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TENTATIVE UPCOMING SPECIALTY DATES: October 18-24, 2010

 
2011 NATIONAL SPECIALTY: BCSA National Specialty Moves Out West in 2011!

At the May BCSA Board meeting, a bid was approved to host the National Specialty in Albany, Oregon in September, 2011. Headed up by Emily Fish and April Bruce, the event will be held in the beautiful Pacific Northwest, hosted at the Linn County Fair & Expo Center and nearby Wolston Farms. The Expo Center is frequently used for large all-breed shows and agility trials as well as many breed specialties, and caters well to indoor dog events. There are hotels and a park next door. Wolston Farms offers a large B course and strong experience hosting herding trials. Tracking is planned at an area State Park.

Emily and April bring years of experience showing and organizing events; and are backed by the committed assistance of three regional BCSA Affiliate Clubs, a local all-breed club and local obedience and tracking club. We look forward to this being a great event and a big change for BCSA. Please offer your support to Emily and April as they gear up for the major planning necessary to host our second ever specialty "away from home" and the first one in the West! Exciting times are ahead for BCSA as we now have four national specialties in concurrent planning, a new precedent for us! Watch for details soon!

Michelle Olsen, BCSA President

 

2009 NATIONAL SPECIALTY JUDGE NOMINATIONS:

All BCSA members are invited to submit nominations for judges at the 2009 BCSA Specialty. The deadline for submitting nominations is April 30, 2008.

To suggest a judge for the 2009 National Specialty, you must be a BCSA member in good standing and the judge you are suggesting must be currently licensed for that venue (except for sweeps, no licensing needed). Each member can submit up to three names for Conformation, Conformation Sweepstakes, Obedience and Agility, and up to four names for Herding. Nominated judges must be licensed by the AKC, except for Conformation Sweepstakes nominees. You must identify yourself when making nominations so membership can be verified. Nominations can be sent by completing the on-line form or by regular mail to: Terri Clingerman, BCSA Corresponding Secretary, 1855 Rt. 21 N., Palmyra, NY 14522.

 
NATIONAL SPECIALTY  OBEDIENCE INVITATIONAL - INVITATION AND COMPETITION PROCEDURES
11.15.06 - The following has been adopted by BCSA as the permanent format for the Obedience Invitational at the National Specialty.
Format for Invites:
The following procedure will be followed if stats are available from the BCSA Obedience Scoreboard published in Borderlines:
Combined Division:
Round One: Invites will be issued to all UDX and OTCH dogs listed anywhere in the BCSA Scoreboard rankings. All UDX and OTCH dogs invited will be required to compete in the combined division.
Round Two: Invites will be issued to the top 20 ranked combined dogs once the UDX and OTCH dogs are removed.
Utility Division: Invites will be issued to the top 20 ranked Utility dogs once the UDX, OTCH, and combined invitees are removed.
Open Division: Invites will be issued to the top 20 ranked Open dogs once the UDX, OTCH, combined invitees, and utility invitees are removed.
Novice Division: Invites will be issued to the top 20 ranked Novice dogs.
The following procedure will be followed if BCSA Obedience Scoreboard stats are not available:
Combined Division: Entries will be open to all dogs holding a UDX or OTCH title.
Utility Division: Entries will be open to all UD titled dogs who have earned 3 qualifying scores of 193 in Utility at 3 AKC Obedience Trials.
Open Division: Entries will be open to all CDX titled dogs who have earned 3 qualifying scores of 193 in Open at 3 AKC Obedience Trials.
Novice Division: Entries will be open to all CD titled dogs who have earned 3 qualifying scores of 193 in Novice at 3 AKC Obedience Trials.
 
Competition format:
Combined Division: Entries will be required to perform all the exercises in the AKC Open and Utility classes.
Utility, Open and
Novice Division:
Entries will be required to perform all the exercises in their respective AKC class.
Division Champion: The highest scoring dog in each division will be named the “Division Champion” and will receive the Champion’s rosette. The next 3 highest scoring placers in each division will receive an “Award of Merit” rosette.
Division Champions
Run-off:
The four division Champions will then have the honor of competing in a “Crufts” style heelwork run-off. This run-off will take place in a double sized ring. It will be an extended (i.e. several minutes) heelwork pattern modeled after British obedience requirements. Included will be any move allowed per the UK Regulations at the Championship “C” level. For example, the pattern may include circles left and right; left about turns; angled turns, 270 degree turns, and double about turns. These elements may be called at normal, slow, or fast pace per the UK Regulations. This run-off will use a “steward” to call the pattern so that the judge can focus on scoring the teams. The run-off pattern will be clearly posted for all competitors to see.
BCSA Obedience
Dog of the Year:
The Invitational Championship rosette, prizes, and “BCSA Obedience Trial Dog Of The Year” honors will be awarded to the highest scoring dog in the run-off who posted a qualifying score to win their division [Note: combined division champion must have posted a qualifying score in at least one of the two combined classes]. If no dogs in any division have posted a qualifying score then the winner of the “Crufts” style run-off will be named the Invitational Champion.
 

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