Saturday, September 8, 2007 |
Banquet - Head Table
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Triumvirate
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Welcome to the 2007 Canadian National Open Retriever Championship Stake in Iron Bridge, Ontario. Hosted by the Northern Ontario Retriever Association. Pre-trial training has been great with beautiful areas provided for training sites.
A NRCC Directors Meeting was held at 10am followed by the AGM meeting at 12:30 pm. Many issues were discussed. A rule change was ratified that affects the running of this trial so I will report on that issue. Handlers may leave the trial site after viewing the test. In addition to this change “Guidelines for Ethical Training at Nationals” was adopted. There are several areas the guidelines cover but the one specific to the new rule change is as follows.
1. As much training may be done as required BEFORE ENTERING the trial grounds or AFTER running a test. NO TRAINING may be done after observing a test until after you have run.
Vetting of the bitches was held from 3 to 4 pm at Headquarters.
Pre-trial scratches were dogs #4 & #5.
Now for the fun, pre-banquet cocktails began at 4:30pm with the formal banquet beginning with the head table being piped in at 5:30pm. FTR Chairman Gerry Burmaster led everyone in the singing of the US & Canadian National Anthems. He did such a wonderful job he is now hired for life to do this at every National!
Dinner was a wonderful buffet of roast beef & chicken and then Master of Ceremonies Richard Dresser guided us through the formal welcoming speeches and thanked the Sponsor’s, Workers. Gerry Burmaster, NRCC President, presented pins and thanked the Major sponsors and retiring NRCC Directors. The judges were given their gifts and left the banquet.
Dave & Jane Thompson ran the Calcutta. As always Dave did a great job in encouraging everyone to lighten their pocket books. As each dog was called the handler received gifts of hats, jackets, bibs, bags and dog food provided by our major sponsors Purina, Eukanuba, Tri-Tronics and Winchester.
At the end of the Calcutta the starting dog’s number was drawn, Dog # 40 and the party wound up at 10pm.
A NRCC Directors Meeting was held at 10am followed by the AGM meeting at 12:30 pm. Many issues were discussed. A rule change was ratified that affects the running of this trial so I will report on that issue. Handlers may leave the trial site after viewing the test. In addition to this change “Guidelines for Ethical Training at Nationals” was adopted. There are several areas the guidelines cover but the one specific to the new rule change is as follows.
1. As much training may be done as required BEFORE ENTERING the trial grounds or AFTER running a test. NO TRAINING may be done after observing a test until after you have run.
Vetting of the bitches was held from 3 to 4 pm at Headquarters.
Pre-trial scratches were dogs #4 & #5.
Now for the fun, pre-banquet cocktails began at 4:30pm with the formal banquet beginning with the head table being piped in at 5:30pm. FTR Chairman Gerry Burmaster led everyone in the singing of the US & Canadian National Anthems. He did such a wonderful job he is now hired for life to do this at every National!
Dinner was a wonderful buffet of roast beef & chicken and then Master of Ceremonies Richard Dresser guided us through the formal welcoming speeches and thanked the Sponsor’s, Workers. Gerry Burmaster, NRCC President, presented pins and thanked the Major sponsors and retiring NRCC Directors. The judges were given their gifts and left the banquet.
Dave & Jane Thompson ran the Calcutta. As always Dave did a great job in encouraging everyone to lighten their pocket books. As each dog was called the handler received gifts of hats, jackets, bibs, bags and dog food provided by our major sponsors Purina, Eukanuba, Tri-Tronics and Winchester.
At the end of the Calcutta the starting dog’s number was drawn, Dog # 40 and the party wound up at 10pm.
