Nathalie Bernard

Valeria Lea

A Dream Come True

Author: Valérie Lea, President
Association des Caniches Bicolores en France
http://canichesbicolores.fr.nf/ 

Nathalie Bernard and I had dreamed of forming a parti Poodle club for a long time and had discussed the matter for hours. Various friends, who are as much in love with the parti-colored Poodle as we are, had often joined the conversation. Finally, we have achieved our objective. Yes! Our club was born – the first ever in France to promote the parti Poodle.

I am very proud to announce the official creation of the Association des Caniches Bicolores en France (the French Club of the Parti Poodle in France). The Club was officially registered at the
Préfecture des Alpes-Maritimes (French state administration in the south-east of France), on the 27th of June 2008. Mention of the club was published in the Journal Officiel de la République Française on the 12th of July 2008.

The purpose of the Club is to promote and protect the parti Poodle’s characteristics, to introduce the parti-colored Poodle to and into France, and to draw together everyone, present and future, who loves this breed. By forming this club, which is officially recognized by the French administration, we become stronger and gain credibility. We will be able to achieve wider and larger possibilities of action with a deeper impact.

Our journey has just begun, and we know that it will be a long and winding road. Our strength is our conviction, our hopes, and our will to lead the battle for the recognition of the parti Poodle in France. We have received support from countries such as the U.S.A., Canada, Germany, Hungary, and Russia. We are very happy to bring France into this International movement, hoping that we too will obtain the same recognition for the parti Poodle that the solid color Poodle has from the FCI (Federation Cynologique Internationale) and the national clubs around the world.