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tificate indicating the rating your dog received. You will
no longer be given a CHIC number. That’s it.
Let me be clear, I am not upset with Laura Liscum. I believe
Laura’s contributions to the club are invaluable! However,
I am very disappointed about how this entire situation
has progressed and how the health committee handled
this very important discussion. The time for any rebuttal
was 18 months ago when we were researching and reach-
ing out to people to present counter arguments. I tried
very hard during my brief two year tenure as President
to bring this club closer together. I feel instead we may
have grown farther apart. This club will not survive (and
I feel VERY strongly about that) if we engage in a point/
counter-point chess match. That is not in the best interest
of the breed and it doesn’t serve our club members at all.
This response was written and shared with the Officers
and Board of Directors. At this time, we have researched,
made a decision, published said decision, withdrawn
from CHIC as a result of the organization’s refusal to honor
the club’s decision, have had post-decision feedback from
the health committee disagreeing with the BOD decision,
and have had a counter point to that feedback presented.
It’s time for this topic to be put to bed for the time being,
in the interest of the club.
- Tiffany
KNOW A CLUB MEMBER IN NEED?
If anyone knows of a PBGVCA member who
has lost a loved one, is sick or is just in need of
cheering up, the PBGVCA would like to send a
card expressing our best wishes. Contact the
Hallmark Committee Chair, Sandy Bustin at
sbustin@verizon.net. Sandy will make sure a
card is sent on behalf of the membership. This
Hallmark service is free for our members. Help
us let them know they are not alone during
their difficult time.
Murphy is always on a squirrel hunt wherever we go.
There is a lot of wildlife where we live, and Murphy usu-
ally sees a deer or occasional fox or raccoon as well on our
outings so he is most entertained whenever we go out.
We also live close to a farm so whenever we leave the is-
land and have Murphy with us in the car he will not allow
us to go past the road where the cows, sheep, goats and
chickens live. We always pull off the road and let him lean
out the window so he can say hello to his farm friends!
7. What characteristics do you most appreciate about
your
PBGV?,
We most enjoy his sheer happiness with life and his good
natured personality! Murphy loves eve-ryone and gets
so excited when he sees people when they come to our
home or when we are out. He always wants to go up and
say hello. Murphy is also very smart. He was trained with-
in 24 hours to ring a bell when he needed to go to the
bathroom, and he also learns tricks very quickly. Murphy
has so many wonderful tricks he can do, but my favorite
is when he sits straight up with his front paws in the air
when I say “Stick ‘em up!”, and then falls over and rolls on
his back when I say “Bang!”. Whoever sees him do this
trick is most impressed! There are so many little wonder-
ful idiosyncrasies Murphy has that make him unique, and
he is by far the most entertaining and fun little guy we
have ever had the pleasure of knowing.
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