Derbyshire Agility Club Guarantors of

TAG Easter Show

Schedule of Three Day Open Agility Show

(Held under Kennel Club Rules and Regulations H and H(1))

At the

West Midlands Showground

Gravel Hill Lane, off Berwick Road, Shrewsbury, Shropshire. SY1 2PF

On

Friday 10th, Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th April 2009

Show opens: 7.30am Briefing 8.15am Judging: 8.30am

Written briefings ringside as no P.A system until 9.30am on Friday & Saturday

SUNDAY NO PA UNTIL 10.00AM

Featuring a qualifying heat for:

The Team Dash

Entry fees as follows: £2.40p per class per dog

(TAG helping members £1.00 per class per dog)

£10.00 per Team £4.80 per Pair

Guarantors to the Kennel Club Chairperson: Mrs P Denton, 19 Thorneywood Road, Notts, NG10 2DZ

Secretary: Mrs A Cairney, 44 Inglewood Road, Clifton, Notts, NG11 9LW

Tel: 0115 846 9486 (Strictly NO show enquiries)

Treasurer: Ms R Blthye 23 Cemetery Road, Stapleford, Notts, NG9 8AP

Camping Limited to 170 Units.

Available from 3.00pm Thursday 9th April until 10.00am Monday 13th April.

Please do not arrive earlier than 3.00pm as you will not be allowed entry onto the Showground

Showground gates will be locked each night at 10.00pm. In emergency contact show secretary.

Entries with fees to:

Touch Agility Group

C/o DDISE, Pool Cottage, Stanwardine, Baschurch, Shropshire SY4 2HD

Entry enquiries only, Tel: 01939 262825 (8.30am to 6.30pm), Email:

Or enter on line at www.ddise.co.uk

Entries close 2nd March 2009 (postmarked)

Show Secretary: Rachel Rogers

Four Lane Ends Farm, Whixall, Shropshire SY13 2QA

Tel: 01939 233929 (between 2pm-7pm) or

Competition Manager: Chris Adams

Vet on Call: Quarry Veterinary Group, Brassey Road, Old Potts Way, Shrewsbury. SY3 7FA.

Tel: 01743 362556

Schedule of Classes for Friday 10th April 2009

Dogs are limited to a maximum of 3 classes per day excluding juniors

Dogs entering more than this will be removed from the highest class(es)

Classes 29 and 30 for dogs not entered in any other class at this show (apart from other veteran or any size classes)

CLASS NO. / DESCRIPTION / TYPE OF CLASS / G / R / A / D / E / S / Judges
1 / LARGE AGILITY / GRADED / 1 / 2 / 3 / Karen Outten
Lisa Jones
Jenny Clinton
Tracy Bennett
Marylin Wiseham
Chris Jenkins
Robin Cope
2 / LARGE AGILITY / GRADED / 3 / 4 / 5
3 / LARGE AGILITY / GRADED / 6 / 7
4 / LARGE JUMPING / COMBINED / 1 / 2 / 3
5 / LARGE JUMPING / COMBINED / 3 / 4 / 5
6 / LARGE JUMPING / COMBINED / 6 / 7
7 / LARGE AGILITY / COMBINED / 1 / 2 / 3
8 / LARGE AGILITY / COMBINED / 4 / 5
9 / LARGE AGILITY / COMBINED / 6 / 7
CLASS NO. / DESCRIPTION / TYPE OF CLASS / G / R / A / D / E / S
10 / MEDIUM AGILITY / GRADED / 1 / 2 / 3
11 / MEDIUM AGILITY / GRADED / 4 / 5
12 / MEDIUM AGILITY / GRADED / 6 / 7
13 / MEDIUM AGILITY / COMBINED / 1 / 2 / 3
14 / MEDIUM AGILITY / COMBINED / 4 / 5
15 / MEDIUM AGILITY / COMBINED / 6 / 7
16 / MEDIUM JUMPING / COMBINED / 1 / 2 / 3
17 / MEDIUM JUMPING / COMBINED / 4 / 5
18 / MEDIUM JUMPING / COMBINED / 6 / 7
CLASS NO. / DESCRIPTION / TYPE OF CLASS / G / R / A / D / E / S
19 / SMALL AGILITY / GRADED / 1 / 2 / 3
20 / SMALL AGILITY / GRADED / 4 / 5
21 / SMALL AGILITY / GRADED / 6 / 7
22 / SMALL AGILITY / COMBINED / 1 / 2 / 3
23 / SMALL AGILITY / COMBINED / 4 / 5
24 / SMALL AGILITY / COMBINED / 6 / 7
25 / SMALL JUMPING / COMBINED / 1 / 2 / 3
26 / SMALL JUMPING / COMBINED / 4 / 5
27 / SMALL JUMPING / COMBINED / 6 / 7
CLASS NO. / DESCRIPTION / TYPE OF CLASS / G / R / A / D / E / S
28 / JUNIOR JUMPING / COMBINED (SPECIAL) / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7
29 / VETERAN JUMPING / COMBINED (SPECIAL) / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7
30 / ANY SIZE JUMPING / COMBINED (SPECIAL) / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7

A pay on the day class will be held time and weather permitting.

Should numbers dictate extra judges may be appointed and judges classes may be changed dependent on numbers


Schedule of Classes for Saturday 11th April 2009

Dogs are Limited to a maximum of 3 classes per day (excluding junior or teams to a maximum of 4 runs a day)

Dogs entering more than this will be removed from the highest class(es)

Classes 60 and 61 for dogs not entered in any other class at this show (apart from other veteran or any size classes)

CLASS NO. / DESCRIPTION / TYPE OF CLASS / G / R / A / D / E / S / Judge
31 / LARGE AGILITY / GRADED / 1 / 2 / 3 / Patrick Bray
Mandy Melville-Love
Marie Douglas
Anna Burton
Kay Cope
Andrew Garratt
32 / LARGE AGILITY / GRADED / 3 / 4 / 5
33 / LARGE AGILITY / GRADED / 6 / 7
34 / LARGE JUMPING / COMBINED / 1 / 2 / 3
35 / LARGE JUMPING / COMBINED / 3 / 4 / 5
36 / LARGE JUMPING / COMBINED / 6 / 7
37 / LARGE AGILITY / COMBINED / 1 / 2
38 / LARGE AGILITY / COMBINED / 3 / 4 / 5
39 / LARGE AGILITY / COMBINED / 6 / 7
CLASS NO. / DESCRIPTION / TYPE OF CLASS / G / R / A / D / E / S
40 / MEDIUM AGILITY / GRADED / 1 / 2 / 3
41 / MEDIUM AGILITY / GRADED / 4 / 5
42 / MEDIUM AGILITY / GRADED / 6 / 7
43 / MEDIUM JUMPING / COMBINED / 1 / 2 / 3
44 / MEDIUM JUMPING / COMBINED / 4 / 5
45 / MEDIUM JUMPING / COMBINED / 6 / 7
46 / MEDIUM AGILITY / COMBINED / 1 / 2 / 3
47 / MEDIUM AGILITY / COMBINED / 4 / 5
48 / MEDIUM AGILITY / COMBINED / 6 / 7
CLASS NO. / DESCRIPTION / TYPE OF CLASS / G / R / A / D / E / S
49 / SMALL AGILITY / GRADED / 1 / 2 / 3
50 / SMALL AGILITY / GRADED / 4 / 5
51 / SMALL AGILITY / GRADED / 6 / 7
52 / SMALL JUMPING / COMBINED / 1 / 2 / 3
53 / SMALL JUMPING / COMBINED / 4 / 5
54 / SMALL JUMPING / COMBINED / 6 / 7
55 / SMALL AGILITY / COMBINED / 1 / 2 / 3
56 / SMALL AGILITY / COMBINED / 4 / 5
57 / SMALL AGILITY / COMBINED / 6 / 7
CLASS NO. / DESCRIPTION / TYPE OF CLASS / G / R / A / D / E / S
58 / THE TEAM DASH QUALIFIER / COMBINED JUMPING (SPECIAL) / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7
59 / JUNIOR JUMPING / COMBINED (SPECIAL) / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7
60 / VETERAN JUMPING / COMBINED (SPECIAL) / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7
61 / ANY SIZE JUMPING / COMBINED (SPECIAL) / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7

A pay on the day class will be held time and weather permitting.

Should numbers dictate extra judges may be appointed and judges classes may be changed dependent on numbers


Schedule of Classes for Sunday 12th April 2009

Dogs are Limited to a maximum of 3 classes per day (excluding pairs to a maximum of 4 runs a day)

Dogs entering more than this will be removed from the highest class(es)

CLASS NO. / DESCRIPTION / TYPE OF CLASS / G / R / A / D / E / S / Judge
62 / LARGE AGILITY / GRADED / 1 / 2 / 3 / Emma Davis
Wendy Sawyer
Fiona Hulse
Diane Clarke
Martin Cavill
Aljeanna Baddley
Luke Windsor
Tom Hadaway
63 / LARGE AGILITY / GRADED / 3 / 4 / 5
64 / LARGE AGILITY / GRADED / 6 / 7
65 / LARGE JUMPING / COMBINED / 1 / 2 / 3
66 / LARGE JUMPING / COMBINED / 3 / 4 / 5
67 / LARGE JUMPING / COMBINED / 6 / 7
68 / LARGE JUMPING / COMBINED / 1 / 2
69 / LARGE JUMPING / COMBINED / 3 / 4 / 5
70 / LARGE JUMPING / COMBINED / 6 / 7
CLASS NO. / DESCRIPTION / TYPE OF CLASS / G / R / A / D / E / S
71 / MEDIUM AGILITY / GRADED / 1 / 2 / 3
72 / MEDIUM AGILITY / GRADED / 4 / 5
73 / MEDIUM AGILITY / GRADED / 6 / 7
74 / MEDIUM JUMPING / COMBINED / 1 / 2 / 3
75 / MEDIUM JUMPING / COMBINED / 4 / 5
76 / MEDIUM JUMPING / COMBINED / 6 / 7
77 / MEDIUM JUMPING / COMBINED / 1 / 2 / 3
78 / MEDIUM JUMPING / COMBINED / 4 / 5
79 / MEDIUM JUMPING / COMBINED / 6 / 7
CLASS NO. / DESCRIPTION / TYPE OF CLASS / G / R / A / D / E / S
80 / SMALL AGILITY / GRADED / 1 / 2 / 3
81 / SMALL AGILITY / GRADED / 4 / 5
82 / SMALL AGILITY / GRADED / 6 / 7
83 / SMALL JUMPING / COMBINED / 1 / 2 / 3
84 / SMALL JUMPING / COMBINED / 4 / 5
85 / SMALL JUMPING / COMBINED / 6 / 7
86 / SMALL JUMPING / COMBINED / 1 / 2 / 3
87 / SMALL JUMPING / COMBINED / 4 / 5
88 / SMALL JUMPING / COMBINED / 6 / 7
CLASS NO. / DESCRIPTION / TYPE OF CLASS / G / R / A / D / E / S
89 / EGGCENTRIC PAIRS / COMBINED JUMPING (SPECIAL) / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7

A pay on the day class will be held time and weather permitting.

Should numbers dictate extra judges may be appointed and judges classes may be changed dependent on numbers

RULES AND REGULATIONS

1.  Dogs entered at Kennel Club licensed Agility Shows must be registered at the Kennel Club in accordance with Kennel Club Regulations for Classification and Registration B. The registration number/Authority to Compete number will be required for each entry.

2.  Entry fees: £2.40 per dog per class class (TAG helping members: £1.00 per dog per class), £10.00 per Team and £4.80 per pair
Camping fees: £28.00 per unit for the weekend (Thurs, Fri, Sat, & Sun).

3.  No Prize Money is on offer.

4.  The Committee reserves to itself the right to refuse entries.

5.  Puppies under 18 calendar months of age on the first day of the Show are not eligible to compete for Kennel Club licensed Agility Shows.

6.  Not For Competition entries will be accepted for dogs aged four calendar months and over. Dogs must be Kennel Club registered with their details recorded on the entry form.

7.  No bitch in season is allowed to compete.

8.  No person shall carry out punitive correction or harsh handling of a dog at any time within the boundaries of the Show.

9.  Dogs must not wear any type of slip, half-slip collar or lead when under test. A flat, close fitting, leather or webbing collar is permitted, providing the only attachment is a plain identification panel as an integral part of the collar i.e. not attached by a ring.

10.  Should a judge be unable to fulfil the appointment to judge the Committee reserves the right to appoint another judge.

11.  No competitor shall impugn the decision of the judge or judges.

12.  Thank you to our sponsors – Dashin Dogs and Adams Agility

13.  Kennel Club Standard marking Regulations apply.

14.  The Height limit for dogs:

a.  Large Dogs – For dogs measuring over 430mm (1ft 5ins) at the withers.

b.  Medium Dogs - For dogs measuring over 350mm (1ft 1.75ins) and measuring 430mm (1ft 5ins) or under at the withers.

c.  Small Dogs – For dogs measuring 350mm (1ft 1.75ins) or under at the withers.

15.  Judges at an Agility Show may not enter for competition a dog, which is recorded in their ownership or part ownership; or handle a dog at the Show at which they are judging.

16.  Withdrawal of dogs from Competition - A dog shall be withdrawn from competition and removed from an Agility Show if it is:

a.  A bitch, which is in season.

b.  Suffering from any infectious diseases or contagious disease.

c.  Interfering with the safety or chance of winning of an opponent.

d.  Of such temperament or is so much out of hand as to be a danger to the safety of any person or other animal.

e.  Likely to cause suffering to the dog if it continues competing.

17.  All wins up to and including 25 days before the start of the competition shall be counted when entering for any class. For these purposes a competition shall be defined as all classes covered within the same schedule. In the event that a dogs becomes eligible for the next grade at a particular show after the entry for that show has been sent, it is the competitors responsibility to notify the show secretary at least 14 days before the date of the show. The dog should then be moved into the appropriate class(es) for the next grade .The dog must be moved into the corresponding number of classes as were entered at the lower grade. If there are fewer or no classes available for the next grade the competitor should be offered a refund of relevant fees

18.  Should circumstances so dictate the Society, in consultation with the Judges may alter arrangements as necessary. Such changes and the circumstances surrounding them must be reported to the Kennel Club.

19.  All dogs must, at the time of entry for the Competition, be registered as required by the Kennel Club Rules & Regulations in the Competitors' name (or registration or transfer applied for). In the case of a partnership the full name of every partner must be given. In the case of dogs recorded as owned by a limited company, the directors and the secretary of the limited company will jointly be considered for the purpose of the Regulations. A dog acquired subsequent to entry having been made at a Competition may compete as the new owners' property provided that an application for the transfer has been forwarded to the Kennel Club before the Competition, and the new owner has undertaken to abide by the Regulations and conditions of the original entry form.

20.  Animals in Event - No animal other than one officially entered shall be brought into the precincts of the event during its continuance, except any dogs registered to assist the disabled, or dogs required for educational or instructional purposes or by permission of the General Committee.
However, at the discretion of the show society, a dog brought to the show by a spectator may be admitted into the precincts of the dog show, with the proviso that those in charge of the dog sign a declaration confirming the dog is free from disease and that the dog will be kept under proper control at all times.