Poodle Club Announces 2012 Return to Wicomico County

(Salisbury, MD) On Friday, April 29^th the Wicomico Youth & Civic Center bid a fond farewell to poodles and their handlers as the Poodle Club of America National Specialty Show drew to a close.  Due to the hospitality shown them, the International Poodle Club announced on May 2^nd that this good-bye would not be permanent though as they will return to Wicomico County in 2012. 

Show Chairman, in announcing their return, explained “Salisbury is such a wonderful location for our annual poodle national specialty.  The community is so welcoming to us and offers lodging and dining perfect for our needs.  The whole community and WYCC go all out to make our show the envy of national dog clubs.”

On April 23-27, 2012 the Wicomico Youth & Civic Center and Wicomico County as a whole will play host to visitors traveling from as close as the Mid-Atlantic Region to as far as international locales including Japan.  In hosting the Specialty Show, Wicomico County sees an estimated $2 million economic impact.  Commenting on the return of the poodles, Wicomico County Executive, Richard M Pollitt Jr. stated, “This is the one time of year when I’m so happy to say ‘Wicomico County has gone to the dogs’.  The Poodle Show is an outstanding event and one our community looks forward to each year with a great deal of anticipation and delight.”

Wicomico County Tourism originally brought the Specialty Show to Wicomico County seven years ago.  Wicomico Tourism, along with the Wicomico Youth & Civic Center works side-by-side to meet the needs of the show each year.  However, Tourism Manager Sandy Fulton explains, “It is the people and businesses in Wicomico County that brings the show back year after year.”  Fulton elaborates, “The hospitality shown is unlike any they [specialty show participants] have received anywhere in the Country.  This says so much about our local businesses and our residents.  The WY&CC and Wicomico Tourism work hard to keep the event here, but without the support of the local community it would not be possible.”

For more information on Wicomico Tourism visit http://www.wicomicotourism.org/ or visit http://www.wicomicociviccenter.org/ for information on the Wicomico Youth & Civic Center.