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FUTURITY CENTRAL

2009 BCSA Futurity - “The "Kick-Off"

We are proud to introduce the Border Collie Society of America's Futurity Program. Over the past couple of months, we have reviewed other AKC Breed clubs' Futurity programs and competitions and have worked to build a program that would both meet our club's needs as well as appeal to our membership! We openly welcome comments from the BCSA membership on how we might be able to make this competition better as we proceed during the following year leading to the 'Kick Off' of the BCSA's Futurity!

The word 'Futurity' implies looking into the future. It also implies a gamble on the future. The Futurity Program has been created to give Breeders a chance to “gamble” on the future of their breeding program as well as giving an extra incentive for striving to insure the future excellence of the Border Collie.

The BCSA Futurity Program gives Breeders and owners of nominated puppies the chance to compete in two of the most important aspects of our breed: Herding and Conformation. In both venues, puppies will compete against other puppies from nominated litters in hopes of winning the coveted title of Best in Futurity. Besides the pride of winning or even earning a class placement at the Futurity, The Futurity offers the chance for Breeders to gather together, evaluate the success of different breeding programs, learn from other Breeders, and also have fun! AND, there is the monetary reward for all winning and placing dogs, which is a percentage of the nomination and entry fees being divided between the winning dogs' owners AND Breeders!

The Futurity works by a series of three to four nominations ranging between before birth and up to about two to three years, depending on the venue in which the dog will compete and when the owner of the nominated puppy is able to attend the Futurity. Owners will be able to decide if their puppy will compete in Herding, Conformation, or both. The actual inaugural BCSA Futurity will be held in 2010, with the rules and all deadlines for nominations to be published in the near future.

Unfortunately, the 2009 Futurity will only be able to offer a Conformation competition due to time constraints. It will be held during the National week as part of the 2009 National Specialty. The following are the rules in which will govern THIS event only and how the BCSA membership will be able to enter both young dogs that have already been born as well as puppies from litters that have not been born yet.

Nominations: We are now welcoming Litter Nominations from Breeders who have whelped litters after November 1, 2007 or will be expecting litters before May 31, 2008. If you would like to nominate a litter see information below. These Nominations must be received by the Futurity Chair before July 31, 2008 for these litters to be eligible to compete at the 'Kick Off' Futurity!

Also, for those members who will be breeding litters in which they would like to nominate for the Futurity, these nominations will need to be submitted to the Futurity Chair after the litter has been bred, but before the litter is born! If you would like top nominate a litter, see information below. The 2009 Futurity Nomination period closes on March 31, 2009. Litters born after this date will not be eligible to compete at the 2009 Futurity.

Nomination Born: For dogs having been BORN between November 1, 2007 and May 31, 2009 which the Breeder and the current owner would like to enter into the Futurity, the nomination stages are as follows.  If you would like to nominate a litter, select one:  On-line Form or Mail-in Form

Litter Nomination
For a puppy who has already been born to be able to compete at the Futurity, it's litter WILL need to be nominated by the Breeder! The dam of the litter must have been owned or leased by a BCSA member in good standing at time of the birth. Both the Dam and the Sire of the litter must have been at least two (2) years of age prior to the breeding for the litter to be eligible. The correct Litter Nomination form must be submitted by July 31, 2008 along with the fee of $20.00. All parts of the Nomination form must be filled in. No Exceptions!

The BCSA strongly recommends that both the Dam and the Sire of the nominated puppy have all health testing/clearances prior to the breeding. At this time, health testing/clearances of the Dam and Sire are not required to be able to nominate the litter, BUT all health testing/clearances (or lack thereof) WILL BE listed in the Futurity Catalog. Health testing/clearances that the BCSA recommends (but not limited to) are OFA for Hips/Elbows, yearly CERF exam, and DNA testing for CEA/CH, CL, and TNS.

Puppy Nomination
Once the Futurity Chair receives and approves of the Litter Nomination, a Puppy Nomination form will be sent to each owner listed on the Litter Nomination form. Owners will need to nominate their own puppy by returning the form along with the Nomination fee of $10.00 to the Futurity Chair by September 30, 2008. Failure of a puppy owner to submit a Nomination form by this date will result in disqualification of that puppy from competing in the Futurity. Owners of puppies from Nominated litters need not be a BCSA member to continue the Nominations and show their puppy in the Futurity.

Futurity Entry
At least 12 weeks prior to the Futurity, each owner of a nominated puppy will receive a Futurity Entry Form. Owner will need to fully fill out the form and return it by the deadline on the from along with the entry fee of $30.00.

Nomination Bred: For all litters BRED between May 1, 2008 and January 31, 2009, the nomination stages are as followsIf you would like to nominate a litter, select: On-line Form  or Mail-in Form

Litter Nomination
The dam of the litter must be owned or leased by a BCSA member in good standing. Both the Dam and the Sire of the litter must be at least two (2) years of age prior to the breeding for the litter to be eligible. The litter must be nominated after the breeding has taken place BUT BEFORE the litter is born. The nomination envelope must bear a post office cancellation stamp with a date prior to the whelping date of the litter. The fee of $20.00 for each litter nominated must accompany the form and all nominations must be made on the correct Litter Nomination form. All parts of the nomination form must be filled in. No exceptions!

The BCSA strongly recommends that both the Dam and the Sire of the nominated litter have all health testing/clearances prior to the breeding. At this time, health testing/clearances of the Dam and Sire are not required to be able to nominate a litter, BUT all health testing/clearances (or lack thereof) WILL BE listed in the Futurity Catalog. BCSA DOES reserve the right to require health testing/clearances at future Futurities when they deem it necessary. Health testing/clearances that the BCSA recommends (but not limited to) are OFA for Hips/Elbows, yearly CERF exam, and DNA testing for CEA/CH, CL, and TNS.

Litter Confirmation
Once a Litter Nomination has been received and approved by the Futurity Chair, the Breeder will receive a Litter Confirmation form. The Litter Conformation form will need to be fully filled out and returned to the Futurity Chair after the litter has been whelped BUT BEFORE the litter is 30 days old. Failure to submit a Litter Confirmation form by this date will result in Breeder's loss of Litter Nomination fee and disqualification of litter from competing in the Futurity. There is no fee for the Litter Confirmation at this time, BUT it must be received by the Futurity Chair before the litter is 30 days old!

Puppy Nomination
Once the Litter Conformation has been received by the Futurity Chair, a Puppy Nomination form for each live pup in the litter will be sent to the Breeder of record. These Puppy Nomination forms can either be filled out and returned with the fee by the Breeder OR, if the puppy has been sold, by the new owner of record. The new owner needs not be a BCSA member to be able to enter and show a puppy from a nominated litter at the Futurity. The Puppy Nomination fee is $10.00 per puppy. Each puppy nominated from the litter must have a Puppy Nomination form filled out for it and returned to the Futurity Chair. Puppy Nomination forms must be returned to the Futurity Chair before the puppy is 3 months of age. Failure to submit a Puppy Nomination form by this date will result in disqualification of THIS puppy from competing in the Futurity.

Futurity Entry
At least 12 weeks prior to the Futurity, each owner of a nominated puppy will receive a Futurity Entry Form. Owner will need to fully fill out the form and return it by the deadline on the form along with the entry fee of $30.00.

Judges
Futurity is looking for Judges! If you feel qualified and are interested in being considered as a Futurity Judge, we are looking to build a list for Breeders to reference when they nominate a Futurity Judge. Please send a quick bio of yourself to the Futurity Chair and as long as you fulfill at least two of the Judge requirements, your name will be added to the list of Judges.

Potential Judges will be submitted by the Breeders nominating litters as part of the first Nomination stage. There shall be only one Judge nomination per breeder/co-breeder* regardless of the number of litters. (*Definition of breeder shall be the person signing and submitting the Bitch Nomination form.) Persons whose names have been submitted to be Judges will then be contacted by the Futurity Chair to confirm that they want to be considered for the position. NOTE: All nominated Judges will be required to submit a short biography explaining why they feel they are qualified to Judge at the Futurity. If more then six (6) different people are nominated, the Futurity Committee will evaluate each nominated Judge and pick the six (6) who closest fulfill the present requirements. These six (6) nominated Judges will then be voted on by the BCSA membership after the Futurity nominations close and the name with the most votes will be selected to Judge at the Futurity. If, for any reason, the person who is selected to Judge at the Futurity is unable to fulfill the position, then the person with the second most votes will be contacted to Judge at the Futurity.

The following is a list of requirements in which the Futurity Committee would like to see fulfilled by nominated Judges. However, due to this being a new competition to our club, we are willing to allow nominations for people who at least fulfill two (2) of the following requirements:

  1. Either currently competing in Conformation or has competed in the recent past in Conformation with Border Collies. (does not need to be a BCSA member)

  2. Has bred at least THREE litters of Border Collies.

  3. Has bred at least ONE dog who has earned its AKC Championship.

  4. Has owner/handled at least TWO dogs to their AKC Championship (not necessarily from their own breeding).

  5. Has handled at least ONE dog to an AKC Herding Started title (from A or B course)

We will also welcome nominations for people from other AKC breeds. For someone who is not currently active in Border Collies to be eligible to judge at the Futurity, they will need to have bred a minimum of three (3) litters (of any like breed) and earned at least three (3) Championships on dogs they either own or are the Breeder of.

Judges are ineligible if they fall into one of the following categories:

  1. Breeder/Co-Breeder of a nominated litter

  2. Owner/Co-Owner of a Stud Dog that sired a nominated litter

  3. Owner/Co-Owner of a puppy from a nominated litter

Conformation Judging
The Conformation judging at the “Kick-Off” will be divided into three classes with the dogs and bitches being judged separately. All dog classes will be judged first, followed by all bitch classes. The three classes in which dogs/bitches will be able to compete in are as follows:

  • 6 months and under 12 months

  • 12 months and under 18 months

  • 18 months and under 24 months

Each class will be awarded First through Fourth placements by the Judge. ALL dogs and bitches receiving a First placement in their designated class will then go on to compete against each other for Best in Futurity and Best of Opposite in Futurity.

Awards and Division of Monies
An official BCSA certificate will be issued to the Breeder(s) of the dog or bitch who wins Best in Futurity along with a rosette to both the Breeder(s) and the Owner.

  • Rosettes will be offered to all class placements as well as Best of Opposite.

  • Prizes will be offered to all class First placements

  • The money paid into the Futurity from the nominations will be divided as such:

    • 35% - Operating expenses

    • 40%* - Prize money shall be equally distributed to each of the First place winners

    • 25%* - Prize money shall be equally distributed to both Best and Best of Opposite

      • *75% of each prize goes to the owner(s) and 25% of each prize goes to the Breeder(s)

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