Just navigate to the Poodle Rescue page using the side links on the PCA website to find a convenient PayPal button to donate to the Poodle Club of America Rescue Foundation. While you’re there, be sure to check out the poodle rescue success stories and video produced by Cindy Crawley for the PCARF. Thanks Poodle Rescue folks, for these wonderful additions to our website!

If you didn’t already know, the Poodle Club of America participates in the Purina Parent Club Partnership (PPCP) Program. Through the PPCP Program, Purina and the AKC Canine Health Foundation work together to help parent clubs address priority health concerns for their breeds and areas not previously funded. And you can help!

Here’s how the PPCP Program works: Pro Club members redeem weight circles from bags of participating Purina brand dog foods. Purina tracks these weight circle submissions, and for every $100 of qualifying weight circle points earned by Pro Club members, Purina donates $10 to the participating national parent breed club.

A percentage of program earnings go directly to the Canine Health Foundation for health research and the remaining funds are used by participating clubs for research, education or rescue. For all of us, that’s important because we all know our dogs will live longer, healthier lives when we can minimize the incidence of the often life-threatening conditions now affecting so many canines. Join the Purina ® Pro Club ® and earn points for health research today.

Another wonderful issue! Great job, Leslie — as always… Read it online here or download a copy here.

Dr. Twedt is continuing the research with Dr. Neff for Chronic Active Hepatitis. They are still looking for samples from affected Poodles with Chronic Active Hepatitis. This is an ongoing research project. All information in this study is completely confidential. Please help us try to find the mode of inheritance for this disease. Click here for sample submission form.

For the Dwarfism study, we are still looking for submission of DNA from affected Miniature Poodles. Information will be updated shortly on dwarfism.

Another information packed issue of the Poodle Papers is available online.  Download a copy here or view online here…  Thanks to Leslie for another great job!

Take a look at the biggest issue ever of the Poodle Papers! Read it online here or download a copy to print here. Looks wonderful, Leslie! How does she do it?

VetGen DNA testing kits for vWD are now available for $75.00 through The Poodle Club of America Foundation, Inc. To order, please send a US$ check for $75.00 to:

Nancy J. McGee
208 Crosbytown Rd.
Quitman, GA 31643
aberdeen@mchsi.com

Once you receive the kit, you can opt to include Neonatal Encephalopathy DNA testing for an additional fee of $55 paid to VetGen (additional discounts are given for more than one dog), and $7.50 paid to VetGen for OFA to record each result. Also color DNA testing can be included; however, you must contact VetGen at (800) 483-8436 or (734) 669-8440 for a current price.

Also, the test kits will be available at PCA 2009. Look For the PCAF Banner.

Read the press release from The Poodle Club of America Rescue Foundation, Inc. online.  information about the breed, resuce and so-called “designer dogs” such as labradoodles.  Wonderful job on this, Sally, Cindy and Jack.

Fall 2009 Poodle Papers is here! If you can’t wait until you get yours in the mail, download a copy here or read online here. Wow! Leslie, it looks terrific! Get your articles and news ready for the Spring edition and submit all copy directly to Leslie by January 30, 2009.

Take a look at our new rescue photos on Flickr.  Just go to Poodle Rescue and click on the photos you see there.  Thanks to Sally Poindexter, our National Rescue Chair and Cindy Crawley for supplying photos and information to make this possible.  This is a great way to let our website visitors know about Poodles needing a home.  Thanks to our wonderful Poodle Rescue volunteers!