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Sorry Rod! Edited the earlier post.

Hope I got this right & sorry if not!

Qual results:

1st - #30 Cash's Midnight Deville - Jim McSweeney, owner; Lindsay Robinson, handler
2nd - #22 Jazz'D Up Black Cloud of Smoke SH - Dr. Rod...

No details or obituary yet, but thought those who remember Len would like to know.

Longtime field trialer Dr. Leonard Ferucci passed away on Dec. 19th. There will be a memorial service in...

Results are posted on Entry Express -- http://entryexpress.net

Congratulations to all who placed or JAMed !!!


Karen

Think you read something other than what I meant into that. I never said it's okay to breed At risk to At risk dog. No way!!! Sorry you read it that way.

This is from the Pro Club's sign up page at https://pointcenter.purinaproclub.com/PurinaNET_CW/Pages/PointCenter/MyAccount/SignUpPage1.aspx


"If you personally care for 5 or more dogs, 5 or more...

Well said, Sharon and Pat. I have a problem with breeders claiming pups will never be affected, especially with DM, when we don't know enough about it. The overall percentage of dogs that have been...

Complete results for both of FRC's field trials (July 6th-8th and July 13th-15th) have been posted on Entry Express - http://entryexpress.net

From the Anchorage retriever clubs:

The McFall family will be hosting a celebration of Roy’s life next Monday afternoon/evening, July 23rd.

The celebration will be held at the home of Roy and...

Long-time field trialer and hunt test competitor, Roy McFall passed away last night at the age of 87. Over the years Roy became known as a respected dog trainer, a fierce competitor in the...

Congratulations to Leslie and Dove!!!

The invite still stands!

You are all most cordially invited to come to Alaska this summer & run hunt tests/field trials! Yes we may have skeeters & some biting flies, but no ticks, fleas, snakes, skunks or gators to contend...

Big congratulations to Cruise, owners Corrie & Paula Elmes, and John Henninger!!! That finishes Cruise's FC and qualifies him for the National Open!

Karen

Haven't had to chance to watch the sporting group video yet. After the show I got a very nice email from the owner of the terrier that went Best in Show, thanking me for judging. Huh? Didn't know...

Amen! It's just a retriever hunt test, not brain surgery. Let judges judge & if they're that bad, either the club doesn't ask them to judge again, or don't run your dog(s) under that judge. HTs...

Changes to the AKC hunt test rules are posted at http://www.akc.org/pdfs/events/hunting_tests/retrievers/Changes_Regulations_Nov2011.pdf

Judge eligibility requirements effective Jan. 1, 2012 are...

A buyer could change the pup's name. This is from http://www.akc.org/reg/namingofdog.cfm

The name of an AKC registered dog may be changed provided the dog was whelped in the United States....

Page 6-7 also has changes that apply to hunt tests, clubs can reduce entry fees for junior handlers, SH & MH dogs can run lower stakes, and this new section:

Chapter 1, Section 12. Weather....

Also applies to HTs. This is from page 18 of the Nov. Board minutes - http://www.akc.org/pdfs/about/board_minutes/1111.pdf

Event Application Fees for Field Trials and Hunting Tests

The Board...

From AKC Performance Events & the AKC Nov. Board minutes:

November 16, 2011

To: All Licensed Retriever Field Trial Clubs

Subject: Field Trial Application Fee Increase


At...

The Chukchi coast and Seward Peninsula (Kivalina, Kotzebue, Nome, etc.) are getting hammered and the storm's causing coastal flooding. I heard they evacuated Front Street in Nome & the airport in...

But how are clubs supposed to to find out there are proposals under discussion or in the works? I'm not the only one who hadn't seen anything posted anywhere, nor had our local club received...

Here's what the RHTAC has under discussion:

2nd Set of Submissions (Summary) Currently Under Discussion by Committee
(Recommendations to AKC will be made when committee has reached decisions)...

But what are the 6 actual proposals submitted to AKC's Board by Performance Events? There are a lot more than 6 on the RHTAC report. And why didn't we hear about the proposals in advance of the...