SEMINARS

Tellington TTouch Workshop Presented by Pam Wanveer

Pam Wanveer has been a TTouch practitioner since 1997. Come learn how Tellington TTouch, developed by internationally known animal expert, Linda Tellington-Jones, can improve your dog’s performance and health. Each attendee will bring their own Papillon/Phalene.

Tuesday 4/22/08 12-5 PM Wellington Room

Limit: 30 Only $75.00 for 5 hours of hands-on workshop.

Contact: Margaret Van Cleave (804)739-3264 email: margaret@virginiasystems.com

Reservations must be paid in Full. Checks are to be payable to: PCA

Send completed reservation form and checks to:

Margaret Van Cleave

5509 West Bay Court

Midlothian , VA 23112

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Phalene Seminar

The Phalene, A Panel Discussion with Pearl George”

Wednesday, April 23, 2008 Time: 5:30 - 7:00 pm

Cost: $15.00, (proceeds to Specialty General Fund)

Location: Monocacy Room, Holiday Inn & Conference Center, Frederick, MD

Reservations must be paid in Full. Checks are to be payable to: PCA

Send completed registration form and checks to:

Margaret Van Cleave

5509 West Bay Court

Midlothian, VA 23112

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Attention Phalene Fanciers:

Please join us for an informal gathering of fellow Phalene breeders/exhibitors and fanciers. The PCA’s Phalene committee is interested in hearing your thoughts and ideas for ways to enhance the recognition and appreciation of our special variety, including the idea of separating the classes at future National Specialties into erect and drop ears classes. We are also looking for new ideas for future Phalene events. The meeting will be held from 7:00-8:00 PM on Friday April 25^th, in the Monocacy Room #105 immediately following the “Mastering the Moth-A Study of the Phalene” judges education event. You do not need to be a PCA member to attend.

Genetics Seminar

Wednesday April 23,2008

2-5 PM, Monocacy Room

Genetics Sponsored Seminar

(No Charge to attend but please register if you plan to attend)

To Be Held at PCA National Specialty

April 23, 2008 from 2pm to 5 pm

Topic:

What Everyone Needs to Know about Vaccines and Vaccination Programs.

Also to be covered are related disorders due to over vaccination.

Speaker: Dr. Ron Schultz, Chair (His challenge studies form the scientific base for the 2003 American Animal Hospital Association’s Canine Vaccine Guidelines)

Department of Pathobiological Sciences

School of Veterinary Medicine

University Of Wisconsin

Madison, Wisconsin

So that we can get an approximate number of guests attending, please respond to: Stephanie Koeniger, PO Box 100327, Anchorage, AK 99510-0327 or email: slknrk@gci.net.

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Eye Clinic

The Papillon Club of America is excited to offer CERF testing by ACVO Board Certified veterinary ophthalmologist Dr Nancy Bromberg. Testing will be done on Friday April 25th at the National Specialty in Fredrick, MD. Time: late afternoon thru the early evening.

Location: to be posted at hotel

*****There is a minimum of 50 dogs need to hold this event at the National. Pre-registration is required. Please contact Robin Kost at rokenda@hotmail.com or by telephone at 301-292-5998 if you want to sign up. The closing date for sign up will be April 3rd.****

The cost of this exam will be $27 per dog. Please take advantage of this convenient opportunity to get your testing done on all the dogs brought to the Specialty.

The Canine Eye Registration Foundation (CERF) is an organization whose main goal is to provide ophthalmic examinations, education, and a centralized, national registry to help eliminate inherited eye disease in purebred dogs.

Regular CERF eye exams (annual is preferred) are recommended.

It is preferable to do CERF testing prior to any female being bred to decrease the likelihood of undiagnosed genetic disease being passed on to the offspring. Annual eye exams and documentation of that exam through CERF will help to eliminate inherited genetic eye diseases in our breed.

Papillon Health Clinic

We have just added a full Papillon Health Clinic on Friday April 25 at 3 PM in the Seminar Room #105. Please contact Margaret Van Cleave at Margaret@virginiasystems.com or 804-739-3264 for registration and information.

This is a chance to have your dogs obtain all CHIC tests while at the National!!

--Reservations due by April 6--

The Papillon Health Clinic: CERF, Heart Auscultation, Patella Luxation Exam, Microchipping

Become included in the CHIC program. A CHIC number is issued to each Papillon that has completed all the above tests, has a permanent ID, and has submitted the required OFA forms.

CHIC: The Canine Health Information Center is a centralized canine health database jointly sponsored by the AKC/Canine Health Foundation (AKC/CHF) and the Orthopedic Foundation for Animals (OFA). The goal of CHIC is to create a large database of dogs that have been tested or evaluated for a Parent-Club-determined group of health problems.

The Patellar Luxation and the Cardiac Databases are for dogs 12 months and over. Examinations performed on dogs less than 12 months will be treated as Consultations and no OFA breed numbers will be assigned. Evaluation of dogs under 12 months of age is encouraged if the owner desires to breed at this age.