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Volume 21 - Issue 1 - Winter 2008
OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF
THE PYRENEAN SHEPHERD CLUB OF AMERICA

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Volume 21 - Issue 1 - Winter 2008
OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF
THE PYRENEAN SHEPHERD CLUB OF AMERICA

CONTENTS

ARTICLES & INFO
News Round Up! 4
National Sponsorships 5
50 Years Reprint 6
Photos from the Past 7
2007 AKC Invitational 8
Why Rally? 10
Reflections on Trialing 12
2007 AKC Titles 13
AKC Title Firsts 15
OFA Database Updates 17
CHIC Updates 17
Club Information 19
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News Round Up!

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PSCA PRESIDENTS MESSAGE January 2008
I want to wish all of you and your families a very Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year. I sincerely hope you all had wonderful Holidays and were able to spend some extra time with family, friends and your dogs.
As we enter into 2008, it should be an exciting year for the Pyrenean Shepherd Club of America. We look to be accepted into the Herding Group and will hold the National Specialty in Ohio April 25th thru the 28th. The premium list will be in the mail soon, watch for it and make your hotel reservations early. We are incredibly excited and honored to have Guy Mansencal as our National Specialty Judge. Those of you who have never had the experience of showing under Mr. Mansencal, what an experience you have in store for you! Those of us, who have been there before, will wait anxiously for a repeat opportunity. WOW!
Please dig into your pockets to support out trophy fund and bring a little extra cash for the auction at the banquet. We promise as much fun as last years banquet and auction.
I look forward to seeing all of you in April. Be safe in your travels and give your dog an extra treat “just because”, especially the old ones!
Jean Pero
President PSCA

BRAGS
Terra-Blue Puck De La Brise finished her first five AKC agility titles in about eight months; she earned first places in fourteen of fifteen qualifying runs, and a second place for the other Q. She also has her first MXJ leg and her first little MACH points. . .
-Kathleen Monje

Sandra Cronhelm & Viscos

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Make checks out to PSCA with “Class Sponsorship” in the Memo Line.
Mail to: PSCA—Joni Johnson—PO Box 36937—Rock Hill, SC 29732
Sponsorship checks due by: March. 15, 2008
Please include first and second choices.

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50 Years of Official Life
By Guy Mansencal

This article is a reprint from the Summer 1990 Sheep Pen! 20 years later the content still rings true.
1990 Intro: Guy Mansencal is president of RACP, the parent club for the Pyrenean Shepherds in France. The translation is by Patricia Princehouse, taken from an article which appeared in Revue Chiens 2000, February, 1988.
“To speak of the Pyrenean Shepherd you must make a great leap in time. The mists of time obscure the arrival of this little herder in Europe, and particularly in the Pyrenees. Although his working counterpart, the Great Pyrenees, was well known in the court of Versailles and several anecdotes place him is Gaston Phebus’ castle, our little hairy friend did not attract much attention. We must say that until the 19th century, the dog fancy was virtually nonexistent. Only the aristocracy was interested in purebred dogs. Our little shepherd was a peasants’ dog and at this time the Pyrenees Mountains themselves were not well known.
“However, in 1921, a group of Pyrenean dog fanciers launched the foundation of a club. They discussed at great length and adopted a standard – which remains practically the same to the present day. In 1923, the Reunion des Amateurs des Chiens Pyreneens (RACP) was created. In 1926, the Pyrenean Shepherds was admitted to the General Agricultural Congress of Paris (the breed was officially recognized). 1927 saw the publication of the veterinary thesis of Dr. Dutrey and the remarkable text of the great dog authority Bernard Senac-Lagrange, bible of the breed to which I continually refer.
“Voila, fifty years that this dog has had an official life. This makes me smile when I think that the breed has been present in a very distinct zone in the Pyrenees mountain chain as long as the pastoral arts have existed there. Now exacting paleontological research is underway thanks to Miss Marsan, curator of the Pyrenean Museum in Lourdes. In a year or two she will open a major exhibition on our two Pyrenean breeds.
“Many events have shaped the breed as we see it today, especially the two World Wars. From 1914 to 1919, our shepherd was a liaison / message carrier. Two many of them saw active duty in the trenches (and as for humans) there were too many losses.
“Then came the war in 1940 with its rationing. And a few years later the pastoral vocation started to disappear in the High Pyrenees. In spite of this, the Pyrenean Shepherd has remained THE farm dog, the “all-purpose maid” who tends horses, cattle, pigs and poultry, and is an incomparable guardian announcing intruders and visitors.
“Religion, with Bernadette Soubirous at Lourdes, and tourism have come to this beautiful region of the High Pyrenees – and with them, the crowds. This little dog has amused and interested visitors and, from very local, rapidly became regional. For ten years now, he is national and from now on the rest of the world will soon discover him. He is the last French breed to discover.
“He suits the taste of certain fanciers, but also of too many salesman who, realizing that the breed is coming into vogue, breed for quantity and quick sales to uninformed buyers, and produce, most often, individuals of very poor quality. This does great harm to the breed.
“’A minimum of height and weight, a maximum of nervous influx’. This indicates that this dog must always have a little yard or patio at its disposition. All dogs can adapt to apartment life. But, if the Pyrenean Shepherd, a veritable live wire, cannot find an outlet for his energy, he will rapidly become a nuisance. In his original lifestyle, this dog would go 10, 20, even 25 miles a day. If you cannot give him at least one hour a day to exercise, DO NOT CHOOSE THIS DOG FOR A COMPANION.
“Do not destroy that which nature, the elements, and the work of dedicated breeders have created. Reflect before adopting a little Pyrenean Shepherd. But, if you have a yard, and a little free time, you will have a fabulous companion – sporty, intelligent, beautiful in motion, with that unparalleled Pyrenean Shepherd allure. You will be proud of your dog.
“It can be difficult sometimes to run a club which has a policy of maintenance. Our little shepherd is not and must not be a developing breed. It is a great pleasure to see photos of dogs from 60 years ago and more that resemble very much the dogs produced by good breeders today. In 50 years, the RACP has had 3 presidents. Is that not the guarantee of wisdom in the linear and efficient managing of one of Europe’s oldest breeds?

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PICTURES FROM THE PAST
1990 PSCA National Specialty

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Scenes from the 2007 AKC-Eukanuba Invitational

Kira powers across the dogwalk at the 2007 AKC Invitational in Long Beach, CA, held the first weekend in December.
Kira and owner-handler Evelyn McCutcheon (PA) aquitted themselves very nicely in their debut performance to win highest scoring Pyr Shep in Agility!

The dogs were a big draw at the PSCA info booth. Here Raider (AZ) adorns the table.

Jean Titilah (AZ)designed the PSCA booth –which won 2nd Place! Jean, Susie & Sue (AZ), Patricia Princehouse (OH), Kathy Burger (PA), and the competitors took stints talking Pyr Shep with the public.

In Obedience, the breed was beautifully represented by the team of Marilyn Abbett and RoseHaven Chica de La Brise UDX5, whose performance drew many admiring comments from fellow competitors. Marilyn was awarded a lovely medallion at the Obedience Banquet.

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In 2008, the Invitational will again take place in Long Beach. But there’s talk that the following year it will be on the East Coast.

Agility competitors at the big event included, from PA, Evelyn McCutchon & MACH Kira-Canalettes de La Brise; from CA, Ashley Deacon and ADCH MACH Luka de La Brise; from CO, Amy Peikoff and Boo de La Brise MX MXJ; from NJ, Linda Bohm and MACH La Brise Wild Whoopee; and from CA, Gail Mahood and La Brise Pic du Marmure AX MXJ, shown entertaining the crowd at the herding demo.

Two Pyr Shep agility invitees were unfortunately unable to attend, but everyone is very proud of them as well: ADCH Joelle de La Vallee du Mouton MX MXJ and Elizabeth Evans (TX), and La Brise Mayday MX MXJ and Kat Lemar (MI).

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Here we are again, examining the Rally game in detail. Rather than try to plod through the signs one station at a time, let’s just find the commonalities in the stations that will allow us to transition from the different exercises in Rally, and into obedience as well.
Before we begin, I must mention the new Rally Regulations! As of January 2008, there is a new Rules booklet out there. Make sure you call the AKC order desk and ask for your free copy (919)233-9767, or email to orderdesk@akc.org. There are also a bunch of new games…RallyPlus, RallyPairs, Rally Team Competition, oh boy! We won’t go into any of that now. There are also a few new signs coming into play in ’08, but we’ll ease into those, too. One IMPORTANT change in 2008 for us all to remember is that you will only get one retry, now. If a station doesn’t go quite as you wish, try it again. If it still doesn’t work, just move on. You have 30 points to play with, so as long as you don’t have too many of those “duh” moments, you’ll still qualify.
In the last issue, we discussed the “call front” exercises. In Novice, there are four of them. Basically, the exhibitor can call the dog into a front position and move backwards. Once the handler and dog stop, the handler can’t move their feet again. Then, the dog is to “finish” around to the right or the left, and then either stop and sit at heel, or the handler starts moving forward again right away.
In Advanced and Excellent, there are two more “Call Front” exercises, but in these, the handlers can’t move their feet at all. The dog sits three times…first, at heel. Then the handler calls the dog into a front…then, into either a finish right, or a finish left. An easy way to teach this exercise is to use a target. Set a little margarine lid out in front of you, and set a treat on it. Send your dog to it with a command such as “go out” or “go to”, perhaps. Then another command, such as “come” or “front”, will turn the dog to you, and set them up for the finish. Easy! This is what I meant when I said that Rally helps transition into obedience, as the target and the “go out” command is one of the methods for teaching directed jumping in utility. The targets are also helpful in agility training, so this is why we often say that Rally is a cross between agility and obedience (well, besides the obvious courses and maps!).
Here are some more examples of stations that are used in all levels, and that share common “rules”. Every time you are presented with a “stay” exercise, one in which you will walk around the dog, you must pause for a few seconds before you tell the dog to heel and continue on to the next station. This indicates to the judge that your dog is under control, and is waiting for permission before the next challenge.
In Novice, those exercises are “sit” and “down”. In Advanced, the new exercise is “Halt”, so the dog sits first. Then “Stand your dog”, and you may touch the dog, and move if you want to, and pose the dog if you’d like, as if in the show ring, before you walk around. In the Excellent class, you have to hold still, and just use a hand signal and/or a verbal command. THEN you walk around the dog, and do your pause, before you begin to walk again. I like to tell people to take a nice, long breath before you start again. Most people are nervous enough that they need to breathe anyway.
In Excellent, there are two walk-around exercises. One is a moving stand, walk around dog. It’s basically like the Utility moving stand and it’s not too hard…you teach it by at first stopping with the dog, then moving to the left around the dog, returning to heel position and taking a breath as you pause, and then continue heeling. As the dog gets more comfortable with the moving stop, you will not need to “freeze” with them.
The moving down, though, is a bit of a challenge. In Novice, there is a station called Stop-And-Down. The handler does stop, the dog hopefully downs without sitting first, or at least sits and then downs fluidly, without a pause between the sit and the down. Once the dog is down, the dog and handler continue to the next station. In Excellent, though, the handler commands the dog to down and without pausing, continues to the left, circles the dog, returns to heel position and pauses, then continues on to the next station. The dog moves forward from the down position.
It’s a new exercise in 2008, and we’ll all need to spend some time teaching this one. You are allowed to bend, if you’d like, and give a signal and a verbal command to get the dog to drop...but then it’s pretty hard to get vertical again to get a smooth circle to the left. Competitors in the Rally Excellent class had better get out there and spend a LOT of time working on a quiet, fast, drop from a stationary stand before attempting a drop while heeling!
Before we close for this issue, there’s one more station to learn that will probably be on most courses. It looks a little intimidating, but it’s quite fun, flashy and flowing. It’s borrowed from the Schutzhund folks, and in Rally it’s called the Left About Turn. To quote the description: “While moving with the dog in heel position, the handler makes an about turn to the left, while at the same time, the dog must move around the handler to the right and into heel position. The dog does not sit before moving forward in heel position with the handler”.
Sounds a little scary, doesn’t it? I found it so! But it only took once or twice for it to “click” and now it’s easy. Just keep the leash in your left hand as you turn toward your dog. Switch hands, and bring the dog around behind you as you turn. Switch hands so the leash is in your left hand again, and the dog will be on your left side, as you face 180 degrees in the opposite direction.
I know it’s VERY hard to read and envision, so if you’d like to see it done, there’s an example on my website, www.caninelearningcenter.com. It’s almost at the end of the rally clip, between the two jumping exercises. Enjoy!
Julie Yamane is an AKC Rally judge, approved for all levels, who has been competing in obedience for more than 30 years. She also enjoys competing in conformation, agility and herding. Julie is owned by PyrShep Valdazun’s Just Because RA, also known as Jack.

RALLY
Why RALLY?
By Julie Yamane

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Now that I’ve been back trialing in agility for a bit with assorted breeds, and watching other people’s dogs in the ring, I’ve seen some things that reinforce my long-held feelings about whose responsibility it is to get things right in competition.
Dogs that are carrying too much weight to jump or climb well but try their best anyway; dogs who haven’t been taught to control their enthusiasm so they can pay attention in the ring; dogs who want to do the right thing but haven’t had enough clear training to know what it is; dogs impaired by poor handling: They all get one of two reactions from their handlers.
The handlers/trainers who understand that they’re the ones responsible for their dogs’ level of expertise will smile, albeit sometimes ruefully, when they leave the ring after an unsuccessful performance. Then they praise and play with or feed their dogs. The handlers who haven’t accepted that responsibility may ignore their dogs after a poor run or even roughly remove them from the ring in the middle of a run, despite the fact that it was their own immediate error that caused the poor performance.
Some of us seem to need someone else to blame for poor performances, and of course dogs are easy to blame. They can’t refute our assignment of fault (although some of them bark pretty loudly when we let them down on course!) and, even if we’re unfair, they’ll forgive us.
What that does to our bond with them becomes apparent as their overall performance declines with time. The dogs who feel happy about being in the ring can improve if we help them with accurate training; the ones who instead learn to be apprehensive about their handlers can become addicted to zoomies, sniffing, or simply getting slower and slower. Sometimes, even when we mutter, grimace or exhale in exasperation with our own errors, the dog believes that our dissatisfaction is directed at him or her. Many of us, aware that this can happen, monitor our reactions to our errors.
Of course, worries can plague even a very positively treated dog. Sometimes dogs will be nervous about the noise of a trial, other dogs or crowds. The difference, if the human half of the team accepts responsibility, is that helping the dog through whatever he or she is anxious about in a trial situation, or repairing training errors, doesn’t have to be complicated by anxiety on the dog’s part about a cross handler.
Agility judges are getting more and more particular about the way handlers treat their dogs in the ring, and with reason. The sport is supposed fun for both the human and the canine halves of the team. Since I have yet to have a dog beg me to teach him a contact behavior, I’m pretty sure I know who’s supposed to be in charge of providing the fun. If I ever get so serious about agility that I forget who that is and let my dog down, I hope a judge yells at me.
- Kathleen Monje

Reflections on Trialing
By Kathleen Monje

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2007 AKC TITLES

Title	Dog Name	Sex	Date Titled	Owners Name	Breeders Name
	AGILITY
NA	Terra-Blue Puck De La Brise TDX NA	B	02/03/07	Kathleen Monje, P. Princehouse & A.G. Smith	Patricia Princehouse & Joni Johnson
NA	Bebe Doll De La Vallee Du Mouton NA NAJ	B	09/09/07	Birgit Ryan	Christian Janes & Monika Janes
NA	La Brise Triple Espresso NA	B	09/22/07	Annelise Allan	Patricia Princehouse
NA	Westhill Jeremie De La Brise RN NA	D	09/01/07	Toni A Lugosky	Patricia Princehouse
NA	Bryndza De La Brise NA NAJ	B	10/28/07	Patricia Princehouse & Ann Shepard	Patricia Princehouse, W.Coombs & J. Pero
NA	Vizir De La Vallee Du Mouton NA	D	10/13/07	Amy Peikoff	Christian Janes & Monika Janes
NA	Daisy Amelie De La Brise NA NAJ	B	11/11/07	Irene P Holtzer & Thomas O Holtzer	Frances Princehouse & Nancy Coombs
NAJ	Terra-Blue Puck De La Brise TDX NA NAJ	B	03/00/07	Kathleen Monje, P. Princehouse & A.G. Smith	Patricia Princehouse & Joni Johnson
NAJ	All The Right Stuff De Loubajac NAJ	D	04/06/07	Toni Drugmand	Catherine De Neckere Tomballe
NAJ	Bebe Doll De La Vallee Du Mouton NAJ	B	09/03/07	Birgit Ryan	Christian Janes & Monika Janes
NAJ	La Brise Triple Espresso NA NAJ	B	09/23/07	Annelise Allan	Patricia Princehouse
NAJ	Westhill Jeremie De La Brise RN NA NAJ	D	09/30/07	Toni A Lugosky	Patricia Princehouse
NAJ	Bryndza De La Brise NA NAJ	B	10/28/07	Patricia Princehouse & Ann Shepard	Patricia Princehouse, W.Coombs & J. Pero
NAJ	Vizir De La Vallee Du Mouton NA NAJ	D	10/14/07	Amy Peikoff	Christian Janes & Monika Janes
NAJ	Daisy Amelie De La Brise NAJ	B	11/10/07	Irene P Holtzer & Thomas O Holtzer	Frances Princehouse & Nancy Coombs
OA	Aramis De La Brise RN OA NAJ	D	02/00/07	Karen Majka & Patricia Princehouse	Frances Princehouse & Nancy Coombs
OA	Chaparral's Zane Grey La Brise OA OAJ	D	03/00/07	Mary Cheney & Patricia Princehouse	Susan Buttivant
OA	Terra-Blue Puck De La Brise TDX OA NAJ	B	03/00/07	Kathleen Monje, P. Princehouse & A.G. Smith	Patricia Princehouse & Joni Johnson
OA	Rouffiac Bleu De La Brise OA AXJ	D	09/16/07	Monique Plinck & Patricia Princehouse	Patricia Princehouse
OA	Bebe Doll De La Vallee Du Mouton OA NAJ	B	10/13/07	Birgit Ryan	Christian Janes & Monika Janes
OAJ	Chaparral's Zane Grey La Brise NA OAJ	D	01/01/07	Mary Cheney & Patricia Princehouse	Susan Buttivant
OAJ	Aramis De La Brise RN OA OAJ	D	06/03/07	Karen Majka & Patricia Princehouse	Frances Princehouse & Nancy Coombs
OAJ	Terra-Blue Puck De La Brise TDX OA OAJ	B	06/17/07	Kathleen Monje, P. Princehouse & A.G. Smith	Patricia Princehouse & Joni Johnson
OAJ	Bebe Doll De La Vallee Du Mouton OA OAJ	B	10/26/07	Birgit Ryan	Christian Janes & Monika Janes
AX	Boo De La Brise AX AXJ	B	01/14/07	Amy Peikoff	Barbara Krasner & Patricia Princehouse
AX	La Brise Pic De Marmure AX MXJ OF	D	06/23/07	Gail Mahood	Patricia Princehouse
AX	Saales Du Val Soannan AX AXJ	B	06/01/07	Nancy Creel	Chantal Reilhac
AX	Bebe Doll De La Vallee Du Mouton AX OAJ	B	11/24/07	Birgit Ryan	Christian Janes & Monika Janes
AX	Aramis De La Brise RN AX OAJ NF	D	12/09/07	Karen Majka	Frances Princehouse & Nancy Coombs
AXJ	Rouffiac Bleu De La Brise NA AXJ	D	03/00/07	Monique Plinck & Patricia Princehouse	Patricia Princehouse
AXJ	Saales Du Val Soannan AX AXJ	B	06/01/07	Nancy Creel	Chantal Reilhac
AXJ	Chaparral's Zane Grey La Brise OA AXJ NF	D	08/00/07	Mary Cheney & Patricia Princehouse	Susan Buttivant
AXJ	La Brise Veni Vidi Vici AX AXJ	B	09/28/07	Florecita D Laus	Patricia Princehouse & Robin Colvell
AXJ	Terra-Blue Puck De La Brise TDX OA AXJ	B	10/28/07	Kathleen Monje, P. Princehouse & A.G. Smith	Patricia Princehouse & Joni Johnson
AXJ	Aramis De La Brise RN AX AXJ NF	D	12/30/07	Karen Majka	Frances Princehouse & Nancy Coombs
MX	Joelle De La Vallee Du Mouton RN TD PT MX MXJ	B	03/00/07	Elizabeth Evans & Joseph Evans	Christian Janes & Monika Janes
MX	Boo De La Brise MX MXJ OF	B	11/23/07	Amy Peikoff	Barbara Krasner & Patricia Princehouse
MXJ	Boo De La Brise AX MXJ NF	B	03/00/07	Amy Peikoff	Barbara Krasner & Patricia Princehouse
MACH	MACH La Brise Wild Whoopee	B	07/01/07	Linda D Bohm	Patricia Princehouse
MACH	MACH Kira Canalettes De La Brise	B	10/07/07	Evelyn Mccutcheon	Fran Princehouse & Patricia Princehouse

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2007 AKC TITLES

Title	Dog Name	Sex	Date Titled	Owners Name	Breeders Name

	AGILITY FAST
NF	Boo De La Brise AX AXJ NF	B	03/00/07	Amy Peikoff	Barbara Krasner & Patricia Princehouse
NF	La Brise Pic De Marmure OA MXJ NF	D	03/04/07	Gail Mahood	Patricia Princehouse
NF	Chaparral's Zane Grey La Brise OA OAJ NF	D	04/00/07	Mary Cheney & Patricia Princehouse	Susan Buttivant
NF	MACH Luka De La Brise NF	B	06/09/07	Ashley Deacon & Hsiu-Ju Chiu	Barbara Krasner & Patricia Princehouse
NF	La Brise Mayday MX MXJ NF	B	08/00/07	Kat Lemar	Patricia Princehouse
NF	Annabell NF	B	10/13/07	Gloria Krueger
NF	La Brise Jumpin Jiminy OA AXJ NF	D	10/07/07	Toni Lugosky & Patricia Princehouse	Shirley A Vicchitto & Patricia Princehouse
NF	Aramis De La Brise RN OA OAJ NF	D	11/04/07	Karen Majka & Patricia Princehouse	Frances Princehouse & Nancy Coombs
OF	La Brise Pic De Marmure OA MXJ OF	D	06/17/07	Gail Mahood	Patricia Princehouse
OF	Boo De La Brise AX MXJ OF	B	09/30/07	Amy Peikoff	Barbara Krasner & Patricia Princehouse
OF	Chaparral's Zane Grey La Brise OA AXJ OF	D	12/29/07	Mary Cheney & Patricia Princehouse	Susan Buttivant
OF	Chaparral's Zane Grey La Brise OA AXJ OF	D	12/29/07	Mary Cheney & Patricia Princehouse	Susan Buttivant
XF	La Brise Pic De Marmure AX MXJ XF	D	09/30/07	Gail Mahood	Patricia Princehouse
	RALLY
RN	Rustine De La Brise RN	B	01/15/07	Patricia Princehouse	Patricia Princehouse
RN	Weskeys La Brise Bluboy Rshvn RN	D	01/14/07	Patricia Princehouse	Elsie Wesdyk
RN	La Brise Chanson De Roland RN	D	02/03/07	Patricia Princehouse	Patricia Princehouse
RN	La Brise Cinnamon Bear RN	D	02/04/07	Patricia Princehouse	Patricia Princehouse
RN	Ojibwa Bleu Du Val Soannan RN	D	02/00/07	Patricia Princehouse	Chantal Reilhac
RN	Germinale De La Brise RN	D	03/00/07	Joe, Fran & Patricia Princehouse	Patricia Princehouse
RN	Sagette Du Val Soannan RN	B	03/00/07	Barbara Krasner & Patricia Princehouse	Chantal Reilhac
RN	La Brise Caribbean Pirate RN	D	04/00/07	Laurie Tully & Patricia Princehouse	Patricia Princehouse, W.Coombs & J. Pero
RA	Nivose Sur La Brise CD RA	D	02/09/07	Joe, Fran & Patricia Princehouse	Frances Princehouse
RA	Westhill Amie De La Brise RA OA OAJ	B	11/04/07	Kathy Burger	Patricia Princehouse & Linda Briggs
RE	Nivose Sur La Brise CD RE	D	03/03/07	Joe, Fran & Patricia Princehouse	Frances Princehouse
RAE	Nivose Sur La Brise CD RAE	D	12/13/07	Joe, Fran & Patricia Princehouse	Frances Princehouse
	OBEDIENCE
UDX4	Rosehaven Chica De La Brise UDX4 PT	B	03/04/07	Marilyn Abbett	Patricia Princehouse & Robin Colvell
UDX5	Rosehaven Chica De La Brise UDX5 HSAs	B	10/27/07	Marilyn Abbett	Patricia Princehouse & Robin Colvell
	HERDING
HSAs	Rosehaven Chica De La Brise UDX4 HSAs	B	09/03/07	Marilyn Abbett	Patricia Princehouse & Robin Colvell

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AKC Title Firsts
FIRST TITLE
Vitesse De La Brise NA	M	01/04/2004	John Peterson/Susan Peterson
CONFORMATION
CH (Champion)
Currently not eligible for competition
OBEDIENCE
FIRST CD (Companion Dog)
Nivose Sur La Brise CD	M	01/18/2004	Joe, Fran & Patricia Princehouse
FIRST CDX (Companion Dog Excellent)
Rosehaven Chica De La Brise CDX	F	05/08/2004	Marilyn Abbett
FIRST UD (Utility Dog)
Rosehaven Chica De La Brise UD	F	07/16/2004	Marilyn Abbett
FIRST UDX (Utility Dog Excellent)
Rosehaven Chica De La Brise UDX	F	05/15/05	Marilyn Abbett
FIRST UDX2 (Utility Dog Excellent 2)
Rosehaven Chica De La Brise UDX2	F	11/26/05	Marilyn Abbett
FIRST UDX3 (Utility Dog Excellent 3)
OTCH Rosehaven Chica De La Brise UDX3	F	07/21/06	Marilyn Abbett
FIRST UDX4 (Utility Dog Excellent 4)
OTCH Rosehaven Chica De La Brise UDX3	F	03/4/07	Marilyn Abbett
FIRST OTCH (Obedience Trial Champion)
OTCH Rosehaven Chica de La Brise	F		Marilyn Abbett
RALLY
FIRST RN
Joelle De La Vallee Du Mouton RN TD PT AX AXJ	F	7/24/05	Elizabeth Evans & Joseph Evans
FIRST RA
Weskeys Bluejacket's Jib RA	F	08/6/06	Lola Grab & Mike Grab
FIRST RE
Nivose Sur La Brise CD RE	M	03/3/2004	Joe, Fran & Patricia Princehouse
FIRST RAE
Nivose Sur La Brise CD RAE	M	12/18/2007	Joe, Fran & Patricia Princehouse

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AKC Title Firsts
AGILITY
FIRST NA (Novice Agility)
Vitesse De La Brise NA	M	01/04/04	John Peterson/Susan Peterson
FIRST NAP / NAJP (Novice Agility Preferred)
Rosehaven Scout De La Brise OA NAP OAJ	M	11/18/05	Kathy Burger & Patricia Princehouse
FIRST NAJ (Novice Agility Jumpers)
Vitesse De La Brise NA NAJ	M	01/31/04	John Peterson/Susan Peterson
FIRST OA (Open Agility)
Vitesse De La Brise OA NAJ	M	03/19/04	John Peterson/Susan Peterson
FIRST OAJ (Open Agility Jumpers)
Kira Canalettes De La Brise OA OAJ	F	05/23/04	Evelyn McCutcheon
FIRST AX (Agility Excellent)
La Brise Mayday AX OAJ	F	12/10/04	Kat Lemar
FIRST AXJ (Excellent Agility Jumper)
Kira Canalettes De La Brise OA AXJ	F	09/04/04	Evelyn McCutcheon
FIRST MX (Master Agility Excellent)
La Brise Mayday MX MXJ	F	09/05/04	Kat Lemar
FIRST MXJ (Master Excellent Jumpers With Weaves)
Luka De La Brise AX MXJ	F	07/10/05	Ashley Deacon & Hsiu-Ju Chiu
FIRST MACH (Agility Champion)
MACH Luka de La Brise	F	07/30/06	Ashley Deacon & Hsiu-Ju Chiu
FIRST NF (Novice FAST)
Boo de La Brise AX AXJ NF	F	03/00/07	Amy Peikoff
FIRST OF (Open FAST)
La Brise Pic de Marmure OA MXJ OF	M	06/17/07	Gail Mahood
FIRST XF (Excellent FAST)
La Brise Pic de Marmure AX MXJ XF	M	09/30/07	Gail Mahood
FIRST MXF (Master Excellent FAST)
FIRST FTC1 (FAST Century 1)

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Airy
Karen Majka (OH)

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AKC Title Firsts

TRACKING
FIRST TD (Tracking Dog)
Joelle De La Vallee Du Mouton TD NAJ	F	02/15/04	Elizabeth Evans/Joseph Evans
FIRST TDX (Tracking Dog Excellent)
Terra-Blue Puck de La Brise	F	05/22/05	Kathleen Monje/Patricia Princehouse
FIRST VST (Variable Surface Tracking Dog)
FIRST CT (Tracking Champion)
HERDING
FIRST HT (Herding Tested)
Rosehaven Chica de La Brise	F	2/27/05	Marilyn Abbett
FIRST PT (Herding Pre-Trial)
Joelle De La Vallee Du Mouton TD AXJ HT	F	11/21/04	Elizabeth Evans/Joseph Evans
FIRST HS (A, B, C course in ducks, sheep or cattle)
Rosehaven Chica de La Brise UDX4 HSAs	F	09/03/07	Marilyn Abbett
FIRST HI (A, B, C course in ducks, sheep or cattle)
FIRST HX (A, B, C course in ducks, sheep or cattle)
FIRST HC (A, B, C course in ducks, sheep or cattle)
FIRST HC (Herding Champion)
VERSATILE COMPANION DOG
VCD1 (CD, NA, NAJ, TD or CD, NAP, NJP, TD)
VCD2 (CDX, OA, OAJ, TD or CDX, OAP, OJP, TD)
VCD3 (UD, AX, AXJ, TDX or UD, AXP, AJP, TDX)
VCD4 (UDX, MX, MXJ, VST or UDX, MXP, MJP, VST)
VCCH (OTCH, MACH and CT)

OFA Database Updates: September 2, 2007 - Dec.1, 2007
NAME REG # SEX COLOR TEST DATE AGE OFA # TYPE TEST
ZION'S MORGANNA DN05619304 F FAWN Sep 14 2007 58 PS-50F58F-VPI HIPS
LA BRISE CARIBBEAN PIRATE DN12448701 M BRINDLE Sep 18 2007 24 PS-52F24M-VPI HIPS
BIEN-AIME'S ANIXET DL90811601 F FAWN Sep 21 2007 70 PS-51F70F-VPI HIPS
BRYNDZA DE LA BRISE DN12448704 F BRINDLE Oct 9 2007 24 PS-53G24F-PI HIPS
AUDACE DE LA BRISE DN13685801 F BLACK Oct 17 2007 25 MILD UNILATERAL RIGHT HIPS
AUDACE DE LA BRISE DN13685801 F BLACK Oct 17 2007 25 PS-EL6F25-PI ELBOW

Canine Health Information Center - 2007
Name Date New / Update CHIC # Reg # Owner
TROCADERO DE LA BRISE 3/16/07 UPDATE 17342 PS148 PATRICIA PRINCEHOUSE
WESTHILL AMIE DE LA BRISE 3/1/07 UPDATE 30513 DN05661201 KATHY BURGER PATRICIA PRINCEHOUSE
LA BRISE CINNAMON BEAR 3/16/07 UPDATE 30514 DN07507901 PATRICIA PRINCEHOUSE
LA BRISE TERRA-BLUE VIVETTE 3/30/07 UPDATE 35919 DN09028003 JONI A. JOHNSON PATRICIA PRINCEHOUSE
AOUBERE DU VAL D'ARES 4/5/07 UPDATE 17341 DN09025001 PATRICIA PRINCEHOUSE
LA BRISE JUMPIN JIMINY 5/23/07 UPDATE 20199 DN05619301 TONI A. LUGOSKY PATRICIA PRINCEHOUSE
LA BRISE TERRA-BLUE VIVETTE 6/14/07 UPDATE 35919 DN09028003 JONI A. JOHNSON PATRICIA PRINCEHOUSE
BIELLE DE TERRA-BLUE 6/14/07 NEW 40085 DN14950304 JONI JOHNSON
AOUBERE DU VAL D'ARES 7/19/07 UPDATE 17341 DN09025001 PATRICIA PRINCEHOUSE
TROCADERO DE LA BRISE 7/19/07 UPDATE 17342 PS148 PATRICIA PRINCEHOUSE
OJIBWA BLEU DU VAL SOANNAN 7/19/07 UPDATE 17638 DL88631401 PATRICIA PRINCEHOUSE
ZIBELINE DU VAL D'ARES 7/19/07 UPDATE 17639 DL88730701 PATRICIA PRINCEHOUSE
LA BRISE RAINBEAU RABBIT 7/19/07 UPDATE 19675 DN03292004 PATRICIA PRINCEHOUSE
LA BRISE JUMPIN JIMINY 7/19/07 UPDATE 20199 DN05619301 TONI A. LUGOSKY PATRICIA PRINCEHOUSE
NIVOSE SUR LA BRISE 7/19/07 UPDATE 21855 PS114 JOE PRINCEHOUSE
LA BRISE CINNAMON BEAR 7/19/07 UPDATE 30514 DN07507901 PATRICIA PRINCEHOUSE
WESKEYS LA BRISE BLUBOY RSHVN 7/19/07 NEW 40618 DN06692702 PATRICIA PRINCEHOUSE
LA BRISE TERRA-BLUE VIVETTE 12/13/07 UPDATE 35919 DN09028003 JONI A. JOHNSON PATRICIA PRINCEHOUSE
BIELLE DE TERRA-BLUE 12/28/07 UPDATE 40085 DN14950304 JONI JOHNSON

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The Sheep Pen

Pyrenean Shepherd Club of America 2007
The Sheep Pen is the Official Publication of the Pyrenean Shepherd Club of America

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DIRECTORS
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Ashley Deacon 765 Hampton Ave. Redwood City, CA 94061 (650) 599-9257
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Joni Johnson PO Box 36937 Rock Hill, SC 29732 (803) 327-7903
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COMMITTEES & CHAIRS (Chairs in Bold):
AKC Club Recognition Whitney Coombs, Jean Pero, Patricia Princehouse
AKC Liaison Patricia Princehouse
Archivist / Record Keeper Peggy Oba
Breeder Referral Fran Princehouse
CHIC Liaison / Health Joni Johnson, Susan Buttivant, Patricia Princehouse
Events Jean Pero, Ashley Deacon, Patricia Princehouse
Financial Evelyn McCutcheon, other members TBA
Judge’s Education Whitney Coombs, Susan Buttivant, Joni Johnson, Jean Pero, Patricia Princehouse
Judge’s Education Coordinator Whitney Coombs
Herding Susan Buttivant
Legislative Liaison Amy Peikoff
Membership Chair Robin Colvell
National Specialty 2008 Jean Pero, Patricia Princehouse
Newsletter Patricia Princehouse, Joni Johnson
Nominating Committee 2007 TBA
Performance Ashley Deacon, Marilyn Abbett, Julie Gibeau, Evelyn McCutcheon, Monique Plinck, Mary Cheney
Public Education Coordinator Susan Buttivant
Registrar Patricia Princehouse
Rescue Fran Princehouse, Monique Plinck, Toni Lugosky
ROM / HOF Kathy Burger
Special Awards Nancy Coombs, Fran Princehouse
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