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Unfortunately, the AKC
did not see it that way
and denied her
registration – so they
settled on KVAR. By this
time one of her
most famous Papillons
had already placed his
mark in history – the
Best in Show winning Ch.
Kavar Baby Bronco. His
sire
was Ch. Jaclair’s
Damian, whose dam was
the lovely English bred
Ch. Inverdon Michaela.
Bronco’s dam was the
beautiful
import of Pearl’s Ch.
Quinetta Athena – bred
by Joan Brown. Both of
these two superb imports
went back to Ch.
Grenmichel’s
Bronco whom Pearl
linebred on in her early
breeding program. It has
been said that Pearl’s
KVAR line changed the
"look" of
the breed in America and
I am inclined to agree.
Carrie, Ch. Quinetta
Athena, had a tremendous
influence on the breed.
Her
large ears with dripping
curtain fringe were a
welcome sight and her
bright orange tri color
carries on to this day.
Pearl’s lovely KVAR dogs are known worldwide. She has bred or co-bred
Papillons who have
achieved Best in Shows
in the
States, Canada, and
Bermuda. KVAR dogs have
won the top awards at
PCA National and
Regional Specialties,
Westminster
and the World Show. Ch.
Kavar The Huntsman was
the first BIS Papillon
west of the Mississippi
and to date the only
Papillon
to win both Best in
Sweeps and Best of Breed
at the same National
Specialty. Pearl’s
accomplishments in the
breed are
legendary.
The Phalene had always held a fascination for Pearl and she researched
them for years.
Recently, she had
co-bred three
Phalene champions all
whom will carry on in
breeding programs across
the country. In a
conversation with Salwa
Alfadl she
mentioned a lovely tri
male in Canada bred by
Kim McKay and Murray
Berg ( & James Barnes ).
Salwa followed up and
located
"Cobb" and Kim – and the
rest is Phalene history
! Pearl had a ringside
seat this year at the
PCA National as "Cobb"
( CH. Arkeno’s Ears To
You ) won the breed. In
her lifetime, Pearl
witnessed, firsthand,
the Phalene gaining the
recognition
they so richly deserve.
She knew her ‘delightful
drop ears’ would now be
fully appreciated by
judges and exhibitors
alike.
One of Pearl’s greatest desires was to see the breed she so loved free of
PRA. Though she did not
live long enough to see
this accomplished her
friends and admirers can
continue the research in
her name. At this time
in our "Quest for the
PRA test",
the greatest financial
need is for the support
of our Papillons at MSU.
Memorial donations can
be made to MSU Papillon
Project in memory of
Pearl George. Any
donations made to the
MSU Papillon Project are
tax deductible. Please
send the
donations to our PCA
Genetics Chair Elaine
Zech, 251 Chinkapin
Court, Roseburg, OR
97470. An acknowledgment
will be
posted on the PCA-
Genetics Web page as a
memorial to Pearl.
The breed has lost a great fancier - and the world a great lady. Her
friends, though they
will miss her, are
grateful for the
wonderful memories.
Pearl’s influence and
knowledge as well as the
KVAR bloodlines will
without doubt impact the
breed for
generations to come ...
We shall miss you dear
friend ...
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