Fall 2017 Saber Tails 61
Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen Club of America
Linda Murray
President
lmurray22@tampabay.rr.com
Laura Liscum
Vice President
laura.liscum@tufts.edu
Board of Directors
Bob Cohen
Bobcohen03@gmail.com
Peggy Evanich
evanichp@bellsouth.net
Helen Ingher
pbgv@charlen.com
Jill Otto
sunspotspin@suddenlink.net
Kate Rowinski
kate.rowinski@gmail.com
Sheridan Weinstein
mrginz@comcast.net
Coady Egan
coadster4h@aol.com
JoAnne Hacker
Treasurer
10832 NE Country Club Rd.
Bainbridge Island, WA 98110
206-780-2681
JAH@arcanumltd.com
Sue Smyth
Secretary
1101 Old York Rd.
Burlington, NY 08016
Oldyork2002@aol.com
Letter From the
Foundation President
The mission of the PBGV Health
and Rescue Foundation is to pro-
mote the welfare of the breed by
providing funding for research,
education and rescue.
Is it possible that Fall is already here?!?! So far, we have been faced with one
hurricane threat after another. These are the situations that always bring out
the best in our PBGV community – members contacting other members to
find out how they are doing, offering to help in any way they can. Hopefully,
by the time this issue reaches your mailbox, life will be getting back to nor-
mal and the holidays will be close at hand.
Research
Each year, the AKC/CHF grants are released for funding. This year, the Foun-
dation voted to fund six grants on a variety of health topics. These are listed
below. You can research these grants for more information on the AKC/CHF
website: www.akcchf.org
• 2175A – Development of a Brucellosis Vaccine for Dogs
• 2309 – Targeting the Cancer Epigenome
• 2257 – Identification of Genetic Risk Factors for Canine Epilepsy
• 2249A – Studying the Role of the Gastrointestinal Tract in Canine Epilepsy
• 2238A – Effect of Platelet Count on Platelet Tests in Dogs
• 2241 – The City Dog Study
Donation
The names ‘Animal Health Trust’ and ‘Catherine Mellersh’ should ring a bell.
Dr. Mellersh is the primary researcher who was responsible for the discovery
of the POAG gene in PBGVs. In honor of her work that has benefitted our PB-
GVs so greatly, we donated to the AHT Bike Challenge Campaign to upgrade
the AHT MRI.
Rescue
As always, the Rescue Committee of the PBGVCA does all the hard work to
rescue a PBGV in need. Our commitment is to provide financial support for
the dogs so that they will have a smooth transition into their forever home.
Linda Murray
President, PBGV Health and Rescue Foundation