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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!