Volume 51 | Number 1 | Spring 2015
Xander: A Perfect Pug Storm A New Beginning The Whelping Pen
Pugs & Children: What Fun! Training for Dog Sport
Pugs Around the World Australia, Canada and the Netherlands
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In This Issue PUG TALK
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OWNER/EDITOR/ PUBLISHER Marcy Heathman
The Last Pug Pen Editorial
–by Patt Kolesar Stoltz
Pug People Say
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The Tail of the Pug
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A peek at some of Pug Talk’s biggest fans
Pug Talk News
–by Marcy Heathman
A New Beginning The Whelping Pen
ART DIRECTOR/ GRAPHIC DESIGNER
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–by Beth Ballard
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Christen Cabe Creative Commonground www.creativecommonground.com
Quarter 4, 2014 CHIC Numbers
CONTRIBUTORS
Collector’s Corner
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Xander: A Perfect Pug Storm
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Artists: Debby Hanks, Sue Vicente, and the late Mary DeCamp Ashley On Agility: Ashley B. L. Fischer Canine Freestyle: Cher Grindle McCoy
Pug Physician
–Canine Health Information Center
Rare finds for pug people
Feature Rescue Article –Pug Talk magazine
Ashley on Agility Showing Your Veterans
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–by Ashley B. L. Fischer
Pugs and Children–What Fun! Training for Dog Sport
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–by Cher Grindle McCoy
PAW: Pugs Around the World Showing in Canada
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–by Tom Young
Down Under Color: Australia –by Felicity Prideaux
Pugs in the Netherlands: An International Affair –by Marion Geessink
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EDITORIAL
The Last Pug Pen –by Patt Kolesar Stoltz
“Begin at the beginning,” the King said, very gravely, “and go on till you come to the end: then stop.” –Lewis Carroll
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hat can one say about the end? There is always an end. I was lucky. I got to do something I loved. No regrets.
know your dogs like they were our own. Your pedigrees, your breeding, and your puppies: they became so familiar to us – they became our family.
I think back to the day when I wrote my very first column for this magazine. Oh the ideas that ran in circles around my head. I was excited and I had no idea of the journey I was in for. What a great team… with Ray and Robert. It feels like so long ago.
We saw your wins, your triumphs. We shared your losses and your heartbreak. Together we bid farewell to beloved dogs, friends and family. We did it together, and we leave behind that printed history, so those who come after we are long gone know that we were here. They will know we were here and we tried to make a difference and we cared – no, that we loved our breed, our pug friends and our family.
We published Pug Talk for 17 years. We gloried during the popularity run of pugs in the 80s, Men in Black, Pocahontas and all that jazz. We weathered the decline of the economy and the printed word. We saw it all come and go, the ups and the downs. We saw it together – the three Musketeers. But mostly through it all we saw you… and we came to know you. We came to
This change, though hard to make, is a necessary thing. Change helps us to keep going and to keep growing. I trust that Pug Talk has landed in very capable hands. I took great care to hold out for just the right place for Pug Talk, and it’s only fitting that it returns to Texas.
I know it will blossom again. It will bloom like those bluebonnets… Jack, Mimi, Ann Marie and Ray are watching. It is hard to let go. Hard to let go of something that became such a part of one’s life. Something that, while often a labor of love, had so many good memories. It was hard to come to terms with the idea there is an end. But I have learned – everything ends. I’ve been told it’s good to have an end, because it’s not about the end… it’s about the journey that got you there. So regrets? I suppose I might have a few…“Maybe all one can do is hope to end up with the right regrets.” –Arthur Miller So let me say thank you. Thank you for letting me begin… and thank you for letting me end.
Sincerely, Patt Stoltz
Pug People Say
Find out what's new with other Pug Talk enthusiasts!
Dear Pug Talk, Please renew our subscription to Pug Talk. We all enjoy the magazine, especially our pug, Crystal. My husband, Michael, photographed Crystal and me in the patio of a local restaurant. Now that Crystal has a stroller, she enjoys sitting with us at 'table height' and participating in our discussions of the articles in Pug Talk. Hello to all our pug and people friends. –Janet, Michael & Crystal Lekov.
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Dear Pug Talk, Enclosed is my renewal for Pug Talk and a picture of Abby and Parker providing comfort to their best friend, Tommy the cat, during his final days. Pugs and cats make excellent companions and these 3 were inseparable. I have enjoyed your articles covering natural solutions to pug health/skin issues. Please continue encouraging owners to seek these alternatives. Not only will their pugs be healthier, their wallets will too. One of my favorite issues is the "Senior and Rescue" issue. Thanks to all who have opened their homes and hearts to these wonderful dogs. –Joanne Jackson
"I enjoy every issue of Pug Talk. My pictures are of my black, Toby, 10 years old, who was my babysitter when I had back surgery 2 ½ years ago, and "Little Ben", 4 years old. He follows me every step I take. They are both spoiled rotten and enjoy sleeping with us. We just lost our beloved Mikey a little while ago. I'm a devoted "Pug Mom" and that's what my automobile tags say." –Faye K. Irvine Pug Mom Lexington, VA
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Collector's Corner RARE FINDS FOR PUG PEOPLE
Huge Pug Painting 56"x46" Oil on canvas Circa 1880.
Untitled Work Pastels on paper 20th Century 12
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Pug Brooch
Painted brooch with diamonds and pearls Circa 1910
Wet Noses Rescue Jewelry Pug Rescue Jewelry by Denise & Stephen Tallman Whimsical Mystical Jewelry
Saving pugs one bead at a time!
Shop Online! www.etsy.com/shop/whimsicalmystical
Wet Noses Rescue Jewelry
www.pinterest.com/denisetallman/pug-rescue-bracelets
Wet Noses Rescue Jewelry
Loose Hairs Our Next Issue Advertisement deadline: May 1st
Don’t forget: the next issue of Pug Talk will be the Performance and Pedigrees issue! Save $25 on half-page or larger ads which include a three generation pedigree. (Three generations: dog, sire and dam, and both sets of grandparents.) Pages on the web may come and go, but pedigrees in Pug Talk are there as long as a copy exists! Take the opportunity to immortalize YOUR pugs' lineage in this issue.
Check Your Subscription Date! On the back cover is your mailing information, as well as the date of your LAST issue of Pug Talk. If it says “2015-Q1,” then this issue is your LAST issue. You can renew online through our website, or send a check to our mailing address: Pug Talk 801 Dellwood St. #113 Bryan, TX 77807-5363
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On the Back Cover The back cover is a photo of Lily, who not only is a show pug, but has aspirations of being a herding champion too. She was bred by Carla Rose and is proudly co-owned by Shirley and Phil Gilchrest. Lily’s picture was voted onto the back cover in our online contest. Visit the website to see when the next contest will open and submit your “Life with Pugs” photo!
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CH C-Ray’s
TWENTY FOUR SEVEN “Katie”
Sire: CH Pugoda’s Academy Award at C-Ray
We are proud to present our newest home-bred champion, Katie. Best Bred By and Reserve Winners Bitch at the PDCA National under Judge Mr. Timothy Catterson. Finishing her title with a major under Judge Mr. Merle Taylor. Thank you Judges. Katie has been bred to GCH Sheffield’s Crimson Trace
Good luck to Marcy and the new Pug Talk team!
Dam: House Poory JP Ultra Halloween
C-Ray Chuck Pate & Jeff Wisner Ellettsville, IN craypugs@aol.com (812) 876-3246
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