M Mr. Jack MacGillivray Inter-variety y career in dogs began in 1969 at age 19 when I acquired a beautiful Airedale from the famous Terrier handlers, Tom and Ann Gately. Due to my schooling, I was only able to show the Airedale one time, winning a 5-point major and Best of Breed at the Rio Grande Kennel Club show in hometown Albuquerque, NM. In 1970, Cindy and I were married. She influenced me away from Airedales and toward Poodles. As I completed college, we attended many shows in the southwest and eastern U.S. as spectators. Soon after beginning a family and finishing school, we acquired a beautiful Standard Poodle that was already the winner of the William Penn Futurity in Pennsylvania, and already a Canadian champion. She was Ch. Pannovia’s Lady Jane from Toronto and was a combination of the Wycliffe and Lowmont lines. She was also the last champion sired by the famous producer, Can. Ch. Bibelot’s Tall, Dark, & Handsome. Cindy and I began showing Janie in 1974. Cindy acquired great skill with grooming and I loved handling. We owner-handled as a team. In that era, Standards were very popular and entries in bitches would number anywhere from 15 -25 at the shows we attended. In highly competitive shows, Janie quickly earned her U.S. title and several group placements. We then retired her to become our foundation in Standards. We then turned our interest to Toys and acquired the wonderful Cardin Tiffany Gem, a puppy out of the English import, BIS Ch. Capilon Toy Gem. Tiffy had exceptional type for the time and drew immediate attention from prominent judges and breeders. She had exquisite bone to size, proportion, with wonderful front shoulders and side movement. She finished under breeder-judges and won several groups. Later, she produced the group winner and PCA puppy winner, Ch. Montec MacGillivray, the most notable of her offspring. We continued to breed Toys very selectively and had several Toy champions; however, none were as fine as our original Tiffy. We have always held Toys close to our hearts and have always had one living with us since we were married. Our first Standard litter from Janie was quite special. Our favorite, Ch. MacGillivray High Interest, began a successful career with her BOV win from the BBE class under James Clark at PCA in 1979. Her littermate, Ch. MacGillivray Tax Exempt, went Reserve from the open class. The 1980’s were very rewarding for Cindy and I as we selectively showed our homebred Standards and Toys mostly at specialty shows in the southwest. At the same time, we were fortunate to have several of our champions campaigned in the east by Paul Edwards. Most prized, however, was always PCA, where we had many owner-handled wins. We had the time of our lives during those years and retired from active breeding and showing in the early 1990’s. In 1996, I became licensed to judge Poodles. Since that time, I have been elected to judge at the Poodle Club of America 7 times, Standard variety 3 times, Toy variety 2 times and the Intervariety 2 times. I have also judged in Australia 2 times, New Zealand 1 time, and dozens of Poodle specialties throughout the U.S. and Canada. I served on the Board of Governors of PCA for nearly 30 years between 1980 and 2016, including two years as PCA President. a everyone Wishing k luc d oo g great time and lty! ecia Sp l at the PCA Nationa POODLE VARIETY AD DEADLINE for the PCA SPECIALTY ISSUE TH Mark your calendars! January-March 2025 • POODLE VARIETY Submit ad materials to: Chris Baker 156 Bobwhite Circle Cape Carteret, NC 28584 [email protected] MAY 20 Reservations and questions: Pippi Guilfoyle Poodle Variety 818-726-3463 [email protected] 47
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