Wicomico County Welcomes the 83rd Annual Poodle Club of America National Specialty Show

Glen Avenue Road Closure Announced

Salisbury, MD – Hundreds of Poodles and Poodle owners from all over the United States, Europe, Australia, and Japan will soon descend upon Salisbury for the 83rd Annual Poodle Club of America National Specialty Dog Show April 17-24th. The event is all Poodles, all the time, all varieties including Toy, Miniature and Standard. The show draws over 700 Poodles and their handlers to Wicomico County for the week, creating a hotel room night demand of 3,200 over the course of the event. Preliminary estimates indicate the event will generate a $1.8 million dollar economic impact for the area as attendees stay, dine and shop in the area.

The event launches with outdoor tracking and hunting tests on April 17-19 before moving inside the Wicomico Youth & Civic Center (WY&CC) for agility trials. The remaining events take place at the WY&CC, and the competitions are free of charge for spectators and open to the public. To protect the safety of participants and spectators, the portion of Glen Ave. in front of the WY&CC will close from 6 p.m. Thursday, April 16 through 8 p.m. Friday, April 24th. The closed portion runs from Civic Avenue to St. Albans Drive.

During the show, the WY&CC is magically transformed. The interior of the arena is laid with sod to provide the best footing possible for the Poodles and their handlers. The exhibition rings are decorated with elaborate flower arrangements. The Midway Room in the Civic Center becomes a dog-loving shoppers’ paradise and the rear parking lot becomes an RV campground, complete with electric hookups, barbeque grills, tents and lawn chairs.

For additional information about any event for the 83rd Annual Poodle Club of America National Specialty Dog show visit www.Poodleclubofamerica.org and click on PCA Events; at the drop down menu, select “National Specialty.”