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     FROM                                                                                         One sector of the PCCI family that
                                   TRAINERS/HANDLERS
                                     TO MEMBERS OF THE
                                      PCCI COURIER TEAM
                                                                                                                              was  hardest  hit  by  the  changes
                                                                                                                              brought about by the ECQ was the
                                                                                                                              group of professional handlers and
                                                                                                                              trainers. With the cancellation of dog
                                                                                                                              shows and restrictions imposed on
                                                                                                                              travel and movement, handlers and
                                                                                                                              trainers found themselves out of work.
                                                                                                                              When the PCCI resumed operations
                                                                                                                              last June 15, 2020, the volume of
                                                                                                                              application for registration jumped to
                                                                                                                              unprecedented  levels.  The  PCCI
                                                                                                                              board saw an opportunity to assist
                                                                                                                              some of the cash-strapped trainers
                                                                                                                              and handlers by offering them the
                                                                                                                              chance to moonlight as couriers of
                                                                                                                              the various documents that had to be
                                                                                                                              sent back to the members.
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