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. Note: All breeds within an assigned 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. Best In Show Judges To be announced day of show. Total Dog. Offered on Saturday only (all events). Junior Showmanship. Judging for Junior Showmanship (Show 1) will start each day at 9:15 AM. Junior Showmanship (Show 2) will start immediately upon the completion of judging for Junior Showmanship (Show 1). Weight Pull Limited to 60 Entries Each Day - Saturday and Sunday: Judge: Shelly Hueckel; Back-up Judge: Michael Robinson Sr. Vehicle/Format: Rails – B (Saturday); Rails – A (Sunday). Weigh in both days at 9-9:45 AM NOTICE TO EXHIBITORS NO X PENS IN THE BUILDING. CRATES MUST BE STACKED SINCE SPACE IS LIMITED. DOGS MAY NOT BE LEFT UNATTENDED IF IN SOFT SIDED CRATES. SOFT SIDED CRATES ARE DISCOURAGED. NO SAVING OF FLOOR SPACE, NO LARGE FLOOR MATS EXHIBITORS ARE 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. 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. K9 Fanciers and 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. K9 Fanciers and UKC encourage 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 unzipped crate. 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. All times are Eastern. 2. There will be absolutely NO SMOKING in all buildings and designated areas. 3. No admission or parking fees. ENTRY INFORMATION • 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. An unentered dog may not be substituted for an entered dog. (NO changing of dogs) • SUBMITTING ENTRIES Mail Pre-Entries: Classic Entries, Maude Tank, 8734 Marsh Rd. Plainwell MI 49080 - Checks to be made payable to K9 Fanciers. On-Line Entries: Enter through www.Dogonez.com. 1. Entries may be submitted on the Official UKC Entry Form included with this Premium List or on any current official UKC Entry Form. Downloaded copies or photocopies of these forms may be used as well. 2. Pre-entries may be mailed, or sent on-line. 3. All Entries must be signed and include the entire entry form and fees. 4. Entries received without fees will not be accepted. • ENTRY FEE 1. Pre-Entry: $19; Junior Showmanship $8 (Pee Wee & Sub Junior classes free); Non-Licensed Classes $8 2. Day Of Show Entry: $25 3. Pre-Entry Deadline: Pre-entries will be accepted at the Event Secretary’s address until Saturday March 6, 2010. Entries received after that time will be accepted but will be charged the Day-Of-Show entry fee. NO EXCEPTIONS. • ENTRY TIMES Conformation: Saturday: 8 a.m. to 9 a.m.; Sunday: 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. Weight Pull: Saturday: 8 a.m. to 9 a.m.; Sunday: 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. Weigh in time: 9 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. • PAYMENT 1. Payment may be made by cash (Do not send cash in mail), check or money order if sent by regular mail. Online entries must use MasterCard or Visa. No entry will be accepted without payment. 2. Make checks and money orders payable to “K9 Fanciers.” Checks and money orders must be payable in U.S. funds. 3. Post-dated checks, returned checks and declined credit cards do not constitute valid entry fees. K9 Fanciers will add a collection fee of $35.00 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. In those cases, refunds may be obtained by providing K9 Fanciers 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, or delivered by hand to the superintendent personnel before the start of the trials. 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. If an exhibitor makes an error on the ONLINE entry form (such as dog was not to be entered, entered too many classes, entered wrong dog, etc.) NO REFUND – NO EXCEPTIONS, • ENTRY CONFIRMATION 1. Written confirmation of entries will be made by either e-mail or regular mail as soon as practicable after receipt of Pre-entries. 2. Receipt of e-mail entries will be acknowledged immediately 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. 3. All other corrections to entries must be made in writing to the Event Secretary no 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 one half hour before scheduled start of judging. SHOW AND PULL TIMES. Conformation - Saturday (Show 1 & 2) and Sunday (Show 1 & 2) Junior Showmanship: Show 1 - 9:15 a.m. immediately followed by Junior Showmanship Show 2. Breed Judging: Show 1 & 2 to follow the judging of Juniors Showmanship, or at the Event Committee’s discretion. Group Judging to commence immediately following all breeds in that group. Weight Pull - Saturday & Sunday 10 a.m. 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 an obedience, agility 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 to mark the exhibitor as absent. LICENSED CLASSES See entry forms for licensed classes offered at these events (Class description and ages found under instructions #7A on the entry form). ALTERED CLASSES See entry forms for licensed altered classes offered at these events (Class description and ages found under instructions #7B on the entry form). Junior Showmanship: (see #7C) 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.
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.
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. 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, Senior, Adult, and Breeder/Handler, Best Male of Variety, Best Male, Best Female of Variety, Best Female, and Best of Winners. 3. Please check current conformation rule book for specific breed / variety listings. Varieties are noted in parentheses. NON-LICENSED CLASSES 1. 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. 2. Novice Puppy Class: Show #1 each day. 3. 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. 4. Best In Show and Best in Multi-Breed Show: A Best in Show and Best in Multi-Breed Show class will be offered, consisting of the 8 winners of the Group classes. Best in Show will be judged by a single judge selected by the Event Committee. 5. Reserve Best In Show and Reserves Best in Multi-Breed Show: After selecting the Best in Show or Multi-Breed Show winner, the judge shall select from the remaining dogs in the class a Reserve Best in Show or Multi-Breed Show winner. 6. Total Dog Award. (Offered Saturday, March 13, 2010) To be eligible for a “Total Dog” award a dog must:
b. On the same day, earn a qualifying score in a performance event. CONFORMATION – Licensed Regular and Licensed Altered Classes will be offered for all eligible breeds in the following groups: Guardian Dog, Scenthound, Sighthound & Pariah Dog, Gun Dog, Northern Breed (except AE where noted), Herding Dog (except Belgian Shepherd Dog), Terrier, Companion Dog EMERGENCY VETERINARIAN Vet on Call: Kalamazoo Animal Hospital: Phone number and directions will be available at superintendents table. ACCOMMODATIONS Lees Inn: 2615 Fairfield Rd, Portage, Michigan, (269) 382-6100 Red Roof Inn West: 5425 W. Michigan Ave (269) 375-7400 Red Rood Inn East: 3701 East Cork St. (269) 382-6350 CAMPING: Available $25 per night. Electric hookups available - but NO water. Showers in main building. Contact the Kalamazoo Fairgrounds for reservations: (269) 383-8761. ROUTES TO THE SHOW: Kalamazoo Fairgrounds, Hazel Gray Building: 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. VENDOR BOOTH SPACE AVAILABLE Contact: Maude Tank (269) 664-5157 PHOTOGRAPHER Photographer will be available. |
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