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2012 Michigan Classic
Event Committee
Event Chairperson: Philip Tanner, Ptanner@kibbe.com
Event Secretary
(Pre-Entry and Day of Show Event Management):
Maude Tank, 8734 Marsh Rd, Plainwell Mi 49080, (269) 760-5478
Day of Show contact number:
Maude Tank, (269) 760-5478
Chief Ring Steward (Conformation):
Sue Phillips (419) 348-3814
Chief Ring Steward (Weight Pull):
All American Bulldog Club
Camping & RV Parking:
Contact Kalamazoo County Expo Center and
Fairgrounds directly (269) 383-8761
Vendors: Philip Tanner (989) 860-9815
Hospitality: Philip Tanner
Awards and Trophies: K9 Fanciers |
March 10 & 11, 2012
Kalamazoo County Expo Center
and Fairgrounds
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Hosted by K9 Fanciers
4 UKC Licensed Multi-Breed & 4 UKC Licensed
Multi-Breed Altered Conformation Shows
2 Weight Pull events
All Events, crating, grooming and vendors will be inside the Hazel Gray building.
Per UKC rules, please keep all grooming to a minimum
Temporary Listing Numbers will be available at these events. |
JUDGES
Conformation – Licensed Regular Events and Licensed Altered Events
Group Judging will immediately follow upon the completion of the breed judging for the specific group. All breeds within a group will be judged alphabetically but is subject to change at the event committee’s discretion. Breed order will be posted at ringside as soon as possible after the close of entries. (Note: Group competition will not be offered for the licensed Altered Classes; Here the Best of Breed winners will go direction onto the Altered Best In Multi-Breed Show judging.)
Best In Multi-Breed Show Judges to be announced day of show. Note: Judging of breeds will be alphabetical within each Group. Order of Groups will be determined by the Club.
| GROUP | SATURDAY - SHOW 1 | SATURDAY - SHOW 2 | SUNDAY - SHOW 1 | SUNDAY - SHOW 2 |
| Guardian Dog | Kathie Treacy | Barbara Marin | Lynn Martin | Melissa Kidd |
| Scenthound | Kathie Treacy | Barbara Marin | Lynn Martin | Melissa Kidd |
| Sighthound & Pariah Dog | Barbara Marin | Kathie Treacy | Melissa Kidd | Lynn Martin |
| Gun Dog | Barbara Marin | Kathie Treacy | Melissa Kidd | Lynn Martin |
| Northern Breed | Melissa Kidd | Lynn Martin | Kathie Treacy | Barbara Marin |
| Herding Dog | Melissa Kidd | Lynn Martin | Kathie Treacy | Barbara Marin |
| - Belgian Shepherd Dog (BSD) | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| Terrier | Lynn Martin | Melissa Kidd | Barbara Marin | Kathie Treacy |
| Companion Dog | Lynn Martin | Melissa Kidd | Barbara Marin | Kathie Treacy |
| Junior Showmanship | Kathie Treacy | Barbara Marin | Lynn Martin | Melissa Kidd |
| Weight Pull | Jamie Robinson |  | Jamie Robinson
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Weight Pull is limited to 60 entries each day.
Vehicle for Weight Pull: Saturday and Sunday - Wheels
Total Dog: Offered on Saturday only (all events).
GENERAL INFORMATION
1. Building will be open to exhibitors at 7:30 a.m. Overnight security is not provided and no dog(s) may be left in the building overnight.
2. All times are Eastern Time. Please note: Daylight Savings Time goes into effect Sunday, March 11, 2012.
3. There will be absolutely NO SMOKING in all buildings and designated areas.
4. No general admission or parking fees.
ENTRY INFORMATION
ELIGIBILITY
1. Dogs must be permanently registered with UKC, have a Temporary Listing (TL) number, or have a Limited Privilege (LP) listing number by the closing date and time in order to enter. No exceptions will be made. Entries for ineligible dogs will be returned.
2. An unentered dog may not be substituted for an entered dog.
FEES
1. Pre-Entry Fee: $20 online, mailed or hand delivered. Closing Date: received by March 3, 2012.
2. Entries received after the Pre-Entry deadline date will be charged Day-of- Show fees. NO EXCEPTIONS.
3. Junior Showmanship: $8 pre-entry (any method) and day of show (Note Pee Wee and Sub Junior Classes are free).
4. Non-Licensed Classes: $5
5. Day of Show Entry Fee: $25.
6. Pre-Entries may be sent in advanced online and are available at www.dogonez.com or may be mailed.
Mail pre-entries with fees (make checks payable to K9 Fanciers) to:
Maude Tank, 8734 Marsh Rd, Plainwell MI 49080
ENTRY, SHOW AND PULL TIMES
CONFORMATION
Day of Show Entry Times: Saturday 8-9 a.m.
Show Times: Saturday, S1 starting with Junior Showmanship (JS Show 1 to be followed by JS Show 2): 9:30 a.m., Show 2 to follow Show 1 or at the discretion of the event committee.
Day of Show Entry Times: Sunday 7:30-8:30 a.m.
Show Times: Sunday: S1 starting with Junior Showmanship (JS Show 1 to be followed by JS Show 2): 9:00 a.m.
WEIGHT PULL
Day of Show Entries and Weigh in Times: Saturday 8-9 a.m.
Day of Show Entries and Weigh in Times: Sunday 7:30-8:30 a.m.
Pull Times: Saturday, 10:30 a.m., Sunday, 10 a.m.
SUBMITTING ENTRIES
1. Entries must be entered online at www.dogonez.com or submitted on an official UKC Entry Form (http://www.ukcdogs.com/res/pdf/fo1fbl.pdf). Downloaded copies or photocopies of this form may be used.
2. Pre-Entries may be entered online, mailed or hand-delivered to Event Secretary.
3. Mailed Entries must include fees. Mailed entries received without fees will not be accepted.
4. Faxed and e-mailed entries will not be accepted. On-Line entries may be sent to www.dogonez.com. Pre-Entries must be received by the closing date and time. No exceptions.
PAYMENT
1. Pre-Entry Payment may be made by cash (do not send cash via mail), check, money order, MasterCard or Visa.
2. Day of Show Entry Payment must be made by cash, check, or money order.
3. No entry will be accepted without payment.
4. All fees must be in US funds and made payable to K9 Fanciers.
5. Post-dated checks, returned checks and declined credit cards do not constitute valid entry fees. K9 Fanciers will add a collection fee of $35 to the amount of each returned check or money order. Exhibitors who repeatedly submit invalid entry fees may be put on a CASH ONLY basis.
REFUNDS
1. No refund of entry fees will be made for entries cancelled after the Pre-Entry deadline, except in the cases of bitches that come into season and are entered in “Weight Pull” events. In those cases, refunds may be obtained by providing K9 Fanciers (Event Secretary) with a veterinarian’s certificate verifying that the bitch came into season after the closing date. The certificate may be mailed, provided the postmark is no later than the date prior to the day of the pull, or delivered by hand to the Event Secretary before the start of the pulls.
2. Entry fees shall not be refunded in the event that a dog is absent, disqualified, excused by Veterinarian or Judge, or barred from competition by action of Event Committee.
3. If, because of riots, civil disturbances, or other acts beyond the control of the host organization it is impossible to open or to complete a show or trial, no refund of entry fee will be made.
4. Every effort will be made to find all duplicate entries before processing. If a duplicate entry is processed, however, no refund will be made.
5. If, in the opinion of the host club, the well being of dogs, exhibitors or spectators is at risk due to extreme weather conditions, such as, but not limited to snow storms, hurricanes, lightning, or extreme heat, the host club may cancel or stop a show or trial before completion. No refunds will be made in such cases.
6. No refunds of entry fees will be made for any entry including on-line entries that are subsequently invalidated by UKC.
7. No refund of entries will be made for entries, including on-line entries that are submitted with errors or incorrect information such as but not limited to:
Dog / owner information.
Entering dog into wrong event/class.
Entering dog into an event for which it is not eligible.
Entering dog(s) into an event that they were not intended to be entered in.
NO EXCEPTIONS
ENTRY CONFIRMATION
1. Written confirmation of entries will be made by mail as soon as practicable after receipt of Pre-Entries. If you do not receive your confirmation by the Saturday preceding these events, please notify Event Secretary.
2. Receipt of entries will be acknowledged within 3 business days by return e-mail but this does not constitute confirmation of the entry.
CLASS CHANGE/CORRECTION OF ENTRY
1. Owners are responsible for the accuracy of information in the entry forms, regardless of who may make such errors. Owners and exhibitors are responsible for correcting any errors in their entry.
2. Dogs that, according to their owners’ records, have completed the requirements for a title after the closing of entries, may be transferred from the entered class to another class for which the dog is now eligible, provided that a request for transfer is made in writing to the Event Secretary not later than one-half hour prior to the start of any regular judging at the show or in the case of two shows being held on the same day, a dog that finishes the requirements for a title in show 1, may move up to the next level for show 2 provided that the request to move up has been made in writing and submitted prior to the start of the judging for that breed.
3. All other corrections to entries must be made in writing to the Event Secretary not later than one-half hour prior to the start of any regular judging at the show.
4. No substitutions of dogs will be allowed without prior approval of the Event Secretary.
ARMBANDS
One armband will be assigned to each entered dog for all shows and trials in which the dog is entered for the weekend. You may pick up armbands at the Event Secretary’s table on the morning of the event.
SCHEDULING CONFLICTS FOR DOGS COMPETING IN MULTIPLE EVENTS
1. Exhibitors are responsible for being available for judging at the scheduled time.
2. Every possible effort will be made to accommodate exhibitors who have dogs entered in multiple events, but judges are not required to wait for dogs. Exhibitors are advised to pick up their armbands as early as possible and to notify stewards in all rings affected by the conflict so that judges may more easily work around any conflicts.
3. Conformation takes priority over performance events.
4. If an exhibitor misses their scheduled judging time (for a performance event and that class has not been completed), the judge has the discretion to allow that exhibitor to run at the end of the class or mark the exhibitor absent.
LICENSED CONFORMATION & JUNIOR SHOWMANSHIP CLASSES. See entry form instructions (#1A, #1B and #1C) for licensed classes offered at these events.
Junior Showmanship
Junior Showmanship shall consist of the following classes:
1. Pee-Wee. 2 years and under 4 years of age.
2. Sub-Junior. 4 years and under 8 years of age.
3. Junior Classes. 8 years and under 13 years of age.
• Novice Junior. This class is for any Junior member who has never earned a Best Junior Handler award or who has not earned three first place wins from the Novice Junior class.
• Open Junior. This class is for any Junior member who has earned a Best Junior Handler award (over an Open Junior or Open Senior) from the Novice Junior class or who has earned three first place wins from the Novice Junior class.
4. Senior Classes. 13 years of age and under 19 years of age.
• Novice Senior. This class is for any Senior member who has never earned a Best Junior Handler award or who has not earned three first place wins from the Novice Junior or Novice Senior class.
• Open Senior. This class is for any Senior member who has earned a Best Junior Handler award (over an Open Junior or Open Senior) from the Junior class or Novice Senior Class, or who has earned three first place wins from the Novice Senior class.
Best Junior Handler: Best Junior Handler class shall consist of the first place winner from the Novice Junior class, the Open Junior Class, the Novice Senior Class and the Open Senior Class.
CONFORMATION
1. Males judged before Females.
2. Points are awarded to the winners of the following classes offered for UKC recognized breeds that are eligible for conformation: Puppy, Junior, Intermediate (Senior), Adult, and Breeder/Handler, Best Male of Variety, Best Male, Best Female of Variety, Best Female, and Best of Winners.
NON-LICENSED CLASSES. The following non-licensed classes are offered at these events. When non-licensed classes are offered, they must be run in accordance with the procedures outlined in the current Official UKC Rules and Regulations.
1. Novice Puppy Classes: will be offered at Show 1 Saturday and Sunday.
2. Group Competition: The following Groups will be offered: Guardian, Scenthound, Sighthound & Pariah Dog, Gun Dog, Northern Breed, Herding Dog, Terrier, and Companion Dog. Each Group shall include the Best of Breed winners from those breeds assigned to that specific Group in the Official UKC Rules and Regulations. (Note: Group competition will NOT be offered for the Altered class entries)
3. Best In Multi-Breed Show:
• A Best in Multi-Breed Show class will be offered, consisting of the 8 winners of the Group classes. Best in Show may be judged by a single judge or a three-judge panel selected by the Event Committee.
• An Altered Best in Multi Breed Show class will be offered, consisting of all the Best of Breed winners from all the Altered class dogs entered.
4. Reserve Best In Multi-Breed Show:
• After selecting the Best In Multi-Breed Show winner, the judge or judges panel shall select from the remaining dogs in the class a Reserve Best In Multi-Breed Show winner.
• After selecting the Altered Best In Multi-Breed Show winner, the judge or judges panel shall select from the remaining dogs in the class a Reserve Best In Multi-Breed Show winner.
5. Total Dog Award. (Offered Saturday, March 10, 2012)
To be eligible for a “Total Dog” award a dog must:
• On Saturday, March 10, compete in the regular conformation classes with competition and win one of the following classes: Best Male/Female of Variety, Best Male/Female, Best of Winners, Champion, Grand Champion, Best of Breed, Group 1 through 4 (providing the group placement has competition, Best In Show or Reserve Best In Show, and
• On the same day, earn a qualifying score in a performance event. Dogs who meet the above requirements will receive a special “Total Dog” award.
CLASSIC JUDGES NAMES & ADDRESSES
Melissa Kidd, 4509 Pete Lane, Trinity NC 27370
Barbara Marin, 7858 Paisley Ave, Hesperia CA 92345
Lynn Martin, 12 Del Fiore, Lake Elsinore CA 92532
Jamie Robinson, 10280 Bair Lake St, Three Rivers MI 49093
Kathie Treacy, 12248 US Highway 321 N, Blackstock SC 29014
EMERGENCY VETERINARIAN
On-Call: Kalamazoo Animal Hospital. Phone number and directions will be available at event site.
ROUTE TO THE SHOW
Kalamazoo County Expo Center and Fairgrounds, 2900 Lake St, Kalamazoo MI 49048; From East or West: Take the Sprinkle Road exit off I-94. Go north to Business Loop 94 (AmVet Memorial Parkway). Turn left onto BL 94. Turn right at traffic light (Lake Street). Fairgrounds will be on the right.
ACCOMMODATIONS
Red Roof Inn West, 5425 W Michigan Ave (269) 375-7400
Red Roof Inn East, 3701 East Cork St (269) 382-6350
CAMPING
Camping available, $25 per night. Electric hookups but NO WATER. Showers in main building. Contact the Kalamazoo County Expo Center and Fairgrounds for reservations. (269) 383-8761
VENDOR SPACE
Philip Tanner: Ptanner@kibbe.com (989) 860-9845
PHOTOGRAPHER
Photographer will be available.
NOTICE TO EXHIBITORS
There are to be no Xpens in the building, and Crates must be stacked (limited space). Dogs may not be left in soft sided crates unattended (soft sided crates discouraged) or in crates that are open or unzippered. There will be no saving of floor/grooming/crating space. Large floor mats will not be allowed. All exhibitors are expected to abide by the UKC Rules and Regulations and to cooperate with fairgrounds staff, stewards and club members of the host clubs.
1. All events are held under the Rules and Regulations of the United Kennel Club, Inc. By entering this show/trial, exhibitors acknowledge that they are familiar with the rules and regulations of this sport.
2. Absolutely no alcoholic beverages or illegal drugs will be allowed on the grounds or in the buildings on the day of a UKC Licensed event.
3. It is expressly understood that exhibitors alone are responsible for the behavior of their dogs and/or children. Any exhibitor whose dogs and/or children create unnecessary disturbances or repeatedly engage in unsafe or disruptive behavior may, at the discretion of the Event Committee, be asked to leave the show site. In that case, no refund of any fees paid will be made.
4. UKC, K9 Fanciers, All American Bulldog Club, Kalamazoo County Expo Center and Fairgrounds, their agents, and their employees assume no responsibility for any loss, damage, or injury sustained by spectators or by exhibitors, or to any of their dogs or property, and further assume no responsibility for injury to children not under the control of their parents or guardians. UKC, K9 Fanciers, All American Bulldog Club, Kalamazoo County Expo Center and Fairgrounds are not responsible for loss, accidents or theft.
5. Dogs may arrive any time prior to their scheduled time of judging. Dogs not required for further judging will be excused.
6. The “No Smoking” rule will be strictly enforced in all buildings and areas so designated.
7. Exhibitors and dog owners are expected and required to clean up after their own dogs. Any person witnessing a violation of this rule must report it to the Event Committee. The Event Committee may ask any person violating this rule to leave the event grounds. No refund will be made if an exhibitor is asked to leave the grounds.
8. UKC will vigorously support any motel that files a complaint about exhibitors who fail to keep their dogs quiet or to clean up after them. In order that the bad conduct of a few exhibitors does not spoil it for the majority of responsible exhibitors, UKC will take strong disciplinary action against any
offenders.
9. UKC encourages exhibitors to present their dogs with the least amount of grooming necessary to enable a Judge to properly compare each dog with the standard of its breed. Dogs should be clean, with nails cut to a length suitable for the dog to perform the work for which it was bred, and with clean teeth. The Judge’s determination that this rule has been violated shall be final. UKC enforces rules against artificially altering pigment and coat color, coat texture, and surgical alterations as outlined in the UKC Rules and Regulations.
10. Dogs may not be left unattended when crated in soft mesh crates. No dog may be left in an unlatched or unzippered crate.
11. Except when being judged or when crated, dogs must be kept on leash.
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