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Puli News - October 2015, Page

VOLUME 63 NO 5 OCTOBER 2015

PULI NEWS

Puli News - October 2015,

Front Cover: Balint

Back Cover: Rocket with Scully & Penny

Super Marley

Officers

President Jane Slade Exum

2855 Trickum Road Woodstock, GA 30188-1851

770-928-3603 [email protected]

Vice President Brian Brubaker

1N149 Papworth Street Carol Stream, IL 60188


Corresponding Secretary

Julie Schuh 1616 E, Calumet Street

Appleton, WI 54915 920-730-1885

[email protected]

Treasurer Linore Cleveland 105 Hopi Way

Kerrville, TX 78028 830-257-7814

[email protected]

Recording Secretary Kathy Allen

3900 Happy Lane Sacramento, CA 95827


Board of Directors

Jackie Beaudoin 5404 Den Heider Way

Raleigh, NC 27606 919-362-1592

[email protected]

Ann Bowley 3577 Coventryville Road

Pottstown, PA 19465-8532 619-469-6430

[email protected]

Stacy Gail Czekaj 1601 Hollywood St. Dearborn, MI 48124


Nancy Kelly

543 Old Cove Road North Jasper, GA 30143


Jim Moen

2555 Holly Oak Driver Danville, CA 94506-2057


Glen Van Der Hart 2221 Osburn Rd

Arrington, TN 37014 615-947-9168

[email protected]

AKC Delegate

Maggie Witwer 27397 County Rd 58 1/2 Greeley, CO 80631-9730


In this Issue

Officer & Committee Reports 2-4

Important Info for all PCA Members 5-6

Supported Entries 2016 7

Supported Entry Report 2015 7-8

Special Stars 9-10

Video of 2015 Specialty Available 10

2016 Calendars 11

More on top Pulik in Herding 12

September 2015 Gazette Puli Column 13-14

Breed Mentoring 15-16

Puppy Concerns 17

First Puli Specialty 18

Puli Rescue Trust 19

General PCA Info 20-23

PULI NEWS is published six times a year by the

Puli Club of America, Inc. (PCA) and is the official

newsletter of the club. The views and opinions

expressed herein do not necessarily reflect or

represent those of the PCA, its officers, Board

members or the PULI NEWS staff.

Permission to reprint any portion of this

publication must be obtained from the Editor.

Any advertisement must be in accordance

with PCA Guidelines and PCA takes no

responsibility or makes no warranties

as to the accuracy of any claim, offer or assertion

made in any article or advertisement contained in

Puli News.

The Editor reserves the right to edit any

submissions and make corrections,

omit material, or do minor reorganization

as required.

The PCA and Editor reserve the right

to reject any submissions for any reason.

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Many of us are just back from our 60th Anniversary Specialty in Ohio. My thanks to the outgoing board and my congratulations to all the new board members. We are elected to represent you and we can accomplish this goal only if we have input from the membership. I believe I am the first President who comes from primarily a per-formance background. I strongly believe that we need to emphasize all facets of the puli. I compete in agility and obedience as well as conformation. I urge you to ex-plore these venues and especially herding. You have never seen a happier puli than when they are doing that which they were born for. This specialty had all of these options for our dogs and they were all very well attended. Try any of these dog sports and see what a strong bond will form between you and your dog as you work together.

Jane Exum, President

DECEMBER PULI NEWS DEADLINE ~ 30 November, 2015

mailto:[email protected]


Recording Secretary

Officer/Committee Reports

Membership

It is with great pleasure that we wel-come back the following Associate member of the Puli Club of America.

Ann Tober, 11520 83 Street, Edmonton, AB, Canada T5B2Y5

It is with great pleasure that we wel-come the following new Associate members of the Puli Club of America.

Melissa Clark, 9970 Hawthorne St., High-lands Ranch, CO 80126

Nancy Stogel, 1 Compo Beach Rd., West-port, CT 06880

Borbala Tako & Attila Revesz, 3511 E.

Baseline Rd., #1207, Phoenix, AZ 85042

The Board has assigned Provisional Membership to the following applica-tions upon review. In the absence of

feedback, which may cause the appli-cation to be rejected, these applicants will automatically become Associate members after a period of 45 days from the publication of Puli News.

Gary & Valerie Cheimis, 3253 Custer

Lake Dr NW, Marietta, GA, 30064, Ph: 678-354-6360, Email: [email protected]. Gary is a CIO. Gary's and Valarie's pri-mary interest in Pulik is in showing, herd-ing and companions and agility. They

own one Puli puppy and have signed the guidelines. They are sponsored by Jane Exum.

Hillary F. & Jon Goodman, 1900 Ritten-

house Square, 18A, Philadelphia, PA 19103, Ph: 215-546-3468, Email: [email protected]. Jon is in real estate management. John's and Karen's primary interest in Pulik is as companions and pets, breeding and agility. They own

one Puli puppy and have signed the guide-lines. They have provided a statement explaining the reasons why they want to join the Puli Club of America, indicating that they are interested in attending the Specialty and are anxious to meet other owners and breeders of Pulik.

Membership updates:

Susan McManus Maass, P.O. Box 125, Hillrose, CO 80733

Please send any membership queries or updates to

Lee Parsons,

13950 Walnut Canyon

Helotes, TX 78023

Email: [email protected]

Motions voted on by the Board

I, Ted Lawson, hereby, move that the Puli Club of America allot $2,175 for the purchase of 300 2016 commemorative calendars at $7.25 each and $125 for shipping to and from the Specialty location for a total request of $2,300.

Second: Dagmar Fertl

Motion Approved

I, Bette Tannen, make a motion to accept the slate of officers and board members as nomi-nated.

Second: Ann Bowley

Motion Approved

I, Ted Lawson, hereby move, that PCA sanc-tion Tennessee and New Mexico as official Sup-ported Entry locations for 2016

Second: Jule Schuh

Motion Approved

I, Dave Johnson, make the motion that the PCA accept Fran's proposal to make the York (PA) show a Supported Entry.

Second: Jule Schuh

Motion Approved

I, Julie Schuh, move that the Board accept the Supported Entry Application for The Dairyland Classic in Jefferson, WI to be held May 6-8, 2016. Paula VanLaanen to chair the event.

Second: Ted Lawson

Motion Approved

I, Bette Tannen, move that the application for membership to PCA of Hillary & Jon Goodman be approved.

Second: Ted Lawson

Motion Approved

I, Bette Tannen, move that the application for membership to PCA from Gary & Valerie Cheimis be approved.

Second: Ted Lawson

Motion Approved

I, Kathy Allen, move that the board approve the reinstatement application received from Ann Tober.

Second: Ted Lawson

Motion Approved

Respectfully submitted,

Kathy Allen

Recording Secretary, PCA


Health Committee

Please see the note about an important health survey for our breed on the next page — and participate.

Thanks—your HEALTH COMMITTEE

OFA Quarterly Breed Report 2Q 2015 PULI

Puli Name Reg # Sex Age OFA ID Test CHIC #

APPLEGATE'S THERE'S NOTHING LIKE A GUINESS DN40179402 M 13 PU-DM143/13M-PI DM

BOWMAKER LIFE OF THE PARTY DN36824407 F 27 PU-1794E27F-VPI Hips

27 PU-EL159F27-VPI Elbow

27 PU-PA187/27F/P-VPI Patella

BUBBLETON THE BEAUTIFUL SINNER DN37974701 F 26 PU-1798G26F-VPI Hips


26 PU-PA189/26F/P-VPI Patella

BUBBLETON THUNDERSTRUCK DK005362015 M 6 PU-DM140/6M-PI DM

5 PU-EYE46/5M-PI Eyes

EUFORIA Z KORCZOWKI DN39181801 F 25 PU-DM142/25F-PI DM

COUNTRY WALK MISTER PARKER DN38645705 M 20 PU-EYE38/20M-PI Eyes

CSERI-SUBAS CSOPAK DN42322501 M 9 PU-EYE51/9M-FPI Eyes

FUZZY FARM PIECE OF MY HEART DN38828102 F 13 PU-EYE31/13F-VPI Eyes

KRAMBAMBULIS CASHMERE DN37206801 M 38 PU-1795G38M-VPI Hips

38 PU-EL161M38-VPI Elbow

36 PU-DM144/36M-VPI DM

38 PU-EYE50/38M-VPI Eyes

LAMBAK KEEPER OF CAMELOT DN32156304 F 48 PU-EYE48/16F-VPI Eyes 106702

MEZOK KIS GYONGYE "PEARL" DN36263603 F 28 PU-1693E28F/PI Hips

28 PU-EL158F28-PI Elbow

28 PU-PA186/28F/P-PI Patella

MEZOK RAMANOK DN36263604 M 29 PU-EL160M29-VPI Elbow 108558

29 PU-PA188/29M/P-VPI Patella 108558

24 PU-CA38/24M/C-PI Cardiac 108558

24 PU-EYE52/24M-VPI Eyes 108558

MOONSHADOW STORMY WEATHER DN35292701 F 34 PU-169G34F-VPI Hips 108559

32 PU-DM139/32F-VPI DM 108559

31 PU-EYE47/31F-VPI Eyes 108559

NOE BARKAJA ROZMAR DN35275801 F 36 PU-1796G36F-VPI Hips


PIROSKAI THE WOODLANDS TX AT PAJKOS DN36935103 M 24 PU-1692G24M-VPI Hips

25 PU-PA285/25M/P-VPI Patella

25 PU-CA37/25M/P-VPI Cardiac

25 PU-EYE49/25M-VPI Eyes

WALLBANGER IT'S ALL IN THE GENES DN25288202 M 74 PU-EYE12/74M-VPI Eyes 88849


Important Information for ALL Members of the Puli Club of America

REGARDING PULI NEWS

Your out-going Board of Directors voted at their Board Meeting at the National Specialty to try a combination of a printed and mailed PULI NEWS which will be issued 4 times a year (March, June, September, December) and a short monthly e-mailed newslet-ter to keep each of our members updated on what is going on with the Club.

If you do NOT have e-mail access, please contact our corresponding secretary (Julie Schuh [email protected]) and she will see that you get a mailed copy of the monthly newsletter. If you do not wish to receive a printed/mailed copy of Puli News, please let our membership chair (Lee Parsons [email protected]) know and he will remove you from the list of members to whom the hard copy is mailed. Please let him know even if you have previously done so.

The COLOR version of Puli News will continue to be posted to the Puli Club (puliclub.org) website as soon as it is finished and an e-mail notification will be sent.

The Board hopes that continuing to mail the printed Puli News four (4) times a year and combining that with a monthly e-mail news-letter will help the Club keep in touch with all our members. If you have news/articles/suggestions of what you’d like to see in Puli News or the monthly newsletter, please let Julie Schuh or Linore Cleveland ([email protected]) know.

PCA recently received news that John Tebbs, a past president of the Puli Club of America, has passed away. Our thoughts and

prayers go to his wife Mary and twin daughters in Kentucky.

If your PULI has earned an AKC title, are you aware that he/she is listed in our Online Book of Titleholders? If you go to the Puli Club website, puliclub.org, and click on the line that mentions the BOT (Book of Titleholders), you will be taken to a page where you can search for your Puli in the Book of Titleholders. Since many of our Pulik have “CALL NAMES” that bear little resemblance to their AKC registered names, one of the things that is shown in the Book of Titleholders is a CALL NAME. However, this CALL NAME can only be given if you, the owner of the Puli, have submitted that information to our Book of Titleholders chair. Since we frequently speak of our dogs with their call names, it is nice to see all the PULIK listed in the Book of Titleholders have a CALL NAME shown. There is also a picture of each PULI in the Book of Titleholders. If you submitted a “NEW TITLE” to your PULI NEWS editor, that picture has probably been used. If you did NOT submit any NEW TITLES for your PULI , then your listing is also missing a Picture.

If your PULI appears in the Book of Titleholders and does NOT have a Call Name and/or Picture listed, please contact our new Book of Titleholders chair, PAM BARBRO-ERSTLING at [email protected] and provide her with your dog’s AKC registered name and his/her CALL NAME and/or a jpg (photo) of your PULI.

THANKS.

IMPORTANT

Your Health Committee has designed, in consultation with the Orthopedic Foundation for Animals (OFA), a health survey for our

breed. OFA controls the survey and the results will be made available to the Health Committee WITHOUT any detail on specific Pulik, once the Health Committee asks OFA to close the survey.

Your Health Committee would like EVERY PULI CLUB MEMBER to take the survey for EACH of the Pulik they have owned—living or deceased. To take the survey, go to offa.org and click on Surveys on the blue line near the top of the first page that comes up. Then select “P” to take you to the surveys for breeds starting with the letter “p” and then click on the survey for PULIK.

The survey will come up and you can answer the questions posed. If you have multiple Pulik to report, you do the survey for each one at a time; once you finish the survey, you can immediately take it again until you have inputted answers for each of your Pulik.

PLEASE PARTICIPATE—it will allow our Health Committee to determine where PCA should focus attention and monies to main-tain the health of our breed.


OPEN COMMITTEE POSITION(S):

The position of Specialty Advisor is open. PCA NEEDS someone to step-up and volunteer to fill this position. The position of Specialty advisor should be spread around the PCA membership. In case of emergencies or the dreaded burn-out , there will always be someone to pick up the reins and continue to insure we will always have our Specialties. If someone will volunteer, Patty Anspach, our current Specialty Advisor, would be overjoyed to have him/her shadow her this year. Don’t be afraid of the big sounding title [ Specialty Advisor ], There are many to answer questions, including AKC, and also to point you in the right direction. Please consider giving of your time and effort so our club , PCA, can continue to enjoy Specialties.

Web Page Committee looking for volunteers If you would like to help update and improve PCA’s website, please let us know. We are looking both for technical skills, to add and change web pages, and for creative skills in building new content. Technical: We are beginning our transition to using the well-known WordPress tool for many of PCA’s web pages. No special PC tools are needed, just your own web browser and a certain amount of computer literacy. BUT, you don’t need to be a web pro-grammer. We can work with you to learn WordPress, which is kind of like using a word processor. Content creation: The most important things are knowledge of the Puli breed and the Club, along with good visual design skills. Graphical layout and photo processing skills are a plus. If you are interested in volunteering or have questions, please contact the Chair of the Web Page Committee, Jim Moen at [email protected]

Herding Chair The herding chair for PCA serves as statistician to determine those Pulik who should be recognized in the Herding Top 10 each year. The chair also organizes or finds a chair to organize a herding test(s) and/or trial(s) for each Specialty where it is possible to have a herding event. Herding instinct is still strong in the Puli and it is important that the club recognize herding accomplishments by our dogs and support events that determine or demonstrate the strength of this instinct. Public Education Coordinator The public education coordinator oversees and provides assistance for the hosting of “Meet the Breed” events. In addition, the public

education coordinator develops and distributes materials to publicize the activities of the Puli Club of America

Legislative Liaison

The legislative liaison keeps abreast of legislation that applys to the owning, breeding, and selling of dogs and shares that information

with the club via articles in Puli News and alerts to our members when action is required to have our members voice their objections

to said legislation. Given the “no pets” agenda of various organizations, it is important for PCA to stay aware of what is being pro-

posed and how it affects our members.

MORE IMPORTANT NEWS FOR PULI CLUB OF AMERICA MEMBERS

Currently, there are several open Committee positions . The PCA Board asks that you consider each of these positions and think seri-ously about whether you can lend us your talents and volunteer to either chair or help with any of the following committee positions. If you feel that you cannot do the entire job but are willing to do a portion of the job, please let us know — in many instances, the activities can be split between several people.

PCA is only as strong as its member participants. In most instances, you do not have to participate with your dog in organized activities to be involved in our committees. And if you’d like to get your “feet wet” by helping with any of PCA’s committees and, especially, those that have open positions, PLEASE VOLUNTEER.


2016 SUPPORTED ENTRIES

Your Board has approved the following Supported Entry shows in 2016

Tennessee: Franklin, TN March 10, 11, 12, 13 2016 Contact is Les Stallings ([email protected])

Pennsylvania: York, PA March 16, 17, 18,19, 20 2016 Contact Fran Levinson ([email protected])

Wisconsin: May 6, 7, 8 2016 Contact is Paula VanLaanen ([email protected])

New Mexico: May 14, 15, 16, 17 2016 Contact is Bette Tannen ([email protected])

Not all days of each cluster may be Supported Entry days.

Mark your calendars for these events—some may NOT be listed in the 2016 PCA Calendar

More Information about the new supported entry in Pennsylvania in March

The PCA Supported Entry dates are March 19 & 20, 2016 at the Celtic Classic. This is a 5 day show, held at York County Fair-grounds - York PA. The 3 area dog clubs also offer Obedience and Rally trials. Fran Levinson is hoping to offer a Veterans category as it will be possible to enter at the shows. The location is excellent with lots of parking, grass and grooming space – and it’s a clean area with lots of local hotels and restaurants nearby.

MORE IMPORTANT NEWS FOR PULI CLUB OF AMERICA MEMBERS

On Thursday October 1st, 2015 the Morris & Essex Kennel Club came to life for its once-in-every-five-years staging. The event was historic and did not disappoint with an entry of 4666 dogs. With the number of entries at most dog shows decreas-ing over recent years, a show of this size is truly a sight to behold. Morris & Essex Kennel Club's president, Mr. Wayne Fergu-son, stated that the entry made the dog show the second largest in American history. The club's existence and the revival of its shows were the vision of Mr. Ferguson and carry on the legacy of Mrs. Geraldine Rockefeller Dodge. Perhaps the only thing that could rival the pagentry and epic proportions of the show is its historic founding and history. To read more about Mrs. Dodge and Morris & Essex, consult the club's website at www.morrisandessexkennelclub.org. The show was held at the expansive Colonial Park in Somerset, New Jersey. The queue of cars waiting to enter the park in the early morning was substantial with some exhibitors reporting over an hours' wait to get into the show grounds. As a result, the start of judging was postponed, but judges worked diligently to bring breed judging back on track so that groups could be-gin as scheduled at 3pm. It was a cold day. The sky was overcast; however, rain held off until later in the afternoon. Morris & Essex strives to maintain Mrs. Dodge's philosophy that exhibitors should be treated as guests. As such there was no parking fee charged, shuttles took dogs and exhibitors from more distant parking lots to the grounds, and every exhibitor received a free box lunch. Generous trophies were also offered with each breed winner receiving a silver plated revere bowl inscribed with the club's insignia. Twenty-six rings and scores of judges kept the show on pace and a vast majority of exhibitors dressed well for the occasion wearing vintage clothing and hats from the era of Mrs. Dodge's Morris & Essex shows, 1927-1957. The Puli Club of America sponsored a supported entry at the 2015 show. Thanks go to Barbe Pessina and Rhonda-Lynn Di-Matteo for coordinating the donation of PCA trophies for the supported entry. Appreciation is also due to Jackie Beaudoin who sponsored the offering of the silver plated Morris & Essex Best of Breed trophy. Hats off to you all! The supported entry drew a total of eight pulik (one was absent) and the results (for the 7 who participated) are shown on the next page. Congratulations to Ann Bowley and Fran Levinson for their Best of Breed and Best of Opposite winners!

SUPPORTED ENTRY—MORRIS & ESSEX KENNEL CLUB—THURSDAY OCTOBER 1, 2015


PULIK

Judge: Ms. Joyce A Vanek

1/W

1/W/BW

1/OS

SEL

BB

SEL

Pulik 12 & Under 18 months Dogs

APPLEGATE’S THERE’S NOTHING LIKE A GUINESS — Owners: Fran Levinson & Ron Sullivan

Pulik Puppy 9 & under 12 Months Bitches

NOE BARKAJA HOPE FLOATS AT SPINDRIFT—Owners: Alece Coulman & Brian Brubaker

Pulik—Veteran 7 Years & Over Bitches

GCH APPLEGATES DANI ON THE RIGHT TRACK—Owners: Fran Levinson & Ron Sullivan

Pulik—Best of Breed Competition

CH APPLEGATES PETIT VERDOT CGC RN—Owners: Fran Levinson & Ron Sullivan

GCH ZAYDAH GUNS A BLAZING—Owner: Rhonda-Lynn Di Matteo

GCH WALLBANGER FRINGE—Owner: Ann J Bowley

GCH SZEDER’S LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE—Owners: Alece Coulman & Brian Brubaker & Mary Wakeman

Brian and Alece Brubaker

Rhonda-Lynn DiMatteo awaits the start of breed judging with other puli fans

Fran Levinson and handler prepare for breed judging

Puli exhibitors after judging

Group ring judging


From Les Stallings comes this information about Bowmaker Red, White, and Blue “BLU”

Our double BIS (same day regular BIS and Owner-Handled BIS) was awarded by Judge Larry F. Mackai on May 25, at the Blooming-ton, IL show The following weekend (May 31), Judge Judith Ann Smith awarded Blu a Reserve BIS at the Woodstock, VA show. September 20, Judge Jon R. Cole awarded Blu a Reserve BIS at the Anniston, AL show. Other placements of significance are Blu's seven regular Group 1s and his nineteen Owner-Handled Best In Shows. With only one week remaining in the National Owner Handled Series competitive year, it is mathematically impossible for anyone of any breed to beat us out of the #1 ranking amongst all breeds. It has been a very long journey, but successful. Les Stallings & Glen VanDerHart

SPECIAL STARS

Glen & Blu with Owner-Handler Best In Show Ribbon

Glen & Blu with Best in Show Ribbon


More SPECIAL STARS

From Julie Schuh comes news of CH/UKC CH MEZOK RAMANOK CD BN RE NAP NFP OJP RATN CGCA IT VPA ( “Parker”) Parker is only 2 1/2 years old and is already winning in the group ring.

"Parker" had a fabulous weekend August 22-23 at the Elgin Kennel Club Show. On Saturday he was awarded his first regular group

placement, a Group 4 from Mr. Del Richards and on Sunday he was awarded a Group 2 from Mrs. Judith Brown. His placements gave

him 108 points, and 12th place AB Puli!

Owners: Julie and Ian Schuh

Breeder: Diane Fields

Sire: GCH Prydain Joshua CGC

Dam: Szep-Apati Dalos "Dahlee"

Watch for this guy to continue his winning ways.

VIDEO OF CONFORMATION AT THE 2015 NATIONAL SPECIALTY

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Each dog has it’s AKC name shown as it is showing

So you don’t even need a catalog.

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Left: Julie & Parker with Herding Group 4th Place Rib-bon

Right: Julie & Parker with Herding Group 2nd Place Ribbon


The 2016 Calendars are fantastic!!! Place your Order from PCA’s Website: puliclub.org


Puli Club of America 2014 Herding Top PULIK

An additional Puli who earned an Instinct Tested Certificate in 2014:

Piroskai Houston (“Edes”) owned by Renee Beymer

Also your editor accidentally overlaid the comments from Anne Kemp about our 2014 #1 Herding Puli—REGGIE—on the picture in the printed edition of the August issue of Puli News so am reprinting the information here:

Reggie is coming along with her training for her AKC intermediate titles. She received her first leg and a second place in her first trial and will compete again this fall. In May she completed her AKC started, ducks, with 2 first places and a reserve high in trial. She also completed her AHBA level 2, ducks, with a third and a first place. She loves to do a good job and when she finishes her course she twirls and barks and twirls and barks!

Anne Kemp


AKC Gazette—Puli Breed Column—September 2015

By Dagmar Fertl

I asked Nancy Kelly ([email protected]) to join me as a coauthor this month, since she has trained and competed in obedience with several Pulik, starting in 1990. Nancy has served as the Puli Club of America’s (PCA’s) Obedience Statistician since 2003. We thank Patty Anspach (PCA Historian) for her assistance with tracking down historic records, as well as Barb Edwards who previously served as Obedience Statistician and helped us fill in information gaps.

Puli Participation in Obedience

The AKC began offering obedience competitions in the late 1930s (http://www.akc.org/events/obedience/history/) around the same time that the AKC recognized the Puli as a breed. “Dongo” (Kurucz Legeny CDX), owned and handled by Harriet K. Ewing in 1947, was the first Puli to earn a CD and CDX. As of around June 2015, 646 Pulik have earned a combined 995 titles in the regular obedience classes (note: the statistics for 2015 are incomplete). Titles are awarded for each level of obedience in the Novice, Open, and Utility classes, with continued titles — UDX, OTCH, and OGM — requiring a sustained level of achievement for combinations in the Open and Utility level classes. Pulik have earned 646 CD titles, 227 CDX titles, 93 UD titles, 14 UDX titles, 14 OTCH titles, and 1 OGM title. The number of Pulik earning titles drops sharply after the CD - only 35 percent of Pulik have earned titles past the CD.

The first Puli (in 1978) to earn the highest obedience title - OTCH - was “Buksi” (CH OTCH Pulikcounty's Omar Khayaam) owned and handled by Julius Hidassy. The other 13 Pulik earning the OTCH are: “Effie” (OTCH Pulikairn Effie Lou Plunket) owned and handled by Mary Jane Richert; “Huggy Bear” (CH OTCH Prydain Edyrnion) owned and handled by Leslie Leland; “Hety” (CH OTCH Prydain Hetyke TD) owned and handled by Nancy Etchell; “Pumpkin” (OTCH The Great Pumpkin) owned and handled by Robyn Broock; “Boo” (CH OTCH Prydain Jocko) owned and handled by Nancy Patton; “Muffy” (OTCH Kelseys Midnight Star) owned and handled by Elaine Brock; “Ozzie” (OTCH Prydain Ozzie Plunket) owned and handled by Mary Jane Richert; “Pici” (OTCH Windkist Bartok's Pici, UDX2) owned and handled by Nancy Kelly; “Mandi” (OTCH Bartok's Miraculous Mandarin UDX8) owned and handled by Nancy Kelly; “Pepper” (CH OTCH Bartok's Magyar Csardas UDX11 HSAs) owned and handled by Nancy Kelly; “Kicsi” owned and handled by Nancy Kelly; “Eb” (OTCH Bartok's Little Black Note UDX2 OM4 HSAs) owned and han-dled by Dottie Culpepper; and “Fizz” (OTCH Meadow View Silver Fizz UDX2 OM4 GO VER RN NA NAJ) owned and handled by John D. Landis. Interestingly, 64 percent (9 of 14) of OTCHs are female – so it seems that maybe the bitches are taking their obedi-ence jobs much more seriously than the males!

What makes a good obedience prospect? A dog who: (1) is fit and athletic, with good physical structure; (2) has good energy and sus-tained interest in working with their human; (3) is intelligent and confident; (4) is biddable (willing to please and has a desire to learn); and (5) has the ability to stay focused.

Looking at dog breeds competing in the obedience ring – the Puli is seldom seen, compared to other breeds like the Golden Re-triever. While Pulik are not as numerous as, say for example, Golden Retrievers, and correspondingly, there are also fewer Pulik suc-cessfully competing in obedience than there are Golden Retrievers — there is actually a higher percentage of OTCH Pulik than there are OTCH Golden Retrievers, relative to the total number of dogs registered in each breed. This interesting fact is something of which we Puli people can be really proud.

The Puli is particularly bright and must be kept challenged. The Puli quickly figures out that if the sequence is A then B then C then D, why shouldn’t he/she simply go from A to D? The human part of the team must keep the Puli on his/her toes and engaged. The sport is about having fun and presenting new challenges to maintain the interest, while also providing precision. Neither the Puli nor the handler can think of themself as an individual, but as a part of a team.

An obedience dog can complete for many years. There are physical demands and it is important to have regular health checks done. Hips, elbows, eyes, heart, and patellas to name a few, are important to have checked on your dog. The coat of the Puli in obedience is not as important as it is in conformation. The coat can be any length and can be corded or brushed, and the hair can be tied back in a topknot. Frequently, the coat is trimmed to a short length to preclude problems of the cords hitting a jump and causing a bar to fall or be interpreted by the judge as the dog “hitting” the jump instead of clearing it.

PCA has always felt it is important to showcase all of the attributes of the breed including conformation, obedience, herding and agil-ity. The National Specialty includes conformation, regular obedience, and Rally obedience each year, as well as herding and agility in most years. The list of High Scoring Puli in Trial may be found at the PCA website.


Since 1995, the AKC has held an annual National Obedience Invitational, which is now called the National Obedience Championship. The top OTCH or OTCH-pointed dogs from each breed are invited to compete. As a point to note, in spite of the relatively small numbers of Puli compared to other breeds (like the Golden Retriever), at least one Puli has been invited every year since the event began. This means there has been one or more Pulik that have earned OTCH points and could be invited; many breeds cannot say this.

The years 1965–1995 saw the largest number of Pulik competing in obedience classes. There has since been a decline in Puli participa-tion in the regular obedience classes. Concurrent with this decline is the fact that the AKC has added many more dog sports and ven-ues in which to participate, including Rally Obedience, as well as a number of Titling classes in obedience not considered in the three obedience classes of Novice, Open, and Utility statistics. However, obedience remains an important foundation for many of these other venues.

Dagmar Fertl

[email protected]

Puli Club of America website: puliclub.org

AKC Gazette—Puli Column—continued

(left to right)

Chaz, Fizz, Mia, Pierce, Mia, Chaz,

Kicsi, Kicsi

Doing/Practicing

OBEDIENCE


PCA BREED MENTORING PROGRAM

PCA Breed Mentoring Guidelines follow the format of the American Kennel Club judging approval guidelines. It has been many years since we have printed these requirements in Puli News or updated our Breed Mentor list. The Judges Education Committee thought it was time to revisit these requirements and refresh the information for some of our newer members of the Club.

To enable prospective Puli judges to find appropriate mentors AKC requests each parent club to maintain a list of approved breed mentors. We encourage ALL qualified Puli breeders that are members in good standing of the Puli Club of America to apply for in-clusion in this list. If your name is currently on the list of mentors and you would like to be removed please contact Barbe Pes-sina – [email protected].

Approved breed mentors must demonstrate their Puli experience, knowledge and ability to communicate effectively. They must also meet the following AKC minimum requirements:

1. 12 years of documented experience in the breed

2. Breeder of 5 or more litters that produced at least 4 champions

3. Comparable experience in dogs/Pulik which consists of a combination of four of the following components

A: 15 or more years experience in conformation

B: Bred at least 2 champions

C: Bred & raised 4 litters on your premises

D: Breeder of Merit

E: Owned or maintained for the duration 4 dogs of a breed that earned

Championship, earning all 15 points and both majors, or

Grand championship, earning all 25 points, 3 majors

and defeating a special on 3 occasions.

F: Personally exhibited 2 dogs of a breed as specials for a minimum of 2

years or approximately 60 shows.

G: Document 25 years of experience exhibiting dogs in AKC Conformation events.

These criteria are flexible and take into account the various interests of persons who have a documented history of involvement in the Puli breed, either as a breeder, exhibitor, or in another capacity which has provided them with the understanding and knowledge of the relationship between form and function. It is paramount that mentors be able to explain to judges how to recognize breed type and soundness quickly and efficiently without projecting their own preferences into their presentation or remarks.

Applicants must sign and agree to the conditions noted on the Mentor Application and agree that they are willing and able to present the Puli breed in a positive manner according to the AKC Puli Standard and the Illustrated Guide; will use only PCA Judges Education Committee approved materials and hand-outs; and will answer prospective judges questions honestly and fairly without making unso-licited negative or derogatory statements about another person’s Pulis, nor volunteer information about the identify and/or show re-cord of dogs used for demonstration purposes. Mentors must be able to articulate their understanding of the breed standard.

It is expected that Applicants will attend at least one National Specialty Judges Education Seminar.

We encourage any PCA members that meet the above requirements apply and contribute their talents and interest to this program.


PULI CLUB OF AMERICA

BREED MENTOR APPLICATION

NAME: ____________________________________________

Address: ___________________________________________________

Email: ___________________________________________________

Number of Years Owning a Puli: ___________________

Number of Litters Bred: ___________________

Number of Champions Bred: ___________________

I feel I can contribute the following as a Puli Breed Mentor:

Area(s) of the country which I can serve (If you frequently travel to shows outside your area of residence, please indicate here).

I wish to apply for an exception to the Mentoring Eligibility Guidelines based on alterna-tive qualifying experience as follows:

Mail to: Puli Judges Education Committee, 632 Peekskill Hollow Rd., Putnam Valley, NY 10579

[email protected] 845/528-9350


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NOTES FROM THE PAST: (Puli News August 1970—with some editing)

PULI CLUB OF AMERICA’S FIRST SPECIALTY

The Puli Club of America’s FIRST Specialty was held in 1955, predating by 9 years the first specialty of the next specialty given by a local area Puli Club. It is hoped that in the near fu-ture there will be more Specialty giving Puli local clubs.

OX RIDGE Kennel Club of Darien Conn., on September 24, 1955, hosted that FIRST PULI CLUB OF AMERICA SPECIALTY. Puli News reported:

The greatest show in the history of the Puli Club took place on Saturday, September 24, at Darien, Conn. on the grounds of the beautiful Ox Ridge Hunt Club.

In spite of a driving rain which continued throughout the day, 17 Pulik out of a record entry of 19 were judged in the various classes.

Top Puli, as was expected, was the famous champion and sire, APeter Pan from the Skysyl Kennels. But Best of Opposite went to a practically unknown bitch which had never won even Reserve honors under a half a dozen other judges.

Judging that 1st Specialty was Mr. Alva Rosenberg who placed the following:

BOB CH SKYSYL APETER PAN, Skysyl Kennels

BOS SKYSYL BIRRICHINNA, Skysyl Kennels

WD SKYSYL EXTRA SPECIAL, Skysyl Kennels

RD SKYSYL CHIEFTAIN, Mary Bell Devlin

RB KYLEND’S DEMI-TASSE, Skysyl Kennels

In Obedience, GEORGIA PUTZ, owned and trained by Rudolph de Wardener, with an al-most perfect score became the first UD Puli in America.

Editors Note:

Note that even at the very first Specialty of the Puli Club of America, Puli’s doing Obedience were recognized. The Puli has many talents and the Puli Club has recognized those talents from that very first Specialty. And we have grown from there: in the 2015 Specialty, Pulis participated in and were recognized for excellent in Agility, Obedience, Rally, and Herding. And others also participate in additional sports not necessarily recognized by the AKC at this time. In 2016, your editor hopes to focus on some of these “other” sports you might want to try with your Puli. Competition is fun but so is just going to a class on a regular basis or working at home and doing “STUFF” with your Puli. Most Pulis enjoy being more than just “couch potatoes” so do look for things you can do with your Puli.


PULI RESCUE

Puli Rescue Thanks to each of you who made a donation to Puli Rescue when you paid your dues.

Puli Rescue thanks all of you for your generous donations. Please remember that Puli Res-cue is a 501( c ) 3 organization so all donations are tax deductible.

If you work for an employer who does matching gifts, think about having your gift to Puli Rescue matched by your employer.

Please consider using Amazon’s smile.amazon.com website and selecting “The PCA Res-cue Trust fund” as the recipient of the AmazonSmile donation from your purchases.

If you have a PULI you’d like to memorialize, please think about the Puli Rescue

MEMORIAL WALL

The form for adding a Puli to the Memorial Wall can be found online at

www.PuliRescue.org or in the June Issue of Puli News

If you are interested in being on the list for a possible Rescue, go to the website for rescue (pulirescue.org). There are instructions for how to get on the list.

IF YOU ARE WILLING TO BE ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN THE RESCUE PROCESS, PLEASE CONTACT THE RESCUE COMMITTEE!

VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTE GREATLY TO PULI RESCUE.

PCA’s Rescue Trust continues to be very grateful

for all the funds that support Rescue.


AGILITY & AGILITY STATISTICIAN Cathy Pronzini

2555 Holly Oak Dr. Danville, CA 94506


AKC COLUMNIST

Dagmar Fertl 30403 N. Holly Oaks Circle Magnolia, TX 77355-5704

281-356.3106 [email protected]

BOOK OF TITLEHOLDERS

Pam Barbro-Erstling 7502 Place Vendome

Spring, TX 77379-2803 281-379-6498

pbarbro@@sbcglobal.net

HEALTH EDUCATION Patty Anspach

2367 E 100 N Winamac, IN 46996


Carolyn Nusbickel 185 Egret Lane

Vero Beach, FL 32963 610-687-1737

[email protected] Linda Meakin DVM

2713 Chestnut Lane New Richmond, OH 45157-9067


HERDING/HERDING STATS

Linore Cleveland 105 Hopi Way

Kerrville, TX 78028 830-257-7814

[email protected]

HISTORIAN Patty Anspach 2367 E 100 N

Winamac, IN 46996 574-946-4267

[email protected]

JUDGES EDUCATION Barbe Pessina

632 Peekskill Hollow Rd. Putnam Valley, NY 10579


Carolyn Nusbickel 185 Egret Lane

Vero Beach, FL 32963 772-231-0331

[email protected]

LEGISLATIVE LIASION (OPEN)

MEMBERSHIP Dr. Lee Parsons

13950 Walnut Canyon Helotes, TX 78023-2807

[email protected]

NEW MEMBER WELCOME Theodore J. Lawson, Jr

PO Box 34133 San Antonio, TX 78265-4133


OBEDIENCE STATISTICIAN

Nancy Kelly 543 Old Cove Road North

Jasper, GA 30143 706-253-9383

[email protected]

PUBLIC EDUCATION (OPEN)

PULI NEWS


Kerrville TX 78028 830-257-7814

[email protected]

RESCUE TRUST Jane Slade Exum

2855 Trickum Road Woodstock, GA 30188-1851


RESCUE TRUST TREASURER


Kerrville, TX 78028 830-257-7814

[email protected]

SPECIALTY COORDINATOR

(OPEN)

SPECIALTY CHAIR—2016 Julie Schuh

1616 E, Calumet Street Appleton, WI 54915


Kathy Allen

3900 Happy Lane Sacramento, CA 95827


SUPPORTED ENTRY COORDINATOR Suzette Poe-Martz 1670 Monument Rd

Middleton, MD 21769 301-293-1425

[email protected]

TROPHY COORDINATOR Glen Van Der Hart 2221 Osburn Rd

Arrington, TN 37014 615-947-9168

[email protected]

WAYS AND MEANS Brian Brubaker

1N149 Papworth St. Carol Stream, IL 60188


EDITOR, PCA CALENDAR

Linda Hall 10977 Dobbins Run,

LaFayette, CO 80026-9679 303-828-0724

[email protected]

CALENDAR MAILING Linda Hall

10977 Dobbins Run, LaFayette, CO 80026-9679


VERSATILE PULI

Cathy Pronzini 2555 Holly Oak Dr. Danville, CA 94506


WEB PAGE Jim Moen

2555 Holly Oak Drive Danville, CA 94506


PCA COMMITTEE CHAIRS

mailto:[email protected]


THE PULI CLUB OF AMERICA'S

GUIDELINES FOR OWNERS/BREEDERS/EXHIBITORS

The Puli Club of America, Inc. in accordance with the objectives of its Constitution, expects its members to use these guidelines in establishing a standard of conduct for themselves as owners, breeders, sellers and exhibitors of Pulik. Every person who owns a Puli has an inherent responsibility to protect our breed. A. A PULI OWNER WILL PROVIDE ALL DOGS WITHIN THEIR KEEPING WITH:

· Appropriate food, water, health care and shelter. · Emotional requirements of attention, affection and appropriate training.

B. A PULI BREEDER WILL: · Be well-informed about the Standard of our breed. · Be aware that the purpose of breeding is to maintain or improve the quality of

the breed in accordance with the standard. · Use all available means such as knowledge of ancestors, and CHIC testing to

determine that breeding stock is free of inheritable disease. PCA required CHIC testing includes:

1. OFA or Penn Hip for hips 2. OFA for patella 3. OFA Degenerative Myelopathy (DNA test) 4. CERF (Canine Eye Registry)/OFA Eye Registry to be updated

every 3 years Additional tests that can be performed but are not required include:

1. OFA for elbows 2. OFA for cardiac 3. OFA for thyroid 4. BAER (hearing) test

· Obtain radiologically normal OFA/Penn Hip evaluation on all breeding stock before breeding.

· Use only stock which is itself sound in body and temperament. · Breed only when in a position to properly care for the bitch and litter,

recognizing that offspring might need housing for a considerable length of time.

· Not breed a bitch at her first season, before the age of 2, nor breed her more than 2 out of 3 consecutive heat periods, taking the health of the bitch into consideration at all times.

· Enter into all breeding arrangements with written contracts. · Keep accurate and thorough breeding records in full accordance with AKC

requirements. · Prevent all breedings that are not carefully planned and provide adequate

kenneling to prevent accidental or unplanned matings. · Insist that a visiting bitch be in the stud owner’s care and/or supervision

before, through and until completion of estrus, so that accidental mating to another stud not occur.

· Not substitute one stud for another without the knowledge and agreement of all parties.

· Pay careful attention to physical and emotional needs of puppies produced.

· Keep all puppies in the litter until they are a minimum of eight (8) weeks of age.

· Be aware at all times that producing puppies is a commitment and they remain responsible for puppies they produce throughout the lifetime of those dogs.

· Breeders are required to provide assistance to dogs of their breeding in need of re-homing, including taking the dogs back and fostering them until they can relocate them to a new home.

C: PERSON SELLING A PULI WILL:

· Maintain a reasonable price within one’s locale, which price should also be compatible with national prices.

· Intelligently and honestly classify stock as show prospect, breeding prospect or pet.

· Provide AKC papers with limited registration if the dog is a potential detriment to the breed.

· Ascertain that the prospective owner has the knowledge, ability and facilities to properly care for a Puli.

· Give the buyer an honest appraisal of coat management, physical, mental and nutritional needs peculiar to the breed.

· Provide a pedigree of at least 3 generations, typed or written legibly. · Supply records to the buyer regarding immunization, feeding and instructions

for future care. · Release only puppies which are in good health and guarantee the health of the

puppy for a reasonable length of time. · Only release puppies after 8 weeks of age which is in keeping with most

animal welfare laws. · Provide written contractual proof of sale and guarantees. If registration

papers are not yet available, a bill of sale, giving names and registration numbers of sire and dam and date of birth are required.

· Avoid false and misleading advertising, including internet and websites. · Not sell or provide stock to pet shops or commercial kennels. · Not donate dogs, puppies or adults, for contests, raffles, or fund raising

events. D. A PERSON SHOWING A PULI WILL:

· Show and encourage the showing of high quality stock. · Exhibit only the most creditable ring deportment and accept the services of

only those professional handlers whose behavior is exemplary. · Help the novice exhibitor and breeder. Use kind, constructive and honest

criticism. · Display good sportsmanship and conduct themselves, whether at home,

traveling, at shows, or in hotels, in such a manner as to reflect credit upon the Puli Club of America, themselves and the Puli as a breed.

· Exhibit dogs that are clean, in good physical condition and under control.

**PCA ROOM RESPONSIBILITY POLICY**

PCA has adopted the following rules in order to insure that the members and their dogs will be welcome at hotels in the future. Any individual attending a PCA Sanctioned Event and staying in a hotel, motel, inn or campsite/fairground has the responsibility of leaving that room or campsite exactly as found. This includes picking up after dogs on the grounds. Anyone who damages a room or campsite/fairgrounds and does not report the damage to the hotel/ campsite/fairground man-agement and make immediate restitution or arrangements to do so within a period of time agreed upon by the management, will be subject to any or all the following actions by the PCA Board of Directors. 1. May be banned from showing at the next PCA sanctioned event[s]. 2. May be subject to AKC sanctions. 3. Membership in PCA may be terminated and may not be allowed to be reinstated. DAMAGES SHALL BE DEFINED AS : 1. Flea infestation, urine, defecation and/or any damage to hotel/ campsite/fairground property [walls, bedspreads, carpets, drapes, etc.]. 2. Any verified complaint by the host hotel/campsite/fairground 3. Any verified complaint by a PCA member. PCA ROOM REGULATIONS : 1. All dogs must be crated and quiet when left alone in a room. Noisy dogs shall be quieted upon request, even if this means the owner/handler must stay in the room with the dog. 2. Individuals will be expected to immediately report any damage by dogs or themselves to the hotel/campsite/fairground management and to assume complete financial responsibil-ity for those damages. 3. No bathing or grooming will be allowed in rooms. A grooming room will be available whenever possible. 4. Dogs are to be allowed on furniture ONLY if the furniture is covered with protective covering provided by the owner/handler. 5. All owner/handlers will take preventative measures to assure that their dogs are free of fleas, mites, intestinal parasites and other communicable diseases prior to arriving at the hotel/campsite.

BY SIGNING THE ENTRY FORM, COMPLIANCE WITH THIS POLICY SHALL BE INSURED. ALL INDIVIDUALS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLY.


DECEMBER PULI NEWS DEADLINE ~ 30 November 2015

PULI NEWS CHARGES Breeder’s Directory: $50/year (unlimited litter announcements and listing on the PCA web site). All Breeders’ Listings run from January 1—December 31. Litter Announcements: $50 one time listing (two issues of Puli News and on the website for 4 months) if not a Breeder’s Directory Subscriber. Back Issues: $3/each if available (3 for $5, 5 for $10, 10 for $20) Puli News Subscriptions: USA or Canada: $40/year (U.S. funds only). Foreign Subscriptions $50/year. Advertising Full page $40 (includes one picture) Additional photos $7.00 Half page $20 (includes one picture) Additional photos $7.00 Quarter page $15 (includes one picture) Additional photos $7.00 New Titles/certificates/accomplishments –$10 to include a photo PCA supported entry wins $5 per photo One page obituary—free of charge

PULI NEWS SERVICES FREE OF CHARGE

TO PCA MEMBERS:

Announcements of newly earned AKC titles (no photograph).

Announcements of recently earned group placements or Best in Show in Conformation at an AKC show, or a High in Trial placement at obedience, herding, rally, tracking or agility AKC trials by Pulik belonging to PCA members in the “Special Stars” column (no photograph)

Winners of PCA Regional, Designated & National Specialties Top Ten Dogs in Conformation, Obedience, Agility, Herding & Versatility statistics issue published once a year (with photo and bio). Pulik placing or winning Invitational Shows.

Ads can be sent “camera ready” or we can prepare them for you. All photos will be returned.

Please make checks (in US funds) payable to

“Puli News” and mail to: Linore Cleveland, 105 Hopi Way, Kerrville, TX 78028

830-257-7814 [email protected] ***Or pay online at www.puliclub.org***

LITTER LISTINGS

Breeder Litter listings are accepted from Puli Club of America members in good standing. Litter listings here will also be listed on PCA's web site at www.Puliclub.org/pcabreeders.htm. “In order for a Litter to be listed on the Breeders page in Puli News and Puliclub.org, a breeder must be a general member of PCA in good standing. They must also pay whatever the current fee is for the listing. Proof of the required CHIC health tests for hips, patellas, DM and CERF/OFA Eye Reg-istry for sire and dam must be provided. CERF/OFA Eye Registry testing on sire and dam must have occurred within the last 3 years”

Zeal to produce champions or perpetuate a bloodline must never compromise a breeder's sensitivity to the quality of life that every Puli bred will experience. Breeders must consider the welfare of the Puli above personal gain or profit. Breeders have the responsibility to insure the welfare of all puppies they produce and remain responsible for those Pulik throughout their entire lifetime. Should the situation arise, breeders are required to provide assistance to dogs of their breeding in need of re-homing, including taking the dogs back and fostering them until they can relocate them to a new home.

This wording has been added to insure that breeder's own the ultimate responsibility for the dogs they produce throughout their lifetime. The Puli Club of America Rescue Trust is not responsible for placing dogs bred by known people in the breed, and the Board felt that clear lines need to be established to advise everyone of their responsibility in the future. Should Rescue be advised of a Puli in need of re-homing their first obligation is to try to determine who the breeder is, and then contact that person in order that they can make the necessary

arrangements for their dog.

Puli Club of America

LITTER LISTINGS

There are no new Litter Listings for this issue of Puli News.


Puli Club of America

BREEDERS LIST

The codes listed after a breeder’s kennel name tell you what services the breeder offers (codes defined below)

Applegate Pulik (P,S,A,I) Fran Levinson 155 Walker Road Landenberg, PA 19350 610-255-5060 [email protected] Bowmaker Pulik Kennel (P,D,S,A,I) Sherry Gibson 5198 Hillsboro Viola Road Manchester, TN 37355 (931) 596-3224 [email protected] Erdosi Pulik (P,S,D,A,I) Art Sorkin & S. Diane Smith 940 N. Barkley Mesa, AZ 85203 (480) 461-8440 [email protected] Lambak Pulik (P,D,S,A,I) Sandra Schickedanz

PO Box 2806 Edmond, OK 78083-2806 (405) 359-0322 [email protected] http://www.lambakpulik.com Mezok Pulik (P,D,S,A,I) Diane Fields W5285 Carla Court Stoddard, WI 54658 (715) 590-3298 [email protected] Moonshadow Pulik (P,D,S,A,I) Barbe Pessina 632 Peekskill Hollow Rd Putnam Valley, NY 10579 (845) 528-9350 [email protected] http://www.moonshadowpuik.com Noe Barkaja Kennel (P,D,S,A,I)

Dr. Linda Meakin, DVM 2713 Chestnut Lane New Richmond, OH 45157 (513) 258-4782 [email protected] Piroska Pulik (P,A,I) Irma and Dagmar Fertl 30403 N. Holly Oaks Circle Magnolia, TX 77355-5704 (281) 356-3106 [email protected] http://www.piroskapulik.scriptmania.com Prydain Puli (P,D,A,I) Barbara & Kathy Edwards, Ruth Boatright 13947 Umpire Street Brighton, CO 80603 (720) 685-0131 [email protected]

Vadrozsa Puli Kennel (P,D,S,A,I) Kathy Allen 3900 Happy Lane Sacramento, CA 95827 (916) 369-7701 [email protected] www.vadrozsapulis.com Weatherby Kennels (P,S,A,I) Maggie Witwer 27397 WCR 58 1/2 Greeley, CO 80631 (970) 352-4507 [email protected] Wyldmor Pulik (P,D,S,A,I) Patty Anspach 2367 E 100th N Winamac, IN 46996 (574) 946-4267 [email protected]

BREEDERS LIST

All obligations are those created by the buyer and seller, and PCA has no obligations to either buyer or seller. The Puli Club of America makes no assertions, claims or guarantees as to the breeders listed and each prospective buyer should talk to the breeder and ask the appropriate questions to their satisfaction. Key to Codes: P—Puppies offered for sale D—Adult Pulik are offered for sale S—Male Pulik at Stud A—Kennel visits by appointment I—Free general information The Puli Club of America just recently re-introduced the Breeders List. Not all our breeders have yet listed themselves on the List. The most current list can be found on the Puli Club of America web-site (http://puliclub.org) under the “Puppies/Rescue” tab. To be listed, a Breeder must have been a general member of the Puli Club of America for three years and be in good standing. They must sign the guidelines (see the prior page) and do pay an annual fee for listing.

Note: If the kennel name of the breeder is underlined, it indicates they have a website. Go to puliclub.org and then to the breeder listing. The kennel name is a link to the web-site.

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