THE GERMAN SHEPHERD DOG CLUB OF AMERICA Nationals 2005

GERMAN SHEPHERD DOG CLUB OF AMERICA

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Schedule of Events 2005 Nationals Concord, NC

Herding Forms

Click here for Herding Instinct Entry Form.

Herding (Trials)
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2005
Time TBA               Herding Trial                  Glennhaven Farms/Durham, NC
                                (Open to All Breeds)
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2005
Time TBA               Herding Trial                   Glennhaven Farms/Durham, NC
                                (Open to All Breeds)
SUNDAY, October 30, 2005
Time TBA               Herding Trial                  Glennhaven Farms/Durham, NC
                                (Open to All Breeds)
TRIAL SECRETARY: Linda Copestick    904 / 543-0365 E-mail lcopes@bellsouth.net

SUNDAY, October 30, 2005
Tracking
Time TBA Tracking Location TBA

Monday MONDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2005
6 PM – 8 PM MEMBERS HOSPITALITY Hampton Inn Speedway
(Costume Party)

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2005

8 AM – 2 PM Committee Meetings Cabarrus Room C CAEC

10: AM REGISTRATION Grooming Area show site

9 AM – 2 PM Temperament Test Grass behind grooming

10:00 AM Judges Education Seminar Cabarrus Room A CAEC

2 PM – 3 PM Temperament Test Procedure Seminar same grassy area

3:45 PM OPENING CEREMONIES Cabarrus Arena

(Herding Victor Presentation)

4:00 PM Futurity / Maturity Finals

PURINA BREEDER OF THE YEAR PRESENTATION

Wednesday, November 2nd, 2005

7:45 A.M. OPENING ANTHEMS

RING ONE
JUDGE: Mrs. Debra Ann Hokkanen
186 Pilgrim Drive
Holden, MA 01520
8:00 A.M.
                27 - 6-9 mos. Puppy Bitches
Following 6-9 Puppy Dogs
                21 - 9-12 mos. Puppy Bitches
LUNCH
Departed Members Remembrance,
Hero Dog & Rescue Dog Presentations
Following Presentation
                29 - 12-18 mos. Puppy Bitches
77 Total Dogs

RING TWO
JUDGE: Mrs. Barbara Amidon
1105 Dutch Mill Road
Newfield, NJ 08344
Immediately following 6-9 mos Bitches
                23 - 6-9 mos. Puppy Dogs
Immediately following 9-12 mos Bitches
                18 - 9-12 mos. Puppy Dogs
                     LUNCH

(Departed Members Remembrance, Hero Dog & Rescue Dog Presentations)

Immediately following 12-18 Bitches
18 - 12-18 mos. Dogs
59 Total Dogs

Agility Ring - Expo Hall B, CAEC
10:00 A.M.
- Agility
30 minutes after judging is complete – GSDCA-WDA EXHIBITION

Thursday, November 3rd, 2005

7:45 A.M. OPENING ANTHEMS

RING ONE
Judge: Mrs. Debra Ann Hokkanen
8:00 A.M.
                28 - Novice Bitches
Immediately following Novice Dogs
                17 - Bred-by-Exhibitor Bitches

RING TWO
Judge: Mrs. Barbara Amidon
Immediately following Novice Bitches
                19 - Novice Dogs
Immediately following Bred-By Exh. Bitches
                 8 - Bred-by-Exhibitor Dogs

OPEN RING TO FULL SIZE

RING ONE & TWO
- Stud Dog/
- Brood Bitch Presentation
- AKC Ace Award Recipient Presentation
LUNCH

RING ONE & TWO
Judge: Mrs. Debra Ann Hokkanen
Immediately following Presentations
                30     - American-bred Bitches
75 Total Dogs

RING ONE & TWO
Judge: Mrs. Barbara Amidon
Immediately following American-bred Bitches
                25     - American-bred Dogs
52 Total Dogs

Agility Ring - Expo Hall B, CAEC
8:00 A.M.
- Agility

RING THREE - Expo Hall A (Near Grooming)
Judge: Ms. Betsy Horn Humer
P. O. Box 226
Pungoteague, VA 23422
1:00 P.M. - RALLY
    1     - Excellent "A" 800
   13     - Excellent "B" 900-912
    5     - Advanced "A" 400-404
   21     - Advanced "B" 600-620
   11     - Novice "A" 5-12, 14-16
   36     - Novice B 200-236
87 Total Entries

8:00 PM GSDCA ANNUAL MEETING Cabarrus Rooms A,B, & C at the show site (CAEC)

Friday, November 4th, 2005

7:45 A.M. OPENING ANTHEMS

RING ONE & TWO
Judge: Mrs. Debra Ann Hokkanen
8:00 A.M.
                29 - Open Bitches

RING ONE & TWO
Judge: Mrs. Barbara Amidon
Immediately following Open Bitches
                21 - Open Dogs
Immediately following Open Dogs
           Winners Bitch (Mrs. D Hokkanen)
           Winners Dog (Mrs. B Amidon)
- LUNCH
- Parade of Greats
Immediately following lunch
                 2 - Conditional Bitch (Mrs B Amidon)
                 6 - Veteran Bitches (7-9 yrs) (Hokkanen)
                 8 - Veteran Dogs (7-9 yrs) (Amidon)
                 5 - Veteran Bitches (9-11 yrs) (Hokkanen)
                 4 - Veteran Dogs (9-11 yrs) (Amidon)

RING ONE & TWO
JUDGE: Mrs. Debra Ann Hokkanen
Following Veteran judging
                11 - Junior Showmanship
                     1 - Novice Junior
                     1 - Novice Intermediate
                     2 - Novice Senior
                     4 - Open Intermediate
                     3 - Open Senior

RING ONE & TWO
JUDGE: Mr. Ken Downing
24283 State Avenue
Tonganoxie, KS 66086
Immediately following Junior Showmanship
- Best Puppy

(BEST PUPPY COMPETITION IS A GSDCA Club Competition and is open to the four (4)
puppy class winners. The class will be judged by the intersex judge at the conclusion
of the day on Friday provided that one of the puppies is not Winners Dog or Winners Bitch
in which case the class will be judged after Best of Breed on Saturday.)
OBEDIENCE

RING THREE - Expo Hall B, CAEC
JUDGE: Mr. Anthony Cherubini
3934 Stoney Hill Road
Newberry, SC 29108
8:00 A.M.
   12     - Utility Class "A" UA257-268
9:45 A.M.
   13     - Utility Class "B" UB305-317
11:45 A.M.
   15     - Open Class "A" OA134-148
To Follow
   15     - Veterans Class V530-544
    3     - Brace (560/561) - (564/565)
58 Total Dogs

RING FOUR
JUDGE: Ms. Sharon Crossman
3934 Stoney Hill Road
Newberry, SC 29108
8:00 A.M.
   16     - Open Class "B" OB201-216
10:00 A.M.
   29     - Novice Class "B" NB70-98
Followed by
   10     - Novice Class "A" NA5-12, 14-15
    1     - Graduate Novice GN501
    6     - Versatility 600-605
62 Total Dogs

RING THREE & FOUR
JUDGE: Mr. Anthony Cherubini
Ms. Sharon Crossman
Followed by
    4     - Teams

Obedience Judges to take a luncheon break at their discretion

Saturday, November 5th, 2005

7:30 A.M. OPENING CEREMONY

Obedience Victor, HIT & Additional
Obedience Presentations
Jrs & Award of Excellence

Regional Club Parade

RING ONE & TWO
JUDGE: Mr. Ken Downing
8:00 A.M.
110 - Best of Breed Competition
53 - B.O.B. Bitches
LUNCH
57 - B.O.B. Dogs
110 Total Dogs

THERE ARE 553 DOGS IN THIS SHOW WITH A TOTAL OF 583 ENTRIES
INCLUDING 72 FUTURITY/MATURITY ENTRIES
PLUS 87 RALLY ENTRIES

(Bitches will be judged to their entirety)

LUNCH BREAK (at discretion of the judge)

(Dogs will be judged to their entirety)

11:30 AM – 1:30 PM GOLD PAGE LUNCHEON Mezzanine at show arena

Best of Breed Competition

7:30 PM VICTORY RECEPTION Cabarrus Rooms A,B, & C

8:00 PM VICTORY DINNER Cabarrus Rooms A,B, & C

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2005

8:00 AM GSDCA BOARD MEETING Hampton Inn Speedway

Please note that Best Puppy and best opposite puppy will be judged on Friday, provided that one of the puppies is not Winners Dog or Winners Bitch.

Scheduling Information: Starting Times for all classes will appear in the judging program. (Ie: 6-9 Puppy Dog 8:00AM_6-9 Puppy Bitch 9:30AM. Every attempt to completely stagger the judging will be made, however to keep a timely schedule, starting times must appear and be adhered to. The ring shall be opened up for the American Bred Classes and will remain at full size for the remainder of the show.

Herding will be held at Glenhaven Farms, Durham, NC, Tracking and Invitational Judging will be held at locations to be announced.

The Show Committee for the 2005 National is: Click Here

IMPORTANT EXHIBITOR INFORMATION

Entry Verification, ineligible entries: In cases of wrong entries at the National and at Futurities, the owners and handlers of such dogs found to be ineligible by the AKC, will be officially reprimanded by a notice in The Review. Their names will appear in The Review for ineligible entries and they will be assessed a charge and must reimburse the GSDCA for all expenses incurred for any charges made necessary due to the ineligibility of the entry up to a maximum of $500.00. This would include all expenses such as charges of videotapes, secretarial costs, trophies and ribbons.

Judges for All Events	Posted 5/18/05
Hotel Information	Posted 5/18/05
Travel Information	Posted 5/18/05
Victory Dinner Information	Posted 5/18/05
Dinner Tickets, Seating & Catalogs	Posted 5/18/05
Members Hospitality Get Together	Posted 5/18/05
Committee Meetings	Posted 5/18/05
Parade of Shepherd Greats	Posted 5/18/05
2004 Top 10 Fut/Mat Sires/Dams 2005 Top 20 Fut/Mat Sires/Dams	Posted 5/18/05 Posted10/5/05
Entry Forms	Posted 5/18/05
Trophy Donations	Posted 5/18/05
Catalog Advertising Information	Posted 5/18/05
*WATCH FOR MORE INFORMATION*
Judging Program Details Not Finalized	Posted 5/18/05

(These pages will be updated as information becomes available.
We apologize if there are any information errors during this update period.)

REMINDER It is important that we all do our best to maintain cleanliness with our dogs, both at our hotels and at the show site. There are always designated areas for exercising your dog. Please help us to be able to get hotels in the future. Pick up after your dog.

THERE WILL BE A BENCH SHOW COMMITTEE MEETING AND HEARING ABOUT ANYONE WHO ABUSES ONE OF THE HOTELS.

BENCH SHOW COMMITTEE MEMBERS
ARE: Chairman (will be added). PLEASE REMEMBER TO FOLLOW THE RULES OF THE
HOTELS AND YOUR CLUB

Updated 9-15-05