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CHICNumbersIssuedorUpdated:FourthQuarter2014

NAME

NEW/UPDATECHICNO.OWNER(S)

JAREN’SPUTAGIRLINIT

UPDATE

72006

KARENS.PROTT-CLUGSTON

R-N-B’SELTANGODEROXANNE

UPDATE

87930

RODNEYJONES/BRENTHUMPHREY/COREYBENEDICT/BRYANHELVEY

JODELL’SBULLETPROOFATR-N-B

UPDATE

96155

RODNEYJONES/DELBERTAGOGULSKI/BRYANHELVEY

CHARLENKAYAKYIWHISTLESTOP

NEW

101052

LOUISEHEFFNER/JANNBACH

SOLETRADERZEEORZED

NEW

101665

DONNAMOORE/MARTIN&WENDYDOHERTY/JANICEHAYES

DOUGLAN’SCREMEDELACREME

NEW

102245

LINDLEY&CAMERONHENSON

10.Todonateraffleitems.

Thefundsgeneratedbyyour

donationssupportparentclubprojects
and/orbreedspecificrescueeffortsand
healthresearch.

9.TovisityourPBGV’sbreeder.Offerto
assisthimorherattheeventstheyhave
entered.Thiswillhelpyoulearnmore
aboutconformationclasses,puppyand
veteransweeps,obedience,agilityrally,
andmayencourageyoutoenterthose
eventsatnextyear’snational.

8.Tocontinuelearningaboutyour
breed.Sharethisinformationwithyour
vetandpeopleinyourcommunityto
educateeveryoneyoumeetaboutour
breed.Youarethebestambassadorfor
yourhound.Remember:Yourvetisthe
medicalexpertandyoushouldbethe
PBGVbreedexpert.

7.Tobementoredringsidebyaclub-approvedmentor.
ThiswillincreaseyourknowledgeaboutthePBGVbreed
standard,movement,andhowbothrelatetofunction.
PBGVCAhasmanyclub-approvedmentorswhowould
behappytositwithyouandmakeyourringsidetimea
meaningfulexperience.

6.Tolearnmoreaboutyourbreedstandard.Focuson
PBGV“type”asdescribedinthestandard,partbypart.
Next,identify“styles”ofPBGVsthatappealtoyou,
assumingtheir“type”isalignedwiththestandard.Buya
catalog(butfirstpurchasebreedmotifclothingitemsand
raffleitems)andstudyfromwherethePBGVsyoulikeare
coming.SeeifyoucanpickoutPBGVsfromthesame
breeder,nomatterwhoishandling.Makeapointtomeet
thoseexhibitors/ownersandmakenewfriends.Studythe
pedigreestoidentifythebloodlinesthatcontributedtothe
typeandstylethatyoumostadmired.Thenchecktosee
ifanyofthePBGVsinthosepedigreesareenteredinthe
exclusiveTop20event(SeeNo.2).

5.TomeetPBGVCAmembersandPBGVbreeders.As
yougettoknoweveryone,pickoutparentclubcommittees
youwouldliketoworkonandstartvolunteering.Every
committeeneedsvolunteers!

4.Toattend/experiencetheindividualeventsincluding
conformation,rally,obedienceandagility.Signupforthe

eventmeals,anddon’tforgetoff-siteagility.
Learnaboutthoseactivitiesbyobserving
andaskingquestionsofthejudgesand
participants.Askaboutequipmentthey
recommendtoassistwithtraining.Askfor
trainingrecommendationsinyourarea.At
theobediencetrial,volunteertobeanpost
forthefigureeight.Volunteertoassistthe
ringstewardwiththerallycompetition.
Nextyearyoucanvolunteertobethe
rallyringsteward!Agilityneedslotsof
volunteers.Youcanbealeashrunner,
atimerorsetupjumpsknockeddown
duringruns.Agilityissuchanthrilling
performanceevent!

3.Toattendtheseminarsandworkshops.
TheHealth&RescueFoundationbrings

informativespeakerseachyeartoaddress
healthandgenetictopicsofinterestto
PBGVowners.Recentspeakershavebeen
expertsinthefieldofglaucoma.Meetnew

friendsoverdinnerwhilelisteningtothelatesthealthand
geneticfindings.

2.ToattendtheTop20event.Thissemi-formalevening
judgingeventisanopportunitytoevaluatetheproductsof
variousbreedingprogramsfromallover.Ifyouareabreeder,
usethisopportunitytoselectfuturebreedingprospectsto
helpfinetuneyourownbreedingprogram.Areyoulooking
formoreangulation,abettertopline,moresternum,amore
correctear,abetterbite,abettercoat,ashortertail,ashorter
muzzle?Studypedigrees!ATop20catalogthatincludes
eachentry’spedigreeisproducedforthisevent.

1.Andthe#1reasontogotothePBGVCANationalisto
attendtheannualdinnerSaturdaynightandbidonthe
wonderfulraffleitemscollectedfromallover.Itemsinthe
pasthaveincludedvacationsinVermont,Colorado,Florida
andWashington.TherewillbelotsofPBGV-motifitemsto
takehomesoyoucanremembertheevents,thepeople
youmet,theexcitingcompetitionsandalltheinformation
youaccumulatedaboutourwonderfulbreed!

Mostimportantly:

GotothePBGVCANationaltohavefun!

SeeyouinArizona!

Orangeman’sTop10ReasonsToAttendthePBGVCANational

bySueSmyth

FoundationDirectorHelenIngherand
VicePresidentLauraLiscumposewith
Orangeman.PhotobyBobCohen.