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 The Poodle Papers /Fall Edition Page 3. The Poodle Papers Official Quarterly Newsletter of The Poodle Club of America Fall 2007 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 ar- ticles 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.