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INFORMATION RE: AKC FORMS, etc. |
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last updated on: 07/14/08
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Companion Events begin for us as of January 1, 2004. Participate, please, whenever you can.
WE CAN BEGIN SHOWING OUR SV'S AT COMPANION EVENTS (AGILITY, OBEDIENCE, TRACKING) AS OF JANUARY 1, 2004. WE HAVE A REQUEST IN TO CONSIDER US FOR HERDING EVENTS TO MR. GORDON HELDEBRANDT. AS OF TODAY'S DATE, 12/19/03, I HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM HIM. ty gail smyka
From AKC Website:
"Rare Breeds in Companion Events" http://www.akc.org/news/index.cfm?article_id=1952
[Tuesday, December 16, 2003]
AKC Sets Criteria for Rare Breeds to Compete in Companion Events
18 FSS Breeds Eligible for Competition as of January 1
The American Kennel Club announced that Foundation Stock Service (FSS) breeds
meeting certain criteria are eligible to compete in AKC all-breed Companion
Events including Obedience, Agility and Tracking, effective January 1, 2004.
Inclusion in Performance events will be considered on a case-by-case basis
after
written requests from individual breed Parent clubs are made to the AKC.
FSS is a service provided by the AKC to allow these purebred breeds to
continue to develop while allowing them the security of a reliable and reputable
avenue to maintain their records. This record keeping service allows rare breed
fanciers to ensure the integrity of their pedigrees and ownership records, and
ultimately, become fully recognized by the AKC. Currently, 48 unique
purebreds are included in FSS.
“AKC Companion Events are among the most popular of the AKC sports for
registered purebred dogs. They offer a unique bonding experience between owner
and
dog,“ said Patricia Krause, AVP of Companion Events. “We are pleased to
welcome these dogs into competition as they bring diversity to the sport and
enable
the public the chance to become educated about lesser-known breeds.”
In order to be eligible for competition in Companion Events, the FSS breed
must meet the following minimum requirements as set by the AKC Board of
Directors: a minimum of 150 dogs with three generation pedigrees recorded in FSS;
a
national breed club with members in at least 20 states; and a breed standard
that meets AKC criteria.
The 18 breeds currently eligible are:
(FSS) Black and Tan Coonhound
American English Coonhound
Bluetick Coonhound
Cesky Terrier
Chinook
Coton de Tulear
Dogue de Bordeaux
Finnish Lapphund
Irish Red and White Setter
Norwegian Buhund
Norwegian Lundehund
Perro de Presa Canario
Peruvian Inca Orchid
Pyrenean Shepherd
Sloughi
Swedish Vallhund
Tibetan Mastiff
Treeing Walker Coonhound
In addition, the Cesky Terrier was approved for competition in Earthdog
Tests, also effective January 1, 2004. The breed was developed in Czechoslovakia
to
hunt small vermin and to go to ground.
Visit the Foundation
Stock Service section of our {www.akc.org}
website for
more information."
