60 Saber Tails Spring 2016
Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen Club of America
with the Donation Line, a vehicle donation program
that allows non-profits the opportunity to benefit from
the donation of almost any type of vehicle, running or
not. Please look for our ad for the Donation Line in this
issue, for information about this service.
HEALTH TESTING
This past year the PBGV community worldwide has
gained a tremendous tool to screen our dogs for
Primary Open Angle Glaucoma. With the discovery of
the marker by the Animal Health Trust we now have
the ability to screen our dogs and identify the status of
our dogs. Everyone has been on a huge learning curve
trying to understand the process and the implications
of the results. The Foundation and the Health Commit-
tee have collaborated on disseminating information
to PBGV owners, helping them negotiate through the
testing process.
The Foundation supported these efforts financially
also. This support will continue in 2016. This will be
reevaluated yearly.
The members of the Foundation Board are committed
to the mission of the Foundation and are looking for-
ward to the challenges of 2016. We wish all PBGV’s and
their people a healthy, safe and peaceful year.
Thank you for your continued support of the Founda-
tion. PBGVs everywhere thank you!!!
Sincerely,
Linda Murray
PBGV Health & Rescue
Quilt Raffle Fundraiser
You could win a beautiful PBGV-themed sampler
quilt. Blocks for this treasured quilt are being lov-
ingly handmade by PBGV devotees throughout the
US and Canada. The quilt will be pieced together and
quilted by Sharon Betker of British Columbia, Can-
ada. The quilt is not yet finished, so we can’t show
you a picture of the completed work; however, we
can whet your appetite with pictures of individual
blocks that have been completed.
All proceeds will benefit the PBGV Health and Rescue
Foundation.
Tickets are $5 each. The price drops to $4 each if you
buy 5 or more.
The winning ticket will be drawn on Saturday April
30th at the PBGVCA National Specialty Annual Ban-
quet. The winner does not have to be present to win.
We will contact you should you be the lucky winner.
To purchase tickets online, go to the PBGV Founda-
tion webpage (http://pbgv.org/Health/HealthRes-
cue.shtml) and click on the Quilt Raffle link, or go
directly to the quilt webpage (http://pbgv.org/
Health/foundation-quilt.shtml). You can pay for
tickets by credit card or PayPal. Each ticket will have
a number and that number will be recorded with the
purchaser’s name and email address. Ticket numbers
will be sent to you by email.
Drawing at the PBGVCA National Specialty
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