AGILITY TRIAL PREMIUM LIST
NADAC Sanctioned
(North American Dog Agility Council, LLC)
Hosted by
STAR CITY CANINE TRAINING CLUB
OF ROANOKE, INC.
SEPTEMBER 16TH & 17TH 2017
Saturday & Sunday
Saint Francis Service Dogs Facility
8232 Enon Drive
Roanoke, VA
Judge: Jeff Riedl, WI
Classes Offered
(this is the TENTATIVE running order – IT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE)
Saturday:
Jumpers
Weavers
Barrelers x 2
Chances
Regular Rd 1 & 2
Sunday:
Regular Rd 1 & 2
Touch and Go
Chances
Jumpers
Tunnelers
Send entries to:
Ann Hogg
552 Parkview Drive
Blue Ridge VA 24064
Entries close at 6:00 PM on Monday,
September 11th 2017, or when the entry limit of
350 runs per day are reached
AGILITY TRIAL COMMITTEE
Trial Chair:
Linda Anderson, 6035 Steeplechase Drive, Roanoke, VA 24018 (540) 776-1571
Trial Secretary:
Ann Hogg, 552 Parkview Drive, Blue Ridge VA 24064 (540) 524-8372
For more information visit our website! www.starcityk9training.com
VETERINARIAN ON CALL
(Directions are available at the secretary’s tent)
Emergency Veterinary Service of Roanoke (after hours), 4902 Frontage Rd, Roanoke, 563-8575
PRIZES AND AWARDS
Ribbons will be awarded for 1st through 4th place in each jump height for all classes in all Divisions excepting Chances, which is a pass/fail class. Qualifiers will receive a qualifying ribbon. We also have new title ribbons, NATCH ribbons and special ribbons for other major achievements. Please let the trial secretary know if there is a possibility of you achieving one of these awards at our trial.
IMPORTANT: Please check your dog's NADAC registration number on your trial confirmation as soon as you receive it; also, please check the copy of the results posted at the trial. You should report any errors to the Trial Secretary immediately.
NADAC records trial results as they are submitted by the host clubs/groups. The individual trial results submitted by the club are uploaded to the www.NADACForum.com within two weeks after the NADAC office receives them from the club. Please accept the responsibility to review those results, and check that your registration number and qualifying points, as reported by the club, are correct. You can join the Forum by going to www.NADACForum.com and submitting your request. If you find an error in the reporting of your dog’s qualifying points or registration number, please contact the host club. The host club is responsible for correcting any errors and informing NADAC.
Levels: Points earned at a higher level of a class, prior to the completion of the lower level title, will not be recorded by NADAC for future use. If a dog earns points in a level of a class that they are not eligible to title in, those points will not be added to the dog's records.
TRIAL INFORMATION
ENTRY FORMS: Our Word entry form allows you to type in your information. Please use this option as it makes it so much easier to read entry information. Please make sure your e-mail address is legible as we send out confirmations, show instructions and results to you via e-mail. If you have changed your e-mail, mailing address, phone number, or any other information, please highlight it on your entry form.
NON-JUMPING CLASSES – VETERAN OR DISABLED HANDLER: Handlers who are 60 years or older, or who have a disability that restricts mobility, may choose to enter the non-jumping classes as a Veteran Handler and receive 10% more standard course time. This option is for Veteran/Disabled handlers in the non-jumping classes only. The Veteran/Disabled Handler division is designed for handlers who, due to age or impairment, are mobility limited and need extra time to guide their canine partners through an agility course.
When entering as a Veteran/Disabled Handler, you must enter all dogs in all classes for the entire trial in this Division and must jump 4” lower than your Proficient, Standard Division jump height require you to. In the non-jumping classes, dogs will be scored and placed with their Standard Division jump height.
DAY OF TRIAL ENTRIES: On Saturday and Sunday we will accept day of trial entries. The day of trial entry fees will be $15.00 per class. Day of trial entries cannot be accepted for a class once the course is built. It is recommended you check with the trial secretary a week before the trial to make sure the trial is not already full.
ENTRY CLOSING INFORMATION: Trial entry CLOSES at 6:00 PM, Monday September 11th 2017, or when the entry limit of 350 runs per day is reached. Apart from day of trial entries no entries will be accepted after the closing date.
CONFIRMATIONS: a preliminary confirmation will be sent within a week of receipt of your premium and a final confirmation will be sent once the trial has closes. Please read over your confirmations carefully changes will not be made the weekend of the trial. We all make errors and we will certainly make corrections as long as we are notified prior to the final move up date after which the scribe sheets and running orders are printed. If you do not receive a confirmation within a week of sending in your entry or two days after the closing date (September 11th, 2017) please e-mail the trial secretary and let her know.
ENTRY CHANGES: Accepted entries may be changed by notifying Ann Hogg on or before September 11th, 2017 Please email requests to Ann Hogg: Please include your dog’s name, NADAC #, current classes entered and the requested change.
REFUNDS: Refunds are allowed if requested before the closing date. There will be no refunds for entries withdrawn after the closing date for any reason other than bitches in heat (upon presentation of a veterinarian’s statement). There will be no refunds in the event that a dog and/or a handler are dismissed from competition regardless of reason for such dismissal. No entry fee will be refunded if the trial cannot open or be completed by reason of riots, civil disturbances, fire, an act of God, public emergency, act of a public enemy, or any other cause beyond the control of the organizing committee. The trial committee will leave a message on the club’s answering service at (540) 344-7651 that exhibitors can check up to the day of the trial in the event the trial is canceled for any of the above reasons (including heavy snowstorm). A $25.00 fee will be charged per dog/per day for ANY refund after the closing date. The organizing committee may refuse any entry as provided through NADAC rules and regulations. Anyone not in good standing with NADAC will not be allowed entry in the trial.
BAD CHECKS: Checks not honored by the bank do not constitute a valid entry fee. There will be a $40 service charge for bank returned checks. Illegible or incomplete entries will be returned by regular mail unless permission is given on the entry form to call collect for additional information.
NADAC NUMBER: Dogs must be registered with NADAC and have a valid registration number before entries will be accepted. To register your dog, mail the dog registration form enclosed directly to NADAC or register on line at http://nadac.com/afrm/dogregfrm.asp. You may also join NADAC, but you do not have to be a member of NADAC to enter the trial.
The management will not be responsible for the loss or damage to any dog exhibited, or for the possessions of any exhibitor whether the result was by accident or any other cause. It is distinctly understood that every dog at this event is in the care and custody and control of his owner or handler during the entire time the dog is on the show premises. Any exhibitor whose dogs and/or children create unnecessary disturbances or repeatedly engage in unsafe or disruptive behavior may, at the discretion of the Trial Committee, be asked to leave the show site. In such case, no refund of fees paid will be made.
The safety of the dogs is our primary concern. Exhibitors, through submission of entry, acknowledge that they are knowledgeable of NADAC rules and regulations, and agree to abide by all rules in effect at the time of this trial, and that their dogs are familiar with and able to perform the obstacles safely.
This trial is open to all healthy, trained dogs over 18 months of age, including purebred and mixed breed dogs. Bitches in heat, lame or blind dogs are ineligible for entry, as is any dog with a deformity that may cause a judge to not be able to reasonably assess the dog’s ability to function and perform agility obstacles safely, and in a manner that is in the best interest, health and welfare of the dog. Any dog that demonstrates aggression towards any person or any dog, whether inside the ring or outside the ring, must be excused from the agility trial. Any dog that the judge feels is not in enough control to perform all obstacles in a safe manner will be excused from the agility trial. Entry fees will not be refunded in the event that a dog is absent, disqualified, excused, or barred from completion by action of the Judge or Trial Committee.
· As of January-2014:Dogs must enter the Veterans Division in all jumping classes after their 9th birthday. After their 12th birthday, dogs must enter the Skilled Category, Veterans Division for jumping classes and Skilled Category for non-jumping classes
A copy of the current Exhibitor’s Handbook may be downloaded free from the NADAC website at www.nadac.com or by submitting a request with $5.00 to NADAC, LLC NADAC 24605 Dodds Road, Bend, OR 97701
Current Jump Height Table, and Breed Exemption List, description of classes, levels and divisions are included in the current NADAC Exhibitor’s handbook.
· Measurement will be as close to 7:30 AM as possible on Saturday & Sunday. There is no check in.
Measuring
All dogs entered in the Proficient Category in Novice, Open or Elite jumping 4”, 8”, 12” or 16” are required to be measured (except Veteran or Junior Handler dogs jumping 16”). Dogs jumping 20” are not required to be measured. Dogs in the Skilled Category or dogs with permanent height cards do not need to be measured.
· We will be providing coffee, water and snacks for workers. There is a MacDonald’s, Subway and Kroger within a few minutes drive of the trial site as well as many other fast food outlets, grocery stores and gas station.
· Saturday to Sunday move-ups will be offered at this trial. You must hand your completed move-up form in no later that 30 minutes after the last class Saturday.
· Move up forms will be available at the secretary’s tent.
· All dogs must be ON LEAD while not competing or warming up.
· There is a fenced in area next to the barn where you may exercise your dogs off leash
· A warm-up area, consisting of a regulation agility jump, hoop and barrel will be available to all exhibitors.
· This will be a containerized trial:
Exhibitors at any time can enter the ring with a closed/sealed container (a zip log bag works well) in the pocket of their pants.The container must not be visible to the dog or anyone else and may not be opened within ten feet of the ring boundary.The difference between a containerized trial and a non-containerized trial is that when a club hosts a containerized trial, no one may leave treats or toys around loose, either ringside or at their set up.
· No leads, collars, food, toys, or other aids or training devices shall be allowed on the course at any time unless containerized
· No food, toys, or training devices are allowed within 10 feet of the ring unless containerized.
· Competitors are responsible for being at ringside and ready when it is their turn to run.
· Cleaning up after your dog is a must! Those not cleaning up will be excused from classes for the rest of the day or for the remainder of the weekend, at the discretion of the Trial Committee.
Workers Needed!
As always, we depend upon YOU and your fellow competitors to help run our trial. In an effort to make things easier for everyone we will post a large board in the hospitality tent where you can sign up to work the classes and jobs that YOU prefer to work! Remember, the Worker Schedule must be filled out and workers assigned before each class can begin. Thank you in advance for the generous contribution of your time and energy! Water, snacks and raffle coupons of varying amounts towards a future SCCTC NADAC trial will be provided for everyone who volunteers.
IMPORTANT TRIAL SITE INFORMATION
The trial will be held outdoors on grass. There is ample parking at the site and room for tents on two sides of the ring and on the outside. There is no shade adjacent to the trial site. See attached site map.
Tents must not be set up within 20 feet of the ring. Tents may be left overnight at your own risk. There is no water or electricity at the field. Please bring your own water for your dog. Set-up will be allowed after 4:00 PM on Friday.
RING AND EQUIPMENT:
Ring will be 100 x 100. Obstacles that may be used in the trial may include: Rubber surfaced Dog Walk, Rubber surfaced A-Frame, Open Tunnel, 24” non staked Weave Poles, Hoops, Barrels and Non-Wing Jumps.
The trial will be held outdoors on grass at Saint Francis Service Dogs facility
PHOTOGRAPHY
Our official trial photographer is Irene Cotter.
Irene’s work can be viewed on her website: http://furfetched.zenfolio.com/
Further information on the Roanoke area www.roanoke.com
Information and pictures of the Saint Francis site can be found here: www.saintfrancisdogs.org
Star City Canine Training Club Inc
NADAC AGILITY TRIAL