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E-Ballot #2-07 (Microchip Identification Acceptance) E-Ballot #1-07 (2007 North American and FH Championship Slate of Judges) |
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MESSAGE FROM USA DIRECTOR OF JUDGES
-There is no side transport to the judge after the attack out of the back transport in either SchH2/VPG2 or IPO2
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2006 AWDF FCI IPO Championship Congratulations to our all our 2006 AWDF FCI IPO Championship team members. These individuals have earned this payoff for their hard work training and trialing for the past year. We have some new faces and a bigger representation from more breed clubs this year. I know at least two dogs were bred by the handlers, Quenny and Gipper. Texas and California and ex-Californians are heavily represented. Our team leader, Steve Gregalunas, comes with high regard for his knowledge and abilities. We wish all of these members the best of the kind of luck that comes as a result of diligence and persistence. Team Leader, Steve Gregalunas
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The competition is in Nova Gorica, Slovenia, September 7-10, 2006. Their website is www.fci2006.com I would also like to thank my wonderful FCI Team Selection Committee members who unfailingly contribute to the process of team selection and AWDF championship regulations by making suggestions, questioning procedure, giving feedback, and keeping us on the true path. Last, but not least, thank you Kelly at USA for helping us get all the information on the USA Team, and to Al for making it so easy to communicate with you. Please pass this email around. Augusta Farley, Chair
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21 April 2006 Hello everyone, We have a busy spring and summer in our region so I want to encourage everyone to attend/participate as they can in the upcoming events. Although each is listed on the regional site I want to give an update on as many as I can for everyone. I am sorry to be so late getting information about our First Annual Bill Fields Memorial SchH1 tournament on the site. It was a great success and the recap and pictures will be on the Regional Site this weekend. Boise WDA is having a trial this weekend with Rudy Mietzner Tri State is having Jim Elder on April 29 & 30. I have attached a flyer and entry for that trial to this email. The tracking is fantastic dirt instead of the mud we have around here!! Twin County is having a trial May 13 & 14 with Ernest Hintz. Their flyer is on the regional site. Greater Seattle WDA is having the 2006 PNW Northwest Regional helper classification with Les Flores. The flyer is on the website. I hope to see as many of our helper there as possible. Les does a great job of teaching trial procedures and it will be an excellent opportunity to learn from him. Willamette Valley SchH Club is having Vic Wilms on June 3 & 4. Our Alaska sports friends at Hundesport Alaska are having a trial and seminar June 9, 10 & 12th with Ernest Hintz. The PNW 2006 Regional Championship is June 17 & 18 with Willie Pope. Tracking will be either turf or natural pasture grass depending on the cutting and fertilizing schedule of our farmers. I should know in another 30 days or so and will update everyone as to how it looks. The obedience and protection phase will be held at the Cascade WDA field instead of Fife High School. After much thought and talking to people in the region we changed our venue for B & C to make it more central for as many competitors as possible and to have the tracking much closer to the field work. It also allows for more practice time for competitors as the event gets closer as Fife High School is not so easy to get on the weekend during track season. Most everyone is familiar with Cascade's facility and knows it will provide a safe, competitor friendly venue for our championship. Of course there will be helper try outs so bring your helpers and dogs for them to use. Try outs will be Friday night at the Cascade field. I will post the time when I know Willie's arrival time and schedule. There will be a regional meeting on Saturday night in the Cascade Club House after the day's competition. After the meeting we will have a barbeque and party on!! Please send me any items you would like on the agenda. I will send out the agenda 30 days before the meeting. Snohomish SchH Club is hosting the 2006 PNW Regional Conformation Show and Breed Survey and a trial July 15 & 16 with SV Helmut Konig. So for all of us with not so pretty dogs it is a great opportunity to show under Herr Konig and shoot for that "SG" rating. The Alaska SchH Club is having a trial and helper classification on July 22 & 23 with Nathaniel Roque. Looks like a great spring and summer season and I know there are more things planned for the fall. Yours in the sport, Lynne United Schutzhund Clubs of America
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E-Ballot #18-05 (Amend Event Notification Guidelines) Motion by Randall Hoadley to amend the notification guidelines for USA-sanctioned events to include written event notice consisting of any form of U.S. mail, electronic mail, and/or digital communication. Notification is to be provided to all clubs in the respective region at least three weeks in advance of the event. Event notices must contain the specific date, location, and time of the event; the judge for the event; and a contact for information. Any changes must be provided to all clubs in the region by the same means as the original notice. Electronic mail and/or digital communication must contain a copy of the notice, the date the notice was sent, and the identities (e.g., email addresses) of all recipient clubs. If a club is found to have hosted an improperly publicized USA-sanctioned event, it shall be reduced to affiliated status for one year; and shall be required to meet all the requirements once again to become a full member club. Background: When the previous motion was made in 1987 regarding the requirement for publicizing events, the concept of digital communication had not been established. It is time to update the forms of communication to include email and digital now that we are a digital communication society, as all other USA business is handled in this manner. This motion also modifies the consequences of an improperly publicized event, as the previously stipulated consequences were excessively severe and potentially harmful to entrants who were not responsible for the error. Vote: Yes-21 (Lyle Roetemeyer/Nathaniel Roque/Sara Wallick/Bill Plumb/Mark Przybylski/Karen MacIntyre/Al Govednik/
Mike Hamilton/Terry Macias/Howie Rodriquez/Bill Bimrose/Uwe Doose/Jerrold Gray/Randall Hoadley/Vicki Keller/
Randy Kromer/Lynne Lewis/John Oliver/Frank Phillips/Mark Scarberry/Diane Vegsund).
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February 17, 2006 Tattoo ruling went into effect January 1, 2006 E-Ballot #10-05 (Rescind Tattoo Variance for German Shepherd Dogs) Motion by Mark Przybylski that tattoos or microchips will be required for German Shepherd Dogs entered in all USA performance events effective January 1, 2006, and the identification information is to be recorded in the scorebook. Dogs of breeds other than the German Shepherd Dog will be required to have a tattoo or microchip for entry in USA national and regional events, but not for entry in USA local events. Owners of dogs with microchips are responsible for providing the identification equipment. The only change resulting from this motion will be requiring identification for German Shepherd Dogs entered in local performance events. Background: It is necessary to rescind the USA tattoo variance for German Shepherd Dogs in order to be in compliance with the SV rule requiring tattoos or microchips for German Shepherd Dogs for all events. WDA has already put this requirement into effect. Implementing the change January 1, 2006 will give everyone enough time to have their dogs tattooed or microchipped and to have their scorebooks updated. The tattoo variance was introduced to accommodate members with USA scorebooks issued for dogs that did not have a tattoo or microchip, and was meant to be member friendly and to give enough time to adhere to SV regulations. |
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(received) 15 Oct 2005 E-BALLOT #26-05 VOTE RESULTS Subject: E-Ballot #26-05 (Entry in AWDF Affiliated Breed Club Trials) Motion: By Mark Przybylski, seconded by Al Govednik, that USA will recognize titles awarded by AWDF-affiliated breed clubs. The recognition of these clubs and their judges will be considered on a club-by-club basis. The clubs to be considered will be required to have viable and comprehensive judges programs of their own, with judges who have gone through their respective programs in their entirety; and they will be required to provide a list of judges who are recognized through their respective programs. AWDF clubs must petition USA for recognition. These AWDF-affiliated breed club judges may award titles that will be recognized exclusively for progression pertaining to performance titles (AD, B, WH, OB, TR, FH, IPO, SchH/VPG). These titles will not be recognized for entry in the USA-GSD National Championship, which will still require a qualifying score of 270 points at a USA-sanctioned event awarded under a USA, SV, Canadian, or WUSV-affiliated judge. These titles will not be recognized for the USA SchH3 Club or the USA Sports Medals Program. These titles will not be recognized for German Shepherd Dogs in any context that applies to breeding, breed surveys, breed shows, or registration with USA. Titles for such recognition for GSD's must be awarded under USA, SV, Canadian, or WUSV-affiliated judges. Lyle Roetemeyer - President "yes"
Nathaniel Roque comment: As long as we continue to only recognize judges that have completed a formal judges program equal to or more comprehensive than our own (USA). I believe it will require proper tracking of the breed clubs and their judges, but it is important to recognize and support our AWDF clubs that maintain the working standards. Howie Rodriguez comment: I strongly agree with Nathaniels' comment. United Schutzhund Clubs of America Regional Director - Pacific Northwest Region - 253.732.6546 - www.usapnwregion.com |
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(received) 15 Oct 2005 E-BALLOT #25-05 VOTE RESULTS Subject: E-Ballot #25-05 (AWMA Judges License for Nathaniel Roque) Motion: By Mark Przybylski, seconded by Al Govednik, that Nathaniel Roque be permitted to accept a working dog judges license in the AWMA (American Working Malinois Association). Background: USA Judge Nathaniel Roque has petitioned for permission to accept a working dog judge's license in the AWMA (American Working Malinois Association). Their President, Michael Ellis, and their current Director of Judges, Glenn Stephenson, are sponsoring him. Nathaniel Roque will also be judging the AWMA Nationals in November of this year. I have spoken with Nathaniel about this and he says this will in no way be in conflict with his current duties as USA Vice President, Chair of the USA Helper Committee, and USA working dog judge. Nathaniel has always performed his duties with professionalism and responsibility and has never shirked from whatever USA has asked of him. He judges upwards of ten trials a year as a USA Judge, is very sought after as a judge for USA events, and is one of the most active members of the USA Helper Committee. He has assured me that USA will always come first and that he will continue to be just as active in judging USA events as he has in the past. Due to my relationship with Nathaniel Roque over the years, and having worked with him closely on the USA Helper Committee and also as the USA Director of Judges, I feel this would be a very positive step for the two organizations involved and would like to voice my support for this action by sponsoring this motion. Lyle Roetemeyer - President
United Schutzhund Clubs of America Regional Director - Pacific Northwest Region - 253.732.6546 - www.usapnwregion.com |
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E-Ballot #2-05 (Three-Day Event Authorizations [Rulebook/USA Variances Addition]) Motion by Mike Hamilton to allow USA full member clubs to host three-day events in lieu of two-day events. Clubs may use Friday or Monday to host events offering all performance titles and degrees awarded by USA. Performance titles such BH, SchH/VPG1-2-3, FH1-2, IPO1-2-3, and DPO (any) must be offered on Saturday and Sunday in addition to Friday or Monday. If clubs anticipate more trial entries than can be accommodated in two days, a three-day event should be authorized with performance titles offered on both days of the weekend and the extra day intended for overflow. Clubs are allowed to offer performance titles on Friday or Monday and just one day of a weekend if also hosting a breed survey or conformation show on the other day of the weekend. Breed surveys and conformation shows must be held on Saturday or Sunday. A three-day event will not be allowed unless the club has three days of activities. It is not intended to allow a club to host a SchH/VPG trial on Friday or Monday and a one-day event on the weekend. The threeday event is intended for larger events with multiple venues. The regional director must receive a request from the club for a three-day event, and will authorize three-day events only in the cases listed above. All other USA trial regulations are applicable. Background: This rule variance would allow clubs with historically large numbers of trial entries to accommodate more entries. It would allow entrants who work weekends as well as those who work weekdays to enter a trial without being required to take time off work. It would also allow clubs with large entries to host breed events in addition to a performance trial. The event should be a large venue to qualify for a threeday event authorization, and the regional director should be able to see from what is being offered whether it falls into the three-day category. Executive Board Ballots–2005 7 of 7 Updated October 14, 2005
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Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 13:02:50 -0700 Hello everyone, We just had a regional meeting last weekend in conjunction with Greater Seattle's trial and I wanted to give everyone a brief overview of what we talked about. This update is not meant to take the place of the meeting minutes that Sara will be sending out, just a brief recap of the meeting. I am posting my Regional Directors report on the regional website. Please take a few minutes to read it. I would like the "Member spotlight" section on the regional website to start as soon as possible. Old business consisted of a brief discussion of the PNW by-laws draft that was sent to all the clubs and many of the individual regional members. The proposed by-laws will be discussed in greater detail at the next regional meeting. Please read through them. If you do not think your club will have a delegate at the next regional meeting (date not determined yet) please contact me with any changes, thoughts, etc. that you have and I will make sure I relay them to the members at the next meeting. Under new business we had some discussion about the various events planned in the region for the balance of this year and for next. The PNW workshop hosted by Snohomish Schh Club is next weekend and looks like it is going to be a lot of fun. I know everyone is busy, however, I hope if you can attend you will. Our sports friends to the north in British Columbia have suggested an annual Canadian Western Region/PNW Region challenge trial. It is still in the planning stages, however, sounds like great fun. I will keep everyone posted as the details are worked out. We do not have an agenda for the General Board meeting in November meeting yet. As soon as I receive it I will forward to you all. Please take some time to discuss the items with your club and let me know how you want the region to respond to the issues. I did notice in the latest issue of the magazine this years PNW Regional Championship was listed only as a club trial by Willamette Schh Club, the Regional Champions were not acknowledged and that one of the helpers was omitted. I don't quite know how that happened but I am going to contact Kelly so we can get those items corrected in the next issue. I'm sure you all agree that our Regional Champions need to be recognized for the tremendous amount of work they have put into their dogs and applauded for their success. Yours in the sport, Lynne United Schutzhund Clubs of America
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