Hinckley Dog Training Club
SCHEDULE OF CHAMPIONSHIP AND OPEN AGILITY TESTS
(Held under Kennel Club Rules and Regulations H & H(1))
At
Stanford Hall, Lutterworth LE17 6DH**** NEW VENUE***
Saturday 30th MAY & Sunday 31st May 2009
SHOW OPENS 7.30am SHOW OPENS 7.30am BRIEFING 8.15am JUDGING 8.30am
ENTRIES CLOSE : 17th APRIL 2009(postmarked)
Entries and Prepaid fees to :-
SHOW SECRETARY
Yvonne Croxford
Shade Cottage, Coventry Road,
Wigston Parva, Nr Hinckley
Leicestershire LE10 3AP
Phone 01455 220245
GUARANTORS TO THE KENNEL CLUB:- Guarantors
Chairperson:. Mrs Rita Schofield, Penryl, Leicester Road, Barwell, Leics.
Treasurer: Emma Rouse,34 Branston Ave, Barrow Upon Soar, Leics.
Secretary : Mrs Yvonne Croxford , Shade Cottage, Coventry Road, Wigston Parva, Leics
Committee : Mrs Katharine Bakewell, 20 Heathbrook Drive Ratby, Leics, Mrs Yvonne Makins, Kiama Bungalow, Windy Ridge Farm, Kirby Bellars, Melton Mowbray, Mr Richard Farrar, Penryl, Leicester Road, Barwell, Leics, Mr Ian Jackson, 69 Kingsley Avenue, Rugby, Warks
VET ON CALL:- Rainsbrook Vet Group, 83 High Street Hillmorton, Rugby 01788 542221
Thanks to our judges, helpers and all HDTC members
PLEASE ASSIST US BY KEEPING OUR VENUE CLEAN
DIRECTIONS
South, West & East
Leave M1 at junction 19 (care at this junction) intersection for M6 and A14. ***On the roundabout follow the road signposted Swinford. As you go through Swinford you will have to take a right onto Stanford Road (follow the brown signs for Standford Hall). Carry along this road and the venue is on your left. The entrance will be the gate before the main gate, past the caravan site.
North
You may be best to leave at junction 20 on the M1 and go back onto M1 south for one junction to J19***
VENUE INFORMATION
SHOWGROUND
The show is situated on a private estate. There will be portable toilets available. Please help us to keep this venue clean and quiet, therefore enabling us to return in the future. Remember to keep valuables out of sight and secure vehicles when away from them.
Conservation order on Oak trees – therefore please keep away
DOG WALKING
There is a exercise area on site. Only 3 dogs, per handler, off the lead at any time.
Please clear up after your dog in all areas and place used bags in the bins or skips provided and most importantly check under your vehicles before you leave. Anyone seen not clearing up may be asked to leave the show ground.
LIMITED CAMPING
Limited weekend camping is available, from 14.00pm Friday 29th May to Sunday 31st May, at a cost of £18 per unit. Any arrivals before this time and after 21.00pm will not be allowed entry. If you are going to be late please call Y Croxford 07786 517311 All camping units must have their own fire fighting equipment.
Please also note that caravans will NOT be allowed in the day parking area on Saturday or Sunday.
Extra camping can be taken at Victoria Farm High Cross Lutterworth 01455 208270
SHOW REGULATIONS
1.Dogs entered at a Kennel Club licensed agility show must be registered at the Kennel Club in accordance with Kennel Club Regulations for Classification and Regulation B.
2.Entry fees: Championship classes £12.00 per dog. Open classes £2.50 per dog per class, HDTC helping members £1.50. Pairs £5.00 per pair, HDTC £3.00. NFC free (non-competing.) For overseas competitors all entry fees must be in £ Sterling and drawn on a London clearing bank. Entries will be accepted via
3.The committee reserves the right to refuse entries.
4.Puppies under 18 calendar months of age, on the first day of the show, are not eligible to compete at Kennel Club licensed agility tests.
5.Not for Competition entries will be accepted for dogs aged four calendar months and over. Dogs must be Kennel Club registered with their details recorded on the entry form.
6.No bitch in season is allowed to compete.
7.No person shall carry out punitive correction or harsh handling of a dog at any time within the boundaries of the show.
8.Dogs must not wear any type of slip, half-slip collar or lead when under test. A flat close fitting, leather or webbing collar is permitted, providing the only attachment is a plain identification panel as an integral part of the collar, ie not attached by a ring.
9.Should a judge be unable to fulfil the appointment, the Committee reserves the right to appoint another judge.
10.No competitor shall impugn the decision of the judge or judges.
11.Dogs will be received at any time, but must run in their correct running order.
12.Marking. Kennel Club Standard marking will apply in all standard classes. The judge prior to competition will define any variation in the form of marking in the special classes.
13.Those dogs eligible to compete in competitions for small and medium dogs please see below measures in class classification.
14.Judges at an Agility Test may not enter for competition a dog, which is recorded in their ownership or part ownership; or handle a dog at the test at which they are judging.
15.A dog shall be withdrawn from competition and removed from the test if it is
- A bitch in season
- Suffering from an infectious or contagious disease
- Interfering with the safety or chance of winning of an opponent
- Of such temperament or is so much out of hand as to be a danger to the safety of any person or other animal.
- Likely to cause suffering to the dog if it continues competing.
16.A Statement that in estimatingthe number of awards won, all wins up to and including 25 days before the start of the competition shall be accounted when entering for any class. For these purposes a competition shall be defined as all classes covered within the same schedule. In the event that a dog becomes eligible for the next grade at a particular show, after the entry for that show has been sent, it is the competitor’s responsibility to notify the show secretary at least 14 days before the date of the show. The dog should then be moved into the appropriate class(es) for the next grade. The dog must be moved into the corresponding number of classes as were entered at the lower grade. If there are fewer or no classes available for the next grade the competitor should be offered a refund of the relevant entry fees
17.No animal other than one officially entered shall be brought into the precincts of the event during its continuance, exceptany dogs registered to assist thedisabled, or dogs required for
educational or instructional purposes or bypermission of the General Committee.However, at the discretion of the show society, a dog brought to the show bya spectator may be admitted
into the precincts of the dog show, with theproviso that those in charge of the dog sign a declaration confirming the dogis free from disease and that the dog will be kept under proper control
at alltimes.
- No dogs suffering from infectious or contagious disease or having been exposed to such disease during the period of 21 days prior to the competition may compete. Competitors infringing the Regulation will be liable to be fined and/or dealt with under Kennel Club Rule A42.
- All dogs registered and resident outside the UK must be issued with a KennelClub Authority to Compete number before entry to the show/event can bemade. All overseas entries without a
Kennel Club Registration number or anAuthority to Compete number will be returned to the exhibitor/competitor.
20.Handlers working more than one dog in a class must ensure that the dogs compete in the sequence in which they are drawn. Failure to do so may result in elimination.
21.Should circumstances dictate, the club, in conjunction with the judges may alter arrangements as necessary. Such changes and circumstances surrounding them must be reported to the Kennel Club.
22.A dog must be at the time of entry for competition, be registered as required by the Kennel Club rules and regulations in the competitors name (or registration or transfer applied for). In the case of a partnership, the full name of every partner must be given. In the case of dogs recorded as owned by a limited company, the directors and the secretary of the limited company will jointly be considered for the purpose of the regulations. A dog acquired subsequent to entry having been made at a competition may compete as the new owners property provided that an application for the transfer has been forwarded to the Kennel Club before the competition, and the new owner has undertaken to abide by the regulations and conditions printed in this schedule.
23.Food shall not be carried in the hand or given to a dog in the ring.
24.Ballot for Championship Class Running Orders -a. Agility Round and Jumping Round – A draw for the running order of theAgility and Jumping Rounds must be made prior to the show. Therelevant competitors must be notified before the day of the show. Thedogs must run in the order in which they are drawn.b. Final Agility Round – Dogs to run in reverse order to their combinedplacings at the end of the first two rounds.
25.Separate entry forms must be completed by each competitor and must be signed by the competitor or his authorised agent in accordance with the provisions specified thereon. Entry forms must be accompanied with the appropriate fees
26.All dogs entered at the show are at the owner’s risk. Whilst every care will be taken, the committee will not accept responsibility for loss, damage or injury, however caused to dogs, persons or property whilst at the show.
27.No dog will be allowed in the rings at any time except whilst competing. Training in the ring during or after the show is not allowed.
28.Competitors may walk the course prior to commencement of the classes, but not be accompanied by a dog.
29.In the event of abandonment of the show through circumstances beyond the control of the committee, expenses may be defrayed from the entry fees to cover the cost of show preparation.
30.Entries must be made on the official HDTC entry form or a photocopy of this. Incorrect entries will be returned
31.The owner/handler in charge of a dog must at all times ensure the dog is kept under proper control in ALL areas of the show ground, this includes tethering and muzzling if
appropriate.
32. Welfare of Dogs
An exhibitor (or competitor) whose dog is entered at a Kennel Club licensed event shouldtake all reasonable steps to ensure the needs of their dog(s) are met, and should notknowingly put their dogs’ health and welfare at risk by any action, default, omission orotherwise. A breach of this Regulation may be referred to the General Committee fordisciplinary action under Kennel Club Rules and Regulations.
With grateful thanks to our sponsors:-
The Kennel Club,
Pedigree,
Majestic Crystal,
CSJ Specialist Canine Feeds,
Direct Signs
PACEAgility Training
PawsTrading & Dog Vegas
SCHEDULE OF CLASSES
SATURDAY 30th MAY 2009
Class / Name / Judge / G1 / G2 / G3 / G4 / G5 / G6 / G71 / Large Championship / Stuart Harmes* / x
2 / Medium Championship / Stuart Harmes / x
3 / Small Championship / Stuart Harmes / x
4 / Large Jumping - Combined / Donna Cain / x / x / x
5 / Large Jumping - Combined / Paul Moore / x / x
6 / Large Jumping - Combined / Paul Moore / x
7 / Large Jumping – Combined / Dianne Talbot / x / x
8 / PACE Large Jumping – Combined / Traci Gaunt / x / x / x
9 / PACE Large Jumping - Combined / Traci Gaunt / x / x
10 / CRUFTS Large Agility – Combined
& EO Ranking Event / Amanda Rogers / x / x
11 / CSJ Large Novice Agility Stakes - Combined / Graham Partridge / x / x / x
12 / Large Agility - Combined / Lisa Adamson / x / x / x
13 / CRUFTS SmallAgility – Combined
& EO Ranking Event / Amanda Rogers / x / x
14 / Small Agility - Combined / Graham Partridge / x / x / x / x / x / x / x
15 / Medium Jumping - Combined / Paul Moore / x / x / x / x / x / x / x
16 / CRUFTS Medium Agility – Combined
& EO Ranking Event / Amanda Rogers / x / x
17 / Medium Agility - Combined / Graham Partridge / x / x / x / x / x / x / x
* subject to confirmation
SUNDAY 31st MAY 2009
Class / Name / Judge / G1 / G2 / G3 / G4 / G5 / G6 / G718 / Kennel Club Olympia Large Agility Stakes supported by Pedigree- Combined / Ian Frasier / x / x
19 / Dog VegasLarge Agility Qualifier - Combined / Rischard Ascough / x / x / x
20 / Large Agility - Combined / John Ward / x / x
21 / Large Agility - Combined / Ian Frasier / x
22 / DIRECT SIGNS Large Agility - Combined / Gary Doyle / x / x / x
23 / KC Novice Large Agility supported by Pedigree - Combined / Gary Doyle / x / x / x
24 / Majestic CrystalLarge Jumping – Combined / Mike Stallard / x / x / x
25 / Majestic CrystalLarge Jumping - Combined / Mike Stallard / x / x
26 / Large Jumping - Combined / Yvette Dumont / x / x
27 / Kennel Club Olympia Small Agility Stakes supported by Pedigree / Mike Fairlamb / x / x / x / x / x / x / x
28 / Small Jumping - Combined / Mike Fairlamb / x / x / x / x / x / x / x
29 / Pedigree Pairs Relay Large (Special) / Mike Fairlamb / x / x / x / x / x / x / x
Thank you to our reserve judges:- Kate Austin and Terry Condra
Each dog is restricted to a maximum of 4 runs per day.
The KENNEL CLUB and PEDIGREE AGILITY COMPETITIONS 2009
PEDIGREE LARGE DOG PAIRS RELAY
Two dogs with separate handlers will compete over the same course of a minimum of 16 obstacles. When the first dog/handler returns to the start/finish, there will be a baton change between handlers. No part of the second dog/handler must be over the start line; failure to observe this will incur a penalty of twenty points. The baton must stay behind the start line at all times.
The course must include: Weaving Poles, Pipe Tunnel and Collapsible Tunnel.
No contact point obstacles to be used. Handlers may enter more than one dog in a heat; the first dog to qualify will go into the final. Handlers can compete in further heats for competition after they have qualified for the final. This competition will be classified as a combined class for Grades 1 to 7.
The first two pairs from each heat will go forward to the final. Dogs eligible to compete in competition are for Large Dogs measuring over 430mm (1ft 5in)
Rosettes to 6th place.1st place: £10 voucher. 2nd-5th place: £5 voucher each
THE KENNEL CLUB OLYMPIA LARGE DOG AGILITY STAKES Supported by Pedigree
Competitors may enter more than one dog in a heat. Competitors may qualify more than one dog for the semi-final. Only one dog may qualify for the final (the first dog qualified at the semi-final). Once a dog has qualified for the final/semi-final, further heats may be entered for competition although any placings in these further heats will not affect the dog’s eligibility for the final/semi finals.
The first ten dogs from each heat will go forward to the semi-finals at the Royal Show at Stoneleigh and the Town & Country Festival at Stoneleigh. Twenty dogs will compete in each of the semi-finals with the first five from each semi-final going through to the final at Olympia.
The thirty-five dogs who qualify for Olympia will be invited to compete in a further semi final at Olympia. The top ten highest placed dogs in the Olympia semi final will qualify for the final in the Main Ring at Olympia.
Those dogs eligible to compete in competition for Large dogs are those measuring over 430 mm (1 foot 5 inches) at the withers.
This competition will be classified as combined Grade 6 and 7 and judged under the Kennel Club regulations for standard classes.
Rosettes 1st to 15th place.1st place: £10 voucher. 2nd-10th place: £5 voucher each.
THE KENNEL CLUB OLYMPIA LARGE DOG NOVICE AGILITY STAKES Supported by Pedigree
This competition will be classified as combined Grades 3, 4 and 5 and judged under the Kennel Club regulations for standard classes.
Dogs should be eligible to enter a Grade 3, 4 or 5 class at the time of qualifying for the semi-final. Any subsequent wins gained by the dog will not alter its eligibility to compete in the semi-final.
Competitors may enter more than one dog in a heat and may qualify more than one dog for the semi-finals. Handlers may only qualify one dog for the final which will be the highest placed dog at the semi-final. Once a dog has qualified for the semi-final/final, further heats may be entered for competition although any placings in these further heats will not affect the dog’s eligibility for the final/semi finals.
The first three placed dogs from each heat will be invited to compete in the semi-finals at the City of Birmingham Championship Show; where there are multiple splits at a qualifying show, the first two dogs will qualify for the semi final from each part of the split class, i.e. for two class parts – the first two from each part would qualify, for four-class parts – the first two from each part would qualify.
The first thirty-five placed dogs in this semi-final will be invited to compete in a further semi final at Olympia. The top ten highest placed dogs in the Olympia semi final will qualify for the final in the Main Ring at Olympia.
Those dogs eligible to compete in Novice Large Dog Agility competitions are those measuring over 430 mm (1 foot 5 inches) at the withers.
It is most important that handlers who gain a place in a heat with a previously qualified dog inform the Show Secretary on the day of the show of this fact.