Wicomico County Welcomes the 84th 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 84th Annual Poodle Club of America National Specialty Dog Show April 22 - 29. The event is all poodles, all the time, all varieties including toy, miniature and standard. The show draws over 600 poodles and their handlers to Wicomico County for the week, creating a hotel room night demand of 2,500 over the course of the event. Preliminary estimates indicate the event will generate a $1.5 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 22 - 24 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 Avenue in front of the WY&CC will close from Sunday, April 24 at 5 p.m. until Saturday, April 30 at 10 a.m. 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 84th Annual Poodle Club of America National Specialty Dog show visitwww.Poodleclubofamerica.org and click on “Events,” at the drop down menu, select “National Specialty.”