think about your breeding programs, make every effort

to mentor someone new, and compete at shows with

your best stock.

It would be remiss of me if I did not state my concern

over the lack of toy poodles being exhibited across

the country at this time. We are the guardians of ourbreed. The depth of our pedigrees is determined by

our breeding stock. Exhibiting that stock keeps our

variety evolving. As our National approaches let us

make every effort to have good representation within

our variety.

The Board is having a meeting in Florida during the

AKC Eukanuba, if there is ant issue concerning toy

poodles you wish to be discussed, please feel free to

contact me.

I want to extend the warmest wishes for a joyous holi-

day season.

Joan Scott, Toy Representative

wissre@me.com

302-998-3822

November 6, 2012

Dear CERF Breeder,

As you probably already know, OFAs new registry

went live on November 1st. CERF is NOT afliated

with their new system, nor have we partnered with them

or been acquired by OFA. There is no transition plan

in place. CERF and OFA are two different systems, and

we are now competing for your valued business.

CERF will continue to operate independently as we

have done in the past. Were not planning on closing

the doors anytime soon. We have the longest history

and greatest experience with operating an established

canine eye registration database.

That being said, I would once again like to make sure

that you are aware of the deceptive practices that some

people have been reporting to me. You still have the

right to use a CERF form and submit your data to CERF

if you so choose. I sincerely hope that you continue to

do so. If you sign an OFA release form, they will at

tempt to add your information into the new, unproven

OFA registry. It will NOT be added to CERF if you

sign this form. There is no combined registry. There

is no transition from one registry to the other. CERF

and OFA are two independent systems.

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

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

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

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

A PARTNERSHIP THAT WILL BRING RESULTS WHEN WE

WORK TOGETHER!

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

Need some 'how to help' for sending in your wt. circles?

Visit http://www.silverhairedlady.com/circlehelp.html

573,286 lbs.redeemed

PPCP earned

$5,296.59

Total Pro Clubmembers

redeeming: 261

Total overallPPCP members:

2,727

Pro Club members join hands with the

Purina Parent Club Partnership (PPCP)

by declaring the PCA for the Purina

PPCP donation!

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PCA Rescue Foundation

Please consider a tax deductible donation to PCA Rescue Foundation. One hundred percent ofyour donation goes to support the efforts of volunteers all over the United States to rescuePoodles from abanonment and nd them permanent, safe loving homes. Return this form to theaddress below.

Name :Address:

Amount:

Please send this form and your check to:PCA Rescue Foundation, Inc.

Sally Poindexter4409 West Ithica

Broken Arrow, OK 74012

Poodle Club of America Rescue FoundationOfcers :

President: Cindy Crawley

1st VP: Sally Poindexter

Mary Olund , Melanie Mensing

Chris Scruggs, Sheree Melacon Stone, Randi Plotner, Jane Carroll

Jeanne Phipers, Clay Williams

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Poodle Club of America Rescue

Poodle Club of America Rescue has been involved in two

large scale rescue efforts recently, one involving Standard

Poodles and one involving Toy Poodles.

Twenty nine Standard Poodles were discovered to be living

essentially alone on a remote piece of property in northeast

Washington State. Of the 29 Poodles, 15 were puppies, 10

of which were under two weeks of age, the other 5 were

approximately 5 weeks of age when they were seized. The

ages of the adults ranged from 2 to 8 years.

The puppies and the adults were living in chain-link pens

outdoors with very limited shelter. When Animal Control

arrived on the property, there was no water and no food

evident. The baby puppies were found in the lid of a Vari

kennel with some Poodle hair tossed in the bottom which

served as nesting material. Their dam was chained to a

tumble-down, garbage-lled barn near them. The water

bucket that was available to this nursing mother had a few

inches of water and several dead mice in it. One of the adults

was completely dreadlocked with coat hanging down to theground; all 14 of the adults were matted to the skin.

According to testimony provided by people who knew this

individual, the owner of the Poodles used to live on the

property with them but had had to seek employment 2 1/2

hours away and would return to the property a couple of times

a week to check on the Poodles. People who were aware tha

Poodles may possibly be in a horrible situation contacted

PCA Rescue for advice. Since no one was near enough to

do a home visit, it was decided to ask local animal control to

do a wellness check on the dogs. When confronted with the

reality of the situation: dogs exposed to the elements with no

shelter, no food or water evident on the property and dogs a

risk to predators, animal control went immediately to local

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kennel was their rst experience with living indoors. Mos

were completely unsocialized and had never been on lead

before.

From the beginning, Poodle Club of America Rescue

reached out to the shelter and offered advice and guidance

in the care of Poodles, from removing the masses of hair

on the adults to the raising of baby puppies and stayed in

touch on an almost daily basis. As the weeks went on, thequestion as to which group, the local shelter or PCA Rescue

would ultimately be responsible for the placement of the 29

Poodles remained unanswered. There were serious concerns

about how it might be possible to move so many dogs out

of such a remote location and with the shelter and every

kennel space in the county lled to capacity, what would

happen to other dogs that needed shelter. Eventually, the

owner of the Poodles struck a deal with the local prosecuting

attorney. In exchange for not bringing charges against her

the owner would surrender all the Poodles to PCA Rescuefor placement.

The local shelter had raised a good deal of money to help

support the care of the Poodles and had received many

inquiries from the people in the area to adopt some of the

Poodles. PCA Rescue made the decision to permit the loca

shelter to adopt out a few of the older puppies and a couple

of the adults. When PCA Rescue was awarded custody o

law enforcement and got a court order to seize all the dogs.

A local animal shelter took in all 29 of the Poodles which

immediately lled their facility to capacity. The shelter

sought out additional space from local boarding kennels

and immediately lled those to capacity as well. Some ofthe local townspeople volunteered to provide foster care for

the puppies and their dam. A decision was made to send

all 15 puppies to this home so that the older puppies would

benet from being with a seasoned dam. No one was able

to determine which adult female found on the property may

have been the dam of the 5 orphaned puppies. For the rst

time in the lives of the 15 puppies, they were safe, warm

and well fed. For most of the adults, the shelter or boarding

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the Poodles, a private transporter was hired to move all the

Poodles out at once. The dam and her litter of 10 went to the

Colleen Britos, the Rescue Chair of the Poodle Club of Las

Vegas and the balance of the adults and puppies went to an

independent Poodle Rescue Organization, Poodle Rescue of

Arizona. The WA Standard Poodles are slowly nding their

way to forever homes.

All the way across the country in Virginia, another huge

seizure of Poodles, this time of Toys, was taking place.

Forty Toy Poodles, mostly females, were seized from a

horric cruelty situation in a show breeders kennel. A

VA State Trooper was alerted to the situation by someone

who came to buy a puppy and did not like what she saw or

smelled on the property. According to the civil complaints,

Toy Poodles were housed in wire crates, 2 to 3 in a crate with

the crates stacked three high, without protection from theirurine and feces by the usual plastic tray beneath each crate.

Left unattended for extended periods of time, dogs urinated

and defecated on top of one another. When seized, the feces

encrusted, lthy, urine scalded and matted little dogs were

sent to 3 separate shelters and cared for until the breeder

went to court. This individual was convicted in civil court in

September after which time the Poodles became the property

of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Custody of the little dogs

was awarded to Tidelands Poodle Club Rescue and the very

capable hands of Jane Carroll and her fellow Poodle Club

members. Criminal charges against the breeder are pending

a hearing in December. Fifty more little Poodles remain on

that property. Their nal disposition will be determined a

the criminal trial. PCA Rescue stands ready to take them

when the individual is convicted again.

The 40 Toy Poodles have been placed in loving foster

homes and are being groomed and socialized. Several havealready found forever homes. When walked, some of the

little Poodles moved out on lead as if they had been show

dogs despite their deplorable physical condition. The State

discovered that a few of the seized dogs were co-owned

by other people. With the proper AKC paperwork and

identication, those people were permitted to come to VA

and take their little Poodles home. Some came from a

far away as CA and reportedly left VA in tears with thei

Poodles; surely a cautionary tale for anyone who sends their

dogs away to be bred or shown without seeing the facility

where they will be living.

There are always costs involved with rescues, especially

large scale ones like these. It cost PCA Rescue $6000.00

more than 5% of our total funds, for the WA rescue, to move

those Poodles to safety. PCA Rescue does not handle dog

ourselves, so we have no way to recoup our expenses other

than through donations. We rely on the Afliate Clubs and

Independent Rescue Organizations to handle the dogs. We

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provide nancial support to their efforts. The Afliate Clubs and Independent groups may take adoption donations to offset

their expenses. That being said, however, when large groups of dogs come into Rescue all at once, as in the VA situation

it can be overwhelmingly costly. Tidelands Poodle Rescue negotiated low cost veterinary fees for their spay and neuter

at $100 per dog. But if you multiply that out 40 times, the cost becomes almost prohibitive. They will be fortunate if the

adoption donations they receive for the little Poodles cover all their expenses.

The Poodle Papers is the newsletter for Poodle Club of America. We who read the Poodle Papers do so because we areinterested in Poodles, because we love Poodles. PCA Rescue asks that each of you who may read this article, to please think

about a gift to PCA Rescue in honor or in memory of your own Poodles, Poodles that have never know the horror or tragedy

of Rescue. We rescue Poodles because we love the breed. We hope that all of you in the Poodle community will help us

continue our mission to save as many Poodles as we can.

Tax-deductible donations to PCA Rescue Foundation can be made online through PayPal via

the PCA website.

Choose the PCA Rescue Foundation link from the homepage.

Donations can be mailed to

PCA Rescue Foundation

c/o Sally Poindexter, Treasurer

4409 W. Ithica Street

Broken Arrow, OK 74012

Cindy Crawley

President PCA Rescue Foundation

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Poodle Club of America Health FoundationOfcers

President:Thomas W. Carneal

Vice President: Patricia S. Forsyth

Secretary : Doris H. Grant

Treasurer :John R Shoemaker

Miniature Representative: Janet D. Collins

Standard Representative:Missy Galloway

Toy Representative : Ray Stevens

Member at Large: Jordan Chamberlain

From OptiGen

During the 3rd quarter 2012 (July 1-Sept. 30, 2012)

OptiGen tested 32 Dwarf Poodles, 75 Miniature

Poodles, 5 Moyen Poodles and 55 Toy Poodles. The

breakdown is as follows:

Total Dwarf Poodles tested for PRA - 32Normal - 21

Carrier - 11

Affected - 0

Total Miniature Poodles tested for PRA - 75

Normal - 57

Carrier - 15

Affected - 3

Total Moyen Poodles tested for PRA - 5

Normal - 3Carrier - 2

Affected - 0

Total Toy Poodles tested for PRA - 55

Normal - 47

Carrier - 8

Affected - 0

Countries testing during this quarter include....Canada,

Czech Republic,

Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ire-

land, Netherlands, Norway, Russia, Slovenia, Sweden,

Switzerland, UK and US.

If you have any questions, please feel free to email

me.

Sincerely,Becky Iddings

Administrative Manager

*******************************************

OptiGen, LLC

Cornell Business & Technology Park

767 Warren Road, Suite 300

Ithaca, NY 14850

phone: 607-257-0301

fax: 607-257-0353email: genetest@optigen.com

web: www.optigen.com

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In Memoriam

We talked about her lifes passion, the dogs, till the end...

Star lay on the bed grumbling & daring anyone to enter her loved ones space.

With little strength left, Mom gives her a Shush, a word instinct with love.

She asked me to pick up the little white Poodle off the floor;

then said its a pretty one.

Without question, this little Poodle, that only Mom could see,

Was the Angel chosen to guide her in the rite of passage.

Missing you more than I ever imagined

Mom, Nan, Frances(March 31st 1925-October 9th, 2012)

Heaven is a place you go, where all the dogs youve ever loved come to greet you...- author unknown

Francis Rubinichsubmitted by Gina Weiser

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Remembering

Francis Rubinich

The poodle world lost a poodle breeder of worth

on October 9, 2012. There are few people who will

accomplish what Francis contributed to our breed in

their lifetime. There is no doubt that you did not alwayswant to be exposed to her forthright and oftentimes

acerbic personality, but her wealth of information,

understanding, and vision for the toy poodle was

endless, thus making it impossible to ignore.

Both my mother and Francis had their own ability

to plan the future of their breeding programs with a

mental image of what the future would or could be

for their toys. They were successful developing their

lines. Ironically, they lived a half an hour apart, and

never did their visions intersect. But when my motherpassed away Francis understood how that loss would

affect me. She would call me, travel to shows with me,

challenge my observations and plans for my dogs, and

generally remind me of what my mothers contributions

and visions for our breed had been. She stepped up and

helped me get through a very difcult time in my life

and I will be forever grateful.

When I went to college and participated in sorority

rush, I was exposed to the meaning of being a legacy.Literally one of its denitions is a thing handed down

by a predecessor. Because of Francis I realized within

our breed exists a sorority of daughters,(examples:Gina

Wiesner, Sue Burge, Karen Berlind, Katherine Kennedy,

Kim Russell, Katie Kinowski, Leslie Newing, Gail

Wolanuik, Terri Myers, Cheryl Braswell and myself to

name a few) whose responsibility to maintain and learn

from their mothers visions while developing our own,

is one of our mothers legacies. Now when the sport of

purebred dogs is suffering so many challenges, Francis

made me understand the importance of continuing theselegacies within our breed.

Mary Ellen Fishler

Camelot/Halcyon Poodles

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DeVilla Williams

Dagny Reis

One day, youll be just a memory

for some people. Do your best to be

a good one.

Unknown

I urge you to request an original CERF form, make youcheck payable to CERF, and avoid signing any type o

release form from OFA.

Thank you for your continued support of CERF. Pleas

feel free to contact me at any time if you have any con

cerns or suggestions.

Sincerely,

Robert Malinowski, DVM, MA

President, VMDB/CERF

From http://web.vmdb.org/home/

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from http://www.offa.org/pdf/OFA_ACVO_pressrelease.pdf