O
rlandoisagreatplacetoescapethe
winterchillinDecemberandeven
betterwhenitincludesaPBGVCA
specialtyshowdoubleheader.Theshows
wereagreatsuccesswith5-point-major
classentriesandanimpressivelineupof
champions.Thankyoutoeveryonewhocame
andsupportedtheshows.Specialthanksto
thecoreorganizersSueSmyth,chairperson;
PamHelmer,co-chairpersonandKaren
Clugston,trophychairperson.Thanksalsoto
LindleyHenson,ShirleyKnipe,SandyBustin
andLindaMurrayforhelpinsideandoutside
ofthering,coveringeverythingfromcatalog
salestoringstewarding.
Theworkdidnotendthere.OnSaturday
andSundayourmembersandtheirdogs
mannedaMeettheBreedsboothatthe
AKC/EukanubaDogShow.Thankstoallwho
helpedandespeciallytoLindaMurrayfor
organizingthisyearlyeventwherewegettomeetandgreetthe
publicwithfuzzyfacesthatdrawacrowdeverytime.
Anothernoteworthyspecialeventthattookplacethat
weekendwastheEukanubaWorldChallenge.Forthisevent,
topdogsfromallaroundtheworldareinvitedtorepresent
theircountry,andonSaturdayeveningtheparticipants
paradedintothearenawithflagbearersat
theirsidecarryingtheircountry'sflag;it
wasamagnificentsight.Notallbreedsare
representedbecausejustthetopdogfrom
eachcountryisinvited.Whatmadethis
eventsonoteworthytothePBGVworld
communitythisyearwasnotthefact
thataPBGVwasinvited,butthattwo
PBGVwereinvited:Jillyrepresentingthe
UnitedKingdomandBjornrepresenting
theNetherlands.
Nextup,the2014PBGVCANational
Specialtyshowandevents.Thisyearwe
areabletoofferhunttestandourfirstever
Top20event!I'mnotgoingintoparticulars
here,youcanfindoutthebasicsinthis
magazineissueandthenforallthedetails
wehaveanewsectiononourclubwebsite
dedicatedjusttonational.Theevent
organizershopeyoufindthisnewarea
usefulinhelpingtoplanyourvisitto
Pennsylvania.Itwon'tbelongtillwearealltogetheragainat
national;seeyouthere!
I
PBGVCAPresidentBettyBarthlivesinNewCastle,Del.Shecanbe
reachedatpbgv@gebeba.com.
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www.pbgv.org
March2014
ISaberTails
IFromthePresident
ByBettyBarth
MissionStatementofthePetitBassetGriffonVendéenClubofAmerica
Thepurposesoftheclubshallbe:ToencourageandpromotequalityinthebreedingofthePetitBassetGriffonVendéenand
todoallpossibletobringtheirnaturalqualitiestoperfection.Tourgemembersandbreederstoacceptthestandard
ofthebreedasapprovedbytheclubastheonlystandardofexcellenceforthebreed.Todoallinitspowertoprotectand
advancetheinterestsofthebreedbyencouragingsportsmanlikecompetitionatdogshows,performanceevents,agility
events,obediencetrialsandfieldtrials.TourgememberstoabidebytheclubCodeofConduct.ToconductAmerican
KennelClubsanctionedeventsunderrulesandregulationsoftheAmericanKennelClub.Toeducatethoseinterestedinthe
PetitBassetGriffonVendéen.
KnowaClubMemberinNeed?
IfanyoneknowsofaPBGVCAmemberwhohaslostalovedone,issickorinneedofa
cardfromPBGVCA,contactHallmarkCommitteechairpersonSandyBustinat
sbustin1@verizon.net
.
Sandywillmakesureacardissentonbehalfofthemembership.ThisHallmarkserviceis
FREEforourmembers...letthemknowtheyarenotaloneduringadifficulttime.
Congratulationstothewinnersofthe2014nationalroomraffle!
1stprize
(FIvefreenightsaccommodationatthehosthotel)
TonyChilds
2ndprize
(Threefreenightsroomaccommodationsatthehosthotel)
BarbaraPepper
3rdprize
(Choiceoflogoitem)
Robert&StephanieHoloubek