Contact UKC : Registration


PLEASE NOTE EARLY CLOSING DATE - MAY 16, 2008

Notice to Exhibitors
  1. All events are held under the Rules and Regulations of the United Kennel Club, Inc.
  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. UKC, its agents, and its employees assume no responsibility for any loss, damage, or injury sustained by spectators or by exhibitors and handlers, 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 is not responsible for loss, accidents or theft.
  4. Dogs may arrive any time prior to their scheduled time of judging. Dogs not required for further judging will be excused.
  5. The “No Smoking” rule will be strictly enforced in all buildings and areas so designated.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. Dogs may not be left unattended when crated in soft mesh crates. No dog may be left in an unlatched or unzippered crate.
  10. Skateboards and rollerblades are allowed in the camping area only.
  11. Bicyclists please be mindful and courteous of fellow exhibits and dogs on the Event Grounds. Special attention must be paid in traffic areas surrounding the event rings. No Bicycles are allowed in any building. Failure to adhere may result in the expulsion of the Bicyclist from the Event Grounds.
  12. No coneing or other means to be used to save parking spaces in or about the parking lot or campgrounds.


General Information
  • Building will be open to exhibitors at 7 a.m. Thursday, June 12, 2008. Grounds will be available Thursday morning, June 12, 2008, after 7 a.m. Overnight security is not provided. All Times Are Eastern Daylight Savings Time.
  • Please follow the directions of the parking attendants to facilitate an orderly traffic flow through the unloading areas and in the parking areas. Vehicles are allowed a 15 minute unloading time-frame. Violators will be towed.
  • Limited Conformation crating in Hazel Gray building, Agility area (room E) and the Obedience area (Room A.) Additional crating available in Room B.
  • Empty grooming space may not be saved. First come, first served is the rule.
  • No rugs or ground cover mats are allowed on the floor.
  • No exercise pens inside any building. There is ample room for private ex-pens outside.
  • To ensure that we use our inside space efficiently, exhibitors shall be required to stack their crates when crating in the Hazel Gray and Room B Buildings.
  • NO chalking allowed inside any building.
  • For conformation, small ring side tables and crates are only allowed at ringside during the judging of a single breed. The event committee may order these tables and crates to be removed at their discretion. Please do not abuse this privilege.
  • There will be absolutely NO SMOKING in all Buildings and designated areas.
  • Admission Fee. Admission - $5 per car per day or $10 per car for a weekend pass (9 a.m. to 4 p.m.) An Exhibitor Admission pass will be included in your Judging Program.
  • Overnight parking for R.V.’s and camping reservations available. For camping information, click on the following link for the Camping Registration form.
PLEASE NOTE
Only a limited number of catalogs will be available for purchase at PREMIER. You may pre-order a catalog by sending in the order form with your entry.
Pre-ordered catalogs must be picked up at the show. None will be mailed.

Entry 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. Dogs must meet the eligibility requirements for the activity which they are entering. For requirements, refer to the appropriate activity rules and regulations.
  3. An unentered dog will not be substituted for an entered dog.

Entry Information & Fees / PRE-ENTRY ONLY.
Entries are pre-entry only, no exceptions.
  1. PRE-ENTRY Only. Entries are Pre-Entry Only, no exceptions.
  2. Entries Open March 3, 2008. Any entries received before that date will be returned. Special exception for 2007 All-Star Invitees. See Special Announcement on Page 1.
  3. Entry Deadline. Entries will be accepted at United Kennel Club until Friday, May 16, 2008, at 4:30 p.m. (Eastern Time) after which time entries shall not be accepted, cancelled or altered (except as noted in the refund section of this Premium List.) Please note: Performance Events will close Friday, May 16, 2008, at 4:30 PM (Eastern Time) OR when numerical limit for the event has been reached, after which time entries shall not be accepted, cancelled or altered (except as noted in the refund section of this Premium List.) No wait lists will be established. No exceptions will be made. Entries received after that time will be returned.
  4. No conditional entries will be accepted.
  5. Fees: $25 first entry. $20 each additional entry-same day-same dog-same event-made at the same time. Additional entries made at a later time will be charged the first entry fee. No charge for Non-licensed classes and Conformation-Junior Showmanship classes.
PLEASE NOTE EARLY CLOSING DATE - MAY 16, 2008

Fees

$25 first entry. $20 each additional entry-same day-same dog-same event-made at the same time.

Additional entries made at a later time will be charged the first entry fee. No charge for Non-licensed classes and Conformation-Junior Showmanship classes.


Submitting Entries
  1. Entries may be submitted on the Official UKC® Entry Form included with this Premium List or on any current official UKC® Entry form. Photocopies of these forms may be used as well. Entries may also be submitted on-line on the UKC official web site: www.ukcdogs.com.
  2. Entries may be submitted:
      On-line. On-line entry at www.ukcdogs.com, click on the PREMIER logo. make link here
      Mailed. Mailed entries must include fees. Mailed entries received without fees will not be accepted.
      Mail entries to: UKC Entries, PO Box 39, Portage MI 49081-0039.
      Overnight ONLY address: UKC, ATTN: DE-Entries, 100 E Kilgore Rd, Kalamazoo, MI 49002-5584 (269) 343-9020.UKC.
      Faxed. Fax entries to (269) 349-5590. Faxed entries must be accompanied by a cover sheet stating the number of pages, what shows and how many dogs per show. Visa™/Master Card™ number and expiration date, as well as the printed cardholder’s name and address must be included on the entry form. Visa™/MasterCard™ number, expiration date, cardholder’s name must appear on each entry. A faxed entry must be received in UKC’s offices by the closing date and time and must be fully legible and complete in order for it to be accepted. We will not accept a faxed entry after the closing date and time based on a “Transmission OK” message in the possession of the owner. No exceptions.
      Hand-delivered. Hand-delivered to United Kennel Club.

Payment
  1. Payment may be made by cash, check, money order, MasterCard™ or VISA™. No entry will be accepted without payment.
  2. Make checks and money orders payable to “United Kennel Club, Inc.” Checks and money orders must be payable in U.S. funds.
  3. When paying by MasterCard™ or VISA™, entry must include the card number and expiration date, as well as the printed cardholder’s name, address, daytime phone, and signature. Fax numbers and e-mail addresses should be included, when applicable.
  4. Post-dated checks, returned checks and declined credit cards do not constitute valid entry fees. UKC will add a collection fee 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 closing date and time, except in the cases of bitches that come into season and are entered in Agility, Dog Sport, Obedience, Terrier Race or Weight Pull events. In those cases, refunds may be obtained by providing UKC 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 trial/pull/race, or delivered by hand to the UKC superintendent personnel before the start of the trial/pull/race.
  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. Cancelled entries submitted before the activity close of entries will be charged a $10.00 processing fee. No entries will be refunded after the activity is closed.


Entry Confirmation

Written confirmation of entries will be made by mail as soon as practicable after the closing date. If you do not receive your confirmation by the Saturday preceding these events, please notify UKC.


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 they are now eligible, provided that a request for transfer is made in writing to UKC not later than one-half hour prior to the start of any regular judging at the show.
  3. All other corrections to entries must be made in writing to UKC not later than one-half hour prior to the start of any regular judging at the show.

Armbands

One armband will be assigned to each entered dog for all shows and trials in which the dog is entered for the weekend. Armbands will be mailed with the PREMIER Judging Program. If you do not receive your armband prior to the start of judging, please come to the superintendent’s table for a replacement.


Event Hours

Show and trial judging times will be published in the Premier Judging Program. Event hours are from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., unless otherwise stated in the Judging Program.


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. If a Agility, Dog Sport, Obedience or Weight Pull exhibitor misses a scheduled judging time, the judge has the discretion to allow that exhibitor to show at the end of the class or mark the dog absent. The Judge’s decision is final.


Special Information for the Belgian Shepherd Dog Breed

The UKC Special Judging/Exhibition Procedure for Belgian Shepherds Dogs will be used. The Assisted Animation/Critique Procedure “long-form” method will be used. All rules and regulations for the Assisted Animation/Critique Procedure will be adhered to. All efforts will be made to include the BSD in the group ring. However, the Herding Group competition will not be held up if the Belgian Shepherd Dog Best of Breed is not chosen in time for the group competition.


UKC Licensed Classes

See entry form for licensed classes offered at these events.
CONFORMATION
Licensed Classes.
  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, Senior, Adult, and Breeder/Handler, Best Male of Variety, Best Male, Best Female of Variety, Best Female, and Best of Winners.
  3. Please check specific breeds for variety listings. Varieties are noted in parentheses.
  4. Junior Showmanship. Junior Showmanship shall consist of the following classes:
      Pee-Wee. 2 years and under 4 years of age.
      Sub-Junior. 4 years and under 8 years of age.
      Junior Classes. 8 years and under 13 years of age.
      (a) 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.
      (b) Open Junior. This class is for any Junior member who has earned a Best Junior Handler award (over an Open Junior) from the Novice Junior class or who has earned three first place wins from the Novice Junior class.
5. Senior Classes. 13 years of age and under 19 years of age.
      (a) 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 class.
      (b) Open Senior. This class is for any Senior member who has earned a Best Junior Handler award (over an Open Senior) from the Junior class, Novice or Open, 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.
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.


Non-Licensed Classes
  1. 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.
  2. Best In Show: A Best in 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.
  3. Reserve Best In Show: After selecting the Best in Show winner, the judge or judges’ panel shall select from the remaining dogs in the class a Reserve Best in Show winner.

AGILITY TRIAL
  1. Entry Limit. Entries limited to 150 entries per judge per day.
  2. Licensed Classes. Agility I, Agility II, Agility III

DOG SPORT TRIAL
  1. Three Trials offered. One Trial each day of Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
  2. Entry Limit. Entries limited to 35 total entries per trial.
  3. Licensed Classes. Family Obedience, Protection Alert, Protection 1, Protection 2, Protection 3, Police Dog 1, Police Dog 2.

OBEDIENCE TRIAL
  1. Entry Limit. Entries limited to 55 entries per judge per day.
  2. Licensed Classes. Novice A, Novice B, Novice C, Open A, Open B, Utility A, Utility B.

TERRIER RACE LICENSED CLASSES
  1. Entry Limit. No entry limit.
  2. Licensed Classes. All Flat Racing and Steeplechase Classes.

WEIGHT PULL
  1. Entry Limit. Entries limited to 75 dogs per day.
  2. Licensed Classes. All weight pull classes.
  3. Saturday, June 16, 2007, Wheels, Format A.
  4. Sunday, June 17, 2007, Wheels, Format B.


Conformation & Performance Non-Licensed Class


Total Dog Award (offered Saturday, June 14, 2008 only)
To be eligible for a “Total Dog” award a dog must:
On June 14, 2008, compete in conformation 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 (Note: Group 4 win only counts if there are five or more breeds in the Group class.), Best in Show, or Reserve Best In Show; with special permission from the United Kennel Club the following addition to the existing Total Dog Rules regarding conformation competition requirements for the Champion and Grand Champion classes shall apply solely on Saturday, June 14, 2008:


Champion Classes. The following will be granted a competition win:
Champion with competition win.
Reserve Champion win with 3 or more dogs in competition.
Champion Award of Merit (AOM) shall count toward competition win when computing a total dog qualifier. The number of Champion Awards of Merit to be awarded shall be calculated as follows:
      5-9 dogs in competition – 1 CAOM
      10-14 dogs in competition – 2 CAOM
      15-19 dogs in competition – 3 CAOM
      20-24 dogs in competition – 4 CAOM
      25-29 dogs in competition – 5 CAOM
      30-34 dogs in competition – 6 CAOM
      35-40 dogs in competition – 7 CAOM
Grand Champion Classes. Grand Award of Merits (GAOM) shall count towards competition when computing a total dog qualifier. The number of Grand Awards of Merit to be awarded shall be calculated as follows:
      3-4 dogs in competition – 1 GAOM
      5-9 dogs in competition – 2 GAOM
      10-14 dogs in competition – 3 GAOM
      15-19 dogs in competition – 4 GAOM
      20-24 dogs in competition – 5 GAOM
      25-29 dogs in competition – 6 GAOM
      30-34 dogs in competition – 7 GAOM
      35-40 dogs in competition – 8 GAOM
and,
    2. On the same day, earn a qualifying score in an agility trial, dog sport trial, obedience trial or a weight pull.

Dogs who meet the above requirements will automatically receive a special “Total Dog” award. A parade of “Total Dog” award winners will be held first thing on Sunday (June 15, 2008) morning in the Hazel Gray Building.



PREMIER Judges’ Names & Addresses

Diana Allen # 26, 8767 S Edinburgh Rd, Edinburgh IN 46124-9686
Joseph L Allen #1130, 8767 S Edinburgh Rd, Edinburgh IN 46124-9686
Russell Beach Jr. #5134, 5080 Chandlersville Rd, Chandlersville OH 43727-9680
Richard A Benjes #6684, 2704 Tyler, Hutchinson KS 67502
Allen Brooks #6638, 7411 Royal Springs Blvd, Knoxville TN 37918
José A Cintron #6351, 1238 Quarter Way, Virginia Beach VA 23464-8510
Dan Crutchfield #6170, 1114 Howard Cothern Rd, Jayess MS 39641
Sandra L Drake #35, 3265 Wilma Dr, Sparks NV 89431
Carol Gaines #806, PO Box 2228, Battle Ground WA 98604
Allen Gingerich #6113, 53379 Correll RD, Leonidas MI 49066
Yasunori Hoso #6750, 25-16 Ishiura, Sone Kishigashita, Kyoto Japan 622-0232
James Hullander #6690, 843 Howell School Rd, Bear DE 19701
Richard Hunter #6562, 1460 21st NE, Hickory NC 28601
Karen Johnson #2174, PO Box 246, Walled LK MI 48390-2961
Joel Jouannet #6738, La Ferme D L’Escouart 62575, Heuringhem France
Kathy Lorentzen #5317, 13577 Harris Rd, Cheasaning MI 48616
Marilyn O’Neill #6644, 45 Postans Path, Ancaster Ontario Canada L9G 3P9
Matthew K Proctor #6523, 74211 River Rd, Covington LA 70435
Marcia R Schlehr #3590, PO Box 515, Clinton MI 49236
Vicki Sheets #6533, 2227 S Franklin St Rd, Decatur IL 62521
Minta “Mike” Williquette #6484, 117 McPhail Farms Cir, Anderson SC 29621
Joan Witas-Marec #5358, 31091 N 00700 East Rd, Cornell IL 61319

Emergency Veterinarian

Southwest Michigan Animal Emergency Hospital
Ronald Moiles, DVM
3301 S Burdick St • Kalamazoo MI 49001 • (269) 381-5228

2007 Top Ten Finals (Conformation) Invitational Competition and
2007 All Stars Invitational Competitions.

Entry to the 2007 Top Ten Finals Invitational competition and the 2007 All Stars Invitational Competitions are by invitation only. Invitations are mailed to all eligible dog during March 2008. Judges are not announced for the Top Ten Competition beyond the Top Ten Best of Breed level.

Vendor Booth Space

Contact: Tony Vacha or Michelle Morgan, Dog Events Department, 100 E Kilgore Rd, Kalamazoo MI 49002-5584 phone: 269-343-9020; fax: (269) 349-5590; e-mail: tvacha@ukcdogs.com or mmorgan@ukcdogs.com

Photographer

Sarah Nugent, 9002 Elsie Ln., Houston, TX 77064; 713-937-0412, saranugent@earthlink.net

Only those photographers contracted by United Kennel Club, Inc. as official PREMIER photographers may take photos intended for commercial use, and/or sell them during or after the event. This includes, but is not limited to, winners photos (which may or may not include ribbons, trophies and/or prizes), and candid photos.

United Kennel Club, Inc., reserves the right to excuse anyone not in compliance from the grounds.

Recent News At UKC

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08/25/2008:

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08/21/2008:

2008 Coonhound Rule Change Proposals

08/18/2008:

National Toy Fox Terrier Association Candids

08/12/2008:

4th Annual NC State Water Race Championship Event Results

08/05/2008:

Dog Events Judge Updates

08/03/2008:

2008 UKC Plott Days - Saturday Results

08/02/2008:

2008 UKC Plott Days Saturday Events

08/02/2008:

2008 UKC Plott Days - Friday Nite Hunt

 

News Archive.

This Weekend At UKC

The 49th Autumn Oaks event takes place this weekend, Thursday, August 28 to Sunday, August 30! Coonhounds from near and far will gather in Richmond, Indiana to compete in one of the year's largest hunts and shows. The Autumn Oaks nite hunt is the second leg in the prestigious UKC Triple Crown presented by Black Gold. This year marks the grand debut of the two-ring, two-day bench show - the largest coonhund bench show in the world! With camping, great food, and live entertainment on Friday and Saturday, this is truly "The Event Where History Is Made".

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English Coonhound

A person could almost say that the history of the English Coonhound is the history of all coonhounds — and he wouldn’t be too far wrong. With the exception of the Plott Hound, all the UKC breeds of coonhounds have a common ancestry that is deeply rooted in the English Foxhound. The English was first registered by UKC in 1905, under the name of English Fox & Coonhound. English hounds have excelled in both performance and conformation. The first major coonhound Field Trial of all time, the first Leafy Oak, was won by an English dog called “Bones”, owned by Colonel Leon Robinson.



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