The Pumi in the USA

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The Pumi in the USA

• American Pumi Club
• Chris Levy,
• President

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Homes with Active Owners
Hungary
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Number of Adult Pumik
11
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Hungary
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Registries

• AKC Foundation Stock Service (FSS)
• Registration only
• American Rare Breed Association (ARBA)
• Registration
• Conformation
• Obedience
• International All Breed Canine Association
  (IABCA)
• Registration
• Conformation
• United Kennel Club (UKC)
• Registration
• Obedience only
• Agility Clubs
• Agility (non-AKC)

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American Kennel Club

• Requirements
• An official national breed club
• A minimum of 100 households who belong to the
  club
• Registrations of at least of 300-400 dogs
• Dogs and people located in 20 or more states
• Current Status
• 13 households
• About 31 adult dogs
• 10 states

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American Pumi Club

• Just getting started
• Discussed at the big Pumi show in April
• 4 households, 7 Pumik
• Now, we are not an official club
• Have an e-mail list group
• Soon to have a newsletter
• Not officially registered as a club
• No club dues
• About 11 members
• Experienced AKC breeders (7)
• Limited experience (1)
• No experience (1)
• Pets (2)
• Next April we will discuss becoming official

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Hungarian Imports 1994-1999

• 1994
• Iharos-Fürge Krajcár (Rescue dog) (Bleys)
• Cseri-Subás Róna x Csenkevári Borcsa
• 1998
• Ménesvölgyi Raplis Jojo (Reardon)
• Cseri-Subás Diák Dani x Borzasszegi Éhes Maszat
• 1999
• Szürkebarát Jófej Manó (Levy)
• Ebugatta Kristály x Pázstortúz Csillaga Parázs
• Csúnyatelepi Eper (Karlosak )
• Veszprémi Allatkerti Adorján x Csúnyatelepi
  Csillag

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Hungarian Imports 2000-2004

• 2000
• Szürkebarát Nokedli (Rescue dog) (Martin)
• Rakenlov Jeles Játszo x Pásztortúz Csillaga
  Borzás
• Ménesvölgyi Zsazsa (Bleys)
• Ménesvölgyi Ravasz Pityke x Pásztortúz Csillaga
  Csöre
• Ménesvölgyi Bajusz (Bleys)
• Somlyófalvi Vándor x Ménesvölgyi Ripsz-Ropsz
• 2002
• Hegyvidék-Éke Csutak (Podell)
• Rakenlov Jeles Játszo x Somlyófalvi Vigasz Dáma
• Ludas Matyi Egres (Podell)
• Ménesvölgyi Ravasz Pityke x Szutyok Katica
• Szürkebarát Tip-Top (Klauber)
• Pannonpusztai-Vándor Bicska x Faluvégi-Csahos
  Csutka
• 2004
• Ménesvölgyi Potyka Pukli (Rescue dog) (Kunz)
• Kaffogó Vászon x Ménesvölgyi Róka-Rézi

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Finnish Imports

• 1993
• Vihriksen Csardas (Parvin)
• Pihatuvan Gabor x Pugnoses Aprilfool
• 1998
• Tuways Miss Eva (Fessenden)
• Rakenlov Tudatos Taktus x Rakenlov Valodi Ventany
• 2001
• Pusztai Altatódal Bolondos (Parvin)
• Napos Ravasz x Joyrunners Dolores
• 2003
• Scirpasta Chili (Parvin)
• Nyirsegfia Cipo x Scirpasta Pillango
• Kilvan Sajatos (Blausten)
• Kilvan Solyóm (Ganoe)
• Kaffogó Daru x Kilvan Okos Oda

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Litters in USA

• 2001
• Rakenlov Tudatos Taktus x Ménesvölgyi Raplis Jojo
• Szürkebarát Jófej Manó x Iharos-Fürge Krajcár (2)
• 2002
• Ebugatta Kristály x Somlyófalvi Szidike (5)
• 2003
• Karvakorvan Timotei x Ménesvölgyi Raplis Jojo
• Ménesvölgyi Bajusz x Iharos-Fürge Krajcár (3)
• 2004
• Hegyvidék-Éke Csutak x Ludas Matyi Egres (7)
• Szürkebarát Virgács of Abiqua x Szürkebarát
  Nokedli (3)
• Ménesvölgyi Bajusz x Ménesvölgyi Zsazsa (9)

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Activities

• Shows
• Obedience
• Agility
• Herding
• Best friends

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Problems

• Color
• Black and Tan
• 3 litters have had black and tan puppies
• Health clearances
• Hips
• Some breeders in USA are not x-raying their dogs
• Eyes
• Lack of information in English
• Judges
• Most judges have never seen a Pumi before
• Have to have a sense of humor
• Cant depend on the judges, we have to depend on
  ourselves and on our friends in Europe

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Future of the Pumi in USA

• Education
• New owners
• Health
• Rescue
• We know of 3 imported dogs that have had to be
  placed in new homes
• Official national club
• Open health registry
• Someday - full AKC status

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What You Can Do

• The future of the Pumi in America is in your
  hands
• Please continue to send us good dogs they are
  our future
• Carefully screen all new puppy owners from the
  USA
• Notify the American Pumi Club when you sell a
  Pumi to the USA
• Send us
• the new owners name and address
• name of dog
• Send the info to
• APC President - abiqua2_at_teleport.com
• APC Secretary - DianeKlauber_at_aol.com
• If you find health problems, please tell us