The
B U S I N E S S
Sheep Pen
N A M E
The official Publication of the Pyrenean Shepherd Club of America
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President’s
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Having fun in the SNOW!!!
Message
2015 National Info
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Club News
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2015 Quilt Raffle
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Agility: Save the
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Dates!
New Titles
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Advertisement:
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Pip, Cooper, & Pree
Club Info
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Photo Credit— Kathy Burger, Lexi is owned by Maureen Pratt
Find us on the Web…...www.pyrshepclub.com
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President’s
Message
Fall
2014
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The moment we’ve all been waiting for, and a BIG first for the breed, occurred
on January 24, 2015 in Erie, PA. GCH La Brise Sun Bear became the first
Pyrenean Shepherd to win Best in Show at an AKC All-Breed Show.
Congratulations to all involved, especially Sunny’s owners, Patricia Princehouse
and Kathryn Lanam!
We are now officially The Pyrenean Shepherd Club of America, Inc. The PSCA
Board voted to file for incorporation at their November meeting. The papers
were filed by an attorney and the status was granted by the Pennsylvania
Department of State in December.
The Board voted to pursue member club status with the AKC on December 21st,
but we are still in need of more member households. Being a member club
gives the PSCA official parent club status. We will then be able to appoint a
delegate to represent us at AKC delegate meetings. Please, if you haven’t
renewed your membership, send it in now. New members are always welcome
too. The form is located on the club website or contact Ann Shepard and she
will email you one.
We have a new website! While it is still a work in progress, you now have the
capability to submit your payment for membership, general trophy fund, health
fund, rescue fund, and trophies for the National. The t-shirt sale and other
items for sale are also available in the Store page of the website. A small fee
will be added to help defray the PayPal fees charged to the club. Check it out at
www.pyrshepclub.com.
The 2015 National is fast approaching. We hope you are making your travel
plans to be there. Even if you can’t attend, there are still many ways that you
can help make this a successful event. Consider sponsoring a trophy, buying a tshirt, or purchasing quilt raffle tickets. More information about the National
can be found on the club website or on our Facebook page, 2015 Pyrenean
Shepherd Club of America National Specialty.
Finally, I’d like to thank Whitney Coombs and Betty Wathne as they complete
their terms on the PSCA Board of Directors. I am sure both will continue to be
involved with the club in other capacities. Mary Newman and Diane Overstreet
will be the new incoming board members. Welcome!
Yours truly,
Kathy
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2015 PSCA National—Kim Rice, show chair
2015 PSCA National Specialty Week Calendar of Events*
Sunflower Cluster: 1279 E 85th St North, Valley Center, KS
Thursday April 2, 2015
PSCA Regional Specialty: Liz Hansen (Puppy and Veteran Sweepstakes)
Edwina “Teddy” McDowell (regular classes, junior showmanship)
Agility: Christie Bowers
Friday April 3, 2015
PSCA Supported Entry: Leslie Hiltz
Agility: Christie Bowers
Obedience: Celeste Meade Maurer and David Maurer (counts toward the PSCA
Perfor mance Award)
Rally: Celeste Meade Maurer (counts toward the PSCA Performance Award)
Herding Instinct Testing**
Lure Coursing Ability Test**
FSS Open Show: Jacqueline Matson
Welcome Party
Saturday April 4, 2015
PSCA Supported Entry: Steven Gladstone
Best Owner-Handler
Agility: Christie Bowers and Geoffrey Tear (counts toward the PSCA Performance Award)
Obedience: Celeste Meade Maurer and David Maurer
Rally: Celeste Meade Maurer
Herding Instinct Testing**
Lure Coursing Ability Test**
CGC Testing**
Barn Hunt**
Health Clinic**
PSCA Annual Meeting
Dinner
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2015 PSCA National—Kim Rice, show chair (cont’d)
2015 PSCA National Specialty Week Calendar of Events*
Sunflower Cluster: 1279 E 85th St North, Valley Center, KS
Sunday April 5, 2015
PSCA National Specialty: Linda Clark (Puppy and Veteran Sweepstakes, Junior
Showmanship)
Linda Robey (Regular and Non-Regular Classes)
Agility: Christie Bowers and Geoffrey Tear
Obedience: Celeste Meade Maurer and David Maurer
Rally: David Maurer
Lure Coursing Ability Test**
FSS Open Show: Roxann Heit
Awards Dinner
Monday April 6, 2015
PSCA Supported Entry: Carolyn Herbel
*All Events Subject to change
**No further information available
Host Hotel: Best Western Wichita North Hotel & Suites (316)-832-9387
915 E 53rd St N, Wichita, KS 67219-2611
Block of rooms are being held for The Pyrenean Shepherd Club
If needed, contact is Tracy Jackson
http://book.bestwestern.com/bestwestern/US/KS/Wichita-hotels/BEST-WESTERN-Wichita-North-Hotel--Suites/Hotel-Overview.do?propertyCode=17107&cm_mmc=PTI-_-local-_-feed-_-17107
Premium
http://www.onofrio.com/plist/ktdc1pl.pdf
Entries close 3/18/2015
Agility Premium—closes March 20
http://www.wichitadogtrainingclub.com/events.html
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2015 PSCA National—Kim Rice, show chair (cont’d)
2015 PSCA National Specialty Week Calendar of Events*
Sunflower Cluster: 1279 E 85th St North, Valley Center, KS
Please be aware that the Best Expression and Best Gait classes for the National are preentry. The dog/bitch can be spayed/neutered and compete in these classes. They do have to
be purebred and AKC registered.
Grooming Space: Each exhibitor is responsible for purchasing their own grooming
space. There is free grooming space in each pavilion but it is very limited. The grooming coordinator for the cluster knows that we will be buying our space individually. The form is on
page 60 of the premium. Please note on that form that you want to be with the Pyrenean
Shepherds. The pavilions are close together. If you are showing in conformation and agility
you can reserve space in both buildings or one.
If you are agility only, please note that on your form.
Please visit our webite for more info on T-shirts, photo contest, trophy sponsorships, and
more at www.pyrshepclub.com/shows-trials/ Deadlines are fast approaching.
A special thanks to Joni Monney-McKeown
for this year’s National artwork!
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CLUB NEWS
2015 ANNUAL MEETING
PSCA Annual Meeting will be held on Saturday, April 4, 2015
4:00 pm at the show site
1279 E 85th St North, Valley Center, KS
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS!!
Megan Martin, Plains, VA
Email: [email protected]
Sponsors: Sue and Dave Snyder
(per PSCA Announcement sent 11/25/14)
Joanne Von Essen, Massapequa Park, NY
Email: [email protected]
Sponsors: Dean and Denise Bennett
(per PSCA Announcement sent 11/25/14)
Stephanie & Donald Schneider, Catawba, VA
Email: [email protected]
Sponsors: Sue Snyder and Lois Landis
(per PSCA Announcement sent 12/5/14)
Please make sure you keep your contact information
current with our membership chair, Ann Shepard.
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Eukanuba 2014 winners!
Best of Breed, Best Veteran: GCH Terra-Blue Ariege, owned by Kim Rice and Patricia Princehouse
Winners Bitch, Award of Merit: Drole D'Oiseau Taille de Guepe, owned by Ila
McLaughlin and Kim Rice
Best of Opposite Sex: GCG La Brise Special Agent, owned by Kim Rice and Patricia
Princehouse
Select Dog: GCH Eclipse de La Petite de Ferme de Wihr, owned by Patricia Princehouse
Select Bitch: CH Isaby de Terra-Blue, owned by David Clayton
Award of Merit: GCH La Brise Golden Bear, owned by Cindy Wilmoth and Patricia
Princehouse
Best Bred by Exhibitor: CH Goldenbear St-Lary-Soulan de La Brise, owned by Cindy Wilmoth and Patricia Princehouse
Eukanuba Agility
(L to R)
Shirley Farquhar with Pip and Cooper
Katherine Fijal with Chase
Kelly Maier with Skeeter
Westminster 2015 Winners!
Best of Breed: GCH La Brise Sun Bear, owned by Kathryn Lanam & Patricia Princehouse
Winners Bitch, Best of Opposite Sex: RPK3 La Brise Chanson D'Amour, owned by
Patricia Princehouse
Select Dog: GCH Eclipse de La Petite de Ferme de Wihr, owned by Patricia Princehouse
Award of Merit: GCH La Brise Louis Quatorze, owned by Julie Steddom, Elizabeth
Edgerton, and Patricia Princehouse
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PSCA receives approval for first 2 AKC Agility Trials!!
The PSCA has been approved to hold its first two single day AKC agility trials! We will be hosting one on
Friday, June 5, 2015 and the second on Friday, July 31, 2015. The Saturday/Sunday trials will be hosted by
other breed clubs so 3 days of agility on both weekends. The trials are posted on the AKC site where you can
see classes offered and the judges. The location for both trials is the Soccer Sportsplex in North Olmsted,
Ohio (west side of Cleveland). Their website is www.soccersportsplex.com . They have 2 soccer fields with
FieldTurf, A/C, snack bar, and lots of grass for running dogs. They also accept a certain number of RVs for
each trial.
The Trial Superintendent is Pinnacle Dog Sports and will be handling all aspects of the trial for us from Trial
Secretary to volunteer workers. All the club has to provide is the Trial Chair (Karen Majka) and the Trial
Committee of at least 5 people. The superintendent provides free lunch and one non-alcoholic drink to each
committee member.
The club will need volunteers for the Trial Committee for each trial. The committee should be about 6-7
people so there is some flexibility if someone needs to leave the site to run an errand. A minimum of 5
committee members must be on site all day. If someone is willing to be on either one or both of the trial
committees, please send your name and contact info to Karen Majka at [email protected] . The premium will be finalized by early March 2015 so we will need to have names before that to ensure we’ve met this
requirement. Any club member can be on this committee, you do not have to run a dog at the agility trial.
The Trial Superintendent will be providing ribbons for qualifying, placements, new titles, and MACH/PACH/
PAX ribbons. The PSCA will also be sponsoring additional prizes for Pyr Sheps only! Entries for the first trial
open on April 1, 2015 and the second opens on June 17, 2015. Both are first received so be sure to enter early. Motels in either Strongsville or Westlake are fairly close to
the show site and should be booked early.
For questions or additional info, email Karen at
[email protected] Hope to see you all there in June and
July!!
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New Titles Earned…. Oct —Dec 2014
Champion
CH Goldenbear St-Lary-Soulan De La Brise
CH Ioko Du Pic D'Espade
Owner
Dr. Patricia Princehouse & Cindy Wilmoth
Nicole Sharpe & Ann Shepard
CH Drole D'Oiseau Taille De Guepe
CH MACH2 La Brise Moustique Bleu MXS MJG NF
Kimberlee J Rice & Ila McLaughlin
Kelly Maier
Grand Champion
GCH CH Burgerhaus Lumiere Noire De La Foret BN RN TD NA OAJ NF
GCH CH Desirae De La Foret NAJ CA
GCH CH Isaby De Terr-Blue
Sue Snyder
Sue Peterson
David Clayton
Beginner Novice
La Brise Triple Crown BN RN
Allie Anderson
Pre-Trial Tested
Chaparral's French Press PT CGC
Mrs. Joni A Monney-McKeown
Rally Novice
Winecup Andreu De Bien-Aime RN OA AXJ NF CGC
Terri Walker & Katherine McGuire
Rally Advanced
Madcap Starstruck Adventure RA
Amanda Patience Garman
Rally Excellent
CH La Brise Coco Chanel CD BN RE CGCA
Valerie A Davis & Jeff Schumacher
Rally Advanced Excellent
CH La Brise Jumpin Jiminy BN RAE AX MXJ OF
Toni A Lugosky
Novice Agility
CH Bellocq Du Pic D'Arrouyette NA NAJ
La Brise Cassiopeia NA OAJ NF CGCA
Coryrex's Mighty Joe Young NA AXJ NF
Rock's Gold Rush De La Brise NA NAJ
Susan Buttivant
Sue Abraham
Maria Yolanda McElyea
Melanie Elizabeth Rock
Chaparral's Bravissimo Figaro NA NAJ
Andrea Petitto & William Toohey
Open Agility
Coryrex's My Special Buddy OA AXJ
Christopher M Mcelyea & Patrick J Mcelyea
La Brise Catching Fire OA NAJ
Madcap Thyme Flies Watching Stars OA NAJ NF
Traceur De Terra-Blue OA NAJ
Deborah A Rabuck & Dawn L Martin
Jennifer Lego
Kathleen Brown
Master Silver Agility
MACH Burgerhaus Great Expectations MXS MJG MXF
MACH2 La Brise Moustique Bleu MXS MJS NF
Shirley Farquhar
Kelly Maier
CH MACH Burgerhaus Bravura Jongleur MXS MJS OF
Barbara Harrill & Kathy Burger & Spencer
GCH CH La Brise Alexander The Great VCD2 RAE TDX MX MXS MXJ MJB MXF
MACH La Brise Colter De La Prairy MXS MJS XF T2B4 CA
Deborah A Rabuck & Dawn L Martin
Katharine Streitwieser
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New Titles Earned…. Oct—Dec 2014
(cont’d)
Master Century Agility
MACH3 La Brise It Takes A Madcap Gadget MXC MJB2 MXF T2B6
Brenda Farrington & Danny Farrington
Novice Agility Jumper
CH Desirae De La Foret NAJ CA
Rock's Gold Rush De La Brise NA NAJ
Chaparral's Bravissimo Figaro NA NAJ
Sue Peterson
Melanie Elizabeth Rock
Andrea Petitto & William Toohey
Novice Agility Jumper Preferred
GCH CH Westhill Amie De La Brise RA OA OAJ NJP NF
Kathy Burger
Open Agility Jumper
Traceur De Terra-Blue OA OAJ
Kathleen Brown
Excellent Agility Jumper
Coryrex's Mighty Joe Young NA AXJ NF
CH Delice De Terra-Blue RN OA AXJ
Maria Yolanda McElyea
Ila McLaughlin & Kenneth E Mclaughlin
Master Silver Jumper
MACH Bien-Aime Joie De Vivre CD MXB MJS OF
Denise Visco
Master Silver Jumper 2
MACH2 Chasseur De La Brise MXS MJS2 MXF T2B
CH MACH3 Gitan Roi De Bien-Aime CD BN RAE MXG MJS2 XF T2B CA
MACH3 La Brise It Takes A Madcap Gadget MXC MJS2 MXF T2B7
Katherine Fijal & Dr. Patricia Princehouse
Terri Walker & Diane Overstreet
Brenda Farrington & Danny Farrington
Master Silver Jumper 3
MACH6 Encore Diva De Bien-Aime MXS2 MJS3 MXF MFB TQX T2B4 CA
Joan Cain Pizitz
Master Gold Jumper
MACH2 La Brise Moustique Bleu MXS MJG NF
MACH Vivace De La Brise MXB MJG XF
Kelly Maier
Spencer J Harrill & Barbara J Harrill
Master Century Jumper
MACH Heros De Bien-Aime MXB MJC OF T2B
Brooke Ellsworth
Agility FAST Novice
Gulliver's Travel Du Pic D'Espade OA AXJ NF
Irene Holtzer
La Brise Cassiopeia NA OAJ NF CGCA
Coryrex's Mighty Joe Young NA AXJ NF
GCH CH Desirae De La Foret NAJ NF CA
Sue Abraham
Maria Yolanda McElyea
Sue Snyder
Agility Master FAST Excellent
MACH La Brise Sam TDX MXB MJS MXF
MACH3 La Brise It Takes A Madcap Gadget MXG MJB2 MXF T2B6
Jenny Cuccinello
Brenda Farrington & Danny Farrington
Time 2 Beat
Next Chapter De La Brise MX MXJ MJB OF T2B
Jason Tomlinson & Kathy Tomlinson
Time 2 Beat 4
MACH La Brise Colter De La Prairy MXB MJS XF T2B4 CA
Katharine Streitwieser
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New Titles Earned…. Oct—Dec 2014
(cont’d)
Time 2 Beat 7
MACH3 La Brise It Takes A Madcap Gadget MXC MJS2 MXF T2B7
Brenda Farrington & Danny Farrington
Master Agility Champion
GCH CH MACH La Brise Alexander The Great VCD2 RAE TDX MXS MJB MXF
GCH CH MACH Burgerhaus Grand Prix VCD1 RE MJB OF T2B CA RATN
Deborah A Rabuck & Dawn L Martin
Sue Snyder
Master Agility Champion 2
MACH2 Chasseur De La Brise MXS MJB2 MXF T2B
MACH2 Premier Rio De La Foret RA MXS MJS MXF T2B2
Katherine Fijal & Dr. Patricia Princehouse
Mrs. Susan Rene MacBean
Master Agility Champion 3
MACH3 La Brise It Takes A Madcap Gadget MXG MJB2 XF T2B6
CH MACH3 Gitan Roi De Bien-Aime CD BN RAE MXG MJB2 XF T2B CA
Master Agility Champion 7
MACH7 Burgerhaus Coup De Foudre MXB3 MJB3 MXF MFB TQX T2B
Brenda Farrington & Danny Farrington
Terri Walker & Diane Overstreet
Shirley Farquhar
Canine Good Citizen
Hourquette Des Forges De Thor CGC
Terri Walker & Diane Overstreet
GCH CH La Brise Margot La Fleur CGC
Mumford RN CGC
Roy Lennox
Diana PM Childress
Advanced Canine Good Citizen
CH La Brise Coco Chanel CD BN RA CGCA
Valerie A Davis & Jeff Schumacher
CONGRATULATIONS!
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PSCA Officers & Board
Winter: Issue 1 (January)
President
Kathy Burger
Term Exp. March 2017 (2nd Term)
7736 Franklin Drive, Harrisburg, PA 17112
(717) 571-9792
[email protected]
Vice President
Sarah Herring
Term Exp. March 2016 (2nd Term)
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Secretary
Sue Snyder
Term Exp. March 2015 (1st Term)
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Treasurer
Karen Majka
Term Exp. March 2016 (2nd Term)
595 Carriage Dr., Plain City, OH 43064
(614) 873-7180
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Director
Kim Rice
Term Exp. March 2017 (2nd Term)
11415 Norby Rd., Kansas City, MO 64137-2533
(816) 763-0702
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Director
Ann Shepard
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