tWS Official

tWS VOL . 34 JUNE 19 86

the

Official

Newsletter

of the

NO . 2

PCA OFFICERS

Dee Rummel, President Rt . 3, Brown Rd. Whitewater , WI 53190

Robert Coleman, 1st V.P. Turkey Hi 11 Rd. Haddam, CT 06438

Les Benis, 2nd V.P. 5845 Melvin Ave. Tarzana, CA 91356

Patty Giancaterino, Sec'y. 134 Mitchell Ave. Runnemede, NJ 08078

PCA BOARD OF DIRECTORS

H. Mic h ae l Cru may R. D. # 2 , Bo x 280 E l izabe tht o wn , PA 1 702 2

Kath l ee n Elli s 580 Ci trus Dr. Frost pr oof, FL 3 38 43

Na ncy Etchell 1 2149 Ch a rlotte Ka nsas Ci ty, MO 6 414 6

Bill Hi e tt 3 490 1 S . E . S kcga n Rd . Sa ndy, OR 9 70 55

S t e wa r t We ll s

PCA DE LEGATE TO THE

AKC

H.

MICHAEL CRUMAY

PCA 10 2 N. Ch ur ch S t . Snow Hi ll, MD 21 8 63 PARL I AMEf'JTAR I AN

Elizabeth Keller, Treas. 8 566 Farmington Rd. Westland, MI 48185

Magg i e Witwe r ROBERT COLEMAN 191 4 1 8t h Ave. Greele y , CO 80 631

I\ Tff IS I S SL' E

Presid e nt ' s Message Secretary ' s Messa g e rvr it e On! Op e n L e tter to All Members

- P . Giancaterino Th e He rding Puli : "Select­

in g and Training the Puli puppy for Herding "

3 3 6

7

- J . Fu g ate Spe cial Stars Ne w S tars

8 9

9 &l 6 S tati s tically S peakin g :

Top T e n Obedi e nc e Pulik - N . E tch e ll 10

Forum on Lowering Jumps - S . Ivel ls - with

comments by Gebhardt Jaslows, and Hines 15

Obedience Stars 16 Specialty - Atlanta 17-19 A Page from History

Ten years ago in PN 20 Health Survey Results,

Part Two - comments 21 Starmaking/Future Stars 22 Breeder ' s Directory 23

If yo u need a photo of a Puli doing almost anything a Puli might do , who pr o bably has one? Why young J.D. Wacker, of cour se ! Kot o nly is J . D. a talented photographer, one of hi s f avo ri te s ub jec t s i s the Puli . Since this issue begins

jumps , what be tt e r subject for a front

PULi NEWS

EDITOR : KATHLEEN ELLIS, 580 CITRUS OR ., FROSTPROOF, FL 33843

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REPRINT PERMISSION FOR ARTICLES SHOU LD BE OBTAINED FROM THE EDITOR. 2

. r ' Prtstatnts Message Dedr P.C.A Member:

Vhen you read the latest intormation on the 1986 PCA Specialty show, you will notice that my name is no longer listed as Sweepstakes judge . Since so many of you requested that I Judge Sweeps this year, I ieel I owe you an explanation.

Vhen Dodie Atkins, Specialty Show Chairperson asked m.a when l wanted to call the Annual Board meeting, [ realized that it must be held on the day before the Specialty. Since AKC suggests that judges not attend social events where exhibitors may be present imruediately before a show , I felt [ should reconsider my acceptance of the assignment. Vhi le the Board meeting can hardly be called a social event in the strictest sense of the ward, the fact remains that since our Board meetings are open meetings, it is obvious that most of those attending would be exhibitors.

I, therefore, informed the Board and the Specialty Show Chairperson that must, in goad conscience, withdraw my name.

have also recommended to the Board that any officer or board member of PCA should not, while in office, judge the Specialty in any capacity, as long as the Specialty and Annual meeting is held on the same weekend .

made this decision with real regret, as [ te"l that judgin-g th.a puppies, \who are the future of our breed) is the greatest honor the club can bestow on a br~eder. [ wish to thank al 1 the m.,mbers who nominated me, and hope that they will see fit to do so again when I aru not in ot1 tce.

Sincerely ,

~ Dee Rummel

DEADLINE FOR NEXT PULI JULY

ISSUE OF NErvS IS

1986 15,

' t5uretart s Message REPORT FROM THE SECRETARY ON

BUSINESS CONDUCTED BY THE BOARD

Each month I try Board business

to make reporting eas ier for all

PCA to

understand. I ~m going tc change a few things and hope that this w:11 make it better for everyone to keep track cf what is happening.

First, all new applicati ous for membership and new members Vut~j upcn will be reported in the Secretary's re~~rt instead of elsewhere in PN,

Second,Topics before the Board for discussion will be listed. :f any member wishes they may responj tc the Secretary in writing with their su,gestions, ideas or comments on the topics.

Third, I will give a new number system and format to all motions put before tr,e board for a vote. They will be reported the month following the vote to present a complete picture. For e:ample: 86-1 (meaning year 86, motion tl) then the motion. RESULTS OF VOTING: Approve: list cf names Disapprove: list cf names Not voting: list of names ACTION: (what is indicated)

I hope that this will enable those who wish to keep records of motions and how board members voted in an easy format for reference. I have a complete list of the motions in the new format goin, back to my first Board letter in October 85. If auyone would like to have a complete list they may contact me and I will be happy to send it. If you have any questions or perhaps suggestions I do hcpe to hear from you.

REPORT OF BOARD BUSI!IE3S APRIL 1986

The following people have applied for membership: Colette & Joe Generalla, 4125 N. Davis Hwy, Pensacola. FL, They own a kennel and grooming shop. Own 2 Pulis and plan to show and breed. They agree to abide by PCA By-laws and constitutions and rules of AKC. They are sponsored by Ann Bowley and Carolyn Nusbickel. Mary E. H, Wood-Allen, 3011 E. Grove Bl vd. Apt 1218, Lawton, OK. She is a soldier/mus=ian and plans to breed and show Pulis. She does not own one yet. She agrees to abide by PCA By-Laws and constitution and rules of AKC. She is sponsored by Barbara-Jean Stibler and Carol Mattingley. Marilyn & Michael Cherry, 1922 S. Onieda, Denver, CO 80224 (303-758-7602) She is a personnel director and he a techinical analyst. They have 2 P1lis which they plan to show and perhaps br,ed. They agree to

atide by PCA By-laws and Const'.tuticc and AKC rules. They are spunsored by Earl Gebhardt and Larry Hart. Toni Allen PG Bo. HM 2072, Ha~:ltcr. S, Bermuda. She is a homemaker and c~n 1 Puli which she plans to show but not breed. S~e agrees to abide by PCA By-Laws and Constitution and AKC rules. She is sponosred by Lou and Pat Giancoterino. Dennis Wilson spouse of member Eileen , 2,04 Crar.e St. Slidell La 70~e0. He is a landscape architect and owns two Pulis as pets. He agrees to abide by PCA By-Laws and Constitution and AKC rules. He is sponsored by Lou and Pat Giancaterino. Donald K. Leland spouse cf member Leslie, 3519 N. '5' St. Pensacola Fl. He works for UPS. He shows Pulis but does not breed. He agrees to abide by PCA By-Laws and Constitution and AKC rules. He listed •a

;~~1s~r~~nnie Jeffue PO B~:: 1297 1114 Sunset, Bento•, AK 720:5 (501 -778-5611 1, He is a Public Admini5trator and she is A~ Elementary Teacher. They have 3 Pulis which they show and intend to breed. Ttey agree to abide by PCA By-Laws and Cotstitution and AKC ru:es. They are sponsored by Sherry Gibs~u and Foy Cc them.

Any made days

comments about new applicants must be in writing to the Secretary within 30 of publication in PN.

CCRRESPONJE~CE: h letter of compla'.nt was sent to all Board ~emtcrs by Dr. Mary Wake~an. The issues are now under discussion tv the Beard. Barbara Edw~rds requested that she be allowed to dispcse of the Stud aoo~s s~e has collected. She has en file all Pull informatiun. Laure: C:ltJn sutmittej ~

questions for the Jud;es Committee which will be fJr~arded new Chairman.

REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES:

:,st of I::1ucat 1or.

to the

Constituton Review Committee: Bob Coleman reports that all committee members will have receive~ discussion materials by the end of the month. Obedieuce Committee: Stewart Wells reports that Mrs. Ben McClendon has agreed to keep statistics for obedience records. There is still a need fer more discussion OL jump heights.

REPORT OF MOTIONS & RESU~TS-MARCH

86-5: Pat Giancaterino made a motion that Carol Mattingley be appointed as Chairperson of the Specialty Advisory Cammi ttee (formerly the Bench Sr,ow Committee) and that members be selected from past specia!ty show chairmen that wish to serve. RES ULT OF VOTING: Approve: Dee Rummel, Les Benis, Bob Coleman, Mike Crumay, Nancy Etchell, Bill Hiett, Maggie ~itwer, Stewart Wells, ~iz Keller, Kathleen Ellis and Pat Giancaterino. Disapprove: None Not Voting: None Next Page>>>

Puli News/June 1986 3

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Suretart s Message Continued

ACTI0N:Motion ?assed. Carol Mattingley will be notified of her appoi ntment.

86-6: Pat Giancaterino made a motion that Carolyn Nusbiokel be appointed as Trophy Covrdinator to replace her. RESULT OF V0T!NG : Approve: Dee Rummel, Les Benis, 3ob Coleman, Li z Keller, Mi ke Cr~may, Caney Etchell, Bill Hiett, Maggie Witwer, Stewart Wells, Kathleen Ellis and Pat Giancaterino. Disapprove:t:or.e Not Voting:~one ACT! 0I/: Motion passed, Carolyn will be notified of her appointment.

86-7:Kathleen Ellis made a motion that Maggie Witwer be appointed as Chairperson of the Ccmmittee to Review the Code of Ethics. She will choose her own committee s~bject to Beard approval, RESULT OF '/0T!NG: Approve: Dee Rummel, Les Benis, Bob Coleman, Liz Keller Mike Crumay,Nancy Etchell, Bill Hiett, Stewart Wells, Kathleen Ellis and Pat Giancaterino, Di saHrove: Nu,e Not Voting:(atstainedl Maggie ~itwer ACTICI/: Motion passed. Maggie well be notified of her appoictment.

86-8:Kathleen Ellis made a i,otion that ?at & Lou Giancaterino co-chair the CommitteE for the Feasibility Study of the Book of Ti tl~holdHs, RESv:r CF VOTING: Approve: Dee Rummel, Les Benis, Bcb Coleman,Liz Keller, Mike Crumay, ~atcy Etchell, B111 Hiett, Ste..,art Hells, and Kathleen Ellis. Disapprove :None Not Voting: (Abstained ) Pat G. ACT IO:,: iiot1on passej,

86-9: Bot Coleman made a motion that the Board appoint a committee to review the Mem~ership application fcrm. RESULT OF V0TI~G: Approve:Dee Rui,mel, Cole-man, Liz Etcr,ell , Bill Kathleen Ellis Disapprove: Nor,e Not Voting:None

Keller, Hiett,

and Pat

Le:i OcLis, Bo:O Mike CruiTla.y, Nancy

Ste1,,1art Wells, Giancaterino.

ACTIOti:Motion passed. Beard ~ill ask for recommendQtions fer ChairmaL,

TOPICS BEFORE THE BOARD FOR DISCUSSION:

1, Question of changing of the jumps. Needs more input from membership espec ially obedience people. Stewart Hells, Obedience Committee, 1,,1ill present a report ii; PN.

2. Imyroving comi,unication between Board and geueral m~mbership regarding Club business.

You are invited to sutmit ideas, suggestions, or commen~s in writing to me . Deadline for Board letters going out is the 15th of each month,

Respectfully submitted,

Patricia Giancaterino Secretary

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NEXT PULI NEWS DEADLINE

JULY 1 5TH

P u 1 i News l,J u n e 1 9 8 6

COMMITTEE TO REVIEW P.C . A. ' S CODE OF ETHICS

The Board has voted that a Special Committee be formed to review the current Code of Eth ­ics . Any member interested in in serving on this committee (subject to Board approval) please contact:

Maggie Witwer Committee Chairperson

1914 18th Ave. Greeley, CO 80631

Phone: (303) 356 - 1961

CONSTITUTIONAL REVIEW COMMITTEE

The wheels are turning. If you have any input for this committee, please contact one of the members.

Bob Coleman, Chmn. Turkey Hill Rd.

Haddam, CT 06348

Sherry Gibson Rt. #3, Box 3468

Manchester, TN 37355

Barbe Pessina Rt. U, Box 147

Peekskill Hollow Rd. Putnam Valley, NY 10578

Sue Szeremy 9300 W. 98th Court

Westminster,CO 80020

Margherita Walker 11 Waltham Rd.

Wayland, MA 01778

CHANGE OF SWEEPSTAKES JUDGF

Dee Rummel is not doing sweep­stakes. Her reasons are found elsewhere. Barbara Pessina is do­ing sweepstakes. The way we got from Dee to Barbe was simple .

The board had voted last fall to have Dee, then Pat Giancaterino, then Ann Bowley. After Dee resign­ed, I called Patti. She said "no", for the same reasons as Dee.

Then I asked Ann, whose response was, "No thanks. I've already made commitments for handling."

Barbe and Kathleen Ellis had with­drawn their names from contention "at this time" last fall . I asked both if they'd run again. Kathleen declined for the same reasons as Dee and Patti. Barbe said she would run again.

In order of nominations made by the membership, the board voted on Barbe Pessina, Judy Mischka and Barry Becker. Barbe won .

Thus ends the mysterious saga of the new sweepstakes judge.

- Liz Keller

PLEASE NOTIFY PULI NEWS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE SO AS NOT TO HISS A SINGLE ISSUE!

RETRACTION

PAGE 16 CARRIED

OF THE DECEMBER 1985 ISSUE OF PULI NEWS NOTE INDICATING THAT THE

130, SZEDERI KIS KOCOS KINCS, DR. MARY WAKEMAN, HAD BEEN DIS­AKC. THIS INFORMATION WAS IN-

AN EDITORIAL AWARD OF ENTRY A BITCH OWNED BY ALLOWED BY THE CORRECT.

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WE REGRET ANY INCONVENIENCE OR EMBARRASSMENT THE ERROR MAY HAVE CAUSED DR. WAKEMAN.

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A FULL EXPLANATION AND APOLOGY FOR THIS ERROR WAS MADE BY ACTING EDITOR, SHERRY GIBSON, IN AN OPEN LETTER TO DR. WAKEMAN. THIS LETTER WAS DISTRIBUTED TO PCA'S MEMBERSHIP AS AN INSERT IN THE APRIL ISSUE OF PULI NEWS. (IF ANY MEMBER FAILED TO RECEIVE A COPY, ONE MAY BE OBTAINED BY WRITING PULI NEWS, 580 CITRUS DRIVE, FROSTPROOF, FLORIDA 33843.)

ANNUAL AWARDS

***THE PCA SILVER MEDALLION***)

Please apply for your PCA SILVER MEDALLION that will be awarded at the next Annual Meeting as soon as your Puli's new title has been published in the AKC GAZETTE. To qualify for the current year, titles must have been published in the GAZETTE in the .September 1985 through the September 1986 issue. To be elegible to receive this award, Pulik must be owned by members of PCA and THE MEDALLION MUST BE APPLIED FOR IN WRITING. PLEASE TYPE OR PRINT ALL INFORMATION. Mail all applications to Patty Giancaterino, PCA Sec'y.

PCA OFFERS THREE SPECIAL AWARDS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. THESE ARE:

***THE CLIF WOOD AWARD***

This award may be given to the Puli, not a Champion at the beginning of the current year, who, in the opinion of the committee appointed by the Board of Directors, has contributed the most to the breed. The Puli must be owned by a member of PCA, and the CLIF WOOD AWARD MUST BE APPLIED FOR IN WRITING. PLEASE TYPE OR PRINT ALL INFORMATION. Mail all applications to Patty Giancaterino, PCA Sec'y.

***THE PCA OBEDIENCE AWARD***

This award may be given to the Puli having achieved the highest average score. This is based on an average of three highest scores from any Regular Class at AKC licensed trials. These scores must have been published in the AKC GAZETTE by the month preceding the Annual M~eting (September 1986 issue, this year). A fourth score will be used to break a tie, if necessary. If a tie still exists, the award will then be given to the dog with the highest single score. When applying, be sure to list each trial and date of publication in the GAZETTE. To be considered, the Puli must be owned by a member of PCA, and the PCA OBEDIENCE AWARD MUST BE APPLIED FOR IN WRITING. PLEASE TYPE OR PRINT ALL INFORMATION. Mail application to Pa•tty Giancaterino, PCA Sec'y.

***THE PCA,HIGH IN TRIAL AWARD***

This aw~rd will be given to the Puli having achieved the most High in Trials during the previous Club year. The information must have been published inthe AKC GAZETTE by the month preceding the Annual Meeting (September 1986 issue, this year). A tie will be broken by the number of dogs defeated. If a tie still exists, the award will be given to the dog with the highest scores. When applying, be sure to list trials and dates of publication in the GAZETTE. To be considered, the Puli must be owned by a member of PCA, and the PCA HIGH IN TRIAL AWARD MUST BE APPLIED FOR IN WRITING. PLEASE TYPE OR PRINT ALL INFORMATION. Mail application to Patty Giancaterino, PCA Sec'y.

Puli News/June 1986 5

Writt On!

'' Did you

reali ze that th e membership of PCA has dr opped from 345 mem ­

October 258 1986?

bers in of 1 985 t o

of in Ap ril This is a loss of 87 " Puli People " (app r oximately 1/4 of PCA ' s mem -be rship) .''

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\,,'c1rc dll ldmllJ 11 -...1Ll 1 tilL' u\11

:ioyi n g that guL'~ , 11

1!1!-, !Jd l k 1:; worse t h..i n his b1.tc 11

• ,'-lu}be that '::, true ttnd mdybe it 1 s not! The r e seems t o be a l ul of '' ba r king'' going 011 ou t there, u11d -...1th ~1,m~

valid reus uns !

A club thc..1t 1::, celL"hf,1t1ng 50 )'Cdrs with the AKC shuul<I be a 11 µ1ck- o f-the-litter" type club . However, whdt 11\0!)L µcvjJIC dor1't r ealize 1s thut, iro11icdlly, ou r breed hd!:> dru1,11ed 111 fJlJµulurity, rather tr, d n 1 n c r f:' a::,<.· d . I !-in ' L PC A ' s prime <>LJcct1ve t c, r,ru111c>Lt the bre ed'

T c:1m glad to seP d 11 o f the~c committtc::, bci11g I urn1L'J t o updote the club'b procedure, , but why not have people on them hdl have exµerience in th...tt p11rt1culu r field. For c:xc1mplL", ~om1..·1,11e lhuL doesn't knuw \.ohdt " due µre.ice::,::," means , is n ' t red l I y q u ·1 I 1 f 1 L• d to be on Ll1e Cunsti1.utiun1l l<evic w Comm1t t et, 1s ht..'/::,ht.:'' S11111lc1rly, d veter1nar 1d 1 .. -uuld be 111vdlUdblt on the Health i--:lucatl <,n Committee wouldn ' t h,·/slie'! Th1::- Bnird <Jf Pr A hds i1roml -~ed ne \.o' 1dec1<:> ,:111d new l,t:g1nri1ngs fr1r tht.· luture. I'm ~ u r c

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tho t e v t: r y (J r1 L' c 1: u l d ::, u y Amtn to ttidt. i...(,u\d11 t tl bt

nice 1f the lic1drd \.,f1ulc\ il~k the reg1 c.inul clul.J::, \oo h,, Lhcy'\.,ould 11kt rep r cs c n t I n ~ th t.: rr. on v,. r 1 cJ u::, Coffim1tte~s~ (Anr,tt1cr uf l1 CA 1 s CJbjeCLlVCS 1~ LCJ crlCLUrd~l: rtg1o ndl ~,,tcldlty cluL~. 1~ it

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Al~o. 1t seems tr, mt tl1dl c.,11ce d vott 1s take:n, the results !:ihuul<1 I.Je ut1l11.cd. Ont minute w<.• hc,ir Lttdt Uct Rumm<.:l 1s 1:lectccl tu Judge bWecpstakcs, Jnd Lhc" we hear that Uorlioru Pt!:i~lrti.1 has tht Joli. As w1 th cummi tte~s, 011c mun th

fj Puli News/J un e 19 86

a chairperson is se l ecte d nnd the next month someo 1l e else is taking ove r. A poll was also taken on lowering the obedience jumps, but 110 results have been r eleased. Now th e member ship is being told that more discussion is need ed. Maybe it is, but wo uldn't it be nice to know wh at the r esults of the poll were?

l\y-1 l.!' - w,1 y lt.ivc h,• ,,rd th.ii l here has bt •e 11 muc h work cl on e 011

the next 2 years of Uook ot Titleh ol ders, a nd I'm anxious to ::. L' c t Ii e III pr i II L <. ' d 1 n L h L' f u Lu r v . J 'vc paid my share t o have 111y

Pulis' photos in Lhcm a nd af t er seci11g Lhe l ind ncial rep o rt , others h..1ve too. I'd like to see them pri"ted, but are they going lo be• l k"ow of ma ny people that h11ven't paid yet , becduse they are wu1 tin g to find o ut if they'll be con t1nued. If you would like to sec the !look of Titleholders co nti1lued 1 wh y don't you write the Uoa rd a "d t ell th em?

Did you r ca liLe that the membership of PCA has dr oppe d fr om J45 membe r s in Octobe r of 19 85 to 258 mcm~er s 111 April of 1986. This 1 s n l u :-; s Or H 7 II p u j i pl;' 0 pl l ! II '

(appro ,, mutely one-fou rth ol PCA' s membe r ship). This drop in membe rs hip 11 l,1 L11 the cl ub where it r tdlly t1 urt s; thLs is 11 ,>L only a grea t fina"cial loss to the cl ub, but most importantly , it is a loss of people, without wh ose help, PCA would no t be celeb rating 50 years with AKC!

Why do you think so many members of PCA dropped their memberships? Could it be because they wer e t ired of "b a rkin g ", and not bein g hedrd? Or, mdybe they felt like they we r e just '1 barking up the wr ong tree''. Whateve r the reason, wasn't the '' bite worse than the bark " ?

- Earl L. Geb hardt

MEMBERS COMMENT ON DR. MARY

PRIVATE WAKEMAN'S

MAILING 1986 OF APRIL 1,

r ecei ved , 1 ike ma ny of the Pu 1 i Club members , a letter in April from Dr . Mary Wakeman . I was very u nhappy to see this type of letter writing continuing . As a member of the 1985 Specialty Committee, I felt it necessary to comment on Dr. Wak eman ' s letter .

I feel the enti re PCA membership "hould remember:

1. We had the Specialty handed to us with one yea r' s notice, not the customary t wo yea r's notice. We had no committee or group already started to get the Specialty going.

2 . Many of our group had personal responsibilities along wi th the Specialty . Some o wn their own businesses , and one member moved during the time .

3 . Our members we r e from Wiscon­sin and Illinois. Th e farthest

member lived 5 1/2 hours from the show site. My husband and I live 1 1/2 hours from the show site, and we were the closest to it.

4. Due to o ur unpredictable win­ter weathe r, and the holidays af­ter the Co l orado Specialty , we didn't meet until spring. Late spring, at that.

5 . We , as a committee, met only once for an exchange of informa­tion and assignment of duties. We Lhen went to work putting the 1 985 Specialty together. Many of us met in person for the first time on Friday, October 4th, at the hotel.

Of the committee members I have talked to, we agree with Dr. Wake ­man on one thing: We did make some mistakes. But they were uninten ­tional. These were errors made by the shorLnuss of time, by the lat e responses from some membe rs, and our committee 's lack of knowl edge of specific areas where probl e ms might occur . We had some offers of help that were later retracte d. we had other offers of help wh ere time· would not allow us to use these sources. Some members con ­tacted the wrong person to offer their services. Even so, the in­formation was passed on as soon as possible . We tried to put on a good Specialty, in spite o f all the problems with the Specialty and within the Club.

I personally feel Dr. Wakeman was right on one other item. As our President stated, "we do need a new beginning". We need to learn from past mistake s . We need to ke e p an open mind. We need to face the challenges before us. 1986 is the 50th year of our Pulik being recognized by the American Ken ne l Club , but people who are showing boxers, poodles, etc., still k eep asking, "What is a Puli?". Our Puli should be getting the recog­nition they deserve in the con­formation and obedience rings. Only we , as owners, can work for that recognition . I would like to close this letter with a famous quote and e ncourage others to join me and "A SK NOT WHAT THE PULI CLUB CAN DO FOR YOU, BUT WHAT YOU CAN DO FOR THE PULI CLUB ."

- Helen w. Schneider

Some words in response to Mary Wakeman's letter of 4-1-86. I deal with r eq ues ts from people all day long. Some are typed, some are printed , some are hand written. The hand written ones ar e the hardest to deal with. People do not r ea lize that their handwriting is foreign to someone who is not familiar with it. If the e ntrie s Mary Wak eman is referring to were hand written , maybe they were not legible to the Show Secretary . She is noL a computer and does not ha ve all the info rmation behind a r egistrati o n number that a regular show sec r etary would have. Most of us can't get American n ames cor ­r ect , let alone Hungarian names.

I think we should welcome anyone who volun Lee rs to be our Show Sec ­retary and give her a lot of

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WRITE ON! (continued)

credit especially since she isn't a member of our club and does not even own a Puli.

By the way, Kay Wurtz (Show Secre­tary for our two Specialties in Wisconsin) died on Saturday, May 24th, 1986.

- Marge Wulf

While I was not a member of the 1985 PCA Specialty Show Committee, I was aware of the difficult task that they faced when they assumed responsibility for the show on short notice, and under difficult circumstances. In light of this, I think that Dr. Mary Wakeman's letter to the membership was un­fair.

Since only two of the people in­volved with that Specialty had ever heard of Dr. Wakeman, they could hardly be involved in a plot to "cheat" her. These people took on the Specialty in an emergency, and with less the~ a year to get ready, prepared wnat they hoped would be a friendly, happy, get­together for people with a common interest ... the Puli.

Some of the people had never been involved in dog shows, and even so, were willing to accept the risk of not coming up to the standards of earlier Specialties, but felt that because of their bond of love for the Puli, they could ma ke it work.

And, despite the complaints of a very few people, most would agree they did just that.

To publicly embarrass willing and dedicated volunteer workers can only be considered reprehensible. As for me, I feel that Dr. Wakeman owes the 1985 Specialty Committee a public apology.

- Joan Wack

Having had al !Cdtil onu Puli llv­ing with me since 1972, I feel that it's a well known fact that black Pulis, as well as other breeds, do not always photograph well, nor do the pictures repro­duce well. Also, having shown puppies successfully to their championship and some group place­ments (when they were hard to come by), I feel that I can speak with some knowledge on dog shows, dogs, and the people that show them.

If you are a winner such as Dee Rummel, then you are automatically set up for all the "sour grapes". Frankly, I resent the remarks and insinuations that have been made about Dee Rummel. I have known Dee well since 1972 , and find nothing in her character to fault.

Dee is a competitor; she is fair as well as honest; devoted to her Pulis and to the breed. She is a gracious winner as well as loser. What she has done for the Club and for the breed , itself , deserves to be recognized - not the fa~t that her dog's pictures are bigger than someone else's. Sour grapes,again!

Cont . Pa ge 22> >>

AN OPEN LETTER TO ALL PCA MEMBERS June 16, 19B6

TO ALL MEMBERS:

am reiuesting t hat t hi s letter be printed in PULI NEWS. It clarifies a recent iucide nt but i~ al:~ ajdres:es the attitude s reflected i~ recent letters an~ commentary towards PCA.

The situati~n that prompted this letter wa5 the Rocky Mt . Puli c:cb had sent a letter to PCA's BoarC sJppcrtin; a suggestion of regional club dele,ates to the parent club. The suggestion was brought before the Board anj was made intc a moticn before being discussej, Th~ Board votej anj the motion w~s not appro~ed, bu: the suggestion was being discussed further. rlh en their :lewsletter came out both their l etter and cy re~ponse :etter were printed and after reading the comment~ry wri~ten in rEfere~ce to my letter I sent them the following C?EN LETTER.

am writing t~is l et t er as a personal open letter fr~m me as Patti Giancater: ~~, ?VLI person, that I ~ant read at your Le :: t ~eeti ng and also to be printed in your ~a xt ne~slett2r. I feel the nee1 tJ s:ft through all th e popJycoc• that is being writtec and talked a~out to e ::press ~hat I tru~:y feel about the prese~t state=~ affairs.

First cf all I would like to state that ~L ~y letter, as P:A fecretary, which was iL respoc se to y~ur letter tc th e Boarj, cy ch~ice of words tc OUCTE Ycur re~resentat ive , Mag;ie ~itwerw ~as iuappro~ri ate . I was 1aking refere~=e tc her as a Board me~~er fr~m your area, &;t an of ficial represettative fr~ffi y~ur 2lu~. It was a poor =~ oi ce cf wcr!s a~d ne ver did I intend it to be take~ the way it was , • was not itstructed by the E:c.rd of PCA to respond to yo~r letter. I too~ ~t upon myself tc ;ive you an aL~~er aLd try to eiplain what was goiL; on. I felt fr~m y0ur club's letter that yo~ were s~ enthusast1c about the suggestions and hoped that even t hou;h t hat mction was turLed down ycJ would realize ttat it was not an end, but a beginning and the Board still hGd ideas u~dcr ~i5cuss1on. I was thin~ing at~ut t~e feelin;s cf you r c:ut members. personally welca~ed th e fact that you were an act~ve int~res ted ;rJ~P aud hoft~ tc myself that a dr ~~; :i~c yours w~w:d te able to spar~ intere5t in other regional clubs and the rest of ?CA's membersnip tD become unified and wo rk toward ccmmon goals.

I am deeply sadden by the cc~mentary that I fcuLj i~ your ~ewsletter acd f~el very hurt, angry and very strongly tha~ ycu have used me and my poor choice of words tc attack the whole PCA Beard. I felt that even though there was turmoil over the past couple years having a positi ve attitYde a~d fresh new members on the Board would certainly help turn things arcund and the club would get bac~ or. track, wo rking for the breed net :or individual egos. I came into my job with high h~pes. I wanted ffi~ re memters :c become involved in club activit ie s and tried talking to as many people aa I could who felt at odds with the club and tried to give them a reason tc have hope 3&d work TOGETHER for a comtr,on interest, T:iE PULI BREED. The feeli ngs that I ,ot fr:~ those with whom I spoke appearej t~ be in t he sa~e jirection as ~ine. Now I w~Lder, what are their motives? I have always believed ~y talking, e::a~inin; t~e trJtn

and facts, tryi:g to u~dersta&j th~ ~ther persoLs pc~&t of vi ~~, sc~e sor~ :f a~reeu:ent cui.i.ld te rea=hed cirl::1 ~rc,t..:e,'t s co~:j be wJr~e1 ,~t. have neier intent i:Lally triej to f~r:e peoile tc do t tiLJS they di1 L;~ telie ~e 1~ , ~ut ~n:7 tc try and be Lore ~~~ er5ta~j~L; and lo:~ at it fr:m a differect =nJl e. I may net :e the smartrst or greatest Se=retary but after 25 years vf partici~at ~~n : fe!t: haj s0methiL; to ccntrib~te to our c:~~. I unfortufiat2ly have a habit cf spea~~L; frc~ ~y h~art and do ~ot st~; to thick ato~t all the• ~=1s it ca~ -: ~isi~terpertr1. I feel if we :are: ~~re about our Eree1 and would f ocus ~n ma~:: ; a g~od sc~nd c~ub everycne wc~l~ ra::y rcuLd aLd th~s~ ~os1tive !ee:i~;s a~j id eas WE talked a~~~t ~v :ast ye~rs SFecialty ~cul~ ~e::Qe ~Jnta~icus a~d :~it ~ould be a:l ~e needed, Well c~st be very nciive aLd perhaps ju5t tee mu=n sc to be able to ~~pe ~ith the bac~s~abt~~;, the twisti~g c,f wo rds aJd attitude cf it :~st dcesc't u1atter whc yo~ hurt os :c~J a~ you ;iet your wa'/,

I, pcrs ;~a:ly, fee: t~it scce P=~ ~~~~~ri ha~~ l es t s1 ; nt cf the !a=t tt,at ~~is~ ~CG CLUE, pecple whc have a :~ve atd

ihariL; :nfcrma~1c~ aLd w:r,i~; ~:;et~er tc a:! ·::.:-.=: :;.:r ~re-c:. ':'h-= .::..!~ a;.C : 1~::

f~~cti~:s s~:~!d te fufi ~~t unf:r:~:~te::· .:i:,r.'t fee.: tr.; : i: is ~oy r;:)re, :' l-.rre

are gr:Jps i:~ facti ~n s ti~i~; ~~~es as i! it a :att l c z:<lc. ~~ has tc:~rne a c:~~est ~= wi:ls, PEQ?LE i,.•~.:

e;:,s a:'.'!j ;retend

::.tr..:.;;;:es of all . .. t:".e

thi5 L~n~e~se ~as on:y hurt 0Lr tree~. fcrha~5 t he po~ular::7 -~= fi:.:c~ be:iJsc pe~Fle have be:: ~; =~ 2ons~mE~ with tatrc1 a~i their o~n des:ras :~at aLy pecFle wn o ffi~ght bE i=tcrcstE~ ;~ ~1 r breed fast bcc~~E a nar e cf t~c 5tri!e a:i don't w~~t to get i~v~l~cj ,

T~is letter is ~ot :n~e=tcj t~ te a:~2~ a: any :LE it1:vid~al tat ~eca_se of t~e c:~e~~ar7 atj recer.~ atta:~; =~ ~~t~ ?CA a~d its E:ar~ I decid e! tha~ I ceede~ t~ e:press my p:siti:n and he~ !22:, FraL~: y I have ha~ e=~~;h a~;rivati~~, h~rt anj humili at :o: to las t o !i:c :i~:. ! ~ant t~ work wit~ an1 fer Fi::;!e ~t10 arc sincerel y i~~erested in ca~in ; :~e ?~li c:~b of ~~erica a stro3g or;a~ i za: ::~ ::r the izprov~ent of ?~lis, th e i r health itd happi~ess . c~e th at offer~ ed~~ati:La! progra~s and itf~rmation t o th~se int er€stad in tte tree~ anj tncse a:rea~y iL'lDlved. A club tnat pr:motes ;cc~ SFJrtsmaLship a~d en~oura;as ~etter quality dQ~S.

If, as it has been sta~aj s: ~a~y ti~as, members ~ant to ~pen li~es :f =omm~nica~ic~ a&d forget t~e past ~r~b!exs a~~ mJve fcrward, ~~y dces t~:s ~==n no~se~ce =ontinue. ~hJ d~o 1

~ pe:p!c p~~

ioto pra:t-ice what thry are pr~ac~:~g in::itea.:i of c .:,nsta&t! y tcari;o.; the ....... a~a rt . I t~ic~ this is sJ~e thiL ; a:l cf ~s sh~uld t~in~ about.

~an t t: te Se:retar7 of a c!-~ wr.: ~a me~~ersnip is J~ificd anJ hiih pri~=i~:e~. I have stated ~y honest feelin;s, and ~y view~. Everycne snc~:j kr~~~ cy oc~ wher~: am =cr:ii:.g from . :;r.erc a.re tl-11:: res: =..f 1:::. ccc-,ing from'?

Siu..:ercly,

( _,>.:-.ti ,c..,o. ~ ~u .. nc:.o.t:.il.x.<..,O Patr:=ia E. G1an=a!~r1no MI-TONKA PU:.I3

Puli News/June 1986 7

czf e %rlin/ Pufi SELECTING AND TRAINING

THE PULi PUPPY FOR HERDING

by Jack Fugate

Those of you who have raised lit­ters of puppies know that you can begin to differentiate personality characteristics as early as three or four weeks of age. This is the time to start to look for your potential herder . Look for the bold, outgoing puppy; one that carries his tail high. Give your selection a name as soon as poss­ible. We prefer two syllable names wherein the first syllable can be used alone; like, Happy Hap, Matzoh - Mat, etc. We use the full name to address the dog and the shortened form to command the dog. I note that Border Collie people also tend to use the one syllable name and for what reason, I know not. We do it just because it seems to work better that way.

We begin to socialize our puppies at about ten days of age by pick­ing them up and cuddling them and ca 11 ing them by name. My farm partner has small children who love the job of socializer, but it is also good for several members of the family to socialize the puppies; they seem to have a bet­ter relation with human kind later on, if they e ncounter sev­eral different people during this socialization period. I had better add that it is difficult to tell one puppy from another in a larger litter at this early age, and even though each and every puppy gets his place in the sun, some of them are John and Jane Doe for a few more days.

We wean our puppies at forty days of age and move them into pens in the sheep barn. It is very import­ant to accelerate socialization at this stage and we encourage every­one who passes the puppy pen to stop and visit for a few minutes . During this weaning period , which usually lasts about a week, we i su lcJ Le Lhe 111ullll!r cJnd c he<.:k hL·t c arefully for mastitis, etc. A week seems lo do the jol> and lhe mother goes back t o her herding full time. The puppies we decide we will not use to work are placed in "good homt::s 11

• In 111any in­stances, we feel that it would have been more compassionate to put the puppy down early on. Our "good home" policy has proven very disappointing, but we simply can not hold a non-worker on the prem­ises. We have also learned the hard way that people are much more prone to be responsible dog owners if they pay something for the ani­mal. Very often the gift dog re­mains a mutt in the eyes of the owner and we never have a litter registered in order to avoid hav­ing "puppy miller s " manufacture mediocre Pulis. The one time I gave papers with one of my dogs ended in a lawsuit (which I won) and very hostile feeling s and, worse still,some very poor quality Pulis being peddled locally. If any one has the answer to the prob­l em of finding a home for what you show breeders call "pet quality" puppies, I would like to have it .

8 Puli News/June 1986

Now that we are through the pro­cess of selecting, socializing and bonding the puppy to the sheep, we are ready to begin training proper. The watchword for training is patience! Make the training ses­sion an enjoyable experience and initially a very short five-minute enjoyable experience. We use praise as the sole motivator. Gradually lengthen the training session to a full fifteen minutes by the time the puppy is 12 weeks old. We use four basic commands:

HERE for the clockwise direction BACK for the counter-clockwise

direction STAY for stay where you are COME for come to the shepherd

The first thing we do is teach the puppy to lead and this usually takes about ten sessions. Only af­ter the puppy is comfortable with the leash do we introduce commands.

Our first communds cJre lhe pair, IIEHE and 13ACK. We will fin;L lead the puppy in the correct direction at the same time giving the correct command once only. As th" puppy lccJrni; Lile co111111and, we will use the leash less and less to set the direction for him and will also lengthen the leash to a full ten feet and begin to direct him with a six foot light cane rod.

When the puppy is fully comfortable with HERE and BACK, we introduce the commands STAY and COME. When we introduce the new commands , we do not mix them with the old commands during the same session, but we do reinforce the old commands during old command sessions. Teaching COME is very easy and is usually a one or two-session exercise; teaching STAY has been slow and time consum­ing for us, given the nature of the Puli. We use the same techniques employed in standard obedience man­uals, so I will not go into that in this discussion. (The dog obedience book we like best is HOW TO BE YOUR DOG'S BEST FRIEND, by The Monks of New Skete;Little Brown and Company, Boston-Toronto .)

In these initial training sessions , the puppy has not worke d with sheep but has been living with the shee p that he might become bonded to them and see them as his friends. This bonding period is critical and the

animal will never function well with sheep unless he is well-bonded. The ideal situation is to have pup­pies whelped during lambing or slightly before lambing and to act­ually raise the puppies in the pens with the orphan lambs. Bonding a puppy to grown sheep can be done, but it is better to wait until the puppy is more mature and can not be easily intimidated by grown sheep. A dog raised with the sheep will run with the sheep and will not be wanting to hang around the house and barns. It is, therefore, impor­tant that the puppy not be made into a "pet" after the initial socialization period. Socialization should establish the human as the "boss doq" and not the playmate of Llie potential herder. This is hcJrd Lo do especially where you have children and given the playful nature of the Puli.

'!'raining the Puli puppy to herd ha s been a one-on-one experience to the point where he is introduced to lhe sheep in the actual herding situation. The actual working with the sheep in the field is best learned with another dog and if the puppy has been well trained and well-bonded, he will learn herding - that is, the actual moving of the sheep - in short shift. This part of the training seems to be pure Puli instinct. They do it natural­ly.

One final touch is to delineate the territory where the dog is expected to work. This is done by walking the perimeter of the herding area with the dog and letting him mark his own territory. This works equally well with bitches and dogs, and there need be no fence to mark boundaries, once your dogs under­stand what is their territory (but in our case there usually is a fence).

I do not know how training would be handled where one did not have ani ­mals. My suggestion would be to get a few ducks or pygmy goats, but get an animal which has the flocking instinct like sheep, goats, duck s , etc. One does not need a whole field full of animals; just three or four will be enough to give your Puli the idea. Try it. You might like it, and I KNOW your Puli Will!

HAPPY HERDING!

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CH. PEBBLETREE'S JATEKOS PRIMAS Owned by: Dee Rummel

Tri-City KC Fox River Vly. KC

j. R. Greathouse j. L. Reasin

CH. PIPACS IMMERZU RAGTIME BLUES Owned by: Patricia B. Giancaterino

Chesapeake KC of MD Olea'1 KC St. Lawrence Vly KC

j. H.A. Hodges j. R.P. Tongren j. J.G. Reynolds

°oH. WALLBANGER KERMIT J. BOUNCE

05/11/86 05/31/ 86

04/06/86 05/17/86 05/31/ 86

Owned by: John & Mildred McNeill and Ann Bowley

Gr.Fredericksburg KC Old Dominion KC Rock Cr. KC Finger Lakes KC Central NY KC Mid-KY KC Kokomo KC Mad River V. KC Mahaponi KC Carroll Co. Bushy Run KC Butler Co. KC Trumbull Co New Castle KC

j. J. Stanek j. L. Davis j. P. Laurin j. N. Riley j. G. Sommers j. J. Connolly j. T. Gately j . H. Brunette j. D. Booxbaum j. J.C. Parker j. B. Esporite j . D. Hausman j. Herd j. J. Stanek

CH. WALLBANGER VODKA ON THE ROCKS, CD Owned by: Ned & Dodie Atkins

Kennesaw KC j. Alyce Seekins

04/16/86 04/19/86 04/21/86 04/25/86 04/27/86 05/03/86 05/10/86 05/11/86 05/17/86 05/18/86 05/23/86 05/24/86 05/25/86 05/26/86

05/04/86

Ntwc.Star CH . OREGTOPARTI GYONGYI is shown dS

she finishes her championship under j . W. Houpt ctl the Sir Francis Drake KC show on April 20 , 1986. She is handled by co- owner Art Sorkin .

Sire : INT CH de B/Hung CH/CSSR CH/ EUHOPA VIT Martonvolgyi Dube Bogancs Dam: 2xCAC/2xHPJ/CACIB Oregtoparti

ANA Breeder : Arnold Bela Owners : Dr. Arthur Sorkin and

Dr. S. Diane Smith

Puli News/June 1986 9

tStatistitallj, tSptalin9

TOP TEN OBEDIENCE PULIK - 1985

POINTS HIT/S

1 CH/OTCH PRY-DAIN HETY~:'.E TD 880 3

2 THE GREAT PUMPKIN UD 568 3

3 PRYDAIN OZZIE PLUNKET LID 348 1

4 CH PRYDAIN KATICA BOGAR CDX 253 1

5 CH PRYDAIN ,JOCl<O CD>~ 174 1

6 CH HETYl<E MACKO UD 125 1

7 CH PRYDAIN LACE CDX 100 2

8 CH PRYDIAN LED! CD 6f:

9 CH IMMERZU PIPACS FL°'r'RT CD 41

10 CAMEO A~:INDA LID

It's that time of year again. Time to honor the ten best obedience Pu 1 i k. Ti me to 1 earn a. bi t .:1.bou t the top dogs, what makes them "tick" and the challenges of train­ing them.

Thanks to Connie Peterson for pro­viding the statistics again this year. Keeping track of the stat­istics as well as the corrections is a tedious task and is greatly appreciated. First through fourth place and HIT are awarded a point for each dog defeated.

This year seven of the ten were breed Champions. I am sure few other breeds can make that claim. For the first year in a long time most of the top dogs had advanced obedience titles: One OTCH, four

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UD's, three CDX ' s and two CD's. ( In 1 986 the tt2 Pu 1 i , The Great Pumpkin, owned by Robyn Broeck, finished her OTCH the sixth for the br·eed ! )

I< e e p i n 9 i t ·='- l l i n t h e f am i l y , Bar· bar· a Pov,1e l 1 tr· a i n e d th r· e e of the Top Ten. Anyone who has trained a Pu 1 i c an a p p r· e c i a t e t h e am o u n t of work required to train one dog, much less three. She also trained a fourth Pu 1 i vJh o ~va s K i 1 1 e d 1 as t

Keeping it in the canine family, we have three brothers and sisters in the Top Ten: Ledi, Lace and Kitt>'· Hety is a half-sister.

Con9ratulations to the winners and good 1 u ck to a.1 1 i n 1 986 !

- Nancy Etchell

#1 CH and OTCH PRYDAIN HETYKE , TD Hety began 1985 by completing her Tracking Dog tit l e in the first try. The highlight of 1985 was defeating over 300 dogs for HIT at the Des Moines Kennel Club show , one of the country ' s l argest. We hope to finish her TDX in 1 986 . Nearly seven, Hety remains enthus­iastic, and has become much more consistent in her performances.She

DlS MOINES

still inevitably draws a crowd to watch her sai l over the jumps . Not a weekend passes that she isn ' t the first one ready to leave for the ,;how .

Sire: Ch. Sasvolgyi Hunnia Jani Dam: Ch . Witsend 11 - De of Eridu,CD Breeder: Constance Peterson and

Barbara Edwards Owner : Nancy Etchell

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#2 THE GREAT PUMPKIN, UD - Pumpkin finished up a long 1985 of cam­paigning lacking only 2 points to complete her OTCH. In February of this year she earned those last 2 points at the age of 10 years to become OTCH The Great Pumpkin. She is such a fun loving dog and it's hard to believe she's 10 years old the way s he bounce s around the ring. I will continue to show her until she says it's time to retire.

Sire: unknown Dam: unknown Breeder: unknown Owner Robyn Broock

13 PRYDAIN OZZIE PLUNKET, UD Ozzie is my sixth Utility Puli. He is approaching three years of age. So far, has acquired 18 obed­ience Trial Championship points. Training Puis has been a frustrat­ing, but joyful experience. Ozzie really enjoys obedience practice, but has second thoughts on show day. He is plodding slowly, but surely toward his OTCH. Really a fun dog.

Sire: Ch. Cameo Arrogant Advocator CD

Dam: Ch. Prydain Katica Bogar Breeders: Betty Nourot and Barbara

Edwards Owner: Mary Jane Richert

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14 CH PRYDAIN KATICA BOGAR, CDX Kitty is the cutest,most adorable, most stubborn, most frustrating dog I have eve r trained. She daz­zles people with her retreives and puts them to sleep with her sits.

Sire: Ch. Domboldali Bomba Pipacs, DC

Dam: Ch. Witsend Il-De of Eridu,CD Breeders: Constance Peterson and

Barbara Edwards Owners: Barbara Powell and Barbara

Edwards

We regret that run the TOP TEI icle in this is, Carol Matting!, has discovered 1 statistics. SI working with Ca: cile the error, be time to go year's records We'll hold the to be printed i

ill be unable to IK IN BREED art­f PN as planned. eports that she screpancy in her Gibson will be

o try and recon­there will not over the entire

e printing time. os of those dogs next issue.

#5 CH. PRYDAIN JOCKO, CDX - "Boo" is now ready for Utility. Unfortunately he has contracted an auto-immune hep­atitis so we don't know when he will be able to compete agian. Keep your fingers crossed for him.

Sire: Ch. Sasvolgyi Hunnia Jani Dam: Ch. Wits end 11-De of Eridu, CD Breeders: Barbara Edwards and Con-

stance Peterson Owner: Nancy Patton

#6 CH HETYKE MACKO, UD Mighty Dog is the best obedience dog in the ~orld when he thinks no one is looking, but it is hard to get the Judges to leave the ring.

Sire: Ch. Mystics Speaker of the House

Dam: Ch. Immerzu Pipacs Flyrt, co Breeders: Tony R. McLaughlin and

Barbara E. Powell Owner: Barbara E. Powell

17 CH PRYDAIN LACE, CDX - such ex­citement! As I write this, Lacey is resting on her newest laurels -a UD. She has been a delight to train, offering a totally differ­ent challenge from my first two UDs (both Bassets) while fitting in perfectly with our chaotic household of hounds and a toddler. There's nothing quite as beautiful as her swirling cords when she's flying back to me over a jump. I catch myself smiling in the ring at her beauty and animation. What a special breed.

Sire: Ch. Domboldali Bomba Pipacs, CD

Dam: Ch. Witsend Il-De of Eridu,CD Breeder: Barbara Edwards and Con­

stance Peterson Owners: Judy Caprio & Leslie Leland

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#9 CH IMMERZU PIPACS FLYHT, CD Keeper got her CD on the condition that I didn 't work her too much and that she didn't have to learn Open.

Sire: Ch. Domboldali Bomba Pipacs, CD

Dam: Ch . Immerzu Moorva, CD Breeder: Laurel Colton , Toni

McLaughlin and Stephanie Horan

Owners: Toni R McLaughlin and Barbara E . Powell

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18 CH. PRYDAIN LEDi, CO - When Ledi came to me she was more experienced than I. At least she had been in the breed ring. Learning with her and observing our classmates, I found the biggest challenge wa s to keep her from becoming bored while continuing to polish learned skills. Novice training came easily whil e in Open work Ledi has shown me a whole new facet of her personality. I have found an intelligence to reckon with, and found myself in­volved in a duel of wills. Ledi is finally retrieving--Happily. Every day is a new day with a Puli and that suits me fine.

Sire: Ch. Domboldali Bomba Pipacs, CD

Dam: Ch. Witsend 11-De of Eridu, CD Breeders: Barbara Edwards and Con­

stance Peterson Owners: James & Roxanne Kudlacek

110 CAMEO ARINDA, UD - Rindy was my first Puli and 10th Utility dog. She was precious to live with - I found her smart , easy to learn,and above all very devoted and loyal. If I lived on a farm, I would have at l east six! . She was K-9 Queen f or the 1985-86 Dog Festival. Each year we choose a K-9 King & Queen - the dog who brings in the most monies for the club - "Rindy" and I raised more than $1000.00 last year!

Sire: Ch . Pipacs Cigany Szurtos Dam: Ch. Prydain Gabibale, CD Breeders: Lorie F. Gibbs and

Leslie Leland Owner: Blanche Carlquist

FORUM ON LOWERING OF JUMPS

Conducted By Stewart Wells, Chmn.

PCA Obedience Committee 102 N. Church Street Snow Hill, MD 21863

A couple of announcements before getting into the forum: First , I want to thank Margaret Mcclendon for agreeing to serve as PCA's official Obedience Statistician.

Second, please send any comments you wi sh to be used in the forum on lowering the jumps to me at the above address, instead of sending them directly to PULI NEWS.

Since my last column , I have re­ceived two replies favoring the lowering of the jumps. These I re­print for your consideration .

Regarding the information gathered for the vote, forty-nine ballots were cast. Of these, thirty-three favored lowering the jumps and sixteen favored retaining the jumps at their current heights. I must mention, however, that I feel that there were some irregulari ­ties in the voting.

Letters were received from Earl Gebhardt and Bruce and Jean Jaslow. I reprint them here for your con­sideration .

* * * May 14, 1986

Re: Lowering the Jumps

Dear Editor,

After talking to a very prominent obedience instructor and AKC judge in the Denver area , I feel thal if lowering Lhe jumps is for health reasons the AKC may listen.

Thi s judge's reasoning stems from many years of working with various breeds and the AKC. She stated that, " ... some of the larger-boned breeds have been working toward this goal for many years. If we (PCA) are doing it only because of the coat length , the AKC would probably not respond favorably, as a good judge would realize if it is coat or a dog's body that knocks a bar off . It must defi­nitely be for health reasons, con­cerning our breed , for AKC to consider lowering Lhe jumps." Therefore, if the height of the jumps presents a potential health hazard to our Pulis, they must be lowered.

In keeping with this thought , how many of us have had experience in obedience, particularly Open and Utility? It seems that only those experienced obedience people are qualified to make a decision on whether or not the heights have harmed their Pulis, and if PCA should try to get AKC to lower them.

Earl L. Gebhardt

P. S. Since the membership of PCA has already voted on this issue, I would like to see the results printed in PN, even if it is not considered the official decision.

From the Jaslows comes:

We would like to add our thoughts concerning the lowering of the jumps in obedience competition for Pulis.

We are both strongly in favor of significant lowering of the jumps , that is, to the height of the withers. Our reasons for lowering the jumps are as follows:

1. Going over the obedience exercise, exercise.

jumps is an not a jumping

2. It removes the requirement of the Puli jumping even higher than called for in order to clear the cords, and a person owning a Puli that competes in both conformation and obedience is reluctant to cut cords for jumping.

3. It allows the opportunity to show a dog in obedience competi ­tion longer than normally. Beyond a certain age the strength to jump the present height requirements is likely to be waning while all of the other abilities are still quite excellent .

4. We do not see the lowering of the jumps as a capitulation to a fault in the breed . There is the conformation ring to determine that.

Consider the intent of the founder of the sport of dog obedience in this country, Mrs. Helene White­house Walker. "My idea," she once wrote, "was to make the dog a bet­ter companion to man, and I wanted people to have fun. It's just like teaching children to say thank-you and you're welcome, and to shake hands properly." 1

Several other breeds have already formally notified the AKC of their decision to lower the jumps not to mention the entire nations of Can­ada and Bermuda. We point this o ut not to simply be followers of a crowd , but to recognize that we are not alone in our thoughts.

Sports, including dog obedience, have historically been embroiled in controversy whenever changes are proposed. Many of us remember the days of no batting helmets in baseball, no nose guards or mouth guards in football,no goalie masks in hockey and the list goes on.

The wisdom of these changes are obvious and have stood the test of time. We believe that lowering the jumps is most prudent, will stand the test of time, and will by no means diminish the sport of dog obedience or the reputation of the Puli.

1. "Delegates Annual Stifel, William F., DOGS/AMERICAN KENNEL 162, April 1986-.---

Meeting", PUHJ:: BRED GAZE1'T E~

THE OBEDIENCE JUMPS

Ch . Mystic Csoki UDT just got his Canadian CDX Memorial Day Weekend - -he is 11 1/2 years old . lie is still as young as ever and last fall qualified at PCA's Specialty in Open with a 193.

He loves to work , though I've never been able to get that fine edge on his work that would have won him an OTCH point. These days he only goes to dog school for fun.

This spring my obedience club ask­ed me to get Csoki ready for Util­ity for Top Dog Competition . He had put on weight and been less active over the winter and was having trouble clearing the bar jump and was touching the high jump at 26" . On both jumps he landed with a pounding heavy thud on Lhe front end--oof! Several of us watched to see what was going on---was it footwork, laziness, what?

I gal him really charged up; so it was not laziness. He could get his head and forepaws over the bar but not the well-fed body. Subsequent ­ly, his bitches came in season and he lost weight, but I realized I could not put him in the AKC shows anymore. Two inches lower on the jumps and he would have done fine. He truly loves working and will try to jump what I ask even if he knocks it over.

In Canada the jumps are at least for now, once the shoulder height . Csoki had two legs on a COX from years gone by, and I determined to go to Montreal for three shows in two days.

He did beautifully, jumped cleanly and with no stress; it did not hurt him to land. The first day he had a 197 until he lay down on the long sit. He finally got a 191 for his last leg; not a H.I.T. score, but quite respectable.

I don't advocate campaigning dogs till they are 12, and we won't bother going for that Canadian

'uD, though we may train for it some for fun. But, the usefulness of the dog is decreased by the higher jumps and in the case of the heavily campaigned OTCH dog,it !!§Y shorten the useful, painfree life of the dog.

One of my younger Pulik missed his take off and hit the high jump knocking it over. He seemed unhurt at the time and we jumped him several more times at the class, but hehad apparently gotten a neck or back injury and cried out in pain for a week if he jumped off the bed or went down stairs. This dog is an excellent jumper .

My experience with Open dogs of which I am training my 4th, and Utility dogs (on my 2nd) is that the height of the jump is irrele­vant Lo the exercise . We usually teach the jumping exercises with the jumps lower because the ~­tern of the exercise is the most difficult for the dog. Once the Yours very truly,

/Signed/ Dr . Bruce M. &

Jean M. Jas'low Cont. Next Page>>>

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CH & OTCH PRYDAIN HETYKE, TD Owned by: Nancy Etchell

Des Moines KC

CH. PRYDAIN KOPE JAZZ, CD owned by: Netta Du Planti

Beaumont KC Nov. B

Calcasieu KC Nov. B

Alexandria KC Nov. B

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Mobile OTC Nov. B

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Cornhusker KC Open A 196 Gr. Lincoln OC Open A 193

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dog knows the pattern of the ex­ercise, I raise the jump height, and the dogs jump readily as long as they are able and don't get hurt.

I think the heights add nothing to the exercise in terms of demon­strating the dog's willingness to obey and to be a good companion. Frankly, in Canada, as many dogs refused to jump or went around jumps as happens here, and from where I stood, the dog could not see the dumbbell on the other side of the lower jump. The higher ~u~ps only increase the risk of inJury and shorten the working life of the dog.

We should lower the jumps and if we have to do it breed by breed to convince the AKC, let's do it.

- Sally Hines

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In order to offset some of the cost of the Specialty Show the Specialty Committee is selling Tee shirts silk screened with the 1986 Specialty Logo. Price: $10.00 for one, $15.00 for two. Sizes: Adult S-M-L-ExL. The shirts will be available for pick up at the Specialty. If you cannot attend and would § still like a shirt please include $2.00 for ~ postage and handling and it will be mailed to you. Please.make checks payable to PCA ~ SPECIALTY-ATLA~TA. PLEASE DON'T FORGET TO ~ INCLUDE YOUR SIZE!!! Mail all orders to:

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OCTOBER 10, 1986

THE FOLLOWING NON-REGULAR OBEDIENCE CLASSES WILL BE OFFERED:

* GRADUATE NOVICE* BRACE* VETERANS* VERSATILITY*

AKC REGULATIONS FOR THESE CLASSES

('IIAPTER IJ

NONRE(;LJLAR CLASSES

Section I . Ribbons and Prizes. A Qualifyinµ ,n,r.: ,hall nnt be required for the awarding of rihhon, and prin:, in any Nonrcgular class.

Si:L·tion 2. Grnduak Novice Class. Th,· ( ,raduall' NnviL·i: cla" ,hall he for C. I) . dop that have n<1l hi:rn ,·,•rt i I 1i:d hy a judge 1,1 have received a Qualifying ,rur,· 1m,.1nl ;1 (' _l) _X.

title prior lo the clu,ing of entrie,. Dng, 111 1hi, ,·la" n1ay he handled hy the owner or any other pcr,on. A per,on 111.1y handle more 1han one dog in 1111 ., ,·la,,. hul cad1 dog 11111,1 have a ,eparate handler lor the Long Sit and I u11µ Down cxcrci,e, when judgcd in 1hc ,.1111c group . Do).', c111cr,·d i11 <.raduatc Novice may abo he c111i:rcd i1 1 <111,· ol thc Opcn da,,c,.

l'crlorn1ancc, and judging ,hall be a, 111 the Rcµular da"c,. cxccpt !hat lhc Figure Xis omi11,·d fr11111 lhc lkcl ,m Lca,h cxcrcise . The cxcrciscs. maximum ,core, and order of judµing in the ( ,raduatc Noviri: l'la" arc :

I. Ike! on l.,·a,h (11111-'ipuc X) ..... .. . 2. Siami lor l:xa1111natmn .l. Opcn Heel Frcc . . . . . ..... . . 4. Opcn Drop on Recall .. . 5. Open l.011g Sit ...... . . . h. Opcn Lung Down . . ... .

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Se,·tion 1. Brace Class. Th.: Urac.: cla" ,hall h,· for hracc, of Jogs of lhc ,amc breed thal arc eligible umkr thc,,: lfrgulal ion, a11d capable of pcrfor111i11i: th.: N,ll·1,·,· L'\L"rri,c, . Thc dup 111:cd 1111t he owned hy thc ,a111c pcr,,111 . hul 11n"t he handled hv one handler. Dop may hc ,hown unatlacltcd or rouplcd. lhc ruuplinl,! tkvice to hc not le,, 1han ,i, inch,·, uvcr-all lengrh: whid,evcr melhod i, u~cJ 111u,1 b,· c~m1i11UL'd lhroughout all excrr1scs . A ,cparatt' Ollirial l'.ntry h1r111

mu,t be completed 111 full for e,H:h Jog cnten:d. Exe1ris,·,. pcrformarn;es and _judging ,hall he a, in the

Novice cla,s. The brace ,hould \\ork in uni,.,n al all timc,. l '. ithcr or h,,th dop in a brace may he cntcn.:d in another cla,s Dr ,·la".:' at the ,am.: trial.

Sc:ction -1. Veterans Class. The Vctcram cl,1,s ,hall he for dogs th.it have an obedience title and arc cii:ht llr inure y.:a rs old prior 10 th,· clo,ing of cntric:,. The exercise, ,hall he pcrfonn.:d and .1udgcd a, in !he Novice cla,, . I )ol,!s .:ni.:rcd in lhc Veteran, cla,s may not he entered in a11y RcJ:!ular ,·las,.

Sc,·1inn 5. Versatility Class. The Vcrsalilit,· cla" ,hall he

fordol,!, that ar.: cli!,!ihlc under these Regulation, and capahlc llf (ll'lflll 111ill,! th,· I ltil11y CXCIL"i,.·,. ()w11cr, 111:1 _1· Clllcr IIHIIC than 011.: d<1g. D"!!' in thi, cla" 111ay Ill' ha11dlcd hy 1hc 11w11cr or any oth,·r pc·1 ,1111 . :111d 111ay h.: ,·111nnl i11 :11101hc:1 ,·la" 111 ,·la"c' al lh.: ,a11ll' 111,d .

Six c:xc:1,"e' \\'Ill h,· pcrforn1nl. two each lr,1111 !he N,ivin:. Op.:11 ;,11d l l1ilit) ,·l;1".:,. C\L·epl Iha! 1h.:1.: will he 1H1 (,r,,up cx,·r,·i,n . I h.: c:xcr,·i,c, "ill he pnl111111.:d and _1ud)!L'd a, in 111 ,· l< q:111:ir cL1s"'' · h,r thl· p111p11"· uf th1, cla". Scc11t I >isc·1 i111111ation articks 1n1111hcr I and 11u111hc:1 2 ,hall he cnn,idcr,·d a, a ,in)!I,· Utility exercise . Thi: cxcr,·i,.:, to 1x: pcrforn1,·d by each J,1!! will h,: Jctcrn,incd by the hamlkrs dr:I\\ in)! ,111.: 111' a sc·l 11f c1rd, li sting vo111hin:11i1111, of lhl' ,ix o.:,crci,c, t111alin!! 200 point, . Th,·,.: ,·ard, will he furni,h,·d hy 1h,· 1ri:d -)!iving duh, . Lll·h ha11dkr ,kill pr11vidc: a d11111lihl'il. Sn·111 l)i,cri111111:11i,111 :1rtick, :111d l>i1,·c1nl l<,·11icvc µlo,w,.

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Chairman:

PCA SPECIALTY - ATLANTA OCTOBER 10, 1986

1986 SPECIALTY COMMITTEE

Dodie Atkins 6036 Peachmont Terrace Norcross, GA 30092 (404) 449-6571

Co-Chairman: Jim Ecker Obedience Chairman: Nancy Patton Trophies: Nancy Lawrence and Sherry Gibson Hospitality: Jack & Theresa Heilpern Judges: Sherry Gibson and Jim Ecker Souvenir Book: Dodie Atkins Advertising and Publicity: Ned Atkins Hotel and Banquet: Jack & Theresa Heilpern Chief Ring Steward: Laura Manor Raffle: Rhonda Ross Auction: Sue Adams

PLEASE NOTE: We are going to have a RAFFLE in conjunction with the Annual Meeting and Banquet on Friday night. Please send all raffle donations to:

Rhonda Ross 1365 Northcliff Trace Roswell, GA 30076 (404) 993-8100

We are going to have an AUCTION in conjunction with a "Pig Roast by the River" which will be held on Saturday night. Please send all auction items to:

Sue Adams 140 May Glen Way Roswell, GA 30076 (404) 475-4561

If you would like us to purchase an item to PCA SPECIALTY-ATLANTA, clearly marked

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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

for you please send a check made out Raffle or Auction to:

Theresa Heilpern 600 South Shore Place Roswell, GA 30076

THURSDAY OCTOBER 9: Radisson Inn Dunwoody check-in, Hospitality Room Board Meeting (time to be announced - room reserved from 10:00 AM)

FRIDAY OCTOBER 10: PCA Specialty Show, Wills Park, Alpharetta, GA Annual Meeting, Cash bar, Banquet and Awards, Raf fle

SATURDAY OCTOBER 11: Atlanta Kennel Club Show (Breed and Obedience) Wills Park, Alpharetta, GA, "Pig Roast by the River" at Martins Landing Clubhouse, Auction

SUNDAY OCTOBER 12: Macon Kennel Club Show (Breed and Obedience)

18 Puli News/June 1986

1986 PCA SPECIALTY- ATLANTA ADVERTISING INFORMATION

In honor of 50 years of AKC recognition, a portion of this year's Specialty Souvenir Booklet will be devoted to Puli history 1936-1986. Mary Wakeman is gathering historical information including past great winners, top producers, kennel histories, old photographs, specialty winners, etc. If you have any information you would like to see included, please sent it to

Dr. Mary Wakeman RFD 1

. Hampton, CT 0624 7

Please label all items clearly and include a self-addressed stamped envelope so it can be returned to you.

Advertising rates and deadlines:

Early Bird: Deadline, June 1, 1986 Full page - $35.00, includes one picture Extra pictures, $5.00 each; set up fee if ad is not camera ready, $15.00.

½ page - $25.00 (all other rates apply)

Additional pages - $30.00

Regular Rate: Deadline, August 1 5, 1 986

Full page - $40.00, includes one picture Extra pictures, $5.00 each; set up fee if ad is not camera ready, $1 5.00.

Late Entries: Deadline, September 1, 1986 - None accepted after this date' Full page - $50.00, includes one picture Extra pictures, $5.00 each; set up fee if ad is not camera ready, $15.00.

******SEND ALL ADVERTISING TO: PCA SPECIAL TY - ATLANTA c/ o Dodie Atkins 6036 Peachmont Terrace Norcross, GA 30092

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For the first ti.me in April, 1976 a Puli Specialty Show was held in Texas, and it proved to be quite a weekend for the breed. There were 3 Shows over the Easter week­end and the Puli placed in Group all 3 days and the 3rd day, the day of the Special t~ the Puli went all the way to Best in Show!

The wins from all 3 Shows were reported in the April issue of PULI NEWS, but the pages from the catalog of the Panhandle K.C. Show, where the PCA Specialty was held, appear in this issue under Show News section.

In rep~rting the wins from the Plainview K.C. Show an error was made that PN wishes to correct. Reserve Winners Bitch was Pebbletree's Csinos, owned by Bill and Dee Rummel, instead of Skysyl Blossom as previously reported. Thanks to Dee for calling this to the attention of the Editor.

Margaret Mcclendon, aided by husband Ben, acted as official hosts for PCA members and guests and did a superb jot, of welcoming the Club to Amarillo. There were no official meetings held, but thr ·e was time for socializing and getting better ac­quainted, the high light beini ~ banquet which was attended by 25 members and guests.

CH. SKYSYL HARVEY J. WALLBANGER distinguished himself by winning .OOB on Friday at Plainville and Group 3 under Charles Hamilton, then at the Specialty he was BOB under Judge Rex Vandeventer and Group 1, also Ul'ldPr Judge Vandeventer, then on to his 3rd BEST IN SHOW under Judge Ed Bracy. O'wnea by Sylvia Owen & Ann Bowley.

Harvey's son FUZZ E WALLBANGER patterned himself after papa that weekend by taking BOW at two of the Shows for 5 points each and winning Best in Puppy sweepstakes!

CH. PELI-VOLGYI FIFI, owned by Zoltan Devenyi and Dee Rummel went OOB at Heart of the Plains K.C. and Group 3 under George Sexton.

CH. GYALMEZEI PAJTAS(who won a BIS in Texas in 1975) won a leg each of the 3 days and completed his G.D. Obedience Title at the age of 10. Who says you can't teach an old dog new tricks. He is owned by Barbara Ed-wards and Constance Peterson.

CH • KARA I S CHUCKALUK, U. D. , owned by Ben and Margaret Mcclendon, was high scoring Puli in Obedience at the Specialty with a score of 196 in Open B.

All this in one weekend was most rewarding to both owners and spectators. PN wants to congratulate everyone who contributed to such a nice weekend, and especially the McClendons. Without their assistance in carrying out all the details, it would not have run so smoo~hly.

From the PCA Specialty (left to right) 1. Margaret & Ben Mcclendon with CH. Kara•s Chuckaluk, U.D. and CH. Benmargs Puliann, U.D. 2. Ann Bowley with CH. Skysyl Harvey J. Wallbanger 3. Barbara Edwards with CH. Kara's Marco, C.D. 4. Dee Rwmnel with CH. Peli-Volgyi Fifi 5. Lois Skolnik with CH. Morgo Csibesz 6 Elfreda Harding with CH. Skysyl Zok It Tothem.

Page 175 PULI NEWS June, 1976

PULI CLUB OF AMERICA , INC.

Health Survey Results - 1 985 -

Part Two

Comments from Section XVI .

" I have bred 3 litters from OFA a nd CERF- registered dog and bitch , both owned by me. I have urged puppy buyers to OFA and CERF r egi ­ster their pu ps . Of those who have done so, their young dogs and bitches were found to be free of H.D . and eye disease .

I feel the Puli, as a breed, is hea l thy , v igorous, and extremely intelligent . owned (another breed) for 9 years and Pulik are healthier , smarter and longer-liv­ing! Let's keep them that way!

I would not breed from any dog or bitch having a disease whether or not that disease is known to be hereditary. We should use only the finest, healthiest specimens to breed from, using mature ani­mals for this purpose~ just love the othc' s , anyway, for as long as they can live comfortably."

"My dogs were purchased from a breeder who has healthy,sound dogs which is why there have been no genetic health problems."

"My Puli is now 1o · years old with the only problem thru the years being the skin condition, as mark­ed. She's been very active and healthy otherwise. She was spay­ed at 9 months of age. She had her first heat at 6 months and a false heat (lasted 3 days or so) at 9 months . " ·

"An excellent & worthwhile pro­ject! would like to see the following included in any follow­up surveys:

allergies cryptorchidism monorchidism undershot jaw

Thanks to the Health Committee for all their hard work."

"The only problem I had with my dog was a skin problem. The vet thought he was allergic to cedar and grass in our area . His hair started coming out when he was about 6 months old. He chewed him­self until he had sores. He had cortisone shots, which were only temporary relief.

When he was 2 years old, we re­turned him to (Rocky Mt. state) where he came from, and his prob­lems cleared within 6 weeks. I get periodic reports and he continues to do well.

The extreme heat in (South - western state) also seemed to affect the 'itchies' .

The dog lives with also ha s a Pu li , so now .

a family who he i s happy

Also, my dog has a brother in (an ­other ci t y in the same southwest ­e r n state) who has the same type o f skin problems . The rest of the litter is in (Rocky Mt . state)with no problems. "

"Of a l itter of six pups born to an allergic dam (who later out ­grew her allergies to weeds and grass) only two developed aller­gies with maturity , and interest ­ingly enough , only those two dogs went to live in (a Southwestern state) . One dog's allergies were so severe, his owners found it necessary to send him back to the owner' s sibling out of state . Within three months, the dog's a ll ergies completely disappeared . I suspect a severe flea allergy in bo t h dogs , but wonder, too, if some Puli lines aren't genetically pred i sposed to develop allergies, given the right environment - i.e . (South west) for those t wo dogs.

In my conversations with other Puli owners, the topic of aller ­gies has come up, and it seems to be an insidious problem. I hear of lesions , pustules, etc ., with only prednisone or cortisone hav ­ing any effect on the problem .

One breeder wondered whether the following were symptoms of disease of the 'Neuromuscular system - - or Bones and Joints?'He/she writes: "One bitch suddenly unable to open mouth for eating, barking, etc . Obviously painful. A steroid shot gave complete relief . Three months later she had another attack and again steroid worked a cure. She had no further attacks in six more years of life .

A male had the same sort of at­tacks, beginning about a month after the bitch's first one, three more attacks in the next month and a final one about a year later. Each time a steroid shot effected a cure .

The vet couldn't say whether this might be an inherited tendency. The male was a son of the bitch mentioned above . No other indica­tion that their trouble might be contagious or infections."

"In a litter of seven , two pups de ­veloped trouble with Lheir h.i.11d 1€-gs. They could get up on their feet and run a few steps,then fall over sideways. No anatomical ab­normality was found on post-mor ­tem. In order to check the possi ­bility of inheritance, the mating was repeated. Of seven pups, one had the same trouble . Post- mortem revealed spinal nerves without sheaths - probably allowing short circuits in nerve control of hind legs . These pups were well devel­oped,had good appetites and cheer­ful dispositions . It is very prob­able that the condition is geneti ­cally controlled . "

"I am a pet owner and have owned three Pulik . My first two died of complications of pancreatitis (chronic - acute) , plus liver in­volvement. These two dogs, one from age two, had consistant medi-

cal attention . The first dog I had only 3 1 /2 years but she had the same histo r y as the second one which died at age ten . My second Puli died from auto - immune hemo­l ytic anemia , evidently brought on by the various antibiotics given to combat the pancreatitis . The a u topsy showed l iver problems , also .

The first dog was operated on and part of the liver was removed . The dog died of shpck after the opera­tion.

I am concerned about everylhing and anything leading to insuffi ­cient pancreatic output which al­ways seems to involve the liver.

Thanks for all the work your group is doing . "

"A healthy breed, very few patho­logical problems . "

brother and apart. They the tonsil oldest de ­Both dogs

Both dogs

"My two Pulis were sister, six months developed cancer of six months apart (the veloped it first). were white imports. developed cancer of the sil.

left Lon -

Both dogs were treated extensively with radiation and chemotherepy after surgery. The cancer was ar ­rested in the second dog. He died l 1/2 years later of anesthesia."

"Interesting fact: •----- • our bitch who died of lymphosarcoma at 9 years old had a daughter who died at 12 years old of the same thing."

One respondent simply wrote " Ana­phylactic reaction to rabies shot" Apparently this was the cause of death of a 4 month old mentioned earlier in the ' Longevity' Section of the questionnaire.

"Regarding one of my recent Pulik (age 3), the vet informed me that one eye (the left), was subject to entropion (the eyelid rolling back inward) and may need surgery . We tried some drops and thusfar it looks o.k.

Regarding another Puli that I had (age 1 3) vet informed me that he had a combination of ailments partly due to having cortisone shots administered over a period of 1-2 years , which did damage to his kidney (acquired a pot belly), heart valve problem, etc. I had him put to sleep. The cortisone shots were given because of arth­ritis. I have changed vets - thank God - I've learned a lot.

What is CERF?"

(Ed: CERF stands for Canine Eye Registration Foundation . It is a non-profit , tax exempt organiza­tion that functions as a registry for clear- eyed dogs, and serves as a center for the accumulation of

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Health Study (cont.) vital statistics on both normal dogs and dogs affected with hered­itary eye disease, according to breed and disease. PCA has held a subscribing membership in CERF since 1983.

PCA members wishing more detailed information may contact HEC Mem­ber, Pat Coleman, Turkey Hill Rd., Haddam, CT 06438, or contact CERF directly by writing them at P.O. Box 15095, San Francisco,CA 94115.

The February 1985 issue of PULI NEWS also contained information about the CERF. Reprints are available. Contact PN's editor.)

THE EDI'rOR' S PLIGHT (author unknown)

They find fault with the The stuff we print is rot; The magazine is about as peppy As a cemetary lot.

The magazine shows poor management, The jokes, they say, are stale; The older breeder's holler ••• The younger breeders wail.

But when the magazine's printed And the issue is on file, If someone didn't get one ••• You can hear them yell a mile.

Yet, talk to editors, near and far, And you may hear most say, "I'd probably have a heart attack If no one reacted that way."

(Submitted by Dodie Atkins, who is 1---~

editor of the Atlanta Obedience Club newsletter.)

Write On! (continued)

I have trouble Rummel.

never, in 14 years, communicating with

had Dee

The Puli Club needs to put aside petty grievances about typographi­cal errors, bigger pictures, staples in our faces, honest mis­takes about whether or not your 6-9 month old puppy got first place. If it ' s a nice puppy, it'll grow up and win again!!

I don't get to go to very many dog shows any more because of our golf course , but I'm glad that there are people out there like Dee to see that the true purpose of breeding and showing dogs is being upheld .

Mdy0u a !ew uf us should lciku tiLoc;k ,,nd r,:(!Xaminc.: our purt,o~e of tw in<,in Ll1e wo11d<'r·ful wo1 ldof dugs, showi11g Lhem in d ht•d l Lily, sportsmanlike atmosphere amidst some of the wonderful and helpful peopl e who are involved.

- Chucki Endsley

22 Puli News/June 1986

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** * Starmaking: ,E.,-,.,,un.n, CH. MOONSHADOW'S KIS NYALOKA ,0FA 609), litter due 7/12 /86 . Sire: Moonshadow's Village Csatalo (OFA pr e lim. good). Breeder: Barbe Pessina, R.D. 1, Box 147, Peekskill Hollow Rd., Putnam Valley , NY 10579 PH: (914) 528-9350.

CH. VERECKE UT! BOGLARKA (OFA 568), litter due 7/23/86. Sire : Belrob's Szeder Road Warrior (OFA 739). Breeder: Dr. Mary Wakeman, RFD 1, Hampton, CT. 06247 PH: (203) 345-9151.

CH. OREGTOPARTI GYONGYI (OFA 687-T [G]), litter due late July. Sire: Hunnia's Babszem Janke (OFA 658 [EX]). Breeders: Dr. Arthur Sorkin & Dr. Diane Smith, 5688 Crestmont Ave., Livermore, CA 94550 PH: (415) 455-5554.

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CH. PYXA'S BELLE OF CHAZAR, CD. (OFA 643), 2 males, 2 females whelped 4/19/86. Sire: Ch. Chazar, CD (OFA 644). Breeders: Earl Gebhardt & Larry Hart, 8639 Jay Ct., Arvada, CO 80003 PH: (303) 420-9755.

CAN/AM CH. IMMERZU UNTIDY HEIDI, HIC (OFA 525). 4 males, 3 females whelped 5/8/86. Sire: INT/AM/MEX/CAN Ch. Prydain Henwen, CD (OFA 511). Breeders: Terry & Stephanie Horan, Box 1403, Cochrane, AB TOL OWO , Canada. PH: (403) 932-3634.

CH. MYSTIC SHINE-ON KEDVENC KATI, CD (OFA 573), 5 males, 2 females whelped 6/1/86. Sire: Ch. Mystic Csoki, UDT (OFA 290). Breeder: Sally

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