Poodles in America
Volume XI

Dogs who have been published by the AKC as having finished their American championships from January, 2004 thru December 2007 will be included in Volume XI. Those dogs finishing between those dates will also be included in the top producing totals of their sires and dams. Kennel presentations must be as before, no more than 2 photos per page with a limit of 3 lines of copy per photo. The copy may be edited by the PIA editors. Remember these are NOT ads, but rather presentations of the results of your hard work. The presentations will be $275.00 per page if submitted by June 1, 2008 or $300.00 per page if submitted after June 30, 2008. We offer a 10% discount for those using 2 or more pages submitted by the June 15 cutoff date. We take money orders, cashier checks, Visa or Mastercard. Our Canadian friends must remember to send their payments in U.S. funds.

Photograph Requirements

In the presentations we will accept only first generation photographs. Do not send copies or try to email photos. The photos do not reproduce with superior clarity in the book if they are not 1st generation quality.

Top Producers

Dogs made eligiible for top producer status from get finished between January, 2004 and December, 2007 have earned the right to a photograph in the Honor Roll section of Volume XI for a cost of $10.00. Please send a 2x2 photo if you wish to participate. The photo must be printer ready at 2x2 or we can not use it. Deadline for these photos is June 30, 2008. This is for Poodles who have reached top producer status between January 2004 and December 2007. Only AKC champions may be counted.

To qualify

Standard males who have sired 10 or more AKC Champions
Miniature males who have sired 8 or more AKC Champions
Toy males who have sired 5 or more AKC Champions
Standard bitches who have produced 5 or more AKC Champions
Miniature bitches who have produced 4 or more AKC Champions
Toy bitches who have produced 3 or more Champions

Send all photos with dog identified on back of picture to:
Betsey Leedy
Poodles in America
6147 S. Victor, Tulsa, OK 74136
Phone: (918) 712-8622
Email: oklapoodle@sbcglobal.net

UCDavis study

A Request for Blood Samples from Dogs Affected by Chronic Active Hepatitis, Chronic Active Hepatis and Canine Dwarfism UCDavis study still going on! UCDavis is still looking for samples from affected Poodles with Chronic Active Hepatits. Please contact Dr. Mark Neff

He is trying to collect as many affecteds as he can for this study to find out the mode of inheritance in this disease. Please if you have a Poodle with CAH or know of anyone with a Poodle with CAH, please have them contact him. Also Dr. Mark Neff is studying the mode of inheritance for dwarfism in Poodles, especially in miniatures. He is trying to get DNA samples from the affected dwarfs as well as the parents. Please if you can help with this please contact him immediately. This is all confidential and you will deal directly with UCDavis. Please help us try to find the answers we need to stop these problems.

Parade of Champions

"The Board of Governors of PCA values the multi-faceted abilities of our wonderful breed. We have supported and worked to make the performance dogs an important part of PCA. As evidenced by the number of entries at this year's events, performance events are a key part of the excitement that is the PCA National Specialty Show. After considering a number of factors, the Board has decided to hold separate parades for conformation, obedience, agility and hunting titled dogs in conjunction with each event. By holding separate events, the dogs that are qualified for each event will be able to enter that event and be recognized on the day of the event, more participants who do not plan to stay for the conformation show will be able to participate in or observe the parade on the day of their event and the size of each parade will be more manageable. Certainly, dogs that are qualified for more than one parade can participate in all parades for which they qualify." [Parti-colored Poodles will be allowed to participate in the parades for the events in which they earned their title.]

News From NIH

Exciting news that NIH is going to go forward with the research project on digital SCC research. Read more here.

PCA and Labrador Club join forces regarding "labradoodles"

The Labrador Club's position on labradoodles is here on their website and will be published in the Fall LR Gazette column. For more on Labradoodles read the article from the AKC Gazette by Mrs. Annie Rogers Clark.