Pug Talk - Summer 2015

Volume 51 | Number 2 | Summer 2015

Emma: The Once & Future Pug Queen Pug Talk Exclusive Story

Chubbs the Wampug Internet Celebrity Pug

Where Do Puppies Come From?

The Whelping Pen

Alice the Pug's Marathon Feature Rescue Article

What Pedigrees Can Tell Us

RBIS MBISS Gold GCH Pine Cone’s Green Mountain Boy

In This Issue The Tail of the Pug Editorial

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–by Marcy Heathman

PUG TALK

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OWNER/EDITOR/ PUBLISHER Marcy Heathman

ART DIRECTOR/ GRAPHIC DESIGNER

Christen Cabe Creative Commonground www.creativecommonground.com

CONTRIBUTORS

Artists: Debby Hanks Obedience Photographs: Shirley Gilchrest PAW: Pugs Around the World: Felicity Prideaux Remembering Pat Scully: Ashley B. L. Fischer The Whelping Pen: Beth Ballard

Quarter 1, 2015 CHIC Numbers –Canine Health Information Center

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Alice the Pug's Marathon

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Feature Rescue Article

Getting Started in Obedience –American Kennel Club, 2015

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PAW: Pugs Around the World

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The Royal Shows of Australia –by Felicity Prideaux

Collector’s Corner

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Book Reviews

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Rare finds for pug people Lola Pug (by Carina Lagnado) Sophie the Adorable Pug (by Jim Edmonds)

Gus's Great Adventure Pug Herding

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–by Damona Sain

Chubbs the Wampug

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Pug Dog Club of Greater San Antonio Specialty Show

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Lure Coursing Pugs? You Bet!

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Internet Celebrity Pugs

Show Results

Performance Sport –by Paula Ham

Remembering Pat Scully

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Where Do Puppies Come From?

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–by Ashley B.L. Fischer

The Whelping Pen –by Beth Ballard

What Pedigrees Can Tell Us –by Marcy Heathman

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Emma: The Once & Future Pug Queen

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Pug Talk Exclusive Story: Part 1 –by Ben Gines

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Cover Pug

Buster was a Top Ten Pug in 2012 and 2013, all owner handled. He remained near the top of the rankings in 2014, his third year as a special. He is a Pug Specialty winner as well as a multiple Toy Specialty Show winning dog. Add to that, over 40 group wins and placements, and a Reserve Best In Show. Buster is a much-loved teammate both in and out of the ring. And to think that he came into our lives just to finish his championship for a friend! He never left, and I will always be grateful to his former owners as well as his co-owner, Lisa Sheeran. Buster’s “campaign” may be winding down but he’s not finished yet. We will show him selectively this year while we get started with some of our new young pugs.

They have big paw prints to follow!

Upcoming Shows The Greater Atlanta Pug Club will hold its annual Specialty Show on Saturday, 22 August, 2015, at the Atlanta Expo Center South in Jonesboro, Georgia. Conformation judge will be Mr. Ken Berg; Sweepstakes judge will be Ms. Patti Mosser. The show chairman is Mrs. Pat Shepherd. Show Superintendent is MB–F.

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EDITORIAL

Tail of the Pug –by Marcy Heathman

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dog owner’s responsibility begins with the basic needs of food, water, shelter and veterinary care. Just about everyone agrees on those four items. What about canine pregnancy? “Spay or neuter your pets” has become a catch phrase used by many, and it is probably the most practical method of preventing unwanted litters; it eliminates the issues of dealing with females in season, and moderates the temperament of male dogs. It prevents the production of unwanted litters and does not add to the burdens communities have through animal control. But some pet owners decline sterilization as a method, instead practicing responsible ownership through other methods.

Keeping your dog under your control at all times is one method. Many states have leash laws requiring dogs to be under control when not on your property, so walking your dog on a leash at all times is being a responsible owner. Keeping your dog on your property with a well-maintained fence is another method. Escape artists need more vigilance from owners than others, but any dog can unexpectedly attempt an escape, so responsible owners are always on alert.

Making sure your dog stays at home makes you a good neighbor, as well.

Your dog won’t poop in someone else’s yard, or dig in their garden, or chase neighborhood kids. Responsible owners are good neighbors, too.

Some neighbors are annoyed by barking dogs, especially those in close proximity.

Condos and apartments are often the most difficult to deal with. Dogs who bark at night keep people awake, and barking during the day irritates people as well. And certainly, if it bothers you, then your neighbor is also irritated.

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Most dogs who bark too much are left alone too much.

Consider more activities with your dog, or even a doggie day care a few days a week. Oh, and teaching a dog to “speak” also allows you to teach “hush.”

Responsible owners monitor their dog’s skin and coat condition and take appropriate measures to keep them healthy. If it means changing foods, do so. If you want to feed raw foods, that’s fine.

If preservatives don’t bother you, and your dog thrives on a store-bought kibble, that’s fine too. The catch to finding the right dog food is to find the food that works for your dog.

An important part of responsible ownership is to clean up after your dog, whether in your yard, along your walks, or throughout the community you travel in with your dog. Appropriate housing for pugs is wherever the family is, but they do appreciate a sunny spot on a cool day, and relief from the heat when it’s exceptionally warm. Always have plenty of clean water on hand, no matter what the weather is.

All dogs should have an annual checkup by a veterinarian. Discuss with them the necessary immunizations your dog should have, and your preferences about when to give them. Heartworm preventative is now a must in the continental United States, and many warm climates around the world. With pugs, keep a close eye on teeth and eyes, as they are often the major cause of issues in our

beloved breed.

Some owners prefer a homeopathic approach to good health, while some will use a combination of homeopathy and traditional medicine.

In sum, responsible dog owners protect their pets from injury and disease, protect their neighbors from annoyances by their pets, and avoid unwanted litters.

How they do so should be a matter of personal preference. If dog owners do not select the easy way, they should not be treated as “irresponsible” as long as the goals of no unwanted puppies, no nuisances, and no neglect are achieved.

Responsible Owner Basics

»» Walk your dog on a leash and control your dog's whereabouts

»» Find the food that works best for YOUR dog

»» Clean up your dog's waste »» Provide adequate outdoor shelter and clean water

»» Visit a vet annually and stay up to date with immunizations

»» Learn about preventative

care to keep your dog healthy year-round

Quarter 1, 2015 CHIC Numbers –Canine Health Information Center

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NEW/UPDATE

CHIC#

OWNER

Oryan’s Ring Around The Posies

02/06/2015

UPDATE

76881

Caroline McCormick

Oryan’s Love Is A Stranger

02/06/2015

UPDATE

78832

Caroline McCormick

Hill Country’s Baby I’m A Ritz Man

01/16/2015

NEW

102624

Kristy & Kevin Ratliff

Hill Country’s Big Bang Theory

01/16/2015

NEW

102625

Kristy & Kevin Ratliff

Hill County’s Love Me Doo

01/16/2015

NEW

101626

Kristy & Kevin Ratliff

Bit O’Gold’s Belle of the Ball

02/11/2015

NEW

103222

Cynthia & James E. Tomsic

NAME OF PUG

Quarter 1, 2015 CHIC Numbers

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FEATURE RESCUE ARTICLE

Alice the Pug's Marathon

Hi!

My name is Alice, and I am a six-month-old pug. My human ran in the Boston Marathon this year, and because I'm such a loyal pal, I trained for a marathon too! She told me that only the really fast runners qualify for marathons, and the slowpokes (like me!) get their bibs by fundraising for nonprofits. So when I trained, I raised money and awareness for a totally pawsome group: the Pug Rescue of New England (PRoNE)!

My human and I have roots (whatever those are) in the Boston/New England area, so we used DreamFund.com, based there too, to raise the funds. We managed to bring in almost 50% over our goal! Thanks to all my friends out there, especially those who followed through Pugs of Instagram!

Now, anyone who knows me, or knows about the body type of a pug (short legs, squished face, rolls like the Pillsbury Doughboy), knows that me running 26.2 miles is a ludicrous thought. That's why I set a much more reasonable goal for myself; I ran a .262 mile marathon.

A lot of people don't think a pug can run a marathon. But I proved that I'm a true underdog! I worked like a dog to get fit, and training was pretty “ruff” some times. Much of the training was long walks in the mornings, when it's coolest, but I'd STILL have energy at the end of the walks. So we'd do a few “jogging sprints” just to take the edge off. Because we're bi-coastal (Boston, MA and Santa Monica, CA), I took advantage of an off-leash beach in Malibu and did many short sand sprints to build up my endurance.

And my human made sure I had a good quality diet and stuck to it (ugh). She fed me quality protein and made sure I had plenty of carbs for endurance.

I wasn't sure if it was a compliment when my human said I was “built like a potato,” but I took it as one and just

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cocked my head innocently in response.

No pug human can resist that look!

I also spent a lot of time with my puppy playgroups, where I am VERY social.

It's important to play with all the other puppies and share toys nicely. I may be known as “Big Al” to some, but I really am totally sweet and mischievous, like any other puglet. And I have the “natural clown” gene, too. I hear that's pretty common in all pugs.

The day of the marathon, it was brisk and cloudy, with some steady rain during the race. But I did it! I managed to jog through, with frequent water stops. I don't know how humans race without the water stops where you put your entire head into the bowl! I guess

they don't understand the evaporative cooling it gives you.

her time of four hours and fifty-eight minutes! I woo'd and had happy feet for her. We've talked to the PRoNE people Boston has a lot of marathon events, and hope to have more events like this but the .262 race is just starting. one in the coming year. Please make a Hopefully next year, as a full-grown gal, donation if you can to help them out.

I'll be able to better this year's record. Our housemate had two PRoNE rescue I guess I ought to add that my human pugs, and it's a great organization! did run in the human part of the race, and beat her goal of five hours, with

Alice — or “Big Al” as she's sometimes called — lives with her human, who grew up in the Boston area and recently relocated into the Santa Monica, CA area. Those strong Boston ties and Alice's overflowing puppy energy prompted them to work on the first .262 pugathon!

Reach PRoNE through their website: www.pugrescueofnewengland.org

Alice the Pug's Marathon

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Getting Started in Obedience –American Kennel Club, 2015

W hy train your dog?

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ogs, by nature, are pack animals with a well-defined social order.

As you and your family become your dog's pack, your new dog will look to you — the leader of the pack — for guidance. Leadership can be established in a firm but friendly manner. Keep in mind that it is unrealistic to expect the dog to abide by the rules of the household without the leader teaching appropriate behavior!

Much like people, every dog is different.

Some are hyperactive. Some are laid back. Some are serious. Others are silly.

Some are shy, and yet others have too much confidence. Regardless of these differences, training is necessary for all dogs and beneficial to your entire family.

Training will

‣‣ Help correct nuisance behaviors such as jumping on people, digging, barking, and chewing, while providing mental and physical activities for your dog. ‣‣ Deepen the bond between you and your dog, and to increase the enjoyment, companionship and satisfaction of your relationship with your dog.

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‣‣ Ensure your dog's safety and happiness. ‣‣ Nurture good canine companionship for the benefit of your family, neighborhood and community. ‣‣ Allow you to enjoy the fun and excitement of competing in AKC events. You and your dog can earn certificates and titles while you continue to strengthen your communication and teamwork.

Types of Training Classes Puppy Class A developmental training course for the 3-to-5-month-old puppy. A puppy class emphasizes socialization with people and other puppies. Instructors usually offer information on growth, nutrition, grooming, housebreaking and problem-solving and teach basic household commands.

Basic Class A basic training course for dogs 5-to-6 months and older, aimed at training you to train your dog. The basic class emphasizes the essential training commands needed to make a dog a good companion: heel on a loose leash, sit, stand, down, stay in position, and come when called. Instructors also usually provide information on nutrition, grooming and problem-solving. This basic training is important in keeping your dog safe.

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Canine Good Citizen® (CGC) Class May be a separate class or a part of a beginner class at AKC clubs and other organizations. CGC is a certification program that is designed to reward dogs that have good manners at home and in the community. Your dog will need to know the commands and exercises taught in a basic training class to qualify for a passing score on the CGC test. Dogs that pass the CGC test receive a certificate from the AKC and are recorded in the AKC's Canine Good Citizen Archive.

Training Classes for Companion Events A variety of classes that prepare students and their dogs for competition in obedience, agility, tracking and other AKC events. You will be instructed in the levels of competition and titles available, how to teach your dog the required exercises, and the regulations that apply when you are competing.

Purpose of AKC Obedience Trials Consider taking obedience training with your dog to a whole new level.

Enter the world of AKC obedience and help your dog realize its full potential by competing in obedience trials and earning obedience competition titles.

AKC Obedience Trials demonstrate the usefulness of the dog as a companion to man. Obedience trials showcase dogs that have been trained and conditioned to behave well in the home, in public places, and in the presence of other dogs. AKC trials and tests allow exhibitors and their dogs to enjoy companionship and competition as they proudly earn AKC titles.

Types of Obedience Trials

‣‣ All-breed Obedience Trials, the most common types of trials, offer competitions for more than 180 breeds and varieties of dogs recognized by the AKC. ‣‣ Specialty Trials are restricted to dogs of a specific breed or to varieties of one breed. For example, the Pug Dog Club of America Specialty is for pugs only.

Am I Eligible?

To be eligible to compete in obedience trials, a dog must be: ‣‣ Registered with the AKC, or ‣‣ Listed with the AKC Purebred Alternative Listing/Indefinite Listing Privilege (PAL/ILP) program, or ‣‣ Listed with the AKC Canine Partners program, or ‣‣ Be a Foundation Stock Service (FSS) recorded breed. And ‣‣ Be 6 months of age or older.

How Do I Get Started in Obedience?

The best advice is to START TRAINING EARLY! Training a puppy is easier than training an adult dog because a puppy is more open to new ideas and has not yet developed "bad habits."

While it's best to start young, the old saying "You can't teach an old dog new tricks" is only partially true. It is never too late to train your dog, although it may take longer to retrain it to eliminate undesirable habits.

Most AKC clubs conduct a variety of classes instructed by trainers who have won awards in obedience competition with their own dogs, and they make sure to stay up-to-date on the latest training techniques. They have experience training all breeds of dogs and can help solve behavior problems. Most clubs accept all types of dogs, mixed breeds and purebreds, and prospective students are usually welcome to observe a class before signing up for a training course.

When you attend classes with your dog, instructors will show you how to teach it and will expect you to practice at home. The younger the dog, the shorter the practice sessions should be. For the best results, both you and your dog should enjoy frequent short sessions, combined with some play and rewards.

The AKC website offers links to clubs throughout the entire United States.

You can search from their website at www.akc.org under Clubs, then Club Search, and then Training Clubs.

Photos courtesy of Shirley Gilchrest

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The Royal Shows of Australia –by Felicity Prideaux

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s winter starts its slow crawl into the Aussie landscape, our major dog shows, “The Royals,” also enter the horizon, as do the Victorian Specialty and the New South Wales Specialty!

Bitch Challenge was the awarded to the locally owned bitch, Lt Col & Mrs SN, T&P Hurst’s Ch Kabova Little Ms Busy, with the Reserve Challenge bitch being won

by Jenny Williams’ Kabova Price of Fame, a daughter of the Best of Breed Winner.

The Royal Shows are something akin to a state fair — all sorts of stock, produce and commercial displays — and of course the obligatory “side show alley” and “show bags”!! Depending on the size of the city, the “Royal” might run for three days, as is the case in Canberra, or ten or twelve days in Sydney and Melbourne. Dog judging is held every day, with different breeds being showcased and Best in Show judging being held on or around the last day of “The Royal.”

Victorian Pug Club Championship Show At the end of March, the Victorian Pug Club conduct their annual championship specialty. This year the show was judged by Mrs. Lorene Vickers-Smith (USA), and I was absolutely over the moon to be asked by the club to be the emergency and special classes judge. I have, for more than 30 years, admired Lorene’s stunning Wisselwood Pugs, and to be asked to be on the same panel was

certainly one of the highlights of my judging career. The added bonus was getting to spend time absorbing the tiniest fraction of Lorene’s wealth of knowledge!

Lorene had a lovely entry of around 120 dogs and chose for her BISS the beautiful Victorian bred, owned and handled bitch Supreme Champion Birsay Red Red Wine. "Hilley Grace," as she is known to her friends, is owned and handled by Leonie McRae and bred by Leonie and her parents Jock and Elaine McRae. Runner-up to Best in Show was the bitch Nelclarice Mustang Sally, owned

by Lyn Chalelson and bred by Carol Leach. Dog Challenge (and Opposite Sex) was Ch Aimhi Devil’s son, owned

by Pat Albress and Leanne Trotter and

Royal Canberra First cab off the rank is always the Royal Canberra show, which is held on the last weekend in February. Canberra is our national capital and is about a three hour drive southwest of Sydney and about an eight hour drive north of Melbourne. It’s my local Royal, but unfortunately I was in the middle of moving house this year, so not only didn’t I enter, I didn’t even get a chance to go and look! The dog judging takes place over four days (even though the show is only open to the public for three days), and this year there were 1,774 dogs exhibited, of which 250 were toys, with 20 pugs entered (five absentees).

Best of Breed was Jenny Williams’ American Gr & Aust Ch Rose-Treasure Win One For The Gipper (Imp USA), with runner-up Best of Breed being taken out by his son, Ch Kabova Lethal Weapon, owned by Debra Cummings.

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Supreme Ch Birsay Red Red Wine, Victorian Pug Club Championship Show

bred by Pat Albress. Reserve Challenge dog was Supreme Ch Birsay One Bud Wiser — and yes, if you think that prefix and name theme is consistent, that is because “Buddy” is the litter brother to the BISS winner!! He is also owned and handled by Leonie McRae. An interesting fact is that the 2014 BISS winner was a full younger sister to Hilley Grace and Buddy!

Sydney Royal Easter Show The following week saw the Sydney Royal Easter show. This year’s Royal saw over 4,000 dogs judged with over 500 toys exhibited. An entry of 97 pugs saw judge Mr. Eugene Blake (USA) awarded Best of Breed to Leonie McRae’s bitch, Ch Pandanlamo Roly Pudin Pie, with Pandanlamo Mademoiselle taking out runner-up Best of Breed. Both of these girls were bred by Liz and Rudi Fabrici from South Australia and are strongly American bred by virtue of Liz and Rudi’s American imports Aust Gr Ch LNL’s Sunni’s Roly Poly and Aust Ch LNL’s Third Time A Chance. Dog Challenge was awarded to Ch Raevon You Guessed It, owned by Goyarts/Oldbury/Estrich and handled by Belinda Goyarts. Reserve Challenge was won by Esther Joseph’s American import, AM CH Aust Supreme Ch Caper’s Snap To It (Imp USA).

The Pug Club of NSW Championship Show On Easter Sunday, The Pug Club of NSW conducted their Easter Championship

Ch Pandanlamo Roly Pudin Pie, Sydney Royal Easter Show

Pandanlamo Mademoiselle, Sydney Royal Easter Show

Show. The judge was Mr. Noronart Rattabasakvibook (Thailand) who kindly agreed to come at very short notice.

A fabulous entry of 162 saw the Best In Show award being bestowed on the

delightful “Pud” — Ch Pandanlamo Roly Pudin Pie — who completed the rare double of BOB at the Royal and BISS at the Pug Show over the Easter weekend.

Pud and owner Leonie McRae were cheered on by her breeders, Liz and Rudi Fabrici. Runner-up to Best In Show "Sanjay" was the Dog Challenge winner from the Sydney Royal — handled by co-owner Belinda Goyarts, Ch Raevon You Guessed It, owned by Goyarts/ Oldbury/Estrich. Reserve Bitch Challenge was taken out by Liz and Rudi Fabrici’s homebred girl, Ch Pandanlamo Pandora, and Reserve Dog Challenge winner was the Junior Dog, Troycole Where’s the Sauce, owned and handled by Candice Craig and bred by Joy and Bob Dunn.

Next time I will run through the Australian judging system! It’s very different to the one used in the USA and Canada.

Ch Pandanlamo Roly Pudin Pie, Pug Club of NSW Championship Show

So until then — Hug Your Pug for me!

The Royal Shows of Australia

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Collector's Corner RARE FINDS FOR PUG PEOPLE

Eve Pearce Pugs

Eve Pearce is an exceptionally talented artist, internationally renowned for the incredible detail and care she takes on her delightful and charming models.

Each piece of Eve's work is totally handcrafted, hand painted, and a unique piece of art. She signs and marks each piece with her name and the 1/1 mark.

Eve will also undertake commissions of your own dog and personalize it with the dog's name, date, special colored cushion, etc.

Eve has produced many individual commissions for our customers from all over the world.

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The Eve Pearce pugs shown here are from the personal collection of John and Judy Mumma who operate the “Time Dances By� website at www.timedancesby.com.

Collector's Corner

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BOOK REVIEW

Lola Pug

–Written by Carina Lagnad0, illustrated by Emily Colenso

“A cute, funny little dog, with big, googly black eyes, a little button nose, lots of wrinkles, floppy ears and curly whirly tail. They named her Lola.”

L

ola Pug is a well-written, beautifully illustrated book, telling a simple tale of love and acceptance. And, Lola Pug is a story on more than one level. For very young children, it is a charming story about animals and a lovable little dog in particular; for slightly older children, it approaches the issue of ‘difference’ in a very appealing but comfortable way – who could fail to love Lola? Lola’s story will put a smile on your face. Lola Pug is an example of how to reach out to young minds and teach them tolerance and kindness.

Lola Pug is available through Amazon.com by searching “Lola Pug.”

FIND IT ON AMAZON http://www.amazon.com/Lola-Pug-Carina-Lagnado/dp/1910298182/ ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1431982794&sr=8-1&keywords=%22Lola+Pug%22

BOOK REVIEW

Sophie the Adorable Pug –Written by Jim Edmonds

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nd thus Sophie begins her story, and how her life went from loving family, to uncertain future, and a new family with new rules. Sophie’s narrative mirrors many real-life stories of families where the original owner dies, and how a pet’s life can change over the years. Her story reminds us that kindness is a lesson we are never too old to learn and is illustrated with actual photographs of Sophie herself. Sophie’s story reinforces positive messages about compassion and what it means to take care of those we love.

Sophie the Adorable Pug is available online through Amazon and Barnes & Noble by searching “Sophie the Adorable Pug.”

FIND IT ON AMAZON http://www.amazon.com/Sophie-Adorable-Pug-Jim-Edmonds-ebook/dp/ B00V5B3L36/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1431982917&sr= 1-1&keywords=sophie+the+adorable+pug

FIND IT ON BARNES & NOBLE http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/sophie-the-adorable-pug-jim-edmonds/ 1121225807?ean=9781507832585

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“One day … we were old enough to be adopted by humans. We found out that meant we would be going to other places to live.”

Now available in Paperback ($9.25) and in E-Book Format ($3.99).

http://www.amazon.com/SophieAdorable-Pug-Jim-Edmonds/dp/ 1507832583/ref=sr_1_1?ie= UTF8&qid=1431324834&sr=8-1& keywords=Sophie+the+adorable+pug

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/ sophie-the-adorable-pug-jim-edmonds/ 1121225807?ean=9781507832585

5 STAR CUSTOMER REVIEWS. ORDER YOURS NOW! "Sophie the Pug is both ADORABLE and DURABLE!!"

"Makes me smile."

"Sophie the Adorable Pug was great!"

"I fell in love with Sophie the minute I read her story! She goes through more than one dog should ever have to and comes through it all in a very heartwarming way. ;)"

"I love stories from the animal's point of view, because it helps to put into perspective the things us humans take for granted. Jim has a wonderful way of telling a story that just makes you want to smile."

"A great story from the dog’s perspective … the loyalty and love shared between man and his best friend. Well written and a wonderful story for adults as well as children."

–Jane Freund

–Becky Hessing

–William Kemery

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CHELSEA PUGS PRESENTS

BISS GCh Chelsea's Fantasy Ima Spice Girl Tu

"Poshe"

2014 Puget Sound Pug Dog Club BISS 2014 PDCA National Specialty Select Bitch 2014 PDCA Top Twenty Five OWNED & BRED BY:

CHELSEA PUGS

HANDLED BY:

Georgia Burgin & Mari Anne Parks

chelseapugs2001@yahoo.com

Joseph Cole & Mari Anne Parks

GCH Chelsea's Fantasy Dressed to Impress

Penny from Heaven

2014 PDCA National Specialty Winners Bitch and Best Puppy Currently rated #1 Pug Bitch Multiple Breed and Group Placements

OWNED & BRED BY:

CHELSEA PUGS

HANDLED BY:

Mari Anne Parks & Georgia Burgin

chelseapugs2001@yahoo.com

Joseph Cole & Mari Anne Parks

BREEDING WILL OUT Four males representing generations 8–11 of breeding from Trump and Dress Circle.

From the youngest, left to right:

GCh. Trump's Velvet Elvis (not yet CHIC eligible)

His Father, GCh. Dress Circle Bebe King (CHIC #105132) His Father, GCh. Trump's Bebe Bowser (CHIC #72008) His Father, Ch. Dress Circle Lock And Load (CHIC #66617)

DRESS CIRCLE Christine Dresser DVM TRUMP Curtis Rowe

Photo by MCLife portraits

Our wicked-good Grand Sweepstakes winner from both last year's regional and national specialties continues to delight us with her quality and exhuberance.

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Sire: Ch. Dress Circle Loaded For Bear (CHIC #86611) Dam: Ch. Trump's Fannie Mae (CHIC #70063)

Every generation is a new source of pride!

Watch for our newest boy, Trump's Bruce Almighty, who started his career at the prestigious Louisville circuit winning two 4-point majors, including WD and Best of Winners at the Bluegrass Pug Fanciers specialty under breeder-judge Cynthia Cool.

Dress Circle P Trump ANOTHER

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PRODUCTION

PUG HERDING

Gus's Great Adventure –by Damona Sain

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he SUV was packed — fully packed — for just me and my 20 lb, eight year old black pug, Gus. We were on a Great Adventure, from Pennsylvania to Florida, in early November 2014. Why? Gus needed some rehabilitation and I some training.

Mealtime brings out Gus’s inner wolf, Rottweiler, and Tasmanian devil. Who better to tackle this than Cesar Millan?

Now Gus is normally a sweet, lovable pug. I adopted him when he was almost two. He’s very willing to please, so becoming a therapy dog was a no-brainer after he aced his obedience class. But his food possession was way out of bounds. We go to libraries where kids read to him. I was concerned some child would innocently drop a cookie, and Gus might attempt to grab it while the child was picking it up, perhaps nipping the child accidently.

I’d signed us up for a “Training Cesar’s Way” (TCW) event at Cesar’s new East Coast Dog Psychology Center in Davie, FL. I first met Cesar in 2005 before

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he became so famous.

I’ve been to many of his presentations over the years, and the dog/ human problems you see on TV are genuine. There’s no trickery in what you see.

He has helped thousands of people, assisting them to transform their behavior, which usually helps overcome the dog’s problem. Owners’ surprise and relief is genuine as well. Whatever you think about Cesar, know this: he has the most amazingly calm and assertive energy that tames the fiercest or most fearful canine.

He never gets rattled or angry nor ever expresses frustration directly to the dogs. He is truly passionate about helping people understand their role in creating an environment that sets a dog up for problems — and correcting it. He absolutely walks his talk — and his pack — using exercise, discipline (boundary setting instead of punishment), and then affection to fulfill his dogs. Rules, boundaries and limitations are necessary as well, just as they are for people. He reads dog energy far better than the average human being and translates it for us in a very practical, enlightened manner.

He definitely loves canines and has spent his life with them. His foundation funds a lot of grants to rescue organizations, as well.

People always compliment me on how well-behaved and happy my pugs are, and it’s mainly thanks to Cesar’s formula that they’re the good canine citizens they are today. I love my pugs dearly, but respect that they are actually

dogs first. I am their guardian, not their mom. This may be heresy to many other pug owners, I realize, but it works for our family and our neighborhood.

One of the TCW events included a sheep herding dog trainer, Mike Horgan, who brought several of his sheep to demonstrate how his border collies work. They were incredibly focused and followed all the various whistles from their trainer with precision. It was like the best dance teams on Dancing with the Stars, so fluid and graceful and amazingly choreographed. And…so UNpuglike! After the demo was over, we sat waiting for what was next.

What was next was someone saying, “Bring the pug. Bring the pug.”

“What, is this some sort of joke?” I asked. “You guys need a cheap laugh or something? Worse, you’ll humiliate me and my pug.” But I went along with it — and what happened amazed all of us, including Cesar.

We stepped into the fenced-in space, Gus leashed. Mike told me to walk up long the fence with Gus, toward the nervous sheep in the far corner. “As soon as the sheep start to run,” he said, “take Gus off the leash.” At first, Gus was unsure why he was there or what was happening. But once those sheep started stampeding, well, the chase began! Before we knew it, he was flying after them, actually keeping them

together and moving them nicely around the field. Whoa! He was really herding them! It was certainly something no one, least of all me, expected.

As I watched him run full tilt, with Mike keeping track of him to make sure neither Gus nor the sheep were injured, I saw that Gus was having the time of his life. He had no fear of these much larger animals. By law, Gus is always leashed in my development, and the dog parks in my area are full of unbalanced dogs that cannot be trusted. To watch him running free with such speed and vigor was highly unusual. You can see in one of the photos the absolute joy on his face — joy I truly shared with him.

On this trip, I discovered a lot about Gus I hadn’t known. For one, he rolled with every situation he was in. At home, he is at times very excitable and barks at shadows or imagined threats. But on this trip, I didn’t see that behavior at all. He trotted calmly by my side as I pushed the cart loaded with suitcases and his crate, while the wheels squeaked and clattered. Elevators never fazed him. He didn’t like being left alone in our room, but he never fussed for long.

He got along with the other dogs, and while he’s not as sociable as my female pug, Jazz, he was polite to both people and dogs he encountered.

When Cesar demoed the treadmill, he warned that when dogs feel the earth move beneath their feet, they react as if it’s an earthquake and want to flee.

Some of the other dogs proved him right on this. But Gus coolly climbed on the treadmill and sat down. He got some laughs as the belt started moving and he slid backwards. But he calmly stood up and walked on the moving belt without a care. In fact, as part of his “rehabilitation” back home, he and I both walk together on my human treadmill, with the goal of draining some of his food possession energy.

Returning to our time at TCW, when it was his turn to be confronted about his food obsession, he had to be placed on a table on the stage so the audience could see him. Some dogs might have freaked and been terrified to be on a table, in front of a crowd. Gus took in all in stride.

space next to me on the sofa and has lunged at him periodically, ears back, growl in her throat, and mouth wide.

Even after I correct her, he still checks me, then her, then me, then her…each successive time he wants to join us on the sofa. Brave Gus disappears at these moments!

On our way home, I was thankful to have him in the car with me; Gus’s presence helped me stay focused and manage the fast moving traffic, strange roads and the dark, rain, and sleet we encountered on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. I had to keep both of us safe. We traveled 2,617 round trip miles, and it was a joy to be on the trip with him. I have a lot more respect for him now. Sometimes I think he is channeling my first pug, a fawn bitch named Molly. She, too, was fearless, but we never had a chance to embark on a trip like this.

Overall, I’m sure there are many pugs out there that can do amazing things we never expected them to do.

Sometimes all it takes is an opportunity, like we had, to reveal hidden talents in our pugs, who have been bred mainly to be companion animals. I knew Gus had an inner Rottweiler/Tasmanian devil (now mostly tamed). But it took a long trip and some sheep to show me that Gus also has an inner border collie — albeit without the brains or discipline!

About the only thing that still intimidates Gus is my other pug Jazz, a 12 year old, 15 lb “bitchy pug.” She tries to claim

PS: If you are wondering about the silvery coat that Gus is sporting in the photos, it’s a “cooling coat” (Chilly Buddy) I found online. It was created for breeds that are very active in hot climates, including search and rescue dogs. It doesn’t keep a black pug from panting heavily in the Florida sun, but I believe it did prevent a more serious situation. Besides, it does really look fancy and “cool” on him!

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INTERNET CELEBRITY PUG

Chubbs the Wampug

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Hi

there! My name is Chubbs, many of you may know me as Chubbs the Wampug, named for my Wampa costume which got me a bit of internet notoriety a few years back! As you can guess, my family are big Star Wars fans as well as costumers, so it seemed logical for them to make costumes for me too!

I’ve had quite a few over the years: the Wampug of course, then Bantha Pug, and Gamorrean Pug Guard. We’ve also done some non-Star Wars costumes, like Freddy Krueger and Donnie Darko, and this year we did several costumes from Breaking Bad! A little bit about me! I’m a 12 year young pug who lives with her mamma and daddy in Arizona. I was born and raised here! Mamma knew I was hers the day I was born. She came to visit me in Tucson when I was just five weeks old, and took me home when I was 12 weeks. I’ve been mamma’s girl ever since!

My mamma is a veterinarian, so she has taken excellent care of me and knows a lot about “pug problems.”

We’ve been through a lot over the years: knee surgery, nose surgery, urinary tract problems and surgery, eye issues, nose fold issues, back problems, older pug problems…well you get the picture, LOL! She takes great care of me and I love her for it.

You may notice that I have quite a bit of white on me. Well, I started getting a few of these white hairs around the age of five. It quite distressed mamma, as she saw it as a sign I was getting older. Well, daddy promptly informed her about “happy hairs.” Each one of my white hairs represented a happy moment in my life, as with each “happy hair” I was becoming happier and happier and the world was able to see just how happy I was. And as you can see, I am VERY happy!

You can visit me several places online. Find me on Facebook: facebook.com/Chubbsthepug.

I’m @ChubbsTheWampug on Twitter, @chubbsthewampug on Instagram, StarWarsChick01 on Youtube, and Chubbs The Wampug on Vine, and of course, right here in Pug Talk!

I plan to have a regular column with Pug Talk where you can write in and ask your questions of me and my mamma, as well as talk to some of our favorite Internet friends. We will do our very best to answer as many questions as we can, so please write in to Pug Talk, care of Chubbs the Wampug, with your questions!

Love and snackies!

Chubbs the Wampug

See more online

facebook.com/Chubbsthepug

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SHOW RESULTS

Pug Dog Club of Greater San Antonio Specialty Show March 7, 2015

B W ES IN T O NE F RS

Bred-By-Exhibitor Bitches 1/W/ BBY 2/R

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HILL COUNTRY’S KOZZIN’ A KOMMOTION Breeder/Owner: Kristy & Kevin Ratliff

SEAJOY OVER THE RAINBOW Breeder/Owner: Sarah Ayers

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KYSSLN-CALEB’S DREAMCICLE DELIGHT Breeder: Lynne D Keyes DVM & Patti Mosser Owner: Patti Mosser & Lynne D Keyes DVM

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COTTONWOOD & KENDRA’S LEMON ZEST Breeder: Sandra Peterson & Kathleen Getter Owner: Kathleen Getter

Open Bitches Fawn

Puppy Dogs 9 Mos & Under 12 Mos 1/W/ BOOKMARK & JETTA’S MONEY TO BURN BW Breeder: Rita Oates & Barbara Lair & BPY Therese Lancaster Owner: Patti & Richard A Caldwell Agent: Brooke Young 2

Bred-By-Exhibitor Dogs SIENNA’S MILLION DOLLAR MAN

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Breeder/Owner: Kristy & Kevin Ratliff

BOS/ CH APPLEWOOD’N FEILONG IF I WERE BOBOH YOUR WOMAN (Bitch) Breeder: Judith Brown, Chase Harpole & Kim Harpole Owner: Patti Mosser

BELAIRE’S RADIO CITY ROCKETTE

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HILL COUNTRY’S STAR OF THE RITZ AND FAMOUS

Breeder: Rosemary Robles & Elizabeth Sedlak Owner: Elizabeth Sedlak

FAIRWAY’S HOLE IN ONE BLK

American-Bred Bitches

1/R

T-STAR’S TEXAS WILDCATTER AT BRINDUN HAUS Breeder: Jane Bale-Woodside Owner: Kathi Dunlap Agent: Mohamad Yousuf

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SEAJOY GOOD SHIP LOLLIPOP Breeder/Owner: Sarah Ayers

COTTONWOOD’S & KENDRA’S LEMON PUDDIN’ (Bitch) Breeder: Sandra Peterson & Kathleen Getter Owner: Sandra Peterson

Breeder/Owner: Sarah Kim Yoshida

Open Dogs Fawn

GCH CH BOOKMARK’S UNCOMMONLY GOOD (Dog) Breeder/Owner: Patti & Richard Caldwell Agent: Christopher Keith

SEAJOY NEVER A DULL MOMENT Breeder: Sarah Ayers Owner: Sandra K Carlson

Breeder/Owner: Jim & Nita LaRue 2

HILL COUNTRY’S DON’T STOP BELIEVIN’ Breeder/Owner: Kristy & Kevin Ratliff Agent: Aslynn Rose

SIENNA’S PRINCE WILLIAM Breeder/Owner: James & Nita LaRue

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PERFORMANCE SPORT

Lure Coursing Pugs?

You Bet!

To learn more about lure coursing, contact Paula Ham, (832) 286–2235

–by Paula Ham

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ure coursing is a sport which brings out the inner hunter in your dog. It uses pulleys and lures to simulate the movement of speedy prey.

Running dogs go in multiple directions; your dog may chase a white trash bag or cloth strip, rigged to a pulley system, for 300 yards. Big dogs run 600 yards.

Most dogs are natural predators and have a drive which makes lure coursing a natural activity. But some dogs don’t always get the hang of what you want them to do at the beginning. You can use a “flirt pole” to encourage your dog and show them how to do it. Make your own pole by attaching a plastic grocery bag or some white cloth to a rope or string, and attach the end of the string to one end of the pole. Using the pole, drag the lure portion across the ground using sudden, jerking motions. When your dog chases the lure, praise them, and let them play with it a little bit.

Once your pug gets the idea, you can try a practice session at one of the real courses. Practices are often held between races at official trials. Help them understand what you want by walking your dog ahead of the lure, and have them watch it go by. Release your dog as it goes by — and in practice, if your dog seems unsure, you can run along with your dog to chase the lure.

It’s important to always praise and encourage your dog to play with the lure at the end of your run. Remember not to overwork your dog! You don’t want them to get too tired or bored with the “game.”

Lure coursing is an exciting venue to run with your performance pug, but remember, your dog needs to be used to running. Most pugs rarely run the length of three football fields at one go.

It's very important for them to cool off after they run, because their lungs have

been completely opened up.

We put a cooler-coat on our Bur-dee and walk her slowly probably for 15 minutes afterwards, being careful not to let her have too much water. She's very used to running wide open, doing agility and field tracking work. Lure coursing is NOT for your average couchpugtato! It is a very strenuous activity that can lead to injury if your dog is not properly conditioned.

There are no prerequisites to lure coursing; simply go try it if your performance dog is healthy and used to running long distances. A veterinarian will examine your dog before it is allowed to run. Safety is all-important.

There are a few pug lure coursing videos available on YouTube, should you want to look before you try; search under “Pug Lure Coursing” to find them. This could be an exciting new venue to hold at our nationals!

Bur-dee is the daughter of the famous Rufus, GCH Capers Sirius Endeavor, and Ch Jetta A Girl Just Wana Have Fun. Breeders Dick and Patti Caldwell.

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Remembering Pat Scully –by Ashley B. L. Fischer

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ow can I ever begin to adequately express what Pat Scully meant to all of us: the dog fancy, our beloved breed, the Pug Dog Club of America, the American Kennel Club, and yes — to me? It won’t be easy, because Pat was larger than life, but I will try.

Ms. Scully was an AKC Delegate since 1985 and served four terms on the AKC Board of Directors. She chaired the Delegate Obedience, Tracking and Agility Committee, judged the Westminster Dog Show and was the 2012 Companion Events recipient of the American Kennel Club Lifetime Achievement Award.”

First, here are the facts as stated in Pat’s obituary. “Pat Scully was very active in the Sport (of showing dogs) and the Pug breed and finished dogs in Obedience and Conformation in the United States, Bermuda, Canada and Mexico. She was a former Director, President, National Show Chairman, and Honorary Lifetime and Hall of Fame member of the Pug Dog Club of America; Director, President and Obedience Chairman of the Tuxedo Park Kennel Club; Honorary Lifetime Member of K–9 Obedience Training Club of Essex County, NJ; Former Director, Obedience Chairman and Honorary Lifetime Member of the Ramapo Kennel Club; a member of and Obedience judge for the Obedience Training Club of Hawaii; the 1988 winner of the Richard H. D’Ambrisi Obedience Award; and three-time recipient of the Gaines Sportsmanship Award.

These impressive accomplishments are all examples of her dedication to the sport of purebred dogs and to the pug breed. However, they don’t tell us much about Pat herself. Pat was an inspiration. She was a teacher. She was indomitable. She was a loyal friend. She encouraged all of us who dared show our pugs in the Companion Events, and she loved all our dogs and was utterly devoted to her own. Best of all, Pat was just plain fun.

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Pat, the inspiration, was the reason I decided to try Obedience, and later Rally, with my pugs. I will never forget the first time I laid eyes on Pat Scully.

It was at the 2004 PDCA National Specialty in Olympia, WA. A few of my Agility friends were competing in Obedience, and I got up — at what seemed to be an unreasonably early hour — to watch. At the time, I had

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absolutely no interest in Obedience. As an Agility competitor who was used to action, speed and unlimited commands and praise in the ring, I thought Obedience was far too stiff, regimented, and — dare I say — boring for me.

Nobody looked like they were having any fun. Pat changed my perception that morning. You could tell immediately that she was going to enjoy herself. She was completely on the side of the dogs and exhibitors and tried her hardest to help them succeed. If a dog made a mistake, I think Pat was more disappointed than the handlers. My favorite Pat moment came during a pug’s drop on recall exercise. The exhibitor called the dog in. The signal was given for the drop, and the dog obliged. Pat then signaled the handler to call the dog in. The dog was called, but she wouldn’t budge. Pat waited. She waited a little more, arms folded. She then sneaked up behind the dog and stomped her feet, trying to get the dog to dislodge her little butt from the floor, all to no avail. She finally threw her arms up in the air in surrender to the little fiend’s stubbornness. It was one of the funniest things this newbie had seen in the ring, and she inspired me to think differently about Obedience and trying it with my pugs.

As I said, Pat always wanted her exhibitors to succeed. To that end, she was also a teacher. Joan Yerkie wrote, “Many years ago (early '90s) I finished my first pug, Toby's, championship. So I decided to train him in obedience.

I showed him at the Nationals in KY, and Pat was the obedience judge.

Toby refused a jump so did not qualify.

I was talking with Pat after the class and mentioned it bothered me that he got away with that refusal because of not being able to correct during actual competition. So she set it up to meet me at the ring later that night and allowed me to work him on the jump.

That is the first and last time a judge ever did that for me in obedience! Pat was such a caring person! Toby went on to earn his CD and CDX and knew all the UD exercises but never got a leg in that.

(And that's ANOTHER whole story!) He was in the Top Twenty Showcase for two years. I never forgot Pat's kindness at the beginning of our competition.”

Pat was always so supportive to any of us who showed a pug in the companion events. She always used to say that any pug who walked into her obedience ring started out with extra points, and I think once or twice my naughty dogs were the beneficiaries of her bias. Tracey Terry told me, “At the Big E in November (2014), I was showing Putter in Novice B Rally. He did really great — a 97 and 2nd place.

Pat Scully was judging obedience in the next ring over. After Putter and I left the ring, a woman came over and told me that Pat told the obedience competitors in her ring that she was going to pause judging so she could watch the pug in rally. I can't tell you how much that meant to me. I saw Pat a little later, and she complimented Putter on his run.

I was more proud of that than I was of the Q! Such a lovely woman!”

Pat loved it when our pugs excelled, but she was also sympathetic when they showed their “creative” side. She could even make us laugh about it. Ina Dunlap remembered her first time as an exhibitor in the ring with Pat. “The first time I showed under Pat Scully in obedience was my very first Pug Nationals in 2000 in Harrisburg with my pug Lucy, my Novice A dog. Pat was the judge my second day. There was bait on the floor, which several of the pugs before us attempted to clean up, but Lucy thought they might have missed some spots, so when it came to the off leash heeling, Lucy raced around the ring sniffing for treats. When she had the floor cleaned, she remembered that there was a photographer up on the stage behind the ring the day before with treats. So she slipped under the ring gates, ran up the stairs and raced around the stage looking for treats.

The judge in the conformation ring was laughing so hard, he had to quit judging, and the announcer said there was a new star on the stage. Lucy wouldn't come to me, so I had to climb out of the ring, up onto the stage and catch her. When I finally had Lucy under my arm, Pat helped me back into the ring, and as if nothing had happened, had

us do the recall, which Lucy did. Pat had this wonderful smile, she was so kind, and made me feel like it was no big deal. I was lucky enough to show to Pat at many other Nationals through the years, and she somehow calmed my ring nerves just with her presence and made showing in Rally and obedience fun for me. I miss her smile and her calm. She made each of us in the ring feel special.”

Pat could also laugh with us when things didn’t go so well. At the 2008 National, I had my Spike in the Rally Advanced A class. Pat used to love to put a lot of sits and downs in the beginning of her courses. By about the fourth sign, Spike had had enough. I asked him to sit, and he remained standing with that mutinous look on his face that any of us who have owned pugs have seen many times. I asked again. I asked a third time, at which point he marched over to the sign, gave it a good whack, and sent it flying up against the ring gates.

Pat was already snickering. I asked if we could be excused, but requested to be able to do the jump first, so that Spike could end up with something he enjoyed. She acquiesced; he flew over the jump. I asked him to come back to heel so that we could exit the ring.

Nope…he circled around, did the jump again and THEN decided he would leave the ring at my side. At this point Pat was openly laughing. She never let me hear the end of it, telling the story to every judge to whom she introduced me for years. She always did so with great fondness for Spike.

Cathy Johnson had a similar experience that Pat also handled with great humor.

“My most remarkable time showing to Pat was at the Nor’easter Toy Dog Show in Fitchburg a few years back.

I had entered Morgan in Agility and obedience, and Morgan usually always does well and qualifies. She was like a little machine in obedience, EXCEPT if I looked down at her. She took that as a sign that she was done. My plan always was to look straight ahead until we exited the ring. It usually worked! So I'm doing the heel off leash, I think I was trying for our CD (which we did get at the next show), and I hear 'snickering' from ringside, and the next thing I know Pat is chasing me down — don't know why but

didn't dare look down at Morgan…long story short, Morgan had had enough that day and was waiting at the gate for me to get done.” We all know that Pat loved that as well.

Finally, Pat was just a hoot to be with.

Verna Wright was attending the 2006 National from Australia and spent some time with Pat. “We spent a hilarious few hours with Pat and Charlotte Corson in San Antonio at the National. Kathi Dunlap organized some members to take us sightseeing. We finished up at a Mexican market where Mick wanted to buy a shirt. Well, Pat took off around the shop and came back with an armful of shirts that she thought would suit. Mick chose one of them, and he still wears it occasionally. She was a great lady and a laugh a minute.”

Sonja Winter wrote, “I remember Harrisburg and the big norovirus … The hotel was shut down (quarantined) and no one was allowed in … Pat Scully in her wonderful determined way said …

‘If they won't let me in I'm climbing the fence … no one is keeping me from my dogs’ … lol … We had no doubt that she would have.” In fact, Pat did end up putting together a "Mission Impossible" charge back to the hotel with some of her dinner partners that night. They parked in a nearby industrial parking lot, and she led the charge through the adjacent fields into the back courtyard of the hotel.

Finally, Pat was just a great friend.

She always came to watch pugs show and cheer us on. I dare say she talked up our dogs with other judges, given the opportunity. I had to be careful not to walk by her ring when she was judging, because she would always stop everything to say hi and ask how our day had gone, much to the dismay of her ring stewards. I loved being with Pat both in and out of the ring. She was dedicated to the sport of purebred dogs, her friends, and most of all, our beloved breed. Our pugs will never have a better advocate than Pat Scully. I know that I will miss her terribly, but I will also continue to show and sometimes embarrass myself with my pugs in the Rally ring in her honor.

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THE WHELPING PEN

Where Do Puppies Come From?

–by Beth Ballard

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n the last issue, we talked about finding a good vet that fits you and your dogs. You are now ready to take another step forward towards your goal of breeding.

This illustration is flattened and opened so you can better see all the components.

This issue’s column is based on the premise that your girl is healthy and has “normal” reproductive health and hormone balance.

I realize I am an old soul when it comes to appreciating how beautiful our existence is. I find the whole canine reproductive system to be amazing and fascinating, and really, just plain miraculous. Imagine: a onecelled sperm impacts a one-celled egg, and in just a few weeks, the result of that union can be held in my hand, living and breathing and all systems working. Liver, heart, brain, kidneys, the metabolic system … they all function beyond my understanding, and I cannot imagine anything more amazing or breathtaking. I have always known there is a scientist and analyst hiding in me somewhere, so my passion for finding things out, for understanding how things work and why, makes my love for breeding all that much more adventurous. Knowledge is a wonderful thing, especially in canine reproduction.

And I would gently say, no one should start breeding dogs without a good knowledge base, a good mentor (or two, or three), and a very large sense of strength.

Let’s get right to the heart of the matter with a look at the internal female canine reproductive system.

In order to understand how her system and the reproductive process works, we must know all the components of the reproductive tract. If you know and understand the mechanisms, your success in breeding will be much better.

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10 External orifice of urethra 11 Clitoral fossa 12 Vestibular glands 13 Vestibule of vagina 14 Hymen 15 Bladder At the very outside of the bitch, you can see the opening, which is called the vulva. It is a V-shaped bit of tissue with a sort of bar across the top. Anything to do with breeding the girl is going to be happening just below that bar. At the bottom of the V is the clitoral fossa, which is a rather dead-end road, and at the top is the entrance to the vestibule — the entrance to the vagina — so when we are thinking of getting into the vagina, as with Artificial Insemination (AI) or Trans-Cervical Insemination (TCI), the actual entrance to the vagina is found with an “upward and over” sort of action.

The vagina of a bitch is very, very long — much longer, relative to the length of the body, than in any other species — and the canine vagina is very narrow. A large

fold of tissue, called the dorsal median postcervical fold (that’s a lot to say), hangs from the ceiling of the vagina and at times makes things a bit complicated to navigate, whether by natural cover breeding, AI, or TCI. Another intricate little part of the system is the cervix, which is a muscular mass of tissue that separates the vagina from the uterus. It is not centrally located at the end of the vaginal tunnel, as many may think. It also hangs from the ceiling of the vagina, and because of the canine vaginal length and the dorsal median postcervical fold, it is much more difficult to reach than in other species.

The cervix is very, very tightly closed at all times, except during an estrous cycle and at the time of a whelping.

The canine uterus is actually a small body that divides into two uterine horns, with a small ligament called the intercornual ligament just where they divide. The uterine horns are amazing parts of the canine reproductive tract. They are where life finds support and puppies are carried during pregnancy, and their length permits a “litter,” or multiple puppies, to be carried at one time.

The uterus of the bitch — the actual uterine body and both horns — consists of three layers of tissue: the outer surface layer called the serosa; the central muscular layer called the muscularis; and an inner glandular layer called the endometrium, which nourishes fertilized eggs after conception and supports developing placentas and fetuses during pregnancy. This layer is the layer of life.

I want to mention here that the vagina and cervix, like most mucosal surfaces, have a very normal population of bacteria living in and on them at all times. These bacteria do not enter into the uterus unless the cervix is open, such as at the time of an estrous cycle or a whelping.

The oviducts are little tube-like structures that have a pretty big job to do in the reproductive scheme of things. A lot happens in them that cannot happen anywhere else in the system. The oviducts, sometimes called Fallopian tubes, have minuscule fingerlike projections that sort of hang over the ovaries. These projections are tiny, tiny threads and cannot be seen with the naked eye. The oviducts are where life truly begins, and they are the keepers of that life until implantation takes place.

The ovaries are miracles in and of themselves. From the time of birth, they contain thousands of eggs, sometimes called ova, and each egg or ovum is held safe and sound in a little capsule called a follicle. Ovaries cannot readily be seen on radiographs, but a good technician with quality equipment can easily see them on ultrasound.

I want to mention here, too, that while the mammary glands are not technically part of the reproductive tract, they most

definitely are involved in reproduction, and we will talk a lot more about them in a later column.

Here are a couple of common misconceptions about reproduction in the canine:

Ok, so that’s a layman’s look at the physiological features. Now let’s look a little deeper.

“The bitch read the book.”

Nope, she didn’t.

The reproductive system is governed by cycles, and these cycles are governed by hormones. Reproductive cycles are special times when everything is working toward producing a litter of puppies. This special cycle of the bitch is technically called “monoestrous,” which means one single period of ovulation per cycle. And, it also means that ovulation is spontaneous and cannot be triggered by an external stimulus. As an example, in cats, several successive periods of ovulation occur during a heat cycle if fertilization does not take place. And in the cat, ovulation can be triggered by a male stimulating her. In the bitch, all things being normal, there is one and only one ovulation per cycle triggered only by hormone influence.

Most bitches will experience estrous cycles in fairly regular intervals — usually every six months or so, but the weather, genetics and where a bitch lives geographically, her residence in relation to the equator and how much sunlight she gets, and some other factors will certainly affect how often she cycles. In some breeds with a shorter history of domestication, the estrous cycles can be every twelve months or once per year.

“Bitches menstruate.”

Nope, they don’t. A bitch’s uterus does not empty blood build up on a regular basis; the bloody discharge you see during a dog’s estrous cycle is due to the development of the uterus and congestion in soft tissue of the vaginal walls. The menstruation type of cycle is estrogen based in mammals who do menstruate. A canine’s cycle is progesterone based, which is why human pregnancy tests won’t work on a dog.

“Bitches go through menopause.”

Again, nope, they don’t. Only humans and gorillas do that.

“Gestation duration is based from breeding dates to due date.”

Nope, it isn’t. It is based from ovulation date to due date: 63 days.

In the next issue, we’ll take a good look at the male canine reproductive system and see what makes him so unique and special.

It is my honor to write this column each issue. If you have issues you’d like to see addressed in “The Whelping Pen” column, send suggestions to pugs4people2@yahoo.com or connect with me on Facebook @ Beth Ballard (Birch Haven Pugs).

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What Pedigrees Can Tell Us –by Marcy Heathman

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og shows were designed to help breeders examine the dogs they breed against a written standard of perfection. The assumption was that no one could breed “the perfect pug,” but we could all attempt to do so. By going into the show ring, we take our best pugs, compare them to others' best pugs, and get the opinion of the judge for that day of how close our show dogs come to that perfect pug.

Getting into the ring requires breeders to look at the long run: imagine not only what Sire Bob and Dam Sue will produce, but if puppy Ann, the product of Bob X Sue, were bred to Sire Tom, what would that pup look like? And how do you find that information out?

Pedigrees have for a long time been the best tool a breeder can have. They are the “family tree” of a dog, which determines what is under the skin.

Getting started in pedigree analysis isn’t easy, but it can be worth it.

First, you should be familiar with the kennel names on the pedigrees. Don’t skip this step! Learning the history of a line is important enough to give them more than a cursory examination. Look for kennel names that appear in many pedigrees, not just the dogs from a specific kennel. Note the dogs who are champions (Ch) and grand champions (GCh). But remember, the names themselves are not going to tell you anything, unless you’ve actually seen many of the dogs.

Second, take the time to learn basic genetics and how it applies to dog breeding. Cornell University offers a free, internet-based course in canine genetics at http://ansci.cornell.edu/ usdagen/, and the Institute of Canine Biology also offers a $95 online course at http://www.instituteofcaninebiology.org/ basic-popgen.html. If you are only wanting to understand some of the basic

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terminology, you can check out the Dog Channel’s information at http://www.dogchannel.com/dog-college/ level-1/dog-genetics-class.aspx.

Now, with a little knowledge about genetic dominance, recessives, and epistasis, we can look into our pedigree. The first thing you’ll want to do is actually see the dogs in the first three generations: the sire, the dam,

see some top quality dogs in the pedigree, you may have a breeder who is “kennel blind” — they see their own dogs as better than they really are. The other problem may be that the dogs being bred are simply not producing quality. Perhaps the genotype is stronger for the problems than it is for the good qualities. This is what you are looking for when you look at all of the dogs.

Pedigrees have for a long time been the best tool a breeder can have. They are the “family tree” of a dog, which determines what is under the skin.

Getting started in pedigree analysis isn’t easy, but it can be worth it. and all four of the grandparents. They are usually the dogs with the most dominant genes, but not always. For now, we need to know the phenotype (the things you see) and the genotype (the genetics inside) of each dog. If you’re just starting out, it’s always good to have someone to help you evaluate the dogs. Ask the breeder of your own dog, or perhaps another to whom you have become close, to talk about both the positive and negative points of the dogs in the pedigree, and possibly the siblings of those dogs.

You’re trying to get an idea of which dogs are good, and which dogs are producing good dogs. Be sure you also know which dogs are not top quality and the reasons why.

Look at those champions and grand champions we were talking about earlier, the ones in the first three generations. Are they top show dogs within the breed? That usually means the owner and/or breeder feels this is a dog worth their time and effort to campaign from show to show.

These may be important dogs for your breeding program. If you don’t

What you’re looking for is a pedigree where neither the sire nor the dam share the same fault, either visibly (phenotype) or hidden (genotype), which could be passed on to their offspring. We want both sire and dam to be producing what you consider to be the most important features for your bloodline: heads, movement, topline, fronts, bone, etc. Is the movement sound? Are the heads round? What shape are the eyes?

You should have a good idea of those traits for all the dogs in the first three generations of the pedigree.

At this point, it would be ideal to look at the numbers: how many of these dogs, throughout the litters, have the qualities or features you desire in your puppies? Once you’ve looked at more than one or two pedigrees, you may discover that breeding Joe’s pugs to Sue’s pugs tends to produce more champions together. As you research, you find it’s more than just than just Joe’s x Sue’s (shorthand for Joe’s dogs bred to Sue’s dogs); it’s also Joe’s x Pam’s and Joe’s x Sally’s. You seem to have found a dominant line

with Joe’s dogs. Find out if it’s the sires or the dams, or both! Then look to see if the dogs from Sue, Pam and Sally are related to each other in any way, or if they are all related to Joe’s dogs.

You’re trying to determine if what you’re seeing is a “nick” — meaning a cross between two bloodlines that produces better than itself — or if it’s just luck or the lines are related.

Then go back to see if it’s only some of Joe’s dogs that this happens with:

are all the good producers coming from one litter of Joe’s? Or do they seem to come from a group of sires, or a handful of dams? Are you looking at a dominant sire? Or one who produces bitches who produce better than themselves? Or are all the dams the key to the breedings? Look back at the notes you made about the dogs you have seen: are the other litters producing similar dogs with similar traits? Have you combed through photos and videos to expand the visual

references? (Do remember that photos can be edited and touched up, so don’t depend on them if you can help it.)

None of this comes easily or quickly.

There are no shortcuts when it comes to analyzing a pedigree, but it can be one of the most important tools you have when it comes to understanding how a puppy may turn out. With time and research and patience, you can begin to see all the information a pedigree can tell you.

Who is this Pug?

Let's test your pedigree knowledge. Can you tell which famous pug this is by examining the family bloodlines?

Eng Ch Philwil Abbot Eng & Am CH Philwil Cherub Of Glenva Eng Ch Philwil Candy Am Ch Short Snort Of Even So Am Ch Harloo Philip Am Ch Pine Echo's See See Am Ch Philwil Garnet Am Ch Cheerio Of Even So Eng & Am CH Philwil Cherub Of Glenva Am Ch Blondo Hill Happy Birthday Am Ch Melcroft Maid O'Mist Dilly Dally Of Even So Am Ch Kobby Knoll Himself Floradora Of Even So Am Ch Pine Echo's Ving Ling Eng & Am CH Philwil Cherub Of Glenva Am Ch Short Snort Of Even So Am Ch Pine Echo's See See Am Ch Wolf's Li'l Short Snort CDX Am Ch Blondo Hill Tom Fool Wolf's Lulu Belle Missie Toy Am Ch Wolf's Kauffee Royal Rose CD Sammy Am Ch Furst's Jack Adair’s Tiffany Am Ch Furst's Princess Hazelbridge Hercules Furst's Sunday Girl Petsie Find the answer on page 40.

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PUG TALK EXCLUSIVE STORY: PART 1

Emma: The Once & Future Pug Queen –by Ben Gines

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nce upon a time, there was a little black Pug named Emma who was born to be queen. Her face was smooshed and she made funny noises when she breathed. She also had extremely large eyes, a tail that didn’t curl the way it was supposed to and a bigger head than her five brothers and sisters.

But Emma soon put it behind her. After all, it wasn’t every day a black Pug with magical powers went on an adventure in a fast red car with two Humans who called her their little Princess.

Finally! Someone who knew she was Royalty!

They would sometimes make fun of her because she was the tiniest one and didn’t look much like them. They called her a runt and said she was different.

But Emma didn’t mind for she knew deep in her heart that being different made her unique.

Her new Humans took her to a castle that was much bigger than her previous home. Emma now had a yard where she could go outside, run around, and play with tiny creatures with long tails that always scurried away when she approached to smell them or bop them on the head.

Emma also knew she had been born with special powers that would someday help people. She just didn’t know what they were yet. Still, Emma knew they would show up and let themselves be known when the time was right.

Emma was happy in her new home.

In fact, she was so happy she could hardly contain herself. She’d burst quite suddenly into a frenzied run that was so fast and so powerful, it felt like she was flying.

After many weeks of living with her mother, father and all her brothers and sisters, the day came — as she knew it would — for her to leave the only home she’d ever known. She was sad when she said goodbye to her parents because she knew she’d never see them again. She was even a little upset when she said farewell to her siblings, even though they were sometimes mean to her and called her names.

With the wind in her ears and her tongue trailing behind her, Emma would run back and forth, racing all around until she dropped with exhaustion, panting with satisfaction.

The Humans gave her lots of food and treats. Emma liked that because she loved to eat. Except that no matter how much they fed her, it was never enough, in her royal opinion. She would eat every minute of every day if she could!

When Emma wasn’t eating she was sleeping. Especially when the Humans weren’t there. She loved to sleep almost as much as she loved to eat.

Emma also enjoyed the way her Humans spoke to her. She loved them both but she had her favorite.

She called him Number One. She called the other Number Two. She especially liked it when Number One told her she might one day grow up to be queen.

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Queen Emma. She really liked the sound of that. She didn’t know what she had to do in order to be queen, but at least she was a princess and that was a start.

Sometimes, Number One would sing to her. He said it was his special song just for her. Something about sunshine and making him happy when skies were gray.

Emma thought his voice was terrible but she didn’t mind.

She always got a cookie when he finished and she’d make sure to lick his chin to make sure he knew she loved him.

The Humans had exotic animals she’d never seen before. They called them cats but their real names were Mister Max and Mister Wild Thing.

Mister Max accepted her although he wouldn’t play with her; no matter how many times she dropped her favorite squeaky blue bone or other toys at his feet in invitation.

Mister Wild Thing, however, made it very clear he wasn’t happy she was there at all. Sometimes he’d hiss as he walked by. Other times they’d have staring contests where he’d make weird sounds.

And then there were times when he’d surprise her. Mister Wild Thing would be hiding and, as she walked past, he’d whack her on the head. Then he’d let out a loud meow and run away.

Princess Emma paid him no mind when he got fussy. She knew Mister Wild Thing was jealous because her Humans — especially Number One — paid more attention to her. And why wouldn’t he? She was, after all, the Princess of the castle!

Her Humans not only played with her, they would take Princess Emma for rides in the car, walks in the park, and dinner at the beach where she’d splash in the water and bark at the waves.

She especially liked chasing after her Humans because all they did was laugh and tell her how much they loved her.

And give her cookies.

Sometimes they would take her to a picnic at a nearby park.

All the Royal Pugs were invited. They were always fun because there were games and contests and everyone there would pet her and give her treats. There were also lots of new smells for her to investigate.

sleeping beside her Number One. He was much warmer than usual, far more than she wanted him to be. He had what they called a fever. It felt like a wall that wouldn’t let her touch him. All the same, she lay beside him. She slept.

She dreamt. In her Pug mind she saw her favorite Human the way he always was. The way she wanted him to be.

Fun and playful.

Soon Emma discovered that, although she enjoyed going for walks, she didn’t like the heat. She preferred to stay inside her castle where it was cool and play with her two Humans. Even Mister Max would sometimes join her in a game of chase.

And she waited.

One night her Humans went out, as they often did, and came home with a tiny little Pug named Trinket. She didn’t look very much like Emma at all. She was tiny for one thing, with large floppy ears and big brown eyes. Her tail curled the way Emma’s brothers and sisters said it was supposed to but it seemed it would never stop fanning the air behind her.

Emma knew she had to be patient.

Sometimes magic was like that. It wasn’t like in the movies where spells happened in the blink of an eye and a swish of her tail.

After a while her Number One was rubbing her belly as if he had never been sick at all. That made Emma very happy because she now knew for certain she possessed the power of healing. She knew one of the things she was born to do.

Her Humans gave her a little hat and called her Nurse Emma.

The cats still called her annoying.

As time went by, Emma was extremely happy. There was much peace, love, and playtime in her life. Maybe not as much food as she would have liked but Number One gave her enough cookies to make up for it. Well, sort of.

Emma snorted, unsure of how she felt about a blond Pug but she was happy to have someone else to play with. She pulled out her toys from her toy box and shared them with Trinket. They played with her toys for a while, then chased each other while her Humans watched and laughed. This made Princess Emma happy because it made Number One give them both two cookies each!

Emma huffed. Emma puffed. Emma looked at her two Humans.

One day, when she least expected it, one of her Humans went to bed and stayed there for several days and several nights.

She discovered it by accident, as you often do with these sort of things, while

And she was blond.

Once they grew tired of playing, and when it was time for Trinket to finally go home, Emma jumped up onto the bed where she slept with her Humans.

Except Trinket hadn’t gone home. She was already in bed, waiting. And she was in her spot!

It was definitely a good life. A life meant for a princess.

That was when she discovered the first of her hidden magical powers.

It was one she suspected was there but didn’t know what it would be until it showed itself.

Life, Emma decided, was good. It couldn’t possibly get any better than this!

Except for the occasional skirmish with Mister Wild Thing, who would stare at her and make horrible hissing noises and now said things a Royal should never be subjected to, Princess Emma continued to reign over her kingdom with peace and love.

First at Number One. Then at Number Two. She squealed. She snorted. She stomped her paw. This simply would NOT do! How dare they? She was a Princess! They couldn’t do things like that, could they?

Emma closed her eyes and imagined Trinket back home, to where she came from. Emma swished and flicked her tail as if it were a magic wand but when she opened her eyes, Trinket was still there, curled up between her two Humans

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where Emma once slept. This made Emma very angry. At first.

Then she remembered how she felt when her brothers and sisters made fun of her or said nasty things to her. She also made the mistake of looking into Trinket’s big brown eyes, which were so sad. She saw Trinket’s tail flicking back and forth so fast she was practically hypnotized!

As time went by, Princess Emma and Trinket got along almost as if they were real sisters. Their Humans loved them both very much, and although they both would have liked more food, Emma and Trinket were happy. They were played with, slept in a big warm bed where the Humans were very mindful not to

Emma then walked up to Trinket and sneezed in her face with lots of boogers, which is sometimes a Pug’s way of saying hello, and laid down beside the new addition.

They bought Princess Emma a tiara but she would have gladly exchanged it for bigger portions at breakfast and dinner.

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With Trinket’s assistance, Emma tried to think of ways to make Wild Thing smile. She knew that if he would only laugh he might be happier.

Emma brought out her blue bone for him to play with and Trinket rolled around on her back with her tongue hanging out.

Love me?

Please? Trinket seemed to say without words.

When her Number One touched her, she knew she had nothing to fear. In fact, she now had even more responsibility! With a smaller, younger Pug in the house, the two Humans decreed Emma was now “officially” on her way to being queen. Trinket was her Lady-In-Waiting.

Emma overheard Mister Wild Thing say to Mister Max that if things didn’t change he would pack up his bags, toys and catnip, then leave.

Then they chased each other around, played Pug O’ War with their rope toy and clowned about until they were exhausted.

disturb them, and they all lived together in peace.

Except for Mister Wild Thing. He was most unhappy with the new arrangements. He swore. He cussed. He hissed. It was his way of letting Emma know he was still in charge. But Emma thought he was being silly and knew he was only jealous because he didn’t have a tiara of his own.

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The Humans laughed, as always, and Max giggled. Mister Wild thing simply stared and made awful noises that sounded like he was in pain.

Once, Emma even thought to share one of her favorite treats with Mister Wild Thing but decided that would be going too far. After all, even as a Princess she couldn’t please everyone. If Mister Wild Thing wanted to be unhappy, that was his choice.

…continued in the next issue!

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So who's that pug?

Pedigree answer, page 35

Did you know the pedigree belonged to Champion Wolf’s Li’l Joe, bred by Esther and Gus Wolf? Born in 1965, Joe was a champion at nine months of age. When he retired at the age of six, he had six Best in Show wins (in an era when you never flew a dog to a show). He produced 73 champions, and was at that time the all-time producing sire. Above is an ad from Pug Talk in 1966, highlighting three generations with photographs. Ch Dhandy’s Favorite Woodchuck, the only pug to have won Best In Show at the Westminster Kennel Club, was a great-grandson of Joe on both his sire and dam sides.

On the Back Cover Ina Dunlap’s Sammy (Majoray’s Star Sam I Am CGC RN THDN, bred by Joyce Finnegan) at the Wooden Shoe Tulip Festival in Woodburn, Oregon. Every spring they wander through the fields, enjoy all the color, and take pictures.

On a clear day, you can see Mount Hood. Dogs are welcome throughout the festival.

Sammy and Ina do a little Obedience, mostly at the Pug Nationals each year. In January they completed their Project Canine therapy dog certification. Sammy brings smiles wherever they go, including visiting at a juvenile detention center and a mental health facility. Sammy’s greeting is called the “Sammy spin.”

Wisselwood, Reg. ...has lost two gracious and grand ladies of the dog world.

Patricia Scully pictured here in 1976 awarding Lorene and Ch. Wisselwood Raven Soul, Grand Sweepstakes

Jo Grandstaff (partner, best friend of late dog artist, Marvin Grandstaff)

with her Wisselwood PeggySue and Ch. Wisselwood Turning Trix-Blg-S

RIP with all of your beloved canine pals, dear friends. We miss you terribly.

Greg Smith & Lorene Vickers-Smith

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