Fall 2017  Saber Tails 31    

Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen Club of America

NEW MEMBERS

WELCOME TO THE NEWEST MEMBERS OF THE

PETIT BASSET GRIFFON VENDEEN CLUB OF AMERICA

Isabelle LaPointe

10 Des Meandres

Port Rouge

Quebec  G3H2C6

Canada

*Associate Member

Marilee Clark & MaryAnn Lathrop

3271 W. Brewer Road

Owwoso, MI  48867

*Associate Member

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

By Susannah Cooper

“Mur

phy”

Talus Going For The Gold

Major Pointed

Top 5 Owner-Handled PBGV

Owner-Handled Best In Show

Murphy is Bred, Owned & Loved by Cindy & Phil Wilt

Talus PBGVs . Mobile, AL . (251) 229-7801

What a year!  There are a lot of people who will be ready for 2017 to come 

to a conclusion!  Hurricanes, tornados, fires…natural disasters all around.  

It’s amazing to see how close our tight knit PBGV-community can become 

when the times get tough.  How nice to open up Facebook in September to 

see so many people offering to house, feed, help other club members with 

PBGVs living in the affected areas.  It is refreshing to see that, no matter how 

many differences we have, we can overlook those things in the moment of 

true need.  PBGVs bring out the best in their people!

We have a lot of good information in this edition of Saber Tails.  Thanks to 

everyone who entered the photo contest.  We hope to see more entries this 

year and a lot more people voting!  Look for an announcement late spring 

and start getting your photo submissions ready.  No matter where they 

end up in the vote, all photos will be featured in the magazine and will be 

drawn from to create our calendar.  Also…be sure to read the information 

on POAG.  After two years having the test available, we have learned a lot and 

should have been able to put a stop to the spread of Primary Open Angle Glaucoma through selective breeding.  Thanks 

to all the breeders who have adopted and supported this critical test!  

The winter will be a welcome change with cooler temperatures.  And those more favorable weather conditions mean a 

lot of very fun activities area available for you and your PBGVs.  Join other PBGV club members at any of the following 

events scheduled.  It’s a great time to get involved, and if you haven’t ever tried hunting with your PBGV, you might be 

surprised how well they do on instinct!  

• Indiana PBGVCA Hunt – Upland, Indiana – 11/10-12/17

• MNJPBGVCA Hunt – Flemington, New Jersey – 11/24-26/17

• CPBGVC Club Hunt – Seneca, South Carolina – 12/1-3/17

• Royal Canin National Championships – Orlando, Florida – 12/12-12/17/17

• (with pre-shows)

• PBGVCA Designated Specialty – Orlando, Florida – 12/16/17

• CPBGVC Club Hunt – Seneca, South Carolina – 1/12-14/17

• PBGVCA National Specialty – Reno, Nevada – 4/24-28/17

The next issue will feature everything you wanted to know about the upcoming PBGVCA National and Western Regional 

Specialty in Reno, Nevada.  We hope to see you at one of these upcoming events.