The Poodle Papers Official Quarterly Newsletter of the Poodle Club of America Fall 2007 Poodle Club of America Regional 2007 Queen Mary Events Park Long Beach, CA

The Poodle Papers Official Quarterly Newsletter of The Poodle Club of America Fall 2007 Poodle Club of America Regional 2007 Queen Mary Events Park Long Beach, CA

CH RANDENN TRISTAR AFFIRMATION Breeders: Dennis McCoy, Randy E. Garren. and J and J Lacey By CH Eaton Affirmed -- CH Randenn Tres Chic. Owners: Toni & Martin Sosnoff . Handler:. Tim Brazier

The Poodle Papers /Fall Edition Page 1. JUDGE-JOHN REMIRIERZ Coming Specialties POODLE OBEDIENCE OF NY-APRIL 5 JUDGE-J.LANDIS P.C.A. AFFILIATE CLUB SHOWS ML MCCLASKEY W. DIELIL * Note this listing comes from Michael Knight TIDELANDS PC OF VA-MAY 24 JUDGE-ELAINE MATHIS 2007

PC OF OKLAHOMA CITY-NOV .1 * Note: If your show is not listed, please contact JUDGE:DONNA BUXTON Michael Knight, [email protected]. I list only the PC OF SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN-NOV. 30 shows that he sends me the information on. If the JUDGE:LORENE VICKERS SMITH listing is not complete, please contact Michael. HUB PC OF ORANGE CO.- DEC. 8 Leslie JUDGE- ORLANDO POODLE CLUB-DEC. 13 JUDGE-MARIA AIZCORBE PC OF LEHIGH VALLEY-DEC.14 JUDGE-ZELL VONPOHLMAN Tampa Bay Poodle Club will

2008 hold two specialties back to back in TAMPA BAY PC JAN.7 January 2008. Come to Florida for a JUDGE: MICHAEL DACHEL "Winter Thaw" The dates are Monday TAMPA BAY PC -JAN 8 and Tuesday, January 7 and 8. These JUDGES:BILL CUNNINGHAM SAN BERNADINO/RIVERSIDE PC-JAN 4 dates immediately follow the long week- JUDGE-JANET ALLEN JACOBSON end in Deland, and give everyone a day TWIN CITIES PC-JAN 4 off before the Brooksville Cluster starts JUDGE-RICHARD BAUER on Thursday, January 10.? Our inside PC OF CENTRAL INDIANA- FEB. 8 JUDGE- BETSEY LEEDY venue is the Ballroom at the Red Rose VALLEY OF THE SUN-FEB.28 Inn, located right off I-4 in Plant City, JUDGE-DR HARRY SMITH FL. Our confirmation judges are GREATER MILWAUKEE POODLE CLUB FEB 29, JUDGE: DR. ROGER PRITCHARD Michael Dachel for January 7, and Bill OBEDIENCE JUDGE: MS JULIANNE Cunningham for Janaury 8. For addi- CEPULIS tional details, please contact the Show PC OF SAN ANTONIO-MARCH-5 Secretary, Jordan Chamberlain at JUDGE-JOHN BOOTH BLUEBONNETT PC-MARCH 14 813.349.2497, or at JUDGE-JORDAN CHAMBERLAIN [email protected]. Looking forward PUGET SOUND PC-MARCH 21 to seeing you in January! JUDGE-WM HOLLBROOK WATCHUNG MT PC- MARCH 22 JUDGE- FRANCESCA CHRISTINA GREATER WICHITA PC-APRIL 3 JUDGE-MICHAEL DACHEL PC OF LAS VEGAS -APRIL 3 JUDGE-NORMA STRAIT PC OF LAS VEGAS-APRIL 4

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2006-2008 President's Letter, Fall 2007 OFFICERS & COMMITTEES President:Doris Cozart 1st Vice Pres.: Michael Wahlig It seems hard to believe that Thanksgiving is almost here. We are fortunate 2nd Vice Pres.:Michael Knight and have much to be thankful for. We sometimes forget to appreciate what we Corres. Sec.: Peggy McDill [email protected] have. Record. Sec.: Sandy Marshall Treasurer: Connie Green In this newsletter, you will find lots of information about PCA. Betsey Leedy Variety Representatives has news about the upcoming volume of Poodles in America. One big request Toy:Nancy Hafner Mini: Luis Aizcorbe she has is that she is asking for all corrections to previous volumes to be Stand.: Glenna Carlson included in this volume of PIA. Individuals need to send her corrections, Publicity: Del Dahl documentation, and information. Hers is a huge task and a very important AKC Delegate: Scott Olund one. We need to have accurate information in these volumes, and we know Show Committee that there are corrections to be made. Chairperson: Glenna Carlson Performance Events Obedience We have started a Yahoo list for PCA members and one for Affiliate clubs. Chairperson-Susie Osborn Performance Events Agility This should be a great way to improve communications. Michael Knight is Chairperson-Jan Hopper the moderator on the Affiliate Club List. The PCA Member List is moderated WC/WCX Working Certificate Chairperson- Joyce Carelli by Peggy McDill and the PCA Board. Sally Poindexter is the moderator on the PCA Poodle Rescue list. We have Leslie Newing to thank for setting up Public Education Coordinator Arlene Scardo these lists. Judges Education Bill Cunningham- Glenna and her committees are working hard to put together the April Na- [email protected] tional. Our performance-event chairman's are working hard as well. They all Affiliate Club Council: can use volunteers. Please call and offer them your help. Michael Knight PCA Foundation: There is information about the PCA Foundation in this newsletter. The PCA Exec. Director Tom Carneal Foundation board is working hard to keep on top of all the health issues in- Genectic Anomalies Committee: volving Poodles. I wish to congratulate Tom Carneal as new Chairman of the Director Michael Wahlig Foundation. PCA Poodle Rescue Central: Sally Poindexter [email protected] Sally Poindexter is Chairman of the PCA Rescue Foundation, this is another big job and she makes it look easy. The ground work has been started and Poodles in America: Editor:Betsey Leedy soon it will be in full swing.

Breeder Referral: Poodleclubofamerica.org We are lucky to have so many talented people donate their time to make PCA the organization it is. if there is any area where you would like to volunteer to PCA Home Page Mia DiBenedetto & Leslie Newing help, please contact me or someone on the board. I would like many people to [email protected] contribute to the club. www.poodleclubofamerica.org

PCA Information Enjoy Thanksgiving and your Poodles. Hal Kinne [email protected] Doris Cozart The Poodle Papers Layout & Graphic design Editor: Leslie Newing President Email: [email protected] The Poodle Papers /Fall Edition Page 4 The Poodle Papers Official Quarterly Newsletter of The Poodle Club of America Fall 2007 What’s Where News from the Regional5

Dogs shall not live by bread alone, by Joann Neal 15

Thyroid Disease and Autoimmune Thyroiditis, by Dr Jean Dodds 18

Affiliate Club News 26

P.C.A. Foundation News 29

Celie, Polymicrogyria, By Curtisy Briggs 31

Poodle Epilepsy Project Announcements, byBarbara G. Licht, Ph.D., Linda L. Hyson, B.A., and Kathleen M. Harper, DVM, Ph.D. 37

A letter from a potential adopter, by Madeline Patterson 39

Researchers Begin to Study Patent Ductus Arteriosus in Poodles, Purina Pro Club 42

Ch. Smash JP Win A Victory breaks Toy Poodle BIS Record 46

In Memorium 48

PCA is not responsible for any statements or claims made by its contributors. PCA reserves the rights to Poodle Papers! edit all copy and make editorial comments where Deadline for the next newsletter is January 15h. necessary and deemed appropriate by the editor. Please get your articles to me by that date. Anyone PCA reserves the right to refuse items submitted for who has an interesting topic that they would like publication. Written permission must be received and to see in the newsletter, please feel free to email me granted by PCA in order to reprint any editorial at [email protected] material. Contributors reserve all rights to their articles and permissions must be granted by them for reprint purposes. © 2007 Poodle Club of America Leslie Editor of The Poodle Papers

The Poodle Papers /Fall Edition Page 5. Regional News day under Randy Garren. Miniature Poodles were POODLES BEFORE judged the first day by Randy Garren and his choice of Best of Variety was Ch. Ch. Zelon Driving Miz Daisy THE QUEEN Crazy owned by Denise Wilson and Kathleen Poe and shown by Martin Gregory. The second day the winner Poodles made a Command Performance before the was a lovely black class bitch, Bar King’s Cinbren Queen in Long Beach. The Queen being the famous Buttonwillow, from the Bred by Exhibitor class owned ship in Long Beach harbor. Amid the beauty of the by Kathleen Poe and Beva Wahl and shown by Kathleen Queen Mary and the lovely ocean harbor in Queen Mary Poe. The judge was Daniel Augustus. The third day Events Park, Poodle lovers from all over the continent was won by another lovely bitch from the Open Bitch came to see some of the most beautiful Poodles being class, Escata’s Santa Fe Ree At Jaroz, owned by Roslyn shown today. The large breed rings were covered by Maner and D Kaufmann and shown by Rachel Corbin. huge tenting and the exhibitors had another huge tent The judge was Luis Aizcorbe. to groom their dogs. No one was disappointed with the quality of the large entry received by the Poodle Club Standard Poodles were judged on the first day by Janice of America and the host club, Poodle Club of Southern Pardue of California who was substituting for Dr. California. Poodle Club of Southern California is the Jacklyn Hungerland who was unable to be there due to oldest affiliated club of the Poodle Club of America illness. We were very happy to have Janice Pardue to and was founded in 1939 by the likes of famous Poodle step in for Dr. Hungerland. Everyone wishes Dr. breeders and owners, Ernie Ferguson and Lydia Hungerland well and our thoughts and prayers are with Hopkins. There were exhibits from as far away as Switzerland and Japan and our friends to the North, Canada plus all over the United States. A large wooden sign that once hung over the famous Challendon Kennels of Tom and Ann Stevenson was visible at the Poodle Rings each day in honor of Tom and Ann Stevenson. Tom was past president of Poodle Club of Southern California. They both became well known and distinguished international judges. The catalog cover was designed by Mr. Michael H Faulkner of Center Cross, VA. Michael is a well know Sporting Group judge, writer and artist with many books to his credit. The design was of a standard poodle coming out of the smoke stack of the Queen Mary and it was beautiful. “Yes and Tim” on to BIS at the Regional. The first day, Wednesday, was Poodle Club of America Regional and the judges were her. Mrs. Pardue’s choice for Best of Variety was the Mr. Daniel Augustus of Bethlehem, PA, judging Toy lovely black bitch, Ch Randenn Tristar Affirmation, Poodles. His choice for Best of Variety was a white owned by Toni and Martin Sosnoff of New York and puppy male Smash JP Moon Walk, owned and bred by bred by Dennis McCoy, Randy Garren and J and J Yukiko Omura and shown by Toshinori Omura. This Lacey, and shown by Tim Brazier. This lovely black lovely puppy won Best of Variety from the 9-12 month bitch went on to win Best of Breed on the first day class at the following Poodle Club of Southern Cali- under Luis Aizcorbe and the following day under Judge fornia shows the next two days under Randy Garren of Maria Aizcorbe. Best of Variety on the third day was a North Carolina and Maria Aizcorbe and won Best of Breed the last show to finish his championship on Fri- The Poodle Papers /Fall Edition Page 6. lovely black bitch, Ch. Canisy Shop Till U Drop AT Poof, owned and bred by Sally Roberts and shown by Antonia Fillingham.

Agility classes and Rally and Obedience classes were also offered and lots of smart Poodles completed to make this a very special time for our Performance Events. Judges for the events were Betty Ribble and Rosalie Alvarez and Shirley Indelicato for Obedience and Rally. Agility classes were judged by Robert Long and Patti Davis. Susie Osburn of Las Vegas was the wonderful and dedicated show chairperson for the Per- formance Events hosted by Poodle Club of America. Fabulous……Charlene Smutny, Robin Green, June and The banquet was held on Wednesday night at the lovely Ron Thompson, Susie Osburn (chairman of the Perfor- Coast Long Beach Hotel with a view to die for of the mance Events), Michelle Mixon, Pam Woods, Patricia lovely Long Beach harbor with all the lights of the city and Bud Moulthrop(who along with June and Ron Th- and the boats in the harbor. Entertainment was provided ompson and Beverly Jean Nelson made up loads of beau- by noted Bulldogger, Shane Twamley, whose lovely tiful Poodle Bags for the exhibitors), Velma Matthews, singing of some Elvis songs and oldies by goodies was Norma Strait, Judge Edward and Grace Davenport, Dor- very well received by the over 100 Poodles lovers that othy Cangson, Bradley Odagiri (who worked so hard with attended. A special award and recognition was presented flowers to decorate the rings and made the show so beau- by President of Poodle Club of America to two out- tiful plus center pieces for the banquet tables), Ray standing members of the Poodle Club of Southern Cali- Stevens, Bill Cunningham, Doris Cozart, Vickie fornia for their many years of dedication and hard work Holloway, Lisa Runquist, Peggy McDill, Madeline and on behalf of the club and Poodle Rescue. Those won- Brad Patterson, Sandy Thompson, Brandon Melanese, derful people are Dr. Bradley and Madeline Patterson Peggy McDill, Beverly Jean Nelson, Patty Stabler, Susan who have dedicated many years and lots of time to the Chusid (who created the beautiful Judges Baskets and the Poodle Club of Southern California and the crowd gave wonderful Poodle houses that were auctioned off and them a standing ovation in their honor. made lots of money to support the show), Catherine Gouse, Kathy Essex, Richard Kortes and Barbara Aleck. As everyone knows that puts on a show….it does not We had some wonderful ring stewards that did a great job! They were Glenna Carlson, Doris Grant, Sally Vilas, Scott Olund, Linda Strike and chief ring steward, Jerry Roszman. Many of the performance stewards also came from long distances to help with the Performance Events headed by Rex Mincheff.

As show chairperson I was very proud to be part of this wonderful event to honor and showcase our lovely Poodles. I am sure the Queen would be very happy that so many came to show before her…..

John Shoemaker Show Chairman, Poodle Club of America Regional and Poodle Club of So. Ca. happen without the wonderful help and hard work of lots of people. Recognition is given to the following hard workers who made this Regional so * photos by Vicky Holloway The Poodle Papers /Fall Edition Page 7. Poodle Club of America Regional 2007 Queen Mary Events Park Long Beach, CA

SMASH JP MOON WALK Breeder: Yukiko Omura. By CH Smash JP Talk About -- Smash JP Jubilant. Owner: Yukiko Omura . Toshinori Omura, Agent. BOV- Toy

CH ZELON DRIVING MIZ DAISY CRAZY Breeder: Denise Yvonne Wilson & Kathleen E. Poe By Cinbren Barking Buckaro Banzi -- CH Bar King's Ebony Daze. Owners: Denise Wilson and Kathleen Poe Martin Gregory,Agent. BOV - Miniature

CH RANDENN TRISTAR AFFIRMATION Breeder: Dennis McCoy, Randy E. Garren. and J and J Lacey By CH Eaton Affirmed -- CH Randenn Tres Chic. Owners:Toni & Martin Sosnoff . Tim Brazier, Agent. BOV-Standard BISS

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AA big Thank You to Vicky for the wonderful photos from the Regional.

* photos by Vicky Holloway

The Poodle Papers /Fall Edition Page 11. MINIATURE POODLES AT WOOD RIGHT ON, owned by Rosemary and Noel Wright and Mary Ellen Fishler and shown by Antonia THE REGIONAL Fillingham, was awarded Best of Opposite Sex.

Luis Aizcorbe The color of the winners was not previously reported Miniature Representative as every winner in this variety, at each of the three The Poodle Club of America shows, was black.

The City of Long Beach, its harbor and the Queen I heard that Maxine Beam, who judged Miniature Mary ship made a fabulous backdrop for the PCA Re- Poodles at PCA this past June, expressed her satisfac- gional and the PCSC shows held at the Queen Mary tion with the quality of the entry presented to her. Al- Events Park on September 19 through September 21. though clearly the quality of Miniatures at the 2007 A wonderful collection of Poodles, the beautiful venue, National was superior to the previous year, especially ideal weather, and a cloudless deep blue sky combined in the classes, it was difficult for me to determine the to make these shows as enjoyable as any I have partici- degree of improvement from ringside, especially since pated in. The Show Chairman, Johnny Shoemaker, and I was unable to sit through all the Miniature judging. his staff deserve our appreciation and congratulations That is why I welcomed the opportunity to judge min- for their hard work and creativeness, without which iatures at one of the PCSC shows in Long Beach held these shows would not have been such a success. in conjunction with the PCA Regional, as it gave me the opportunity to put my hands on a large entry for The Miniature variety at the Poodle Club of America this variety. show was judged by Randy Garren. He awarded Best of Variety to CH. ZELON DRIVING MIZ DAISY As it is usually the case, bitches were much more com- CRAZY, a dog owned by Denise Wilson and Kathleen petitive than dogs. This is by no means only a problem Poe and handled by Martin Gregory. Winners Bitch, in Miniatures. I judged Standards the previous day and Best of Winners and Best of Opposite Sex over several was also disappointed in the quality of class dogs in specials, from the Bred By Exhibitor class, went to BAR that variety. For some reason, our Japanese friend, who KING’S CINBREN BUTTONWILLOW, owned by regularly participates in PCA shows, keeps bringing as Kathleen Poe and Beva Wahl and handled by Kathleen many, if not more, top quality dogs as bitches, even Poe. LUNA’S KIYARA SOLO LAUNCH, a puppy also when he has to adjust to a breed standard that limits entered in the Bred By Exhibitor Class, was Winners size to one inch less than the standard in his own coun- Dog. He is owned by Karla Sovonick, Nancy Meyer, try requires. The lack of strength in dog classes is both- William Jividen and Michael Lamb; handled by ersome, because although(brood) bitches are rightfully Michael Lamb. considered the foundation of a breeding program, ( stud) dogs are the foundation of a breed or variety as they The following day, at the first of two Poodle Club of can be bred so much more frequently, therefore having Southern California shows, Daniel Augustus officiated a wider impact on that breed or variety than bitches. in the Miniature Poodle ring.. Winners Dog and Win- Obviously, I digress. Going back to my comments on ners bitch were the same as the day before; however, miniatures, the Winners Dog was beautiful, but he was the Winners Bitch was carried all the way to Best of not seriously challenged. The quality in bitches was Variety over several specials, while the Best of Variety better than expected. Several were considered for the winner at PCA had to settle for Best of Opposite Sex.. points. Both puppy classes, the bred by and the open classes were competitive. I judged Miniatures at the PCSC the last day. The Win- ners Dog the previous two days garnered the same I was favorably surprised by the preponderance of good award on this day, which made it a clean sweep for to excellent feet. A few that had flat splayed feet had to him. Winners Bitch, Best of Winners and Best of Vari- pay the price. There were two or three entries that I ety over a number of specials went to another puppy, was almost unable to examine, as they were completely this one entered in the Open class. ESCATA’S SANTA shy. I can understand an entry having a bad experience FE REE AT JAROZ is owned by Roslyn Maner and D that requires socialization, but shyness is atypical of Kaufmann and handled by Rachel Corbin. CH ROSE- the breed and cannot be accepted in the show ring. As a cont. on page 12 The Poodle Papers /Fall Edition Page 12. cont. from page 11 From Peggy McDill whole heads were satisfactory. Few had coarse skulls, but I had difficulty finding the chiseling and strength PCA_on_LINE of underjaw that I like. There also were some that had weak forefaces when viewed from the front, which Dear Members, caused the muzzle to be out of balance with the width We have a new and exciting yahoo news group for PCA of the skull. I have never been one to concern myself Members only. To join the discussion, please send an with a tail carried somewhat over the back, but when email request to Peggy McDill, corresponding secre- tails are carried over the back to such a degree that they tary, [email protected]. are almost flat on the back, the typical poodle outline, with head and tail carried high, is lost. This is atypical This will be a closed discussion group for Poodle of the breed and a couple of entries with this fault failed Club of America members.This list is not for selling to win classes which would have otherwise been theirs. dogs or show brags.This list is to create better commu- nication among the members of PCA. With this list it There are some beautiful Miniature Poodles in this is our goal to have our members better informed about country. The question breeders of this variety need to club events and issues that effect our breed. ask themselves is whether their best compares favorably with the best other breeders within the variety are Only posts that are marked"permission to cross post" producing. If the answer is no, then they need to try maybe sent to other lists.No post maybe reprinted with- harder. If the answer is yes, then they have to ask them- out the consent of the person who posted it on the list. selves whether or not their best compares favorably with the best in other varieties. If the answer is no, then they This list will be monitored by a PCA Board Member or need to try harder. If the answer is yes, then objectivity Officer. went out the window and the chances of the quality in miniatures being raised to be at least on par with other Keep in mind: varieties are diminished. This need not be the case. The purposes of The Poodle Club of America, Inc., are Some of you bred miniatures that were as good as any to create, foster and promote interest in Poodles by in other varieties. Others breeders are capable of being encouraging their breeding in accordance with the Stan- just as successful. Just like AVIS, you need to try harder. dard of the ideal Poodle. To this end, to endeavor to make the Standard of the ideal Poodle better known so the best interests of the breed may be advanced. Also, to encourage the exhibition of Poodles at all-breed and Poodle Papers Specialty Shows and at Obedience Trials.(from the PCA Membership files)

next Deadline Anyone who wishes to receive official PCA correspondence by email please send a request to: [email protected] That will include member- is ship roster updates and all other official correspondence.

Thanks, January 15th! Peggy McDill Winter Issue

This will include all the information [email protected] for the National in April 2008.

The Poodle Papers /Fall Edition Page 13. UDX4-Carol Brook-196 Obedience, Rally, and High in Trial: same as above Agility at the Regional And here are the rally winners: PCA sponsored the obedience, rally, and agility at the Wednesday Sept 19th: Regional in Long Beach, September 19-21, 2007. We High in Trial Champion: Nobody qualified had approximately 20 entries per day in obedience and High Combined: Lidos Peanut Parfait CD RE-Susie also in rally. We had approximately 60 dogs entered in & Betty Osburn agiltiy each day with 100 runs, as we offered standard, jumpers, and fast. The rings were just a few feet from Thursday Sept 20th: the water's edge, with the Queen Mary in the back- High in Trial Champion: CH Harptime Amazing Grace- ground. It was one of the most beautiful show sites a Roxie Pipho performance trial could ever have. High Combined : CH Kallista's Silver Sails Aloft VCD2 MX MXJ-Suzi Cope & Marlene Miller I wanted to take a minute and thank the many people that it takes to put on a trial of this size. The agility Friday Sept 20th: was organized and run by Lisa Runquist and Cindy High in Trial Champion: CH Praver's Vagabond RAE Parish. A year and a half ago, they came to me and CD-Shirley Indelicato asked me if I would chair the agility for the regional as High Combined: same as above there was no one else to do it. I was already chairing obedience and rally and didn't think that I could take Once again, I wanted to say thank you to all those that on anymore work at that time. They promised me that helped make these trials a huge success! they would do the majority of the work, and they would help with obedience and rally too. I reluctantly said Susie Osburn yes but guess what? They actually did the lion's share Agility, Obedience, and Rally Chairman of ther work for agility, and helped with obedience and rally too. Thank you, Lisa and Cindy, for without you both, there wouldn't have been agility at the regional.

I also wanted to thank the Poodle Club of Las Vegas for providing most of the stewards for obedience and rally. They came from Las Vegas to Long Beach at Regional? their own expense to work for the regional. A few stewards were also provided by the Los Angeles Poodle Obedience Club. Everyone working together make this Is your club interested a great experience for all of the exhibitors. in hosting a Regional? The obedience winners were as follows:

Wednesday Sept 19th: Contact High in Trial: Janco Mark Of Excellence CDX- Stephanie & Robert Gomez-199+ High Combined: Nobody qualified Michael Knight

Thursday Sept 20th: High in Trial: CH MACH Songbird Sandstorm at [email protected] Saketumi UD-Joann Neal-197 High Combined: same as above (972)226-2837 Friday Sept 21st: High in Trial: OTCH Ash's Mystical Bilbo Baggins The Poodle Papers /Fall Edition Page 14

The Poodle Papers /Fall Edition Page 15. to a reward only. Many of these aficionados of clicker DOG SHALL NOT training have taken on an air of arrogance and political correctness, and decry all other methods of training, LIVE BY BREAD labeling such trainers as cruel and heartless abusers of animals. The evangelical zeal and blind allegiance ALONE exhibited by its followers carries clicker training to the level of a religion rather than a training method. Poodle owners from around the country often contact Disciples of clicker training use the following selling me with questions about training classes. They find points for this method of training. Dogs often learn that all that is available to them locally is clicker train- new behaviors very quickly. The method does not re- ing classes. Due to a variety of reasons, they are not quire the owner to correct or “punish” the dog for inap- finding clicker training effective in solving their train- propriate behavior, and this aspect appeals to almost ing problems and helping them to progress toward their everyone with the exception of Michael Vick. Clicker goals. trainers say that stress in the learning process is avoided, and dogs taught by this method are happier, although For anyone who does not know what clicker training this is not reflected in the show-ring performances I is, I will enlighten with a short and simplistic explana- have observed. Clicker trainers also say that most tion. Clicker training is a system of modifying behav- people are not able to be unemotional about the deliv- ior by positive reinforcement using food rewards. A ery of praise and rewards, and for that reason, the clicker Halloween noise-making device, a “clicker,” is used to is better than using other methods of “marking” or en- “mark” the desired behavior, and food rewards follow couraging correct behavior, such as telling the dog a the sound of the clicker. The principles of clicker train- word, such as “good,” to perform the same function as ing were developed to manage zoo animals and marine a “click,” or praising it. Another selling point used is mammals. Due to their size or danger to humans, these that this method can be used to successfully teach any- animals could not be physically manipulated to get them thing, or get rid of any unwanted behavior. to move from one enclosure to another, or to allow themselves to be examined by caretakers. Since many people To hear clicker trainers talk, it is the only method that work with each animal, and the sound of a single is needed, regardless of what one wants the dog to do person’s voice could not be reproduced by other people, or not do. Unfortunately, few things in life are so a mechanical noise-maker such a clicker or a whistle simple. My purpose here is not to belittle anyone who was used. As “clicker training” began to be commonly enjoys clicker training and wants to use that method used, it was found that complicated behaviors could be exclusively. The nice thing about training dogs is that taught to a variety of animals using these principles. practically any method works when applied with skill Elaborate shows of marine mammals have become to a willing subject, and one should be free to make her common, and these tricks are generally taught using own choices. My purpose is to dispel the myth that these methods. clicker training is a panacea, especially if one wants to train for performance competition. For purposes of this article, the term “clicker trainers” refers to that puritanical group who will ONLY use One problem with clicker training is that most dogs clicker training, and no other methods, to train a dog. I being trained are not hungry. Most get at least two am not speaking of those who use clicker training as good meals a day without being required to do a single one of an arsenal of training methods, or those who use thing. Moreover, many of the clicker training fanatics food rewards, but use their voice to mark desired be- are also practitioners of the raw diet, so that not only havior. The term “clicker training” has become syn- are the dogs getting two good meals a day, they are onymous with a “purely positive” approach, meaning getting fresh meat, poultry, and fish that half the world’s never correcting a dog. The most extreme will not even human population does not have access to. This would physically position a dog with collar and leash or hands. be a little like giving one’s child a $1,000 a day allow- They simply wait for a behavior or any approximation ance, then telling him that he will get 25 cents if he of a behavior to occur so that they can “click and treat.” will take out the trash. Whereas in the wild, an animal Others might use the food as a lure to get a behavior, such as sitting or heeling, started, and then fade its use cont. on page 16 The Poodle Papers /Fall Edition Page 16. cont. from page 15 dog to do something it has no aversion to. But if a dog is genuinely afraid of doing something (like banging modifies its behavior to eat and therefore survive, and down a teeter-totter in agility), or simply does not want at Sea World, the fish given out as rewards in a por- to do something (like picking up a metal scent article), poise show might be all the porpoise gets to eat, most a clicker trainer must wait for the dog to make the choice people are not willing to let their pets go hungry to to do this thing, and the wait may be long indeed. If increase their “food drive.” Many poodles are picky the training process takes longer than the dog’s natural eaters, especially when young, and do not have a par- lifespan, it might be considered to be of no value to the ticularly high food drive when compared to, say, a La- competition-minded person. One of the complaints I brador retriever. Many dogs are intimidated by the hear from people involved with clicker instructors is strange surroundings and noises of training facilities the inordinate amount of time—often years—required and dog shows, and will not take treats when there. A before the instructor deems the student ready to enter a fair number of dogs will not even eat their meals when trial. “on the road.” The clicker trainer’s answer to this is to search farther and wider to find treats that the dog is Another problem that poodle owners have with clicker eager to get. Many clicker trainers spend more time classes is that, whereas most poodles are not aggres- (and money) shopping for exotic treats than they do sive to other dogs, they are often the target of aggres- training, and still many dogs will not put out much ef- sion. In traditional training classes, students are gener- fort to get a treat. Few clicker instructors give the owner ally given instructions for correcting their dogs imme- the obvious answer that if they starve the dog, it will diately and effectively for any aggressive behavior (ag- develop a keen food drive, as this would not fit in with gressive staring, growling, barking, lunging, hackling, the image of the “only” HUMANE training method! etc.). In clicker classes, they are told to ignore the behavior, or wait patiently for the behavior to play out so Another problem with clicker training as a sole train- that the dog can be clicked and rewarded for dropping ing method is that it largely ignores the fact that dogs what is left of the poodle. The owner of the aggressive have many drives, or pleasures that motivate them, other dog is told to work toward substituting and rewarding than the food drive, and that many of the other “drives” another behavior, such as sitting, for the “unwanted” are stronger than the food drive in an otherwise well- behavior. This might be fine for the aggressive dog, fed pet. For instance, if a male dog had a choice be- but not too fine for the poodle. I have heard from many tween a bitch in season (or its enticing aroma) and a poodle owners that have quit going to clicker classes treat, it would likely go for the bitch, or at least work to because of the danger to their dogs. Clicker trainers in locate and stake his claim. There are always bitches in general seem to believe that their dogs’ aggression and season at a dog show. Many dogs such as terriers like barking is YOUR problem, not theirs. to explore, and find this behavior to be more rewarding than eating. Many dogs like to attack other dogs, and Clicker trainers blithely say that physical corrections apparently get quite an adrenalin rush out of it. They do not work, or that they cause an aggressive dog to like their treats “still moving.” There are not many become more aggressive. Thousands of years of dog dogs that would choose a treat over chasing a running training history say otherwise. It is generally thought “varmint,” or perhaps a toy poodle running by in the that dogs have been doing useful work for man almost next ring that looks very much like that squirrel or rab- as long as man has existed, and clicker training is of bit that they chase at home. Many dogs enjoy barking, my generation. It would be safe to say that most if not as barking apparently does something great for the dog- all obedience trial champions have been trained using brain’s pleasure center, judging from the number of dogs some physical correction, as well as a plethora of re- that bark for hours at nothing. And some dogs simply wards including food, play, and praise. Field dogs are enjoy being king--playing the role of alpha over their almost universally trained using a “force fetch.” Herd- humans, and don’t plan to give up the power trip for a ing dogs are routinely corrected for helping themselves lousy treat. So, although complex behaviors can be to the mutton. I’m sure there are at least some agility taught using treats, the actual conditions at a dog show champions that have never been physically corrected offer a smorgasbord of other sensual enticements. in the course of their training, but they are in the mi- nority. When I speak of physical correction, I am not Clicker training may be great for quickly teaching a talking about “punishing” a dog. I am including such cont. on page 17 The Poodle Papers /Fall Edition Page 17. cont. from page 16 tures, or running out of the ring and high-tailing it to actions as pulling or jerking on a leash, pushing a dog the bait bag. At agility trials, woe to the poor fool or into a sit or a down position, placing a dog on a piece her poodle that steps into the path of a clicker trainer of agility equipment or leading it over a low jump, plac- exiting the agility ring and being dragged by her big ing an article to be retrieved into a dog’s mouth, or dog at a dead run back to the bait bag. The average restraining a dog such as is done to groom poodles. clicker-trained dog learns how to get treats rather than how to obey commands. Clicker trainers often talk about the method’s success in “extinguishing” undesirable behavior. But their idea I once attended a clicker class as an observer. The in- of success is a REDUCTION in the occurrence of the structor had a “trained” standard poodle that she was undesirable behavior. The reduction that can register attempting to use for demonstration. The poodle was as a “success” can be as much as 80% or as little as busy strolling around, totally engrossed in cleaning the 10%. If my dog bites my child even 80% fewer times mats of crumbs and examining the treat pouches and than before, I would not consider the process to be a training bags of all the students to see who had the best “success.” If my method resulted in 20% less nuisance stuff. After calling the dog numerous times, the in- barking than before, I would not consider the method structor finally walked over, grabbed the dog by the to be a “success,” and I wager that my neighbors collar, hauled it back to the center of the room, lifted it wouldn’t, either. If an owner’s two dogs fought with skyward with the collar before dumping it into a sitting each other 20% less than before, one of them might position, then clicked, and treated! An hour-long class still be dead. So these glowing reports of “success” in was not enough time for the instructor to either wait dealing with problem behavior must be examined for the desired behavior to occur, or to go shopping for closely. I am not suggesting that other training meth- more delectable treats. I also attended a clicker train- ods necessarily offer 100% solutions, but traditional ing seminar given by a famous “purely positive” trainer trainers will usually be a little more realistic in advis- a few years back. Unfortunately, I missed most of what ing an owner that some problems cannot be satisfacto- was said, as her large dog barked incessantly through- rily solved with training. out the two days, even though she kept interrupting her presentation to try to find a moment of silence to click Those rare trainers with perfect timing, excellent dog and treat. training sense, time to burn, and the patience of a saint, can do marvelous things with clicker training. But the My advice to people looking for an instructor or train- average clicker trainer teaches her dog that the more it ing classes for performance events is to find out what resists, the more treats it gets. For example, I have seen that instructor has accomplished with her own dogs, many clicker trainers trying to get their dogs to pay what her students have accomplished, and see if their attention heeling. The dog looks away, the person says collective dogs work as you would like your dog to “watch,” the dog looks back, and the person clicks and work. Don’t be intimidated or fooled by rhetoric. treats. The dog finds that looking away is the key to the chain of events that ends with a treat. If the trainer Joann Neal were true to the method, she would just wait for the dog to pay attention before clicking and treating, but practically no one is patient enough to do this, espe- Active Rescue list cially if the dog only glances her way once a week. She bought those high-dollar dried venison treats, and on line for those involved by gosh, her “baby” is going to get them---ALL of the in Poodle Rescue ones she put in her $20 quick-fire treat pouch!!! So she either says “watch,” or runs the treat by the dog’s nose Contact Sally Poindexter to lure his gaze, then clicks and treats. These people For more information can be seen marching around obedience rings in all parts of the country saying “watch,” clicking, and treating. As soon as they put their food away and walk into the [email protected] ring, the dog reverts to gazing about, sniffing the floor, strolling along the ring barrier looking for greener pas-

The Poodle Papers /Fall Edition Page 18. healthy giant breeds have optimal levels around the THYROID DISEASE AND midpoint of these ranges. AUTOIMMUNE THYROIDITIS Similarly, because young animals are still growing and adolescents are maturing, optimal thyroid levels W. Jean Dodds, DVM are expected to be in the upper half of the references 938 Stanford Street ranges. For geriatric animals, basal metabolism is Santa Monica, CA 90403 usually slowing down, and so optimal thyroid levels (310) 828-4804;FAX (310)-828-8251 are likely to be closer to midrange or even slightly www.hemopet.com; [email protected] lower.

Introduction Genetic Screening for Thyroid Disease Most cases of thyroiditis have elevated serum TgAA Hypothyroidism is the most common endocrine disor- levels, whereas only about 20-40% of cases have el- der of dogs, and up to 80% of cases result from an au- evated circulating T3 and/or T4 AA. Thus, the pres- toimmune disease that progressively destroys the thy- ence of elevated T3 and/or T4 AA confirms a diagnosis roid gland (autoimmune thyroiditis). Once more than of autoimmune thyroiditis but underestimates its preva- 75% of the gland is destroyed by this process, classical lence, as negative (non-elevated) autoantibody levels clinical signs of hypothyroidism appear. Because the do not rule out thyroiditis. Measuring TgAA levels also condition is heritable, it has significant genetic impli- permits early recognition of the disorder, and facili- cations for breeding stock. Accurate diagnosis of the tates genetic counselling. Affected dogs should not be early stages of autoimmune thyroiditis offers impor- used for breeding. tant genetic and clinical options for prompt interven-

tion and case management. However, it is often diffi- The commercial TgAA test can give false negative re- cult to make a definitive diagnosis. sults if the dog has received thyroid supplement within the previous 90 days, thereby allowing dishonest own- As the thyroid gland regulates metabolism of all body ers to test dogs while on treatment to assert there nor- cellular functions, reduced thyroid function can pro- malcy, or to obtain certification with health registries duce a wide range of clinical signs (see Table 1). Many such as the OFA Thyroid Registry. False negative TgAA of these clinical symptoms mimic those resulting from results also can occur in about 8% of dogs verified to other causes and so recognition of the condition and have high T3AA and/or T4AA. Furthermore, false posi- interpretation of results of thyroid function tests can be tive TgAA results may be obtained if the dog has been problematic. vaccinated within the previous 30-45 days, or in some cases of non-thyroidal illness. Vaccination of pet and Baseline Thyroid Profiles research dogs with polyvalent vaccines containing ra- A complete baseline thyroid profile is measured and bies virus or rabies vaccine alone was recently shown typically includes total T4, total T3, free T4, free T3, to induce production of antithyroglobulin autoantibod- T3 autoantibody (T3AA) and T4 autoantibody (T4AA), ies, a provocative and important finding with implica- and can include canine endogenous thyroid stimulat- tions for the subsequent development of hypothyroid- ing hormone (cTSH) and/or thyroglobulin autoantibody ism (TgAA) (see Table 2) . The TgAA assay is especially important in screening breeding stock for heritable au- A population study of 287,948 dogs was recently pub- toimmune thyroid disease. Affected dogs should not lished by the MSU Animal Health Diagnostic Labora- be used for breeding. tory. Circulating thyroid hormone autoantibodies (T3AA and/or T4AA)) were found in 18,135 of these The normal reference ranges for thyroid analytes of dogs (6.3%). The 10 breeds with the highest prevalence healthy adult animals tend to be similar for most breeds of thyroid AA from their study were: Pointer, English of companion animals. Exceptions are the sighthound Setter, English Pointer, Skye Terrier, German Wire- and giant breeds of dogs which have lower basal lev- haired Pointer, Old English Sheepdog, Boxer, Maltese, els. Typical thyroid levels for healthy sighthounds, such Kuvasz, and Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen. Prevalence as retired racing greyhounds, are at or just below the was associated with body weight and was highest in established laboratory reference ranges, whereas cont. on page 19 The Poodle Papers /Fall Edition Page 19 cont. from page 18 was it found in the Shih Tzu, Yorkshire Terrier, or Si- dogs 2-4 years old. Females were significantly more berian Husky, although more studies are needed in these likely to have thyroid AA than males. and other susceptible breeds to establish their true status with respect to this marker DLA antigen. This ex- A bitch with circulating thyroid AA has the potential citing finding of a common genetic determinant asso- to pass these along to the puppies transplacentally as ciated with thyroid disease in several breeds hopefully well as via the colostrum. Furthermore, any dog hav- will lead to development of a genetic marker test to ing thyroid AA may eventually develop clinical symp- identify affected breeding stock and allow for selec- toms of thyroid disease and/or be susceptible to other tive breeding to reduce disease incidence in pure-bred autoimmune diseases. Thyroid screening is thus very dogs. important for selecting potential breeding stock as well as for clinical diagnosis. Polyglandular Autoimmunity Individuals genetically susceptible to autoimmune thy- Thyroid testing for genetic screening purposes is less roid disease may also become more susceptible to im- likely to be meaningful before puberty. Screening is mune-mediated diseases affecting other target tissues initiated, therefore, once healthy dogs and bitches have and organs, especially the bone marrow, liver, adrenal reached sexual maturity (between 10-14 months in gland, pancreas, skin, kidney, joints, bowel, and cen- males and during the first anestrous period for females tral nervous system. The resulting “polyglandular au- following their maiden heat). As the female sexual toimmune syndrome” of humans is becoming more cycle is quiescent during anestrus, any influence of sex commonly recognized in the dog, and probably occurs hormones on baseline thyroid function will be mini- in other species as well. The syndrome tends to run in mized. This period generally begins 12 weeks from families and is believed to have an inherited basis. the onset of the previous heat and lasts one month or Multiple endocrine glands and nonendocrine systems longer. The interpretation of results from baseline thy- become involved in a systemic immune-mediated pro- roid profiles in intact females will be more reliable when cess. This multiple endocrinopathy often occurs in pa- they are tested in anestrus. In fact, genetic screening tients with underlying autoimmune thyroid disease of intact females for other disorders such as von (hypo- or hyperthyroidism) and concurrent Addison’s Willebrand disease (vWD), hip dysplasia, and wellness disease, diabetes, reproductive gonadal failure, skin or reproductive checkups (vaginal cultures, hormone disease and alopecia, and malabsorption syndrome. The testing) is best scheduled during anestrus. Once the most common nonendocrinologic autoimmune disor- initial thyroid profile is obtained, dogs and bitches ders associated with this syndrome are autoimmune should be rechecked on an annual basis to assess their hemolytic anemia (AIHA), idiopathic thrombocy- thyroid function and overall health. Generation of an- topenic purpura (ITP), chronic active hepatitis, and nual test results provides comparisons that permit early immune-complex glomerulonephritis (systemic lupus recognition of developing thyroid dysfunction. This erythematosus; SLE). allows for early treatment, where indicated, to avoid the appearance or advancement of clinical signs asso- The most commonly recognized polyglandular endo- ciated with hypothyroidism. crinopathy of dogs is Schmidt’s syndrome (thyroiditis and Addison’s disease). Examples of breeds geneti- Canine autoimuune thyroid disease is very similar to cally predisposed to this disorder include the Standard Hashimoto’s thyroiditis of humans, which has been Poodle, Old English Sheepdog, Bearded Collie, Portu- shown to be associated with human major histocom- guese Water Dog, Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever, patibility complex (MHC) tissue types. A similar asso- and Leonberger, although any breed or mixed breed ciation with canine MHC genes in hypothyroid dogs can be affected. Our study cohort of 162 cases of au- has recently been reported in Doberman Pinschers, toimmune blood and endocrine disorders in Old En- English Setters and Rhodesian Ridgebacks, who share glish Sheepdogs (1980-1989) included 115 AIHA and/ a rare dog leukocyte antigen (DLA) class II haplotype or ITP, 99 thyroid disease, 23 Addison’s disease, 7 vac- which contains a unique DLA-DQA1*00101 genetic cine reactions, 3 SLE, 2 diabetes, 1 rheumatoid arthri- determinant. While the presence of this determinant tis and 1 hypoparathyroidism. The group comprised doubles the risk of a dog developing hypothyroidism, 110 females (15 spayed) and 52 males (3 neutered). it was not found in boxers affected with thyroiditis, nor Seven of the most recent 103 cases had two or more cont. on page 20 The Poodle Papers /Fall Edition Page 20. cont. from page 19 over of serotonin and dopamine receptors, and an increased sensitivity to ambient neurotransmitter levels. endocrine disorders, and 101 of the 108 cases where pedigrees were available showed a familial relation- Investigators in recent years have noted the sudden ship going back several generations. Data from survey- onset of behavioral changes in dogs around the time of ing the Bearded Collie breed reported 55 hypothyroid, puberty or as young adults. Most of the dogs have been 17 Addison’s disease, and 31 polyglandular autoimmu- purebreds or crossbreeds, with an apparent predilec- nity (5 were hypothyroid). tion for certain breeds. For a significant proportion of these animals, neutering does not alter the symptoms Aberrant Behavior and Thyroid Dysfunction and in some cases the behaviors intensify. The seasonal The principal reason for pet euthanasia stems not from effects of allergies to inhalants and ectoparasites such disease, but undesirable behavior. While this abnor- as fleas and ticks, followed by the onset of skin and mal behavior can have a variety of medical causes, it coat disorders including pyoderma, allergic dermatitis, also can reflect underlying problems of a psychologi- alopecia, and intense itching, have also been linked to cal nature. changes in behavior.

An association between behavioral and psychologic Many of these dogs belong to a certain group of breeds changes and thyroid dysfunction has been recognized or dog families susceptible to a variety of immune prob- in humans since the 19th century. In a recent study, lems and allergies (e.g. Golden Retriever, Akita, Rott- 66% of people with attention deficit-hyperactivity dis- weiler, Doberman Pinscher, English Springer Spaniel, order were found to be hypothyroid, and supplement- Shetland Sheepdog, and German Shepherd Dog). The ing their thyroid levels was largely curative. Further- clinical signs in these animals, before they show the more, an association has recently been established be- sudden onset of behavioral aggression, can include tween aberrant behavior and thyroid dysfunction in the minor problems such as inattentiveness, fearfulness, dog, and has been noticed in cats with hyperthyroid- seasonal allergies, skin and coat disorders, and intense ism. Typical clinical signs include unprovoked aggres- itching. These may be early subtle signs of thyroid sion towards other animals and/or people, sudden on- dysfunction, with no other typical signs of thyroid dis- set of seizure disorder in adulthood, disorientation, ease being manifested. moodiness, erratic temperament, periods of hyperactivity, hypoattentiveness, depression, fearfulness and The typical history starts out with a quite, well-man- phobias, anxiety, submissiveness, passivity, compul- nered and sweet-natured puppy or young adult dog. The siveness, and irritability. After episodes, most of the animal was outgoing, attended training classes for obe- animals appeared to come out of a trance like state, dience, working, or dog show events, and came from a and were unaware of their bizarre behavior. reputable breeder whose kennel has had no prior history of producing animals with behavioral problems. The mechanism whereby diminished thyroid function At the onset of puberty or thereafter, however, sudden affects behavior is unclear. Hypothyroid patients have changes in personality are observed. Typical signs can reduced cortisol clearance, as well as suppressed TSH be incessant whining, nervousness, schizoid behavior, output and lowered production of thyroid hormones. fear in the presence of strangers, hyperventilating and Constantly elevated levels of circulating cortisol mimic undue sweating, disorientation, and failure to be atten- the condition of an animal in a constant state of stress. tive. These changes can progress to sudden unprovoked In people and seemingly in dogs, mental function is aggressiveness in unfamiliar situations with other ani- impaired and the animal is likely to respond to stress in mals, people and especially with children. a stereotypical rather than reasoned fashion. Chronic stress in humans has been implicated in the pathogen- Another group of dogs show seizure or seizure-like esis of affective disorders such as depression. Major disorders of sudden onset that can occur at any time depression has been shown in imaging studies to pro- from puberty to mid-life. These dogs appear perfectly duce changes in neural activity or volume in areas of healthy outwardly, have normal hair coats and energy, the brain which regulate aggressive and other behav- but suddenly seizure for no apparent reason. The sei- iors. Dopamine and serotonin receptors have been zures are often spaced several weeks to months apart, clearly demonstrated to be involved in aggressive path- ways in the CNS. Hypothyroid rats have increased turn- cont. on page 21 The Poodle Papers /Fall Edition Page 21 cont. from page 20 a predefined 6-point subjective scale (34 were improved may coincide with the full moon, and can appear in > 75%), and another 23 dogs had >25 but <50% im- brief clusters. In some cases the animals become ag- provement. Only 10 dogs experienced no appreciable gressive and attack those around them shortly before change, and 2 dogs had a worsening of their behavior. or after having one of the seizures. Two recent cases When compared to 20 cases of dominance aggression involved young dogs referred for sudden onset seizure treated with conventional behavior or other habit modi- disorder shortly after puberty. Both dogs were found to fication over the same time period, only 11 dogs im- have early onset autoimmune thyroiditis, which was proved more than 25%, and of the remaining 9 cases, 3 clinically responsive to thyroid supplementation, to the failed to improve and 3 were euthanized or placed in extent that anticonvulsant medications could be gradu- another home. These initial results are so promising ally withdrawn. The numbers of animals showing these that complete thyroid diagnostic profiling and treatment various types of aberrant behavior appear to be increas- with thyroid supplement, where indicated, is warranted ing in frequency over the last decade. for all cases presenting with aberrant behavior.

In dogs with aberrant aggression, a large collaborative Our ongoing study now includes over 1500 cases of study between our group and Dr. Dodman and col- dogs presented to veterinary clinics for aberrant behav- leagues at Tufts University School of Veterinary Medi- ior. The first 499 cases have been analyzed indepen- cine has shown a favorable response to thyroid replace- dently by a neural network correlative statistical pro- ment therapy within the first week of treatment, whereas gram. Results showed a significant relationship between it took about three weeks to correct their metabolic thyroid dysfunction and seizure disorder, and thyroid deficit. Dramatic reversal of behavior with resumption dysfunction and dog-to-human aggression. of previous problems has occurred in some cases if only a single dose is missed. A similar pattern of aggression Collectively, these findings confirm the importance of responsive to thyroid replacement has been reported in including a complete thyroid antibody profile as part a horse. of the laboratory and clinical work up of any behavioral case. Tables 3-4 summarize results of complete thyroid diagnostic profiling on 634 canine cases of aberrant behavior, compiled by this author in collaboration with References Drs. Nicholas Dodman, Linda Aronson, and Jean _ Aronson LP, Dodds WJ. The effect of hypothyroid function on DeNapoli of Tufts University School of Veterinary canine behavior. Proc. Int. Vet. Beh.Med, 2005. _ Aronson LP and Dodman NH Thyroid function as a cause of Medicine, North Grafton, MA. Ninety percent (568 aggression in dogs and cats. Proc. Deutch Vet Gesellshaft 1997, p. dogs) were purebreds and 10% were mixed breeds. 228. There was no sex predilection found in this case co- _ Beaver BV and Haug LI . 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Prevalence of changes in serum concentration following induction of hypothy- autoantibodies to thyroglobulin in dogs with nonthyroidal illness. roidism in dogs. J Am Vet Med Assoc 209: 1730-1732, 1996. Am J Vet Res 59:951-955, 1998. _ Nachreiner RF, Refsal KR, Graham PA, Bowman MM. Prevalence of serum thyroid hormone autoantibodies in dogs with clinical signs of hypothyroidism. J Am Vet Med Assoc 220:466-471, 2002. _ Overall KL. Clinical Behavioral Medicine for the Small Animal. St. Louis, Mosby, 1998 cont. on page 23 The Poodle Papers /Fall Edition Page 23 Table 1. CLINICAL SIGNS OF CANINE HYPOTHYROIDISM Alterations in Cellular Metabolism lethargy weight gain mental dullness cold intolerance exercise intolerance mood swings neurologic signs hyperexcitability polyneuropathy stunted growth seizures chronic infections

Neuromuscular Problems weakness knuckling or dragging feet stiffness muscle wasting laryngeal paralysis megaesophagus facial paralysis head tilt “tragic” expression drooping eyelids incontinence ruptured cruciate ligament

Dermatologic Diseases dry, scaly skin and dandruff chronic offensive skin odor coarse, dull coat bilaterally symmetrical hair loss “rat tail”; “puppy coat” seborrhea with greasy skin hyperpigmentation seborrhea with dry skin pyoderma or skin infections myxedema

Reproductive Disorders infertility prolonged interestrus interval lack of libido absence of heat cycles testicular atrophy silent heats hypospermia pseudopregnancy aspermia weak, dying or stillborn pups

Cardiac Abnormalities slow heart rate (bradycardia) cardiac arrhythmias cardiomyopathy

Gastrointestinal Disorders constipation diarrhea vomiting

Hematologic Disorders bleeding bone marrow failure low red blood cells (anemia), white blood cells, platelets

Ocular Diseases corneal lipid deposits corneal ulceration uveitis keratoconjunctivitis sicca or “dry eye” infections of eyelid glands Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome

Other Associated Disorders IgA deficiency loss of smell (dysosmia) loss of taste glycosuria chronic active hepatitis other endocrinopathies: adrenal, pancreatic, parathyroid The Poodle Papers /Fall Edition Page 24 Table 2. DIAGNOSIS OF THYROID DISEASE

C Complete Basic Profile — (T4, T3, FT4, FT3, T4AA, T3AA) C Additional Tests — (TSH, TgAA)

C Older Tests (T4, T4 + T3) Serum T4 and/or T3 alone are not reliable for diagnosis because:

— overdiagnose hypothyroidism — underdiagnose hyperthyroidism — fail to dectect early compensatory disease and thyroiditis — influenced by nonthyroidal illness and certain drugs

C Newer Tests Free (Unbound) T4 Less likely to be influenced by nonthyroidal illness or drugs

Valid — equilibrium dialysis — solid-phase analog RIA — chemiluminescence solid-phase Less reliable — liquid-phase analog RIA

Endogenous Canine TSH In primary hypothyroidism, as serum free T4 levels fall, pituitary output of TSH rises.

— elevated TSH usually indicates primary thyroid disease — 20-40% discordancy observed between expected and actual findings — published normal ranges may need revising upwards — affected by concomitant chronic renal disease

Canine TgAA Thyroglobulin autoantibodies are present in serum of cases with lymphocytic thyroiditis.

— positive results confirm diagnosis; false negative results can occur — 20-40% of cases have circulating T3 and/or T4AA — allows for early diagnosis and genetic counselling

The Poodle Papers /Fall Edition Page 25 Table 3. CANINE ABERRANT BEHAVIOR * ______Total No. Purebreds Mixed Thyroid Euthyroid Cases Breeds Dysfunction ______634 568 66 401 † 233 ______* Mean Age, 3.7 years ( Range 0.5-12 years ). Median Age, 2.5 years.

Table 4. MOST COMMONLY REPRESENTED BREEDS WITH THYROID DYSFUNCTION AND ABERRANT BEHAVIOR * ______Breed† Thyroid Aggression Seizures Fearful Hyperactive Dysfunction 401/634 251/634 189/634 55/634 42/634 (63%) (40%) (30%) (9%) (7%)_____

Golden Retriever 50/73 12/16 22/30 4/6 1/6

German Shepherd 34/53 10/22 14/16 3/7 2/2

Akita 27/38 24/33 0/1 0 0/2

Labrador Retriever 8/30 6/11 12/16 2/15 0/3

Shetland Sheepdog 14/25 3/6 2/3 2/4 3/3

Collie 8/9 0 7/7 0 0

English Setter 4/6 1/1 0 1/3 1/2

Other Purebreds 217/334 89/135 72/93 10/15 5/16

Mixed Breed 39/66 11/27 16/23 4/5 1/8 ______

Totals 401/634 156/251 145/189 26/55 13/42 (63%) (62%) (77%) (47%) (31%)______* Some dogs had more than 1 abnormal behavior. Numerator = Thyroid dysfunction Denominator = Aberrant behavior † Total 634 cases; 72 dogs breeds represented.

*Thank you to Dr Jean Dodds for giving us pernmission to use this article in the Poodle Papers! Leslie Editor of the Poodle Papers The Poodle Papers /Fall Edition Page 26 Affiliate Club News:

TOY POODLE REPRESENTATIVE: Happy Poodle Days to All! Your collected email survey has been received by the Standard Poodle Breeders: As a Standard breeder my- PCA Secretary and myself concerning the TOY size self and Standard Poodle Representative for the Poodle DQ within our Breed Standard at the Regional Board Club of America, I am interested in you responses to Meeting. This has been sent to the Breed Standard the following: Committee for there study and review. What is your opinion of crossing Standard Poodles with At the Regional a Japanese White Toy Breeder won Miniature Poodles? WD ,WB, BOW, BOV as a breeder owner handler in the Toy Variety!! CONGRATULATIONS What do you feel is gained by cross-variety breeding?

Should you have any other issues for the Boards knowl- What do you feel is lost by cross-variety breeding? edge, please let me know. Give me a call, send an email or see you at the shows. What other comments would you like to make regarding this subject? Have a great HOLIDAY SEASON, TRAVEL SAFE . HOPE to see you at our National in APRIL!!!! I prefer signed e-mails, but you may comment anony- mously. Nancy Hafner Responses to: Glenna Carlson [email protected] Reminder: (Until 11/1/2007) If you have puppies available or need information [email protected] or help with your variety contact your Variety Rep. (After 11/5/2007)

Toys :Nancy Hafner Please let me know if you have pups for sale - testing 256-381-5744 information is required. Calls seem to be on the slow email [email protected] side - but please let me know. Perhaps PCA needs to implement a better breeder referral system as I know Miniatures:Luis Aizcorbe internet sales are a problem as are "designer dogs". 305-233-8491 email [email protected] Have a great winter!

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The Poodle Papers /Fall Edition Page 27. lar Stakes Class where owners could test the natural Seminars and WC instincts of their Poodles in a non-competitive environment! WCX Tests in the This is a model that really seemed to work for the CCPC. First, people got to see if their dogs had the Carolinas a Recipe for “instinct” for the work by participating in the seminar. Then, those that were interested focused on developing the instinct over the summer. And finally, they had Success in the Field the opportunity to gauge progress by participating in a Submitted by Claudia Straitiff follow up seminar and ultimately the tests. Most important is the fact that, pass or fail, 20 In March of 2007, a group of Poodle owners new folks got involved with their Poodles in yet one from within and around the Carolinas gathered for a more performance venue. WC WCX Seminar sponsored by the Central Carolina If you or your club would like to hold your Poodle Club (CCPC). As a result of the enthusiasm own seminar but don’t know where to start, feel free to created by that event, a core group of participants contact Jan Gray of the Central Carolina Poodle Club. planned for and participated in a second seminar and She’s worked to refine the core materials to get you the first of what we hope will be many WC WCX tests started and would be happy to put you in touch with in North Carolina in September! people that helped her during the planning process.

Those who passed at the September WC WCX tests are:

Working Certificate Excellent Passes “Chip” Ch Carlyn’s Neon Moon JH WC WCX owned/handled by Joyce Carelli “Walker” Paradigm Walkn the Wild Side CD JH WC WCX owned/handled by Margaret Fox “Jamie” Ch Ascot For Your Eyes Only RN WC WCX owned/handled by Dana Stewart “Rio” Finesse All Jazzed Up CDX RAE MXP MJP JH WC owned/handled by Carol Stone “Ruby” Valentine’s Ruby ‘N The Rough CDX RA OA NAJ JH WC owned/handled by Linda Miller “Sassy” K. C.’s Sassafras of Weilerbach UD RAE AX AXJ WC WCX owned/handled by Carol Stone

Working Certificate Passes “Dandy” Locksper Yankee Pudel Dandy owned/ handled by Mary Ann Eustis An amazing 21 Poodles (including 2 Minia- “Rico” Glorias-Baywind Answer To Love owned/ tures) entered the Working Certificate (WC) test and 9 handled by Beth Warren Poodles entered the Working Certificate Excellent “Andy” Ch Platinum’s the Answer CD owned/ (WCX) tests. Even more amazing is the fact that 17 of handled by Beth Warren the 21 WC Participants and their Poodles passed the “Y” . CH La Marka Litilann’s Y Not CD RE owned/ WC and 6 of the 9 Poodles entered in the WCX passed handled by Beth Warren the tests. “Walker” Paradigm Walkn the Wild Side CD JH WC Seventeen (17) Poodles entered the non-regu- WCX owned/handled by Margaret Fox cont. on page 28 The Poodle Papers /Fall Edition cont. from page 27 Page 28

“Rio” Finesse All Jazzed Up CDX RAE MXP MJP JH WC owned/handled by Carol Stone “Sassy” K. C.’s Sassafras of Weilerbach UD RAE AX AXJ WC WCX owned/handled by Carol Stone “Chip” Ch Carlyn’s Neon Moon JH WC WCX owned/handled by Joyce Carelli “Ruby” Valentine’s Ruby ‘N The Rough CDX RA OA NAJ JH WC owned/handled by Linda Miller “Dash” Valentine’s Splash ‘N Dash owned and handled by Linda Miller “MC” Tudorose McCheers NA NAJ WC owned/handled by Mary Ruth Calhoun “Cooper” Southern Standards Red Calhoun handled/owned by Rich Louter and Angela Louter “Rye” Ballad’s Catch Her In The Rye owned/handled by Jan Gray “Murphy” Moonstone’s Island Boy owned/handled by Susan Parsons “Drew” Platinum Once In A Blue Moon CGC owned/handled by Carol Hamblin “Dunbar” Dunbar’s Trust-N-Justice owned/handled by Jenni Lough “Ghillie” Tudorose Dreamcatcher Daventry CDX owned/handled by Jean Bedenbaugh 2008 -- 2009 Grooming Space Reservation Guidelines To benefit The Poodle Club of America, the first twenty grooming spaces for 2009 will be auctioned to the highest bidder Wednesday, April 23, 2008. The auction will take place immediately prior to the Parade of Cham- pions. Spaces 1 thru 20 will be auctioned to the highest bidder; each space will be auctioned separately. Spaces are approximately 8' by 10'.

For 2008, all setup requests for number reservations must be mailed to Margaret Tauzin,1507-G Kaliste Saloom Rd.,Lafayette, LA 70508 by March 22, 2008. Reservations will only be accepted through US Mail. Reservations delivered by courier, overnight , express mail, or any other form of delivery other than US regular mail will not be accepted. As soon as practical after MARCH 22,2008, ALL requests for set up reservation numbers will be put in a drawing and names will be selected randomly by the set-up selection committee. Once all set up requests have been given numbers, all other requests for set up numbers that are received after March 22, 2008, will be numbered as they are received. Only one request per exhibitor; any duplicate names will be thrown out! One name per envelope.(Names submitted for set up reservation numbers, must be names of Ex- hibitors and or Agents exhibiting in the show in 2008.) Spaces from number 11 on will be drawn by this process in 2008, in 2009 it will start from number 21 and on.

Thank you and we look forward to seeing you all at PCA in April. The Poodle Papers /Fall Edition Page 29. P.C.A. Foundation News OptiGen OptiGen is happy to share the following informa- Countries testing this quarter include US, Canada, tion with the PCA for Poodles Czech Republic, Denmark, being tested for PRA the 3rd quarter of 2007 (July Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Norway, Russia, 1, 2007-September 30, Slovenia, South Africa & 2007): the UK.

Total Poodles tested - 309 Sincerely, Normal - 204 Becky Iddings Carrier - 95 Administrative Support Associate Affected - 10 ********************************************** Miniature Poodles tested - 153 OptiGen, LLC Normal - 107 Cornell Business & Technology Park Carrier - 39 767 Warren Road, Suite 300 Affected - 7 Ithaca, NY 14850

Toy Poodles tested - 156 phone: 607-257-0301 Normal - 97 fax: 607-257-0353 Carrier - 56 email: [email protected] Affected - 3 web: www.optigen.com

PCA Foundation Start the Fall 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.

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Mail your check to : (note Donations are Tax Deductible) The Poodle Club of America Foundation, inc. 208 Crosbytown Rd, Quitman, Ga 31643 The Poodle Papers /Fall Edition Page 30. Lots going on in Maryland - April 2008 Before P.C.A. join us for the April 18 - Washington Poodle Club Specialty Judge: To be Announced April 19 - All Breed Old Dominion KC of Northern Va. Judges: Poodles Maxine Beam Toy Group Michele Billings Non Sporting Group Jane Kay BIS Joe Gregory April 20 - All Breed Baltimore County KC Judges Poodles : Michele Billings Toy Group: Jane Kay Non Sporting Group: Betty Leininger BIS Michele Billings April 21 - All Breed Catoctin Kennel Club Judges Poodles:James Reynolds Toy Group: James Reynolds Non Sporting Group:Ken Buxton BIS: Robert Hall All Shows are judged indoors Maryland State Fairgrounds 2200 York Road Timonium, MD

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Saturday April 19 & Sunday April 20: Retriever Trials Sunday April 20: WC/WCX WC/WCX Medallion Awards Dinner Monday April 21: Agility (INDOORS ON TURF) Tuesday April 22: Obedience & Rally (INDOORS ON TURF) Wednesday April 23 : All Dogs Jr. Showmanship Thursday April 24 : All Bitches Veterans Sweepstakes Friday April 25 : Intervariety General Meeting & Dinner The Poodle Papers /Fall Edition Page 31. but her brain could not organize the picture. Right in Celie front of her face, she apparently saw nothing.

Polymicrogyria Apart from her vision, Celie was physically perfect, By Curtisy Briggs and exquisitely beautiful, from her perfect mouth to her perfect tail set. Her hair was jet black and silky; I want to tell you about Celie, my black Standard bitch she could easily have been a show dog in terms of con- who died in late September, three days shy of her fifth formation, coat, and movement—except that she car- birthday, due to a congenital brain defect called ried her head tucked, like a horse doing dressage. She polymicrogyria. I want you to know a bit about her, had the typical Poodle high energy and playfulness, and her struggles, and this disease, which is showing up always carried her tail up. more frequently in Poodles (both Standards and Minis). My hope is that everyone—especially Poodle breeders Only one of my other dogs tolerated her in the begin- who have had a blind puppy in a litter—will support a ning; Celie stood in the yard, head cocked, listening new research study at University of Missouri aimed at for him or for me (the other dogs snarled at her any finding the genetic marker for this disease. time she stumbled on them). She adored jumping on the friendly one, biting him on the back, and chewing Celie was born blind; a rescue dog that I adopted at 10 his collar off. She loved playing tug and “reverse fetch” weeks. I learned that her eyes were normal, and the (I helped her find the tennis ball and then chased her blindness was “something neurological,” which I as- around). She also loved running around in circles in sumed meant some small disconnect in the sight wir- the yard, and whenever I would come outside, leaping ing. I was told a neurologist had been consulted, but on my legs, nibbling on my knees, and hanging onto no one could explain why she was blind. my jeans with her teeth. I had holes in both legs of all my jeans; she used them to get a better grip on the hu- From the beginning, she was an odd mixture of behav- man tug toy that was me. iors: smart in many ways, yet sometimes unable to put things together. The night she arrived, I watched her She learned to go up and down stairs by herself during run out in the snowy yard, and every time she was the first two weeks. Going down was particularly chal- headed for a tree or fencepost, I instinctively yelled lenging: I was asking her to step out on the air on faith. “Watch!” and she changed her course. I thought she However, many tries with a harness, one step at a time was amazing. I named her Celie after the character in (as well as a plate of hot chicken) helped her learn this The Color Purple, because I hoped she would be strong skill. The night she went down the stairs by herself and able to overcome adversity. (partly on her belly), awkward but determined, I felt like Annie Sullivan at the water pump, in “The Miracle She was full of energy, bold, and fearless. When she Worker,” as Helen Keller first understood words. smacked into obstacles with her head, she never cried, just shook her head and kept going. Her bravery Helen Keller was actually an apt analogy (picture that touched me. I cut down all the low-hanging branches scene in the dining room with Helen crashing into of trees and shrubs in my yard, put carpet squares at people, grabbing food off plates, and throwing it the tops and bottoms of all stairs, and put orange oil on around). As I watched Celie careening around the yard, the corners of walls to help her learn the path through barking wildly and grabbing onto things with her teeth, the house. I realized quickly that she was not com- I began to think of Helen before she had language; I pletely blind. She seemed to see shapes, and could fol- also thought of autistic children. low my other dogs unerringly in a chase. I sometimes saw her avoid obstacles in her path that she had never Celie had to learn that food she dropped was some- encountered before. where on the floor or ground near her, and had not fallen into some abyss. She could not find the tennis ball that She seemed to see better in bright light. She would sit was inches away from her, and never seemed to feel or in front of the glass storm door and look out into the perceive the ball when it was at her back feet. She had bright sunlight, as though she were watching the trees to be shown where her food dish was. I assumed her or the sky. I wondered if maybe her eyes were seeing, sense of smell was poor, too. And then I saw that she cont. on page 32 The Poodle Papers /Fall Edition Page 32 cont. from page 31 knew before my other dogs when a new person was in the house: she came flying in from the yard, clambering up the stairs to the front door, nostrils flaring.

Although as a baby she had much cuddling and holding (I held her in my lap and sang to her throughout her first few months, chang- ing the lyrics so the songs were about her), you could not, in the beginning, grab her around the midsection in a playful hug—doing so made her rear up with a sudden loud, explosive bark as she whirled away from you. Being groomed elicited a similar reaction, although she eventually became completely comfortable with this, as she did with full- body hugs and kisses. Feeding her anything from your hand meant risking getting bitten, and hard, as she lunged at the food, unable to perceive where it stopped and the human hand began. She did learn bite inhibition eventually, but it was a lesson she would lose sometimes when she became excited.

She became sure-footed around the house, except during a stressful or excited moment, when she would lose her way and bump into things she previously avoided. She became extremely reactive to sounds, and gave that explosive bark whenever there was a new one she didn’t recognize (nail clippers being used, wire hangers in the closet, the espresso machine, a motor- We worked for several hours each week with an expert cycle out on the street). When a song came on unex- behaviorist and trainer. Celie also stayed with him twice pectedly from an unknown source, she barked and for two weeks at a time. When she returned, she was circled. I instinctively began to sing along in the same much calmer, but that calmness did not last long once key, and she quieted immediately. I thought she was she was back at home among three other dogs. But brilliant. Celie learned how to walk straight on a leash (rather than crisscrossing my path), how to “place” at my side, As she grew, her excitement level in the yard increased. how to sit and lie down, and eventually, how to jump Originally I thought her running in circles was an ori- on and off my bed and in and out of the car. Some les- enting device, something a blind dog would do to feel sons were not only hard for her, but painful to watch. where she was in space. But I began to see that there When she attempted a new behavior like jumping, she was a pressured urgency to her running circles, as would hurl herself into it frantically, rather than slow- though she were in the grip of something, and not playing down to figure it out (this meant bumping and scrap- ing or orienting at all. She wouldn’t come in the house ing her knees, and sometimes, flying straight out of the and would keep circling, sometimes barking wildly, back of my station wagon, as she had no sense of scattering wood chips and grass and waking up neigh- heights). She launched herself at everything, and never bors. Getting her in became a daily battle of wills. quite lost her awkwardness on the stairs, or her talent Treats did not work, nor did corrections or distractions for tripping people. like a shaker can. cont. on page 33 The Poodle Papers /Fall Edition Page 33 cont. from page 32 yard and my attempts to get her to calm down there. Taking her to strange places like the vet’s office was an My struggles to control her arousal level and yard be- ordeal for both of us. She was also distressed by slip- havior took me down to my last nerve, and sometimes pery floors or other new surfaces under her feet. As I got so frustrated I yelled or dragged her back into the she became stressed, I noticed she would smack her house (after tackling and catching her). Corrections lips a bit and shake her head. I saw her do this riding in and time-outs never fazed her, although closing the back the car, even when she was just a few months old. I door and leaving her outside for several minutes when figured it was the way she expressed nervousness. she refused to come in eventually did work (usually after about the tenth time). Celie’s spirit and beauty charmed everyone, although her exuberance was always a bit over the top. What Apart from wrestling sometimes with my two male Celie wanted most was to play her tug-of-war or re- dogs, she could not be part of the pack, but remained verse fetch games. But eventually, these games had to separate. In the house, she began to spend most of her be stopped altogether, because play aroused Celie to time upstairs in my bedroom, next to my bed. But any the point where she could not think, had no impulse time I returned home, she was there at the door with control, and no sense about stopping. I began to think the other dogs—sometimes ahead of them. When I of these as her “fugue states.” She would run in faster came into the living room where the other dogs lay and faster circles, even in 90-degree heat, and the more sprawled out, she was often sitting at the top of the she ran, the more pressured her running seemed. Once stairs, with her back legs turned out, frog-like, on one she came back into the house panting so hard that I step, front legs planted one step below, head down and thought her heart would explode. I bundled her in ice ears cocked, listening. She reminded me of a girl on wraps to help her calm down and cool off. In her “fugue the sidelines at the dance, looking down into her lap, states,” she slammed into obstacles that she knew how waiting and wanting to be asked to dance. Her vulner- to avoid otherwise—as well as people in her path. When ability, along with her sweetness, touched me and ev- she was calmer, she avoided everything. eryone who knew her.

As Celie grew out of puppyhood, it became clear that Our days were punctuated by the ups and downs of she had a special, spiritual quality unlike any dog I Celie: sweet, affectionate, and tactile in the house, and had ever known. A kind of sweet, angelic spirit that a wild banshee in the yard. When she went out the she exhibited, whenever she was calm. She was affec- back door, she would always turn back and wait, tail tionate and tender, and she craved closeness. When I wagging, to see if I was coming out. It was clear that lay down on the living room floor, she lay down be- she wanted me to come out and play with her (and the hind me and draped her front paws and muzzle over other dogs didn’t play with her much anymore). It was my neck. She would come and rub her face all over also clear that the idea of play with me set her off: the me, like a cat, or lean into my legs wherever I was stand- moment I stepped out, she was like a tight spring re- ing. Once it was safe for her to share the bed without leased, spinning off into a place where I couldn’t reach falling off, she would sleep with her muzzle in the hol- her, physically or mentally. I tried putting her on a low of my throat, or sometimes, laid gently on my leash and doing training exercises, but the minute I re- cheek. She wanted to be touching, all the time (the leased her, off she spun again. Eventually I gave up exact opposite of what she wanted in the yard, which and decided I simply would not walk out into the yard was not to be caught or intercepted). When she heard when she was out there, or else I would take her out on me go to the bathroom in the middle of the night, she a leash. would stagger in, half asleep, and sit in front of me to be hugged and kissed. After she came home from emer- Once in a while I wondered if she would do better with gency surgery, she put her muzzle in my hands and let a quiet, retired lady who had no other dogs and no dead- out a long sigh, relaxing her whole body down onto the lines to meet, and who would adore having such an floor, as if she were saying, you are my safe place, and affectionate dog to sit by her as she knit in the eve- I am home. I was pretty sure that no human deserved nings. But then I thought of the little old lady with her this level of trust. kneecaps broken. Celie was not placeable. There were some days I resented this and simply wished she would It was a trust she never lost, in spite of our battles in the go away. I felt that Celie and I were both imprisoned cont. on page 34 The Poodle Papers /Fall Edition Page 34 cont. from page 33 about Celie, and the fact that her greatest desire was to by her compulsive behavior. I was tired of it, and I play with me, but I had to avoid play to keep her calm. wanted out. But then, inside the house, she would come and rest her head on my knee or my shoulder, or rub We returned to clicker training, which seemed to have against my legs, sigh, and then slip down onto the floor some good effect. She was more willing to come in next to me, totally relaxed. And I would feel the sharp the house when called and sat, head down and ears tug in my chest: she was part of me, and that was that. cocked, to get her treat. But she was poking or nibbling on my knees when I walked downstairs to let her She bloated a month before her fourth birthday. The out, playful again in the way she had been as a puppy. biggest clue (after she retched once and nothing came She bit or nipped me several more times out in the up) was that she walked out of the house with me and yard—not hard enough to break the skin, but hard stood there perfectly calmly. Then I knew that some- enough to bruise. In one of her spinning circles, she thing was terribly wrong. ran over to bark and give me a quick bite above the knee, and as I yelled, she spun out and slammed into My vet offered me the option of putting Celie down. I one of my friends, almost knocking her over. Once I thought what a relief it would be not to have to deal turned around to find her a few yards away, hunched any more with her hyper-arousal or her bursting through over and about to spring toward me, and for the first doors or running in dog dirt, or barreling into me all time in my life, for a split-second, I was afraid of my the time. But then I pictured her bravely trundling up own dog. the stairs, shoulder against the wall to feel her way, or coming in to find me in the bathroom in the night, or Through a friend in Poodle Rescue, I learned that Dr. sitting listening at the top of the stairs. She deserved Gustavo Aguirre, the renowned ophthalmologist from better. University of Pennsylvania Veterinary Hospital, was coming to a Poodle Clinic in New Jersey. My friend After the surgery, I asked the vet to give her something told me that he had written an article on neurological to calm her down. He prescribed Clomipramine, which, blindness in Standard Poodles and I should come up. miraculously, took the edge off her behavior a bit. She Dr. Aguirre examined Celie’s eyes and said that the was even calmer in the house, and less reactive gener- problem with her vision was a genetic defect in her ally. It seemed she could listen a bit when outside brain called polymicrogyria. (though she still circled all the time) and she stopped trying to irritate my 14-year-old bitch. She spent more I raced home to search medical sites for information time up in my bedroom. on polymicrogyria. I learned it was a “defect of neu- ronal migration” in the developing brain that caused But after almost a year on Clomipramine, the drug multiple, small, irregular folds on the surface of the seemed to be losing its effect. Celie seemed more brain, instead of the smooth, large folds that are found stressed, and I saw her smack her lips and shake her in normal brains. It was a disease that occurred in hu- head more often—I kept getting up to see if she had man infants, as well. In humans, there were different something in the back of her teeth. The manic circling kinds of polymicrogyria, and it was usually associated in the yard, and the crazy figure-eights she spun around with mental retardation. I told Aguirre that Celie was me when I walked out, were getting worse again. not retarded—she was very smart in a lot of ways— she just had this problem with arousal states in which One day I walked out into the yard to clean up, and she she lost her impulse control and couldn’t think. He lunged forward and bit me, hard, on the leg. I could said that mental retardation presented differently in dogs feel the puncture go through my jeans and into my flesh, than it did in humans. He described the Standard and sure enough, there was a small hole, and blood run- Poodles they had studied previously who were born ning down my leg. I yelled, grabbed her, shook her, with this condition, but most of them had gait abnor- and dragged her into the house, giving her stern ad- malities and epilepsy, as well as blindness. They had monishments along the way. In spite of the force of all been euthanized before they were a year old, and the bite and the fact that it was unprovoked, I knew Celie was almost five. I couldn’t believe she had the that it was somehow an attempt to play, to engage with same problem. me, rather than an aggressive act. I understood this cont. on page 35 The Poodle Papers /Fall Edition Page 35 cont. from page 34 wanted her test results to be included in the new study I continued to do more research, finding that some at University of Missouri, led by renowned neurolo- autistics, including high-functioning ones with gist Dennis O’Brien, to find the genetic marker in Asperger’s, had polymicrogyria. Maybe it was the same Poodles. with dogs, in terms of the ability to function well and have normal intelligence. I knew Celie could not be The study was welcome news, but Celie’s condition retarded—she just had a couple of loose screws. At was not. Celie had now tapered down and was com- the same time, the idea that she was a canine version of pletely off Clomipramine for three days before the next an autistic seemed more credible. tests. During these three days, she was wilder, and now spun around inside the house, too. I took her for a neurology consult at Penn—maybe there was a new, calming medicine we could try. Dr. Carrie Dr. Jurney reminded me that seizures caused brain dam- Jurney, the neurologist, watched Celie circling around, age, and told me it was unlikely they would get the smacking her lips, and shaking her head, and told me kind that Celie had under control with medicine. I could she was having ‘partial complex seizures.’ I was dumb- not bear the thought of putting Celie down, and yet founded: although I had taken care of a dog with epi- that seemed to be the inescapable conclusion from all lepsy, I did not know about this kind of seizure, which that we knew. I thought of a favorite quote, from dog also occurs in people, including people with trainer Suzanne Clothier: “We are accountable for what polymicrogyria. I decided to have an MRI. we know.” I knew that Celie had to be suffering in some ways I could not even fathom, and that my other The MRI confirmed the polymicrogyria. The images dogs had also paid a price for her living among us. I showed Celie’s “multiple small disorganized gyri,” but knew that there was no hope for her to get better. What no enlarged ventricles or hydrocephalus (which some I did not know was how I would survive, not only los- of the previously studied dogs had). ing her, but understanding how hard her life had been.

I learned that Clomipramine lowers the seizure thresh- I was holding her head in my hands when she died. In old, so she needed to be tapered off that. As she was her last breaths, I heard a softer version of her familiar tapering off, she still seemed to be having seizures. As sigh. I was pretty sure the message was the same one I I watched her out in the yard, so much now made sense. had heard before: you are my safe place, and I am If what I had called her fugue states were really sei- home. zures, she really was not quite “here” at all when excited or stressed. It explained why she could not change "Curtisy Briggs is a writer who lives with several her behavior, and why, sometimes when I called her in Standard Poodles in Pennsylvania. and came out to get her, she seemed to be lost, and I [email protected]" had to show her the way back into the house. I wondered what Celie really did perceive, and how much Donations for research on polymicrogyria she knew about where she was and what was going on in Poodles may be given directly to Uni- around her. I wondered how frightening it was to be in versity of Missouri (please indicate that the and out of these seizures. Most of all, I thought how hard Celie had to have worked to cope in the world donation is for the Neurology Support around her. Fund), c/o Dr. Dennis O’Brien, VMD, Ph.D, at College of Veterinary Medicine, Univer- I was sick at the thought that, had I known about this diagnosis earlier, maybe I could have done more to help sity of Missouri,900 East Campus Drive, her. Had I had the MRI and neurology consult at Penn Columbia MO 65211. They may also be much earlier, I would have found out about the sei- given to the PCA foundation, which will be zures, and maybe they would have been treatable then. supporting this research. In either case, But that was speculation. Dr. Jurney informed me that researchers knew of no they should be designated as donations to other dog, apart from Celie, who had lived this long or support polymicrogyria research. been as functional for so long with this disease. They cont. on page 36 The Poodle Papers /Fall Edition Page 36 older. While polymicrogyria does not appear to be a fatal condition, affected pups typically have a poor Polymicrogyria (Blind quality of life, thus most are euthanized when the signs are recognized. Puppy Syndrome) Polymicrogyria differs from neonatal encephalopathy, another neonatal disease we recently described By Dennis O’Brien, VMD, Ph.D in Standard Poodle, though both produce signs in very young dogs (neonates). Pups with neonatal encephal- In 1995, Dr. Tom vanWinkle and his colleagues opathy are abnormal from birth. Pups with reported a new hereditary disease in standard poodles, polymicrogyria may appear normal until they reach the polymicrogyria. The normal surface of the brain con- age when they begin more actively exploring their en- sists of a series of folds called gyri which gives it the vironment and their vision problems become apparent. wrinkly appearance that everyone recognizes as a brain. Pups with neonatal encephalopathy develop severe sei- The term gyri is derived from the same original Greek zures and die before weaning, whereas pups with word that gave us gyrate and gyroscope. In polymicrogyria can live to be adults and seizures are polymicrogyria, the normal folding of the brain during not a consistent problem. development is disrupted. Instead of forming the nor- Because polymicrogyria is an early-onset dis- mal, large folds, the surface of the brain becomes folded ease, the prospects for finding the gene responsible are into many (poly-) small (-micro-) folds (-gyria). The good. normal fluid filled spaces in the brain may also be enlarged by this malformation producing the appearance of hydrocephalus. During the formation of the folds in a normal dog’s brain, the connections between differ- Poodles in America ent layers and areas of the brain are also formed, and in polymicrogyria these connections are also disrupted. Past Errors? Thus the affected areas both look and function abnor- If there are errors in Poodles In America mally. The brain is not affected evenly in that you wish to correct please send them polymicrogyria. The frontal lobes, the area at the front to me by email if at all possible and we will of the brain, appear to be spared in polymicrogyria. try to correct them. I have no one to help The frontal lobes are primarily involved in controlling movement and some higher brain functions. The back open mail and answer letters so email is of the brain, the occipital lobes, are primarily involved really easier. As I have said before this is a in vision and are the most severely affected in the dis- volunteer project and there will be mistakes, ease. Thus the most obvious sign is typically problems but we will try to akjnowledge them in the with vision. The mechanics of vision still function. The pupils will constrict and the affected pup will squint next volume. and turn away from a bright light. However, the ability of the dog to understand and respond appropriately If you wish to help we can use proof read- to what his eye is telling his brain will be as disrupted ers. It is a monumental task. as the surface appears. Thus while they may appear to have some vision, it will not be normal. The area below the occipital lobe is the temporal lobe. The tempo- Editor, Poodles In America ral lobe is involved in emotional responses and may oklapoodle@sbcglobal also be affected in polymicrogyria. Thus some affected dogs have personality issues. They may resist being 6147 S. Victor Ave. touched and could lash out aggressively. This type of Tulsa, OK 74136 malformation in the temporal lobe in children is also frequently associated with intractable seizures and some dogs with polymicrogyria have seizures when they get

The Poodle Papers /Fall Edition Page 37 lepsy, both the sire and dam must be carrying the mu- Poodle Epilepsy Project tation. We are continuing our work on affected bloodlines to determine if the same mode of inheritance is Announcements found in other bloodlines as well. Our preliminary work suggests that it is, although there may be additional Barbara G. Licht, Ph.D., Linda L. Hyson, B.A., and genes that play a role as well. Kathleen M. Harper, DVM, Ph.D. We know that many of you have participated in the UC We are pleased to announce that we have joined the Ca- Davis study on epilepsy in Poodles. It is to the benefit nine Epilepsy Network at the University of Missouri. of Poodles that there are two research groups actively The lead geneticist is Gary Johnson, DVM, Ph.D., and working to find the epilepsy genes in the breed. We the neurologist is Dennis O’Brien, DVM, Ph.D. This hope that even if you have provided data for the UC group is highly committed to finding the genes that cause Davis study, you also will provide data for our research. idiopathic epilepsy in all varieties of Poodles, as well as The more DNA samples from Poodles that we receive all other breeds. Drs. Johnson and O’Brien were the ones (from both affected dogs and their non-affected rela- that discovered the gene and developed the test for Neo- tives), the more likely we are to reach our goal of find- natal Encephalopathy in Standard Poodles. Although it ing the epilepsy genes and developing a test for breed- is not possible to predict how long it will take to dis- ers. Please help us reach our goal! cover the epilepsy gene (or genes) in Poodles, we know that with this new collaboration, progress toward our goal will move forward at a much faster pace. Barbara G. Licht, Ph.D. Florida State University [email protected] As always, we depend on the cooperation of Poodle own- Department of Psychology (East) ers, and particularly Poodle breeders, to provide us with (850) 644-6272 information on Poodles with seizures (even very mild 145 Convocation Way or infrequent seizures). As always, all data we collect is PO Box 3061270 kept confidential. The only change in procedures is that Tallahassee FL 32306-1270 blood samples will be shipped to the University of Mis- souri instead of to UCLA. If you have not done so already, please contact us (see contact information below) about Poodles with seizures, and we will provide further instructions. If you have already talked with us about Looking for your Poodle’s seizures, but have not yet provided any blood samples, please contact us. information! As always, Barbara Licht will be available to provide guidance with respect to your Poodle’s seizures. How- ever, for general background on the diagnosis and treat- Two Bronze Sculptures ment of epilepsy, we encourage you to see the Canine Mr. J. Sherman Hoyt, son of Mrs. Hayes Epilepsy Network website for excellent information. Go Blake Hoyt, is looking for the two bronze to www.canine-epilepsy.net and click on Canine Epi- sculptures which once graced the lepsy Basics. You may also wish to check out their moderated Canine Epilepsy Forum. gateposts of Blakeen Kennels in Stamford,CT. They are finished in a light We also are very pleased to announce that some of our green patina and were likenesses of Ch research will be published in the peer-reviewed scien- tific journal, the Journal of the American Veterinary Blakeen Jung Frau and Ch. Blakeen Medical Association (JAVMA). This article, which will Eiger. Anyone with information should appear within the next couple of months, demonstrates contact him at 908-391-5378. that the mode of inheritance for idiopathic epilepsy in a large family of Standard Poodles is simple autosomal recessive. This means that for a Poodle to inherit epi- The Poodle Papers /Fall Edition Page 38. POODLES IN AMERICA VOLUME XI

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SEND ALL PHOTOS WITH DOG IDENTIFIED ON BACK OF PICTURE TO: BETSEY LEEDY POODLES IN AMERICA 6147 S. VICTOR TULSA, OK 74136 PHONE: 918 712 8622 E-MAIL: [email protected] The Poodle Papers /Fall Edition Page 39 From Madeline Patterson & Johnny Shoemaker Wake up and see that the love of animals is not your way to make $1,000,000.00. Maybe you got in way A letter from a potential over your head? Solutions are easy, money grubbing is selfish. Make the decision for the lives of the animals. adopter Not your pocketbooks.

Ok, so I've been looking for dogs and cats for a while Dear Potential Dog Adopter. now, and already have adopted a cat from the Berkeley E.B. Humane Society. I was originally going to adopt a You say you are having a frustrating experience adopt- dog, but found myself in a ratherfrustrating experience. ing a dog. But you don't say why you have not just gone to your local shelter or SPCA and adopted one of The problem is that the shelters, and these local "Non- the thousands of dogs who will end up being euthanized Profit RescueGroups" are charging crazy amounts for each year. City run shelters charge anywhere from $75- the adoptions of dogs. $125 for a dog. My guess is that you don't enjoy that depressing trip through the shelter looking at all the The ASPCA/PETA animal shelter in Oakland, the cost faces begging you to get them out of there, knowing for a dog, adult is $225.00. This is the PETA people, you are only going to be able to take one. And you the ones who are really supposed to be out there trying probably don't want to bring a filthy, potentially dis- the hardest for dogs. eased dog into your life with no knowledge as to temperament except what you might be able to assess within Never in my life, in any other part of the United States the barking chaos of most shelters. That's why you (and I've been far and wide over this country) have I have been looking into the private non-profit rescue seen something so outlandish as this. The most I have groups. ever seen a dog up for adoption through a shelter or society is $75.00 (and thats for a puppy). Adult dogs I am one of those. And I for one charge the "outland- are usually less that that even. And they are all spayed, ish" prices you mention because I want to make sure microchipped, vaccinated, etc. So I don't think that is a that the poodles I adopt out go to people who have very viable excuse. Besides that, they usually have vets enough money to pay for the $40-$100 monthly groom- on staff so it's even cheaper for these things to be done. ing and have the money to spend should a real veteri- Plus, they have state funding. nary issue come up. Unfortunately to many people, the value they place on their possessions is directly re- You call yourself animal caregivers? You are perpetu- lated to what they have invested in them. If I were to ating the risk of euthanasia, what you are all complain- hand over the leash to just anyone with $20 and an open ing about all the time. I see people on here that adopt hand, as you suggest I would undoubtedly see many of the dogs and then try to re-home them themselves for those dogs right back in the shelter again. But beyond as little as $20.00! So these individuals know how to all that, the single biggest reason to charge at least $300 get dogs adopted, why can't the organizations provide for a rescue, is that I want my rescue dogs to cost the the skills to do so in an efficient manner? And what's person more than they could get if they happen to be worse is that you would turn away hundreds of dogs buying dogs to resell for medical research, and more because there isn't any space left, or you put them to than they would have to pay for a dog at the shelter in sleep which costs more then handing over a leash to case they're buying little dogs to use to train their pit somebody with an open hand. bulls how to kill.

Just because someone doesn't want to pay $225-250, You obviously don't know what it takes to care for a $300 for a dog does not mean that they cannot care for dog in rescue. Here are a few things to consider: it and provide it with love and attention, be it love or medical. If the shelters are overflowing, then have a Most rescues come in deplorable condition--filthy, $20.00 "sale" on dogs. They came to you free of charge, matted, fleas, ticks, ear infections, rotten teeth, fox tail you did some work, and now they are almost $300? abscesses, skin sores, kennel cough, intestinal parasites You people are crazy. and if you're lucky they don't have Parvo or Distemper. cont. on page 40 The Poodle Papers /Fall Edition Page 40 cont. from page 39 drudge, let me say that there is nothing more gratifying Many of these things require lab costs to diagnose and than to see a dog who couldn't even be touched, begin veterinary products to treat. They require intensive to trust you and then to look forward to your touch and grooming---often it's the first time in their lives and become a dog that can be integrated into someone's that requires a caring gentle professional with lots of home to begin a whole new life. And when you re- experience and lots of time. ceive letters signed with the dog's paw print, or Christ- mas cards with the family photo and their new poodle Most rescues aren't brought to your door. They require member proudly included, it makes everything worth- that awful trip to the shelter or other horrible place and while. that takes driving time and of course gas for the car. Madeline Patterson The time it takes to care for a healthy dog is one thing, but when you're giving medications and treating infections, often two or three different medications several times each day, it can be pretty time consuming. National April 2008 Plans are quickly being made to make PCA 2008 as That's beyond the regular feeding, cleaning and care huge a success as our 75th anniversary show was last time. The money that is left over (when there is some) year. An added bonus this year is that we are 2 month's goes into the "kitty" to be used for the dogs with bro- earlier in the year for the first time so the heat will not ken bones, tumors, fight wounds, hit-by-car dogs, and be a factor as we are trying to ship our dogs by plane. to repair knees and hips on the backyard bred or puppy So make plans now to join us on Tuesday, April 22nd, mill dogs which make up the largest percentage of the 2008, at the Wicomico Civic Center in Salisbury MD poodles we rescue. Then there was that poodle we got for a fun day of obedience and rally featuring poodles from a shelter in Mexico whose head had been cut al- only. The 2008 judging panel is as follows: most off with a Machete. She required eleven surger- ies and months of intensive aftercare to make her whole Mr. Kent Delaney-UTILITY B & OPEN A and adoptable. Anyone who thinks I'm making this up Mrs. Nancy Glabicki-OPEN B is free to Email me privately and ask for photos of Mr. Jerry Iermiero-ALL RALLY CLASSES Frankie. Named that because she looked like Franken- Mr. John Landis-NOVICE B stein for months! But I digress.... Mrs. Nancy Withers-UTILITY A & NOVICE A We will also offer the following non-regular classes: Then we have the hours downloading and studying adoption applications to try and match the right dog to Pre-novice the perfect people. Some dogs can't go to homes with Grad-novice kids, some not with other dogs, some without cats. Grad-open Hours spent on the phone screening prospective adopt- Brace ers. You can only imagine the phone bills as the people Team ask you every question under the sun that you've al- Versatility ready heard and answered one thousand times. They Veterans want to tell you about their last dog that they recently lost and are trying to "replace." Then you have to nicely We are planning to have our own separate Parade of turn down the people who work 10 hours each day and Titleholders this year to be held on Tuesday so make want a well trained, housebroken dog (nothing over a plans to enter that too. And remember to stay for our year please) that will behave perfectly and wait patiently delicious dinner afterwards, where you can enjoy good without accidents, for them to return. food with friends and the judges and talk about the day's accomplishments. Then the phone calls after they adopt to try to solve problems of dogs with abandonment issues, separation Susie Osburn anxiety, can't seem to be housebroken, destructive be- Obedience & Rally Trial Chairman havior, health problems. What is our time worth?

But in case you think that rescue is just a thankless The Poodle Papers /Fall Edition Page 41 An Open Letter To PCA welcomes new Members

Poodle Club of America The following poodlers were voted in as PCA members at our Regional in California: As a long time Toy Poodle breeder I have always felt that we were very fortunate to have a very Martha Doerner clear, concise breed standard to use as a blueprint and 302 368-2144 the more breeds that I have become involved in through 308 Deerfield Rd. owning and judging the more I have appreciated our Newark, DE 19713 Poodle standard for compared to some others ours is Tomar Miniatures an easy read..

Several months ago I became aware of a peti- Linda Miller tion being circulated to increase the size of the Toy 302 738-4548 Poodle to eleven inches ,This being circulated by a 10 Rudolf Ct. breeder of twenty (?) years. who has finished a num- Newark DE 19702 ber of Toy champions. Since I still show and finish Valentine Standards poodles myself I am well aware that many of the Toys that finish their Championships today are significantly Joanne & Bob Steele over the ten inch limit so I am not sure what this change 513-697-8585 would accomplish.. If you have been to England where 1867 Cole Farm Lane the limit is eleven inches for a Toy Poodle you will Loveland, Ohio 45140 see that many of those dogs are well over that limit and so they have Toys that are considerably larger than our Banner Standards dogs, also many with more bone weight. Jan Steinhour I have bred Toy Poodles since 1963 and have 719 386-3008 finished over sixty to their Championships, many of 525 W. Cheyenne Rd. them owner handled and have managed to show ten Colorado Springs, CO 80906 inch dogs so I would urge you to consider that many of us do not want to change our breed standard to make it Anne Stokes easier to finish more poodles, rather I would encour- 336 855-1514 age breeders to try a bit more to breed to the current 4014 Duplin Dr. standard that has worked very well for a very long time Greensboro, NC 27407 And last I would like you to consider that an Dreamquest Standards oversized eleven inch Toy (should the standard change) would simply be another Miniature! Those of us in Pat Forsyth any breed who have been involved for decades know 503 621-9601 that breeding a top quality animal within the confines 19924 NW Gilliham Rd. of any breed standard is never easy THAT IS THE Portland, OR 97231 CHALLENGE! Sauvie Island Standards

Thank you for your time and I do hope that Respectfully, you will give this considerable thought should this is- Peggy McDill sue require a decision on your part.

Respectfully, Joan P. Scott, Ch. Breed Standard Committee The Poodle Papers /Fall Edition Page 42. Researchers Begin to the body. After birth, the ductus arteriosis should close as pres- Study Patent Ductus sure changes in the chest when a puppy takes his first breath. When the ductus arteriosis closes, blood is Arteriosus in Poodles pumped from the heart to the pulmonary artery, and then into the lungs to be oxygenated and pumped back through the heart to the aorta and sent to the body for “Rufus” is a happy, active black Standard Poodle who energy. If the ductus arteriosis is still open after birth, enjoys frolicking with his owner. Watching Rufus to- some of the blood is shunted back into the bloodstream day it’s hard to believe he was once critically ill. Born without being oxygenated by the lungs. with a congenital heart disease, known as patent ductus arteriosus (PDA), his condition went undiagnosed As time goes on, the heart and blood vessels can be- until he was 12 months old. come dilated due to increased blood pressure and eventually result in congestive heart failure. Clinical signs “Rufus was one of a litter of puppies born to my par- of congestive heart failure include exercise intolerance, ents’ Standard Poodle, ‘Sophie,’” says Laura Fox- coughing, respiratory distress, lethargy, weakness and Clipsham, a graduate student at the Animal Health Trust eventual collapse. in Kentford, United Kingdom. “He seemed to be in perfect health until the day he collapsed while running PDA can be detected before it progresses to congestive in our garden.” heart failure, if the veterinarian detects a heart murmur or swishing sound that results from the turbulence in While Rufus howled in pain, Fox-Clipsham and her the blood flow caused by the shunting of the blood in parents bundled him in blankets and rushed him to the the abnormal vessels. Once the murmur is detected, an local veterinary hospital, fearing the worst. Veterinar- echocardiogram, or ultrasound of the heart, will deter- ians immediately began conducting a series of tests. mine if the source of the turbulence is from patent duc- They suspected that Rufus suffered from a heart prob- tus arteriosis or other heart defect. The majority of PDA- lem. affected dogs, about 70 percent, are females.

“They couldn’t confirm his diagnosis, so they kept him In Rufus’ case, veterinarians recommended immediate under close observation until he could be seen the next surgery to close the hole in the heart. For the next few day by a veterinarian who specializes in cardiac condi- months following surgery, he experienced a slow re- tions,” Fox-Clipsham says. covery. Medica_tions to decrease high blood pressure and help the heart function more efficiently and a lim- After a number of tests and scans, it was confirmed ited exercise regimen helped him to eventually bounce that Rufus had a hole in the heart between the left pul- back. Follow-up scans allowed the veterinarian to check monary artery and the aorta that had begun to progress to be sure the hole had been fully closed. toward congestive heart failure. Patent ductus arteriosus is one of the most common canine congenital heart “It was hard to keep such a young, fun-loving dog from defects. It occurs in all three varieties of Poodle, Kees- running around, but thankfully after several months, honden, Cocker Spaniels, King Charles Cavalier Span- Rufus regained energy,” Fox-Clipsham says. “He’s now iels, Portuguese Water Dogs, and Border Collies. 3 years old, has made a full recovery, and is expected to live a full life.” Understanding PDA PDA is a congenital defect in which the ductus arterio- Despite her work as a graduate scientist at the Centre sus, a blood vessel that communicates between the aorta of Preventative Medicine at the Animal Health Trust, and pulmonary artery in the womb, fails to close after Fox-Clipsham was surprised to learn that PDA is a birth. The purpose of the ductus arteriosis is to allow growing health concern among Poodles and other blood to bypass the non-functional lungs before birth. breeds. Her experiences with Rufus prompted her to Instead, the heart pumps blood directly to the aorta af- begin researching PDA in Poodles. ter the blood is oxygenated and cleansed by the dam’s circulatory system. The aorta then directs blood out into cont. on page 43 The Poodle Papers /Fall Edition cont. from page 42 “The diagnosis of PDA is normally determined by the In Rufus’ litter of eight puppies, only Rufus and his characteristic murmur,” says William Herndon, D.V.M., sister, “Lottie,” were diagnosed with PDA. “I’m work- DACVIM, a veterinary cardiologist at California Vet ing with my colleague, Cathryn Mellersh, head of ca- Specialists in San Marcos, Calif. “An echocardiogram nine genetics at the Animal Health Trust, to study the is recommended to both confirm the diagnosis and to genetics behind PDA,” Fox-Clipsham says. “We are test for concurrent cardiac birth defects. Surgical liga- looking at how prevalent the condition is and have be- tion, or a vascular implant placed through the groin, is gun collecting DNA samples from breeders and own- required to correct PDA and should be done as soon as ers of Poodles.” possible to minimize secondary damage to the heart and lungs.” Testing Poodles for PDA Christine Scruggs, V.M.D., a Water_ford, Conn., vet- Fortunately, of all the congenital cardiac malformations erinarian who breeds Standard Poodles, agrees that PDA in dogs, PDA is the one that is most easily treated. One has become an emerging health problem in Poodles. In option is a thoracotomy, or open chest surgery, to iden- a litter of puppies born in 2001 to Scruggs’ sire and tify the abnormal vessel. Once the abnormal vessel is dam, one female puppy was diagnosed with PDA. identified, the surgeon can tie a ligature around the vessel and permanently close it. After the vessel is ligated, “The puppy didn’t have a detectable heart murmur when the murmur is eliminated and the physiological abnor- she left our house but three weeks later was diagnosed malities associated with the shunt are cured. A tempo- with a murmur during a routine veterinary visit,” rary chest tube is used to evacuate air from the thorax Scruggs says. “It’s likely that PDA is carried through a and re-establish negative pressure for the dog’s lungs recessive gene, either single or polygenic in nature, to expand normally. which explains why only certain puppies in a litter are affected and why it can skip generations before appear- Another option is a “coil procedure.” This involves ing in a bloodline.” feeding a coil through a large vessel that is catheter- ized with a guide mechanism. Most typically the coil is Scruggs has bred Standard Poodles for the past 16 years guided through the jugular vein down into the heart and has only had the one case of a puppy born with and into the patent ductus arteriosis. Once the coil is in PDA. Still, she has seen a number of cases in her vet- place, it can be manipulated to close the abnormal ves- erinary practice and believes breeders should have sel. Occasion_ally, more than one coil needs to be echocardiograms performed on sires and dams prior to placed. This option is not available to every patient, as breeding. “If an abnormality exists in one parent, there the success rate depends on factors such as the size of is a greater chance of it being passed on to the pup- the abnormal vessel, the condition of the heart, and the pies,” she says. health and size of the patient. If the procedure is successful, it is the least invasive technique for correcting Some breeders have started providing dog owners with the defect. a one-year congenital health guarantee. This ensures that the breeder stands behind his breeding and helps After surgery dogs are treated for pain. If a thoracotomy to guard against the possibility of puppies developing is performed, the chest tube is usually removed within PDA or other genetic conditions. 24 hours. After completing surgery at a young age, dogs generally experience a greater than 90 percent success As Fox-Clipsham and Scruggs both discovered with rate and go on to lead a long, full life. If PDA is left their Poodles, most puppies with PDA show no early untreated, puppies typically don’t live beyond the first clinical signs. Generally the first signs are a continu- two years. ous heart murmur or bounding pulse that is detected when a veterinarian examines a puppy between 6 to 12 Practicing Selective Breeding weeks of age during the first round of vaccinations. “Dogs with a congenital heart problem such as PDA Other puppies, such as Rufus, may go undetected until should not be used for breeding,” Herndon advises. developing acute heart failure or experiencing difficulty “Both parents and siblings should be screened for PDA breathing during exercise. and other diseases before producing puppies.” cont. on page 44 The Poodle Papers /Fall Edition Page 44 cont. from page 43 Poodle Owners Can Contribute to PDA Research To help breeders improve the health of their breed and diminish the incidence of genetic disease, Herndon notes Better health screening methods plus more knowledge that many board-certified veterinary cardiologists offer about canine heart conditions have helped to increase discounted diagnostic services to breeders so they can understanding about patent ductus arteriosus (PDA), a rule out potential genetic health problems such as PDA. congenital heart condition that affects all varieties of Poodle. Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine studied PDA in Poodles and first Researchers at the Animal Health Trust in Kentford, published a report in 1971. Recently, a report on non- United Kingdom, aim to learn more about the preva- Poodle dogs was published. “Morphologic abnormali- lence of PDA in the breed and the mode of inheritance. ties were observed in seven of eight dogs with PDA and To advance the research, owners and breeders of essentially were the same as those in dogs known to have Poodles are encouraged to submit DNA samples in the a hereditary form of PDA,” Herndon says. “These find- form of buccal cheek swabs from affected dogs and ings suggest that sporadic PDA is caused by a genetic their relatives. For information, please contact: defect in the structure of the ductus arteriosus that is similar or identical to that in the Poodle.” Laura Fox-Clipsham, B.Sc. Graduate Research Assistant The University of Pennsylvania researchers encourage Centre of Preventative Medicine breeders and owners of dogs with PDA to screen rela- Animal Health Trust tives, particularly parents, offspring and siblings, for evi- Lanwades Park, Kentford dence of PDA. These dogs should not be used for breed- Newmarket, Suffolk, United Kingdom CB8 7UU ing since PDA could potentially be passed on to offspring, + 44 8700 50 24 24 they say. [email protected]

“It’s a good rule of thumb to breed only dogs that have Used with permission from the Purina Pro Club been cleared of all congenital heart disease,” Herndon Poodle Update, Nestlé Purina PetCare. says.

Meanwhile, research continues at the Animal Health Trust to learn more about PDA in Poodles and other breeds of dog. Once more information is available about the genetic mutation that causes PDA, breeders can make more knowledgeable breeding decisions that potentially will Judges for the help to reduce the incidence of PDA in the breed. N National 2008 Recognizing Signs of Congestive Heart Failure Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is a congenital heart de- Toys ... Mr. Norman Patton fect affecting all three varieties of Poodle. The defect eventually progresses to congestive heart failure, but can Miniatures ... Miss Betsy Leedy be caught early if a veterinarian detects a heart murmur. Standards ... Mr. Jack MacGillivray Clinical signs of congestive heart failure include the fol- Veteran Sweeps ... Mrs. Gina Wisner lowing. Owners who notice these signs, should take their dog to the veterinarian immediately. Juniors ... Mrs. Norma Strait Intervariety ... Mrs. Maria Aizcobe • Exercise intolerance; • Coughing; • Respiratory distress; • Lethargy; • Weakness; and • Eventual collapse.

The Poodle Papers /Fall Edition Page 45 Agility at the National Eukanuba The agility judge is Dr. Sam Banks. The American Kennel Club and Eukanuba announced today that the seventh annual AKC/Eukanuba National We will have the agility Champion parade on Championship will premiere as a simulcast on Animal Monday between Standard and Jumpers classes. Planet and Discovery Channel Saturday, February 2, 2008. Check your local listings to confirm air times. Respectfully, The event will once again be held in Long Beach, CA Jan Hopper in conjunction with the AKC Agility Invitational and the AKC National Obedience Invitational, showcasing Dogs on TV. a multitude of canine talents under one roof. In total Animal Planet Dog Championships - Houston nearly 3,000 of the world's top dogs will vie for honors Saturday, November 10, 2007 on December 1 and 2, 2007. The AKC/Eukanuba Na- 8PM-11PM, 11PM - 2AM EST on Animal Planet tional Championship awards a total of $225,000, including $50,000 to the Best in Show winner. Thursday, November 15, 2007 12AM - 3AM, 8PM - 11PM EST on Animal Planet This year the event will also feature the inaugural Eukanuba World Challenge. This exciting new inter- Sunday, November 18, 2007 national competition will feature the top dogs from 40 3PM - 6PM EST on Animal Planet countries and is the first event of its kind. The National Dog Show - Kennel Club of Philadelphia Thursday, November 22, 2007 "This Super Bowl weekend air date is appropriate con- Immediately following the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade sidering that the AKC/Eukanuba National Champion- ship is the Super Bowl of dog shows within the world Topeka Kennel Club of dog sports," said Michael Canalizo, Director of AKC Sunday, December 9, 2007 Event Management. "With the top show dogs plus the 2:30PM - 4PM EST on ESPN nation's most athletic and obedient canines -- and now the top international competitors -- we are gearing up Wednesday, December 12, 2007 for the most exciting event yet." 4:30AM -6AM EST on ESPN2

Monday, December 17, 2007 The AKC/Eukanuba National Championship will re- 10:30PM - 12AM EST on ESPN2 peat multiple times following the premiere.

2008

AKC Eukanuba National Championship Salisbury Maryland PREMIERE - Saturday, Feb 2, 2008 - 8PM-11PM and 11PM to 2AM Kennel Club Agility Sunday, February 3, noon to 3 p.m. Thursday, February 7, 8 p.m. to11 p.m., 11 p.m. to 2 a.m. Salisbury Maryland Kennel Club will Saturday, February 9, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. have a 3 day agility trial on April 18, Sunday, February 17, 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, February 23, 8 p.m. to 11 p.m., 11 p.m. to 2 a.m. 19 and 20th (Pending AKC Approval).

All airings of the AKC Eukanuba National Champi- Judges will be announced later. onship are EST on Animal Planet.

Airtimes are subject to change. Please check your Location is Crown Sports Center, local listings for most current show times. Fruitland, MD ( short distance from Civic Center)

The Poodle Papers /Fall Edition Page 46 Ch. Smash JP Win A Victory breaks Toy Poodle BIS Record!

At Somerset Hills Kennel Club, September 8,Vikki made history, she broke the previous record of 80 Bests in Show to become the top-winning Toy Poodle in breed history under judges Mrs. Barbara D. Alderman for her 80th Best In Show.

The Poodle Papers /Fall Edition Page 47 Our judging slate is complete with Mrs. Norma Strait, Hi Poodle Friends! PCA member from California, judging Junior Show- manship. Poodle’s delightful friend, Gina Wiser Poodle Club of America Regional was beautiful and (former professional handler - now AKC Rep) joining great fun. It was total trip fulfillment to stand on the us to judge Veterans Sweepstakes. What a great group balcony of our room and look out over Long Beach of judges we have. harbor to the City of Long Beach – and then take a slight turn and view the Queen Mary. What a show We have new PCA members – Linda Miller, Jan site! Johnny Shoemaker, Peggy McDill and all com- Steinhour, Pat Forsyth, Martha Doerner, Joanne and mittee members did a great job making us feel wel- Robert Steele, Anne Stokes – welcome and congratu- come! Beverly Jean Nelson gathered a wonderful wel- lations to all. As new members, it is important that you come bag of goodies – and the bags were handmade of call me to let me know what area of the show you wish the most cleaver materials – this arranged for by Johnny. to be a member volunteer. PCA’s National takes the Little details make shows so memorable. I attended time and energy of so many. the Board meeting, PCA’s dinner, PCSC’s Affiliate Club meeting with Dr. Sondra presenting a very interesting Contact information for Glenna Carlson, National Show program on alternate health approaches to healing. Chairman: Additionally I stewarded the three days for Mrs. Pardue, 11/1/2007 at 715-635-2776 and after 1//5/2007 in South Mr. Aizcorbe and Mr. Augustus – the three Standard Texas at 956-73-0927. Cell phone always is 715-222- Poodle judges. Dr. Hungerland was missed – she is in 9615. our thoughts and prayers. [email protected] until 11/1 and [email protected] after 11/5/2007. A couple of things that were discussed and implemented at the Board meeting: AKC has raised their per dog Gathering in April instead of June will be different for fee for Clubs, our entry fees will have to be raised. All all. Please remember the reason the Board of Gover- entry fees will increase $5.00 with the exception of nors made the date change. High temperatures are dan- Junior Showmanship which the Board wanted to hold gerous for animals and humans – we have scheduled at the lower price for our Juniors. PCA before the airline embargo is effective (5/15/2008). Our goal is to provide temperatures suitable for ship- A few participants in our Field Performance days – ping and for travel of all. Please – let’s have an open Saturday and Sunday – have become PCA members mind about the date change. (congratulations Linda, Dana and Claudia). We are able to give Joyce Carelli some help with those two days See you in Salisbury in April. Here is a very early wish that have become much bigger and more work since for Happy Holidays for each and for every Poodle on the inception of WC/WCX – too much for one person Earth! Enjoy your dogs! with only volunteer help. Toward this end, the two days have more PCA members sharing with the work Glenna Carlson load as described below. Joyce will remain chairman National Show Chairman of WC/WCX. One of our new members, Linda Miller, will be Hunt Test Chairman. New member Dana Stew- Updated Member info ard will become Working Poodle Program Coordina- tor overseeing the events and details of the two days. Phone Number change! Claudia Straitiff will Chair the committee on National Fatima & David Crump Certificate, Medallion, Ribbon and Education Admin- Our new phone number is 316-755-0031 . istration as well as judges’ hospitality. With these four Address change members working to make our field performance days Adrienne Dorland a success – with, of course, the help of volunteers and 10229 Paintbrush Drive the full support of PCA’s Board and membership, our Keller, Texas 76248 opening two days of PCA field events are going to be Home 817-379-0250 better than ever. Cell 402-525-5138 e-mail [email protected] The Poodle Papers /Fall Edition Page 48 In Memorium

Peggy Hogg The second time silence prevailed was when my Pen- chant Pay Attention beat Wysteria, from the classes, Friend, Mentor, Handler Extraordinaire and went BISS. I was the only one smiling. The first time I saw Peggy was about 45 years ago. I Peggy finished many, many Poodles in all 3 sizes, in- lived in South Carolina and she was showing on the cluding Penchant Paladin and Campbell’s Raz Ma Tazz. Tar Heel Circuit. I was showing , ineptly, a little black I think her top winning Poodle was Wysteria, Del Dahl’s Toy Poodle bitch in rather scraggly hair.. she was show- miniature. She was probably best known for Maya ing a big boned silver bitch with short legs that was Dancer, the Maltese, and Gatsby, the Shih Tzu. Both shaped like a shoebox, but was presented beautifully were, at some point, top dog in the country. Probably in big hair and trimmed to the nines. Percy Roberts the most breath taking competition I ever saw was the sent me to a corner where I remained by myself. He year at the garden when Teddy Young with Tacoa the sent Peggy to a corner and lined up the rest of the class cocker, Frank Sabella with Command Performance the behind her, with me bringing up the rear. Standard Poodle and Peggy with Maya Dancer the Maltese were in the BIS line-up. It was the show of The next time I saw her was 5 or so years later. I had shows. learned a lot more but I was to learn even more from Peggy. I was looking at miniatures then and saw Del In her last Poodle judging assignment she gave a 6 Dahl’s “Wysteria” being shown by Peggy and I was month old puppy sired by my young stud dog a major, hooked. I bought a puppy from Del that was from the not knowing who it was. She was pleased when she last litter that Wysteria’s dam produced. Through learned who it was and I was thrilled that my friend “Laurie” (my puppy) I became better acquainted with and mentor approved of him. Del and Peggy and they became very dear friends. I didn’t see a lot of Peggy during the last few years I traveled with Peggy and did a lot of driving and brush- since she remarried and moved to a different area, but ing and she would show my minis for me. We traveled we kept in touch, When we did meet we just picked up from Coast to Coast and I did a whole lot of night driv- the conversation from the last time we met, like you do ing. Peggy was dedicated to the health and well-being with dear friends. I knew she was around, like Del, and of the dogs in her charge and to their owners. She I would see one of them soon and catch up on the other worked harder than her assistants to make sure the dogs one. in her charge were presented as well or better than any others in the ring, and won accordingly from hard work The sport has lost another icon. I will miss her, as will and no tricks. Many is the night we both spent all night many others. brushing out dogs that were matting and stuffing dogs that were too thin so they would be perfect to show the next day. Submitted by Betsey Leedy, Penchant Miniatures I remember 2 times in the many years we traveled together when she did not speak to me for several hours. Once she had 10 or 12 dogs to show and we were re- New Poodle Judges ally hustling. She raced back to the set-up, grabbed the Shih Tzu (#1 dog in the country) and grabbed the hair spray and sprayed his beautifully set top-knot. Only one problem, it was a water spray. The Chrysanthe- Sue Goldberg- Warren, NJ mum look became a Silky terrier look. Unfortunately, I laughed hysterically. The Poodle Papers /Fall Edition Page 49 house. Tinsmith has sired 5 champions and many more Sharon Bittner-Graves talented pups in various performance endeavors. Gloria Sharon Bittner-Graves died September 1, 2007 in Yorkton, was now looking forward to working with Thinker’s Saskatchewan from congestive heart failure. She was 54 daughter SilverJoy. years old. She bred Labrador Retrievers and Miniature Poodles under the Sharona prefix. She was president of Gloria was a lady who enjoyed quietly helping others the Labrador Retriever Club of Canada from 1995 to 1998, and sharing the knowledge she had gained. Her cheery bringing the membership from 40 to 400 in that time. attitude will be missed by all. She was also a member of the Canadian Kennel Club and the Poodle Club of Canada, as well as a founding Submitted by Susan Fraser member of the Shamrock Kennel & Obedience Club in Yorkton, Saskatchewan. Pamm Hall Increasing health problems due to severe rheumatoid Many years ago, Richard Bauer showed my first stan- arthritis forced her to give up breeding Labrador Retriev- dard a bit. I had contacted him for a show and he said yes ers in 1998, but she remained active with Miniature and later realized that he had already made a commit- Poodles for the rest of her life. Her dogs have earned ment for that show. He asked if it would be alright if his titles in obedience, agility, and conformation. She never assistant Pamm Hall showed Orca. Well it was more than compromised on quality or testing in her breeding pro- alright with me. I had admired Pamm on many occa- gram, believing that each generation should be better than sions. She was tall, beautiful, talented and elegant. She the last. The limitations of being in a wheelchair did not had a natural hand with a dog and they just flowed when slow Sharon down. She remained active in the dog world, they were with her. I had wondered how one could ask helping out wherever she could, even ring The Handler if the assistant could show your dog and stewarding a week before her death. She was a very spe- here he was offering. Pamm and I just hit it off. She not cial person. Our deepest sympathy to her beloved hus- only finished Orca, she won groups with her, but this is band Derry and her many friends. not about about the poodle. At first the only thing Pamm would let me do was to wash and dry her, then she be- Submitted by Sue Bowering, Subria Miniatures came my teacher, and a good one at that.

Gloria Kyle Pamm grew up in a sheltie household, so she knew dogs Gloria Kyle who bred standard poodles under the Cherod from all sides. As a High school student, she saved her prefix died in a car accident on Oct 11th 2005. Fortunately lunch money to buy an English Cocker, I think from the her 4 poodles were at home. Kenobo family of cockers. He became top winning if not the top winning English. She was competitive and good Gloria Kyle thoroughly enjoyed the companionship of at what she did. She worked for Bob and Jane Forsyth her poodles. She raised and showed blacks and whites for a time and was valued because she could "do hair". I during the late 50s through 70s all relatives of Am Can think that Afgans factored in here. The first time I re- Eng CH Bibelot’s Tall Dark & Handsome CDX and Am member seeing her was with a big win at the Garden with Can Dutch German Lux World CH Bibelot’s Clean As A a white standard poodle called Winner. Very impressive, Whistle CD. I believe ten finished their Canadian cham- and perfectly put down and shown. She and Sam and Mary pionships. She was a member of the Poodle Club of Peacock connected. Pamm was actually a coowner of Canada. Ch Bel Tor Blissful who had quite an impressive Best in Show record with Pamm. She told me a funny story about Then tragedy struck. A fire whipped through her home Blissy's first Best in Show out on Staten Island. Bliss and the majority of the dogs perished. It wasn’t until the had won the Breed and Pamm was pleased, but she had mid 90s when Susan Fraser presented Gloria with a bitch hoped to maybe get to the beach that day and here she to breed that her interest in poodles quickly revived. From had to stay for the group, Bliss was quite young and just the first mating Gloria and Susan chose to keep the sil- starting out. Well Bliss won the group and here was Pamm ver, Bibelot’s Cherod Tinsmith whom Gloria called thinking that now they would get caught in the beach traf- Thinker for he was exceedingly bright and quickly learned fic to get home, all worth it of course cause they went to do so many things to help an older person around the Best. For a show carreer there was planning, strategizing, cont. on page 50 The Poodle Papers /Fall Edition Page 50 cont. from page 49 J Fuzzie who would live with him for may years. and also having a nice day with your dog . Pamm also knew where all the Baskin and Robbins and Friendly's Tom handled many Poodles along with other breeds were on the way home from any show. that brought him many top honors. In 1961 he was At some point she went to work for Richard and thats named Ken-L-Ration's handler of the year with the where I actually got to meet her. We traveled together Top Winning Pekingese, Ch. Bettina’s Kow Kow and on and off for several years and I learned alot about later he went on to handle of the first Weimaraner to coat care, trimming, showing, etiquette and general win the Sporting Group at Westminster Ch. Val Knight comportment, not that she said anything, but you could Ranck.. learn just from being around her. Also I learned where all the ice cream was. Kathy Aure May 14, 1946 - July 26, 2007 Pamm and I used to take my girls to the beach and other places, She is my youngest daughter's godmother. Many Poodle fanciers lost a dear friend on Thurs- After a while showing dogs wasn't enough for her. What day, July 26, 2007 when Kathy Aure died while vaca- did it mean, what did it help. She had become increas- tioning in Hawaii. A long-time Poodle and Afghan ing interested in religion and music and was able to Hound owner and breeder, Kathy's involvement in both combine both talents by going to work for the Arch breeds started in the 1960s. Kathy, with her husband Diocese of Greater New York as part of a team of Jack Marks, lived in Oakland, California and bred people, missionaries who would go out into the differ- Poodles on a very small scale under the "Salute" pre- ent communities and try to bring the community to- fix, and finished several champion Miniatures and Stan- gether through music at the masses and programs at dards. the schools. They also had great masses, retreats and parties at their home base in Suffern,NY. A brilliant lawyer, for the last 10 years Kathy was Vice-President and Assistant General Counsel for Kai- Eventually she decided to go back to school to become ser Permanente’s national labor and employment prac- an interpreter for the deaf and she moved to south Jer- tice. sey. We kept in touch for some time, but time and distance kept getting in the way. For quite awhile I would Kathy may be best remembered for her unique abil- see her if I could get to the Bucks show in the spring. It ity to make each person whose life she touched feel was always just like old times, the laughs and tears, special and cared for. and now the memories. The cause of death was listed as heart failure, but for God Bless those who stayed in her life and helped her those who knew her, that is an unlikely end, because through this final journey. Kathy’s heart never failed. She had a great heart and Submitted by Debbie West, Westsong Standard & Min- gave back to the world and her friends more than she iature Poodles ever took. In the end, her heart really didn’t fail, it just THOMAS J. CROWE wore out after working overtime for others. 1917 - 2007 Submitted by Paul Lepiane Tom Crowe, Chairman of the Board of MB –F, Inc. Christina Campbell passed away October 9, 2007 He was almost 90 years Long time member, John Campbell, Dhubhne, Regd. old at the time of his death. and poodle judge recently lost his wife, Christina, to His kennel in Ohio housed many Champion poodles. complications following a stroke. Christina first bred Many of the Poodles were from the Highland Sand under the kennel name, Montawent, and finished sev- Kennel. One of his favorites was a miniature named eral Australian, Canadian and American Champion Ch. Highland Sand George. He was shown and black standard poodles. Our deepest sympathies go specialed by Tom and lived with him till his death at 19 out to John and his family. years of age. After the loss of that dog Tom did not Submitted by Peggy McDill have a poodle for many years till he got a toy named T Corresponding Secretary The Poodle Papers /Fall Edition Page 51 PCA Rescue Rescue is up and running with many changes on the PCA April 2008 horizon. Rescue will now be it's own 501(C)(3) foun- Saturday April 19 & Sunday April 20 dation. The paperwork is in the works and hopefully it Retriever Trials will be complete within 60 days. At that time, all donations to rescue will be tax deductible. We now have Saturday April 19 WC/WCX a new Yahoo group compiled of all affiliate and non Sunday April 20 WC/WCX affiliate rescue groups and are working to network and Running Order: Hunt Test & WC/WCX save the dogs throughout the country. I emailed all WC/WCX Medallion Awards Dinner affiliate rescue contacts but got many of the emails returned. If your rescue affiliate will get in touch with Monday April 21 Agility me at [email protected] I will send an invitation to Parade of Agility Title Holders join our list. (INDOORS ON TURF) All of the new rescue plans would not have been pos- Tuesday April 22 Obedience & Rally sible without the full support of the PCA board and my Parade of Obedience and Rally title heartfelt thanks go to the board for supporting and stand- Holders ing behind all the rescue efforts. I would love to see (INDOORS ON TURF) PCA rescue one of the strongest in the country. I would personally like to thank Mike Wahlig for his constant Wednesday April 23 support, he has been super. My biggest thanks go to All Dogs Jan Steinhour, one of our newest members of PCA, for Jr. Showmanship & Parade of Champi- her work on the rescue foundation. Jan is overseeing ons all the paperwork for our 501(c)(3) status and is cur- rently setting up our rescue board and legal issues. Jan Drawing for set up number 1-20 before has worked so hard and all of it behind the scenes and Parade of Champions she deserves much praise. I could not have done any Thursday April 24 of this without her. All Bitches I would also like to thank Leslie Newing and Nancy Veterans & Sweepstakes McGee for all of their fabulous ideas. They are both a Friday April 25 Intervariety great support and have such wonderful input.

There are so many good things to come. We will have Reminder ALL information for the a rescue website complete with forms for download newsletter is due by January 15th! for all the rescue groups and all the happenings in the country regarding rescue. We will start our fundraising Email all information to campaigns. We kicked off our first fundraising at the [email protected] Regional in Long Beach with our new Microchips. I will need committee members to help make our rescue no faxes please! one of the best and if anyone is interested in a commit- Please do not type your articles in tee to do fundraising, to work on the website, or to help in any way please contact me. There is room for ev- all caps! eryone. More information will follow as things get up and running. Do you have your reservations Thanks, for The National in April Sally Poindexter 2008? Poodle Club of America Rescue The Poodle Papers /Fall Edition : : :

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