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June2012
OnTheCover
CongratulationstoGCHJodell’s
BoogieBacktoTexas,BestofBreed
winneratthe2012PBGVCA
NationalSpecialtyinMesa,Ariz.
SpecialcongratulationsgotoTexas’
owners,DonnaMooreandJaniceHayes,
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NewsfromthePBGVCA
PBGVCAOfficers,Directors,CommitteesandChairs.........................................12
FromthePresidentbyBobCohen.........................................................................13
PBGVCAMembershipUpdates............................................................................14
PBGVCATreasurer’sReportbySuzanneDouglass.................................................15
PBGVCANeedsYourHelp!byVeronicaScheer.....................................................16
MinutesofPBGVCAMeetingsbySusannahCooper
BoardConferenceCall:Jan.9,2012................................................................18
BoardConferenceCall:Feb.20,2012.............................................................18
BoardConferenceCall:March8,2012............................................................22
AnnualMembershipMeeting:March9,2012.................................................24
FromourAKCDelegatebyAnneGallant.............................................................28
PBGVCACommitteeBoardLiaisons...................................................................16
PBGVHealth&RescueFoundation
President’sReportbyLindaMurray..................................................................34
MerciBeaucoup...............................................................................................35
InheritedDefectsinPedigreedDogsbyLauraLiscum.....................................36
CHIC/OFA/DNA/BloodBank...............................................................................39
NewTitles:Feb.andMarch2012..........................................................................41
SaberTailsAdvertisingInformationandRates....................................................42
Features
2012WesternRegionalWinPhotos......................................................................6
2012PBGVCANationalWinPhotos.....................................................................8
SeenAroundMesaphotosbyBobCohen...............................................................10
TaketheZoeChallenge!.......................................................................................30
Judges’RingsideMentoringbyKittySteidel..........................................................32
InMemoriam:PatriciaGellerman.......................................................................38
2012National/RegionalJudgeCritiques.............................................................43
Mesa,HereICome!byBeverlyChilds...................................................................46
TheObedienceCorner:PBGVCANational/RegionalPhotoRecap.....................48
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Barth,George/Betty..................................25
Betts,Jenna..............................................17
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Goldberg,HelenM.D...............................23
Hayes,Janice...........................................IFC
Howell,Katherine....................................23
Litman,Ross........................................20,21
Mazanec,Logan..................................26,27
Moore,Donna.........................IFC,3,50,IBC
Prott-Clugston,Karen..............................31
Skerritt,Linda...........................................17
Willmann,Tim/Vickie.............................19
Zigich,Jan...........................................20,21