Saturday, June 17, 2006 |
By Saturday, most people had arrived in or near Klamath Falls and were available for the two meetings scheduled for early afternoon. This will be a brief overview of those meetings.
The Retriever Advisory Committee met at 2:15 p.m. in the auditorium of the Mazama high school. This committee fields, reviews and proposes rule changes for the sport. On the dais were committee members Nelson Sills, Pete Simonds, John Goettl, Bill Daley and AKC personel Bill Speck, Jerry Mann Lisa Carroll and photograper (AKC) Bob Young.
Pete opened the meeting by announcing that all the rule change proposals for 2005 had been approved and will take effect in January of 2007. (Full coverage is in the July issue of RFTN.) They included an early start for large Amateur stakes (On Fri) and llegalizing electronic entries,
The effect of allowing more trials closer together by invoking the Limited, Special and Restricted Open stakes and Owner Handler Amateur stakes seem to be affecting the size of stakes. There were fewer in 2005 than before. The 500 mile limit between conflicting trials had been reduced to 250 and that had encouraged closer trials, spreading out the entries.
A "fast track" to forming new clubs had also helped
New proposals for 2006 include:
1. A club may change the type of Open AFTER the entries close if have too many entered. Within 48 hours they could change to either a Special, Limited or Restricted to bring the numbers down as needed. Those entrants not eleigible for the new type would receive a refund. This would be available to clubs "blind sided " by an unusually large entry
2. The use of pigeons in the minor stake would be phohibited. (It was an old rule on the books that needed to be updated.)
3. What are the rights of a handler when he observes a test that is dangerous for his dog and wants to scratch (Previous injury, old age, etc.)? The handler could withdraw, but would forfit his entry. He sitll could run another stake at the trial with impunity, however.
4. Because of time delays caused by Pros with a large number of dogs in multiple stakes, All dogs would be required to run in order, If not available when called, the clock would be put on the dog and he would be dropped if he did not appear. It would be up to the Pros to decide on a solution - another truck, assistant handle, etc.
Pete also addressed the fact tht some judges still ignore the rules or try to circumvent them by "interpreting" the language around them. He gave an example of how some disregarded the rule on how to move guns on a retired mark by the use of the words "should" and "shall".
After there were questions, suggestions and discussions on the new proposals..
Next some new proposals were discussed. One club wanted to limit entries by a less that fully explained method. That would need some clarification before it could be discussed.
Bill Daley then pointed out that the new Judges Manual could be helpful in creating a dialog between Judges that could aid in narrowing the perameters, producing more consistant judging.
The meeting was then adjourned at 3:15
Shortly after, National Amateur Club Officers appeared on the dais to convene the Annual Club Membership meeting.
For now, I will give you the bare basics provide more later in the "News"
After the various reports (treasurer, roll call , etc) the 2007 slate of officers was announced. They are:
President, Wayne Bleazard, 1st VP. Don Driggers, 2nd VP, Ron Ainley, 3rd VP Suzanne King, 4th VP Gary Ratzlaff. Secretary Treasurer, John Russell.
The National and National Amateur clubs suggested a Judging Seminar using the new Judges manual in conjunction with a power point presentation. The question of having professionals judge was also offered for consideration. (More information will appear in the August RFTN.)
The 2007 Stake will be held at the Castle Rock Ranch in Utah. (Elevation 6 to 8000 feet.) HQ will be The Best Western Dunbar.in Evanston WY. Judges will be: Dr. William Goldstein, Linda Patterson and Sally Foster. It will begin on June 17th
The current stake will begin with a double and a blind. Test dogs at 7:30, first running dog at 8. First running dog is #71. Rotation and gun changes will be 71, 96, 23, and 47. After, we will go back to 71 count 5 running dogs and start with the sixth..
Cocktail party at 6 p.m
The Retriever Advisory Committee met at 2:15 p.m. in the auditorium of the Mazama high school. This committee fields, reviews and proposes rule changes for the sport. On the dais were committee members Nelson Sills, Pete Simonds, John Goettl, Bill Daley and AKC personel Bill Speck, Jerry Mann Lisa Carroll and photograper (AKC) Bob Young.
Pete opened the meeting by announcing that all the rule change proposals for 2005 had been approved and will take effect in January of 2007. (Full coverage is in the July issue of RFTN.) They included an early start for large Amateur stakes (On Fri) and llegalizing electronic entries,
The effect of allowing more trials closer together by invoking the Limited, Special and Restricted Open stakes and Owner Handler Amateur stakes seem to be affecting the size of stakes. There were fewer in 2005 than before. The 500 mile limit between conflicting trials had been reduced to 250 and that had encouraged closer trials, spreading out the entries.
A "fast track" to forming new clubs had also helped
New proposals for 2006 include:
1. A club may change the type of Open AFTER the entries close if have too many entered. Within 48 hours they could change to either a Special, Limited or Restricted to bring the numbers down as needed. Those entrants not eleigible for the new type would receive a refund. This would be available to clubs "blind sided " by an unusually large entry
2. The use of pigeons in the minor stake would be phohibited. (It was an old rule on the books that needed to be updated.)
3. What are the rights of a handler when he observes a test that is dangerous for his dog and wants to scratch (Previous injury, old age, etc.)? The handler could withdraw, but would forfit his entry. He sitll could run another stake at the trial with impunity, however.
4. Because of time delays caused by Pros with a large number of dogs in multiple stakes, All dogs would be required to run in order, If not available when called, the clock would be put on the dog and he would be dropped if he did not appear. It would be up to the Pros to decide on a solution - another truck, assistant handle, etc.
Pete also addressed the fact tht some judges still ignore the rules or try to circumvent them by "interpreting" the language around them. He gave an example of how some disregarded the rule on how to move guns on a retired mark by the use of the words "should" and "shall".
After there were questions, suggestions and discussions on the new proposals..
Next some new proposals were discussed. One club wanted to limit entries by a less that fully explained method. That would need some clarification before it could be discussed.
Bill Daley then pointed out that the new Judges Manual could be helpful in creating a dialog between Judges that could aid in narrowing the perameters, producing more consistant judging.
The meeting was then adjourned at 3:15
Shortly after, National Amateur Club Officers appeared on the dais to convene the Annual Club Membership meeting.
For now, I will give you the bare basics provide more later in the "News"
After the various reports (treasurer, roll call , etc) the 2007 slate of officers was announced. They are:
President, Wayne Bleazard, 1st VP. Don Driggers, 2nd VP, Ron Ainley, 3rd VP Suzanne King, 4th VP Gary Ratzlaff. Secretary Treasurer, John Russell.
The National and National Amateur clubs suggested a Judging Seminar using the new Judges manual in conjunction with a power point presentation. The question of having professionals judge was also offered for consideration. (More information will appear in the August RFTN.)
The 2007 Stake will be held at the Castle Rock Ranch in Utah. (Elevation 6 to 8000 feet.) HQ will be The Best Western Dunbar.in Evanston WY. Judges will be: Dr. William Goldstein, Linda Patterson and Sally Foster. It will begin on June 17th
The current stake will begin with a double and a blind. Test dogs at 7:30, first running dog at 8. First running dog is #71. Rotation and gun changes will be 71, 96, 23, and 47. After, we will go back to 71 count 5 running dogs and start with the sixth..
Cocktail party at 6 p.m
