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OnSundayevening,Feb.23,2014,thereturnedStandardRevision
voteswerecountedbyJoanBurke,JillFitzgerald,andVickieWillmann
attheDaysInn,5125DavidsonHwy/I-85,Concord,N.C.
Thecountwas141votesinfavoroftheproposedstandardchanges
and18votesnotinfavor.Threeenvelopeswhichwerefromhousehold
membershipswerereceivedafterthecut-offdateandwerenotcounted.
Numberofballotsreturned....159
Thoseinfavor.........................141
Thoseopposed........................18
ThenewPBGVstandardsectionsforsize,feet,coatanddisqualifications
areasfollows:
Size,Proportion,Substance.Size:PBGVsmeasurebetween13and15
inchesatthewithers.Heightover15inchesisadisqualification.Height
under13inchesisadisqualificationatoneyearofageorolder.
Coat.Thecoatisrough,longwithoutexaggerationandharshtothe
touch,withathickshorterundercoat.Itisneversilkyorwoolly.Theeyes
aresurmountedbylongeyebrows,standingforwardbutnotobscuringthe
eyes.Theearsarecoveredbylonghair.Thelipsarecoveredbylonghair
formingabeardandmoustache.Thetailiswellfurnishedwithhair.The
overallappearanceiscasualandtousled.
Therough,unrefinedoutlineandtousledappearanceofthisrustichuntinghoundisessential.Anysculpting,
clipping,scissoringorshapingofthecoatiscontrarytoPBGVbreedtype.ThePBGVcoatshouldbeclean,
neatenedasnecessary,butalwaysremaincasuallydisarrayed.Anydeviationfromtheidealdescribedhereand
intheGeneralAppearanceSectionoftheofficialstandardshouldbepenalizedtotheextentofthedeviation.
Disqualification.Heightover15inchesisadisqualification.Heightunder13inchesisadisqualification
atoneyearofageorolder.
IPBGVStandardChange
Ifthesesevenitemsdescribeyou,you
couldbePBGVCAmentormaterial:
1.Beamemberingoodstandingwith
thePBGVCAforatleastfiveyears,
beabreedersofmeritwithAKC.
2.Bearecognizedbreeder,notjust
ownedandshowed,ofatleastfive
championPBGVs.Individualcon-
siderationwillbegivenforexperi-
enceinotherbreedsaswell.
3.Beabletoarticulateyourknowl-
edgeofPBGVanatomy,formand
function.
4.Haveregularlyattendednationals,
oneeverythreeyears,and/orany
regionalsinhis/herarea.
5.Haveattendedatleastone
PBGVCA-sponsoredworkshopor
seminarinthelastfiveyears.
6.Havetheabilitytoevaluatedogsin
positiveterminologyandwithout
prejudice.
7.Bewillingtotraveltoeventsforthe
purposeofmentoringwithoutfi-
nancialreimbursementforpossible
expensesincurred.
ToallPBGVmentorsandthoseinterestedinmentoring:Therearespecific
guidelinesregardingmentoringprospectivePBGVjudges.Pleasereadthebelow
itemsandindicateyourwillingnesstoabidebytheseguidelinestoremainonour
mentorlistorbeaddedtoit.
Mentorsmustrecognizethenecessityoftreatingallqualitybreedersequally,
andcarefullyavoidpointingonlytoone’sowndogsasmodelsoftypetoemu-
late.Thedogsshouldbedescribedinpositivetermsforthemostpart.Wewant
toteachstrengths,notweaknesses.
1.Mentorshouldinadvancebefamiliarwiththestandard’sterminologyand
theanatomicalterms.Mentorwilltakeacopyofthestandardtoringsidefor
readyreferenceaswellasanextramentorformfortheobservertofillouton
his/hermentoringexperiencewithyou.
2.Amentordoesnotneedtocommentoneachdog.Beagoodlistenerand
allowtheobservertocomment.Amentordoesnotdiscusstheobserverorthe
dogsintheringwithotherpeople.
3.Whenaskedtomentor,asktheobservertofirstreadthestandardandask
observertoprepareabriefdescriptionofaPBGVfromthestandard.
4.Asktheobservertodescribethefollowing:head(expression),tail,overall
outlineandtemperament,usingtermsfromthestandard.
5.Allowtheobservertoselectthetypicaloutlinesfromaclassafter
observingafewpreviousclassesusingbreedspecificterminology.
7.Allowtheobservertoaskquestions.
8.Collecttheobserver’sevaluationsheetafterhismentoredexperience.
Pleasegivesomedetailofyourmentoringinthepastyearin75wordsorlessand
sendtoJudgesEducationCommitteeChairKittySteidel,ksteidel@aol.com.
DoYouKnowPBGVs?WeNeedPBGVBreedMentors!