Since the Club was founded in 1973 the HPC of GB have put a clear and committed emphasis on ensuring that we carry out all necessary health testing to maintain a healthy gene pool. In previous years this mainly related to Hip Scoring and Eye Testing, and in the more recent past we have also included DNA testing for Degenerative Myelopathy.

It has always been the practice that Members are required to forward all copies of such health test results to the Secretary in order that the Club can maintain an oversight on these three areas. However, it seems that this practice has fallen by the wayside.

Since the inception of the Pet Passport, it has become easier for individuals to import Pulis from outside the UK and a number of dogs have very sadly become available to the general public via commercial pet retailers as well as by more traditional means from breeders, pet owners and breed enthusiasts.

It is of great concern to the HPC of GB that these Pulis may have come from sources where there has been little or no health testing on their breeding stock, or were imported before the particular health test would apply (e.g. as in Hip Scoring where a test is only valid after the dog has reached 12 months of age). Naturally there is potential harm to the good health of the genepool if stock is introduced to it without testing having been carried out.

The HPC of GB wish to remind all Members that compliance with of the Code of Ethics, (See HPC of GB Rule 16), is mandatory for continued membership and that items 17, 18 & 20 of the Code of Ethics must be adhered to, and copies of any such certificates/results be forwarded to the Secretary for Club records.

The HPC of GB ask all members to regard this matter with the importance it deserves. This is not a case of being over cautious, but one of ensuring that we keep this lovely breed of ours as healthy as possible, and to minimise the unnecessary risk of introducing health issues in the future.

The Code of Ethics and Club Rules can be found on the Club’s website under the “Club Info” tab.

William Fulton

Chairman,
Hungarian Puli Club of Great Britain.

OFFICERS
President: Mrs. Ann Arch, Chairman: Mr. William Fulton.
Hon Treasurer: Mr. John Whitton. Hon Secretary: Mrs. Catherine Knight COMMITTEE
Mrs. Miranda Turrell, Miss Amanda Mills, Miss Victoria Casey,
Mr. Michael Gilchrist, Mr. Robert Corah, Mr. Alan Rathband, Mr. Neil Croft.

Hungarian Puli Club of Great Britain Championship Show

Sunday 1st October 2017

DR LEIF RAGNAR HJORTH (Rosenhjorth) – Norway

Special Award Judge: Mr. Joe Smith (Mowgli)

Brailes Village Hall

Castle Hill Lane

Upper Brailes

Nr Banbury

Oxon

OX15 5AS

Online entry and schedules are available to download at:

Schedule: https://www.arenaprint.co.uk/images/jevents/597c5e55679be4.26444573.pdf

Paper entry: https://www.arenaprint.co.uk/images/jevents/597c5e66b10568.95686772.pdf

Online entry: http://www.zooza.com/dispShow?showID=4135

It has only just come to our attention that Jean Collins (Jedforest) sadly passed away on the day that the Hungarian Pulis and Old English Sheepdogs were showing at Crufts. An obituary will appear in due course.
Our sincerest condolences to family and friends.

Don’t miss your opportunity to meet a Hungarian Puli at London’s Biggest Dog Event

Now at ExCeL London, 22 & 23 October 2016

The Hungarian Puli Club of Great Britain are pleased to inform you, we are represented with a breed booth at Discover Dogs in London. This is your opportunity to have a chat to our Hungarian Pulis and meet their humans !

A great day out for the whole family – and under 12s go FREE!

http://www.discoverdogs.org.uk/

Firstly a big thank you and well done to the first participants in our DNA testing scheme. The first results are back Mike Gilchrist and Neil Croft are working feverishly in the background on preparing the public register.

Just to remind everyone we are offering DM testing using DDC with whom we have negotiated a discount which means you can get your puli tested for the all in sum of £32 per puli for HPC of GB members and £37 per puli for non-members.

Neil and Sue Croft will be at the following shows (more dates to follow) and they have got plenty of test kits available so please come along and see them. If you can’t make a show, contact Neil directly (Neil@kistelek.co.uk).

Windsor 30th June

East of England 8th July

NW&PB 16th July

Leeds 22nd July

Please find attached a HPCofGb Press Release in response to the “Speaker’s Corner” article published in Our Dogs on 20th May 2016

HPC of GB Press Release – 16 June 2016

A few weeks that changed my life….

Hello my name is Luna and it’s been a crazy few weeks. My life as a Puli was happy and stable and then my owner was taken ill. Before I knew what was happening I woke up to find myself at the Dogs Trust Hotel in Harefield. The staff there are very nice but it wasn’t like home and I knew I needed to find some humans to adopt as soon as possible. My friend Miranda at Hungarian Puli Club of GB Welfare was on the case and she knew of a lovely couple who they had helped before. They already had a Puli called Ziggy so I thought it was worth meeting them all. They came down to Dogs Trust to see me and we just clicked. I knew it would be worth adopting them, as they already seemed Puli trained. My new friends at Dogs Trust said they could take me home so I packed my lead and off I went.

I have been with them for around six weeks now and am setting in well. I am getting lots of walks and fuss. Their other Puli Ziggy is my new best friend and we are playing in the garden and running around. He is helping me settle in and showing me the things he can do. He has also helped me find my voice again and it seems to be working better than ever. I am eating and sleeping well. All the playing and walks are making me happy as you can see from my photo below when we all went to the beach.

I have been to my new vets and they gave me a clean bill of health and added me to their computer so now I cannot escape my boosters. I have even been made to go to school where I have already passed my Good Citizen Bronze level.

I would like to thank my friends at Dogs Trust and I hope all the other dogs are finding new homes like I have. Thanks also to Miranda at Hungarian Puli Club of GB Welfare for alerting my new family and to Melissa at Strictly K9 Dog Training for teaching my humans well.

P.S. My humans Russell and Sandie wanted me to tell you that they couldn’t be happier that I was willing to adopt them! Special thanks to Miranda Turrell at Hungarian Puli Club of GB Welfare and Daniel Thompson at Dogs Trust who alerted them to my situation and facilitated our first meeting possible. They thank you all for your help and look forward to many happy years living with me! They keep telling me I am a fantastic dog and who am I to argue!