The Polish
Lowland Sheepdog (PON) is a robust sheepdog with roots in Tibet. In
fact, it is said that the heavy fur which covers the eyes of this
sheepdog is a natural adaptation to the glaring sunlight of the
region. Nomadic tribes traveled with the ancestors of Polish
Lowland Sheepdogs during their migration to European countries and the
breed became established among the local population. Polish Lowland
Sheepdogs developed a reputation for hard work, loyalty and strong
herding instincts. The breed's herding instincts have survived
for centuries and even today, they still need a job and will attempt
to herd their human families in the absence of sheep. Polish Lowland
Sheepdog (PON) lovers will appreciate reading the PON Digest online
publication to learn more about this beloved breed.
July, 2010
International
Monthly publication
for Polish Lowland Sheepdog lovers
Dedicated to the well being of our beloved Polish
Lowland Sheepdogs
The
International All-Breed Canine Association of
America
(IABCA) began approximately seventeen years
ago with the intent of
making an International "UCI"
Championship Title available to the
American public without exposing the dogs to
the danger and
inconvenience of international travel.
To accomplish this an
association was formed with an International
Association of dog clubs
headquartered in Germany, the Union Cynologie
International (UCI). The
UCI has been in existence for over thirty
years. There are many
countries throughout Europe, North America and
the Far East represented
in the association. Through UCI
International Titles are awarded to
dogs who meet the stringent requirements of
their specific breed
standard in their country of origin.
IABCA shows are held in accordance with the
German regulations and
guidelines that have been established by UCI.
The guidelines provide
for a WRITTEN CRITIQUE OF EACH DOG ENTERED and
a rating number of how
well a dog conforms to the International
"UCI" breed standard. The
rating a dog receives, based on the critique,
will determine the type of
championship certificate awarded.
On the weekend of May 15th and 16th
2010, in Hutchinson Minnesota,
Stash and Paczki each earned their
International Ch. Titles and their
IABCA Ch.Titles under the very capable
handling of Tom Pirc, my husband.
Closing date for the
upcoming specialty is June
show is June 2, 2010.
Superintendent: (SHOW
SECRETARY) Susan Gordon 9122
Trevarthon Rd Orlando FL
32817-2606
(407) 657-0733 gordonsetters@earthlink.net
AKC Event #: 2010638901
Show Date:Thursday 06/24/10
Closing Date:Wednesday
06/02/10
Entry Fee: $25.00 Show
Location:
Central Florida Fairgrounds
4603 W Colonial Drive
Orlando, FL
PON
Times
A very
classy PON Magazine, that is sent out
quarterly,is called PON Times.
Once you've seen one, and read it, you
will look forward to the next issue,
and find a place to display it on a
coffee table. It is that nice!
Please go to www.pontimes.com
where you can read about it, and
subscribe to it on line. It is
very inexpensive, and you will
treasure each and every issue.
Teena Murray puts her heart and soul
into the publication of this magazine
(all volunteer I might add.) If
you don't already subscribe, please do
yourself a favor, and subscribe today.
If you already enjoy both of these
venues, please continue to send in
photos and articles.
The
Central Florida Polish Lowland Sheepdog
Fanciers Club
The Central Florida
Polish Lowland Sheepdog Fanciers Club
is proud to announce that we are now
the only AKC full status regional club
in the US with the position of holding
Championship awarding points shows.
We are AKC club number 6389...
We are presently working on a regional
specialty to be held in connection
with the Brooksville, Florida show in
November. We invite all PON
owners to come and join us for this
event and join us at Panther Bend for
a PON party and picnic that weekend.
The Florida club holds fun events for
PON owners and there is not a
requirement that you be a member of
the club to attend - just own a PON.
We hold them at our 38 acre site on
the Withlacoochee River near
Brooksville known as "Panther
Bend" at Running PON Lane - it
used to be an Indian Village and is a
great place for fun gatherings. We
hold fun matches to introduce owners
to the art of showing and just to have
fun along with cookouts and event to
share PON stories where the laughing
will not disturb the neighbors. We are
planning a herding event and have an
agility course setup for those with
the courage to try or enough drinks
under their belt to be brave and not
notice the others laughing.
Go our club site at
www.floridaponfanciers.org for further
information. All are welcome -
come join us anytime.
Directions:
Turn on your GPS and click - Florida
--- then click - Dade City --- then
click - Running PON Lane --- then
click - go to.
All the best.
Bill Gilchrist
intervault@mindspring.com
Those who blindly follow are usually
blindly led.
Web site: http://www.premierpons.com
Florida Club site: http://www.floridaponfanciers.org.
The Club run by PONs for PONs...
Introducing Amy from Eukanuba. BOS and
Best Bred By. She was also BOS at
the National in Memphis.Only shown
twice in 2008. CH Bogdanka's Amazing
Amalia (CH Czort Nerita X CH Nowinka
Kosy Dzeichcinek)
Owned and Bred by Norm Bogdanow,
Martin Cabral & Beverly Wilson
Central Florida
Polish Lowland Sheepdog Fanciers
Club
The Central
Florida Polish Lowland Sheepdog
Fanciers Club has received approval
from the AKC to hold licensed
championship point events.
This is a goal we have worked years
to achieve and I want to thank each
and every member for their
assistance in reaching this goal.
We are the only AKC approved
Regional Club in the US and you
should be proud of your
accomplishment.
This PON picnic to
celebrate will be one of many yet to
come. We had 26 humans and 21
PONs attend along with a few
honorary PONs for the day and there
was not a cross bark anywhere -
everyone had a good time and of
course the PONs complained that they
could not have any of the BBQ but
did get their share of treats.
We are presently
working on future programs for our
PONs and announcements will be made
as time nears for the functions.
Congratulations to
all and many thanks for your
support.
BIS
AND BISS Champion White Star's
It's A Sirius Family Affair
"BRADY MAN"
Brady is the only American
Bred PON to win an ALL BREED BEST
IN SHOW AND THE NATIONAL
SPECIALTY.
HE IS THE #1 RANKED PON IN
BREED POINTS (AKC statistics
through October 31, 2008)
HE IS THE #2 RANKED PON IN
ALL BREED (AKC statistics through
October 31st, 2008)
HE IS A MULTIPLE GROUP
WINNER
and, he's only 2 years
old.
Brady's great conformation
and temperament comes from a
wonderful combination of American
Bred and Polish Bred PONs...perhaps
the "best of the best."
On Brady's Mom's side:
Mother:
Ch White Star's Sweet Little Liza
Jane (Ch Zhiggins Goral White Star
Z Banciarni and Ch White Star's
Tao of Pooh)
Grandmother:
Ch White Star's Tao Of Pooh
(Winnie) (World Ch '97 Elzbieta's
White Zinfandel (Olivia) and World
Ch '99 Polish Hills Batman The
Caped Crusader)
Great Grandmother:
World Ch '97 Elzbieta's White
Zinfandel (Olivia) (Marney Z
Elzbieta and Elzbieta's Mufinski)
On Brady's Father's
side: Ch White Star's
Paddington Bear (World Ch' 97
Elzbieta's White Zinfandel and Ch
Romans Kosy Z Gangu Dlugich)
Grandfather: Ch
Romans Kosy Z Gangu Dlugich (Ch
Furman Konkury and Ch Ulana Z
Gangu Dlugich)
Great Grandfather:
Ch Furman Konkury ( Ch Amal Z
Banciarni and Alka Konkury)
Brady was bred by Merrilee
and Jeff Cirtwell, and was
co-owned with their best friend,
Julane White, until earlier this
year, when Julane became
terminally ill and passed away
October 1, 2008. Brady is
now owned by Norman Bogdanow, who
also owns the very famous Ch
Nowinka Kosy Dziechcinek.
Brady is lovingly handled by
Martin Cabral and Beverly Wilson.
**The Team of White Star
PONs and Bogdanka PONs wish to
dedicate all of Brady's Special
Achievements, in loving memory of
Julane White, who passed away
October 1, 2008, never getting to
see her dream of winning a
National Specialty and Best In
Show, with her beloved Brady, come
true. We know she will
always be with us in spirit.
National Specialty
Winner, Group 1 and Best In Show on Saturday
October 11,2008
~*~*~*~*
Greg
Smith, PPA Certified, Master Photographic
Craftsman, Arnold,
MO 63010
The
results of the Florida PON Club A-Match held
in Lakeland Florida on June 6th, 2008 are:
Photo
session with French PONS at the Dog show :
Chartres Meute, France
Ch Nowinka Kosy
Dziechcinek, "Winkie",
received her 100th Group Placement in Salt
Lake City, Utah. Winkie is owned by Norman and
Susan Bogdanow.
The Central Florida Polish
Lowland Sheepdog Fanciers' Club
The Central Florida Polish
Lowland Sheepdog Fanciers' Club is pleased
to announce AKC approval for our A-Mach to
be held in Lakeland, Florida on June 6th,
2008. The match will begin at 11:00 AM and a
mailing for registration is on the way -
anyone wishing to sign up and not receiving
a mailing please contact: Elaine Newnham or
myself and you will be sent a premium list
immediately. Hope to see everyone
there for a day of fun.
I
want to inform you about a new
Database for the Polski Owczarek
Nizinny
with at the moment 21.992 PON's
including a lot of pictures.
(Japan, Poland, Germany,
Netherlands, Belgium, United
Kingdom, USA,
Finland, Sweden, Norway,
Denmark, Italy, Switzerland,
France, Austria ..)
The program I'm using is
Pedserve.
Hope this program will be useful
for all the PON-breeders around
the
world!!
When your PON is
scheduled for a tooth cleaning
or any other surgical procedure
which requires anesthesia, it is
of utmost importance that food
is withheld at least twelve
hours prior to surgery. Not only
will this prevent your PON from
vomiting and inhaling stomach
contents during surgery, but it
will also reduce nausea as your
PON regains consciousness. This
advice is vital for the well
being of your PON and needs the
co-operation of all family
members.
Please click on the link for
the complete article:
Cranberries
go to the dogs ... and cats By DUNSTAN
PRIAL, Standard-Times staff writer
The human health benefits of cranberries
have been recognized by medical science
for decades.
Now the cranberry industry hopes the
nation's millions of pet owners will
apply the same concept to their beloved
cats and dogs.
A study to be released today by UMass
Dartmouth's Center for Business Research
has identified the $14 billion-a-year
pet food industry as a potentially
wide-open market for the slumping
cranberry
Green
lipped mussels for
alleviating arthritis in dogs.
Green-lipped mussel (Perna
canaliculus) is a New Zealand
shellfish, from which an extract has
been shown to be useful in the treatment
of rheumatoid arthritis and
osteoarthritis .
Green-lipped mussel inhibits
inflammation in the body. Although
inflammation is normal under certain
conditions, consistent
inflammation can result in pain
and damage to the body, including the
joints.
Please click on the link for the
complete article:
Striving
towards a well balanced Healthy PON digestive
system
The concepts of Yin and
Yang contributed to the Chinese
scientific system, particularly in
fields like biology and medicine The
organs of the body were seen to be
interrelated in the same kinds of ways
as other natural phenomena, and most
understood by searching for cause and
effect. Illness was seen as a
disturbance in the balance of Yin and
Yang caused by emotions, heat or
cold, or other influences. Therapy thus
depended on accurate diagnosis of the
source of the imbalance.
PON owners can readily apply Yin and
Yang to their management of PON
nutrition and ultimately to solving
digestive issues.
Please click on the link for the
complete article:
Some dogs can have adverse
reactions to drugs such as
ivermectin, loperamide , Imodium®
, and others. It was previously
unknown why some individual dogs
were sensitive and others were
not. Advances in molecular
biology at the Veterinary
Clinical Pharmacology Laboratory
at Washington State University's
College of Veterinary Medicine
have led to the discovery of the
cause of multi-drug sensitivity
in affected dogs
by Lori S. Mohr (First Aid For Dogs - Tim
Hawcroft)
CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) is the
process of breathing life back
into an unconscious human. A similar technique
can also work effectively on dogs.
The signs that indicate the need for CPR include
unconsciousness, lack of
arousal, lack of physical movement, or eye
blinking. These symptoms can occur
from drowning, choking, electrical shock, or a
number of other situations.
The key to canine CPR is remembering the ABCs:
European sources
have confirmed the effective use of
vinegar for flea control. To be sure of
complete protection, please spray often
(every hour) and pour a small
amount of apple cider vinegar into your
PON'S drinking water on a regular basis.
Please click the link
for the complete article and formulas:
If
you are one of those
conscientious PON owners who
have spent untold amounts of
money with your local
veterinarian for gunky ear
problems, then it is high time
to take matters into your own
hands and look further than
expensive veterinary ear
solutions and ear cleaning
sessions at your vet's
office.What are the main causes
of canine ear problems ? Most
veterinarians will agree that
the most common underlying
causes of ear problems in dogs
are allergic reactions (inhalant
and food allergies).
Occasionally, PON
owners will post to Yahoogroups about
bumps or fatty tumors they have come
across while grooming their PONS and
inquire if this is common in the breed.
The answer is not uncomplicated, but
studies indicate that overweight dogs
are more susceptible to fatty tumors
called lipomas. These lipomas have the
consistency of a baggy filled with water
and may be found all over a PON's body.
For newbie owners this is scary and may
result in a quick visit to the vet
Simply
type in a Polish or English
word you would like
translated.
Informative
articles and photos' are warmly
welcome.
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The human health benefits of cranberries
have been recognized by medical science
for decades.
