Events: 2016413019
Entries close: Friday, May 13, 2016 at 8 PM EDT at the Herding Secretary's Office after which time entries cannot be accepted, canceled, or substituted.
Entries open for Pembroke Welsh Corgis, Monday, March 28, 2016 at 8 am EDT.
Entries open for all other herding breeds, Friday, April 1, 2016 at 8 am EDT.
No entries accepted beforethe above dates.
Drawing for running order will be made at the Herding Secretary's Office on Friday, May 13, 2016 at 8 pm EDT.
Premium List
Mayflower Pembroke Welsh Corgi Club
Herding Test and Trial
Licensed by the American Kennel Club
Preferred Entry for Pembroke Welsh Corgis- Note Early Opening date!
Otherwise open to all eligible dogs subject to Ch. 1, Sec. 3, and Ch. 2, Sec. 5,
of the AKC Herding Regulations
Sunday, May 29, 2016
Course A & B Ducks; Course A Sheep
Started, Intermediate, and Advanced classes
All Breeds Recognized By The AKC Herding Program
HT AND PT (no boundary), Sheep
All classes will be held outdoors rain or shine at
Mail Entries To:
Gerard Baudet
Trial Secretary
30 Guthrie Place
New London, CT 06320
American Kennel Club Certification
Permission has been granted by the American Kennel Club for the holding of this event under American Kennel Club Rules and Regulations.
James P. Crowley, Secretary
Mayflower Pembroke Welsh Corgi Club Officers
President:Karen Baker 329 Orchard St. Millis, MA
Vice-President:Ellen Schusterson P.O. Box 115 Kinderhook, NY
Treasurer:Pam Davies 25 Country Club Lane, Lake Placid, NY
Secretary:Dolores Bechard 68 Laurie Lane, Lowell, MA
Herding Trial Committee
Co-Chairs: Carol Donnelly………...781-929-9241
395 Charles River St., Needham, MA
Amy Scheibenpflug
Secretary: Gerard Baudet 30 Guthrie Place New London, CT 06320
Committee: Amy Scheibenpflug (Co-Chair), Janet Officer (Hospitality),
Liz Gagliardiand Joanne Baker
Judges:
Terry Kenney / PO Box 742Leona Valley, CA 93551 / Deborah Pollard / 5212 Allendale Rd Vacaville,CA 95688
B Course Ducks / All Levels / A Course Sheep / All Levels
A Course Ducks / All Levels / Test / PT
Test / HT
Duck B course outrun is 50% of the maximum for all classes. Medication fee of $50, or the veterinarian's bill, or the cost of the animal will be charged to the owner of any dog causing damage to livestock, whether such damage is caused directly or indirectly by the dog. Please read the agreement on the back of the entry form. Ducks are valued at $50.00 each. Sheep are valued at $250 each.
Emergency Services
Tufts Veterinary Clinic, 200 Westboro Road, Grafton MA 01536
(508)839-5302
Medical Hospital
Baystate Mary Lane Hospital, 85 South Street, Ware MA 01082
Phone: (413)967-6211
Police and Fire Department
New Braintree Police: Phone: (508)867-5181 - Emergency: 911
New Braintree Fire Department: Phone ((508)867-2451 - Emergency: 911
Rosette, Ribbon And Placement Prizes
Test Classes: Qualifying dogs will receive a dark green rosette
New Title: Dogs completing a title will receive a light blue award ribbon
New Champion Rosettes: Dogs completing a Herding Championship will receive a red, white and blue rosette.
Placements:
1st Place Blue Rosette
2nd Place Red Rosette
3rd Place Yellow Rosette
4th Place White Rosette
5th Place Pink Rosette
High in Trial:Blue, Red, Yellow Rosette
Reserve High in Trial:Red, Yellow, and White Rosette
High Scoring Pembroke Welsh Corgi: Red, White and Blue Rosette
Trophies PewterDonated By Donna Reardon, Pageantry
Totes and Toys donated by Carol Donnelly, Shorefire
High In Trial, All BreedHerding-Related Tote and Pewter
Reserve High In Trial, All BreedHerding-Related Tote and Pewter
High Scoring PWC In TrialHerding-Related Tote and Pewter
First in each classHerding Toy custom made by Balderdash Dog Products
Special Awards
Dick Blair Memorial Trophy
This memorial trophy is awarded to the High Scoring Pembroke Welsh Corgi in Trial. A Herding-Related Tote and pewter in recognition of the win will be awarded outright, and the dog and owner’s names will be engraved on the trophy.
Past Winners:
1991 – CH Culdi's Delusions of Grandeur HI AX OAJ VPA VCStephanie Snide
2011 – CH Sandfox Rags To Riches HSAds HIAds MX MXJ VPA VC Carol Donnelly
2012 – Solas Sand Dune RN HSAs Ann Andersen
2013 – CH MACH2 Sandfox Rags To Riches RN HSAds HIAds
HXAdMsM MXS MJS VPAX VCXCarol Donnelly
2014 – CH Shorefire I Can Fly HSAds AX MXJ VCCarol Donnelly
2015 – GCH TC MACH3 Sandfox Rags To Riches CD RE HSAds HIAds
HXAdMsM MXS MJG VPAX VCXCarol Donnelly
Exhibitor Information
Trial Site:will be open from 7:00 am until 1/2 hour after the completion of the final PM event. Dogs may not be left overnight. Please bring shade cloths and chairs. Proof of current rabies vaccination must be furnished upon request. Please assure that your dogs are free from communicable disease and parasites. All dogs must be held on leash, except during tests or trials. Dogs must be kept a suitable distance away from the test/trial area and are not allowed to harass resting livestock. Handlers should bring water and provide shade for their dogs. Handlers are required to pick up after their dogs and dispose of the waste in appropriate receptacles.
Motels and Lodging:
At the time information was obtained for this premium list, the following hotels were accepting dogs. However, policies can change. Please verify that dogs are still being accepted when making your reservations.
Copper Lantern Motor Lodge 184 W Main St, West Brookfield, MA 01585
(508) 867-6441
Motel 6 Sturbridge 408 Main St, Sturbridge, MA 01518
(508) 347-7327
Econo Lodge Sturbridge 682 Main St, Sturbridge, MA 01518
(508) 347-2324
Clubs retain these hotels for their events only if you do the following:
- Cleanup after your dog, both inside and outside
- Bring a sheet or blanket to protect the bedspread
- Bring your own towels to dry your dog if needed
- Crate all dogs left alone in a room
- Never wash your dog in the tub
Directions To Two Shadows Farm
From NORTHEAST, EAST, or SOUTH EAST via MASS PIKE
Get onto Mass Pike West
Travel to Exit 9, Sturbridge
Take exit 9 and after passing through tolls, stay to right and get off on 20 West.
Follow 20 West to Rte 148 North (right hand turn)
Follow 148 North 7.6 miles to where it intersects with Rte 9 West
Follow Rte 9 a few miles into the center of West Brookfield
Just before the common (large open green area), bear right (keep common on left)
Go straight through stop sign and cross Rte 67
Take immediate right onto New Braintree Road
Follow this road approximately 4.5 miles (it turns into West Brookfield Rd.)
Turn left onto Gilbertville Road. Travel 1.3 miles down to Skivira Lane on left. House is a blue colonial with white trim - 1st on right on corner. Caution turning into the road – dangerous intersection.
From SOUTH WEST (CT)
Rte 84 to Exit 3, Rte 20 West
Follow as above
From WEST (Springfield)
Take Mass Pike East to exit 8/Palmer
Take a left off the exit onto Rte 32 North
Follow 32 approximately 7 miles up into the center of Ware (passing Walmart/Lowes/various stores)
Rte 32 takes a right turn at the top of a hill and merges with Rte 9
Continue on 32/9 through Ware Center (mill buildings)
About 1.7 miles from Ware center, Rte 32 will bear off to the Left and 9 will continue straight. BEAR LEFT on 32
Follow 32 down into the town of Gilbertville for 3.1 miles to traffic light at RR tracks
CAUTION – FOLLOW SPEED LIMITS AS POLICE TICKET HEAVILY HERE
Take a right onto New Braintree Road and travel approximately 2.8 miles
Look for orange signs noting a “dangerous intersection” and a pond on the left
Skivira Lane is around this corner on the right. Caution as it is a dangerous intersection. House is a blue colonial with white trim - 1st on right on corner. .
Herding Raffle
All proceeds go to support the MPWCC herding program. Tickets $1.00 each or 6 for $5.00, 14 for $10.00 and will be available on site. Winners will be drawn at the conclusion of the PM Trial. SUPPORT MAYFLOWER HERDING! DONATIONS AND SPONSORSHIPS WELCOMED!
Entries:
All entries must be sent to the trial secretary at the following address:
Gerard Baudet
30 Guthrie Place
New London, CT 06320
All checks must be made payable to: Mayflower Pembroke WelshCorgi Club.
No entries will be signed for. All entries sent by overnight delivery services must have the leave without signature box checked.
OPENING DATES:
Pembroke Welsh Corgis only: Monday, March 28, 2016 at 8 am EDT
All other eligible breeds:Friday, April 1, 2016 at 8 am EDT
CLOSE: Friday, May 13, 2016, at 6 pm EDT. Acknowledgement of entry will be made as soon as practical.
DRAWING for running order will take place at the Secretary’s office on Friday, May 13, 2016, at 8pm EDT.
Fees:
Test classes: HT and PT (Sheep): $55 per entry
Trial classes:
A and B Course (All Classes), Ducks:$45 per entry
A Course Sheep:$55 per entry
Eligibility:
All dogs nine (9) months of age or older from the Herding Group, those eligible from the Working Group, Terrier Group, and FSS breeds, Herding Breeds eligible to compete in the conformation Miscellaneous Class, and dogs of these breeds with PAL/ILP numbers as defined by AKC Herding Rules and Regulations.
-E-mail will be used as a primary means of communication if an email address is listed on the entry form unless entrant requests otherwise.
-Entries not on official AKC entry forms or photocopies of entry forms without the Agreement and Rules on the official AKC entry form, or incomplete forms are not acceptable.
-Telegraph, telephone, incomplete or unsigned entries cannot be accepted.
- All entry fees payable in US funds. Entries without full fees, signatures and agreement attached will not be accepted.
- Returned checks do not constitute a valid entry. The Secretary will add a collection fee to the amount of each returned check. Subsequent returned checks from the same exhibitor may result in the maker’s entries being accepted on a CASH ONLY basis.
- Errors on Entry Blanks: Owners are responsible for errors in filling out entry forms. No entry fee will be refunded in case of any such errors after the closing date.
-Alternate List Policy: When entry limits are reached, all additional entries received prior to closing will be placed on an alternate list. This list will be used to fill vacancies that occur in the drawn running order, with the first available alternate entry replacing the first vacancy in the class entered. In Test Classes, alternates will be given priority over dogs eligible to be moved up.
-Bitches in Season: will be moved to the end of the run order in Test Classes, and will run in catalog order for Trial Classes.
-No dog may be entered in two classes on the same course with the same type of stock within each Test or Trial. They MAY enter each trial on the same stock and course.
Declination of entries:
The Committee may decline any entries for cause and may refuse to receive or may remove any dog on account of disease, viciousness, or other cause, and no one shall have recourse against the Mayflower Pembroke Welsh Corgi Club, Inc., any official thereof, or anyjudge. Entry fees shall not be refunded in the event that a dog is absent, disqualified, excused by a Veterinarian, Judge, or Tester, or barred from competition by action of the Test/Trial Committee. If because of riots, civil disturbances, or other acts beyond the control of the organizing committee, it is impossible to open or complete the test/trial, no refund of entry will be made. Extreme weather conditions, including, but not limited to, snow storms, hurricanes, lightning, extreme temperatures, must be considered for the health and safety of the dogs, livestock, exhibitors, judges and spectators. The well being of dogs, livestock, exhibitors and spectators is of paramount importance. In the event it is necessary to cancel or stop the test/trial before completion, no refund of entry fee will be made.
Volunteer Worker Form
Please email Amy Scheibenpflug orCarol Donnelly
Yes! I Want To Help Out!
Running a herding trial is a lot of work. Please help if you can.
NAME / PHONE / AM/PM
Don’t forget the Northeast Stockdog Association is holding 2 Trials (A and B Course Ducks and A Course Sheep) and 2 Tests (HT and PT) at Two Shadows Farms on Friday and Saturday, May 27-28, 2016!
For more information, contact:
Gerard Baudet
30 Guthrie Place
New London, CT 06320
FOOD: As always, Mayflower will host lunch with our famous hospitality.
Coffee etc. will be on the honor system, and we will offer our usual, overflowing lunch buffet of hot and cold items, drinks and dessert for $10.00/person day of.
Please support our event! Eat Local!
OFFICIAL AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB ENTRY FORM
Event: 2016413019
MAYFLOWER PEMBROKE WELSH CORGI CLUB
Licensed Herding Test and Trial
Two Shadows Farm, New Braintree, MA
Sunday 5/29/16: ❏
Entry Fees: $45 (for Course A, Ducks, and Course B, Ducks) and $55 for A Course Sheep for the entry of a dog in each Trial Class [all fees include a $3.50 AKC recording fee. Entry fee of $55 for the entry of a dog in a Test Class. No dog may be entered in two classes on the same course with the same kind of stock under the same Judge at any Trial.
Entries Open at Secretary's Office at 8 AM on Monday, March 28, 2016 for PWC; Friday, April 1, 2016 all other eligible breeds.
Entries Close at Secretary's Office at 6 PM on Friday, May 13, 2016, after which time entries cannot be accepted, canceled, or substituted, except as provided for in Chapter 14, Section 6 of the Dog Show Rules and Chapter 3, Section 1 of the Regulations for Herding Tests and Trials.
Mail entries with fees to: GERARD BAUDET 30 GUTHRIE PLACE NEW LONDON CT 06320
Make checks or money orders payable to: "MPWCC" All entry fees are payable in U.S. Funds.
A dog must be entered in the name of the person who actually owned it at the time entries for the herding
test or trial closed. If a registered dog has been acquired by a new owner, it must be entered in the name
of its new owner in any herding test or trial for which entries closed after the date of acquisition, regardless
of whether the new owner has received the registration certificate indicating that the dog is recorded in his
or her name. State on entry form whether transfer application has been mailed to AKC (for complete rule
refer to Chapter 14, Section 3 of "Rules Applying to Registration and Dog Shows").
TRIAL CLASSES (check) TEST CLASSES (check)A Ducks B Ducks A Sheep
❏Started: ❏ ❏ ❏ HT ❏
❏Intermediate: : ❏ ❏ ❏ PT ❏
❏Advanced: : ❏ ❏ ❏
Under Judge: / AKC® No:
Full Name of Dog:
Call Name: / Breed: / Sex: / Date of Birth:
AKC No. PAL/ILP No. Foreign & List Country:
Sire:
Dam:
Name of Breeder:
Actual Owner(s):
Owner’s Address: City: State: Zip:
Name of Owner’s Agent/Handler:
Handler’s Address: City: State: Zip:
I certify that I am the actual owner of the dog, or that I am the duly authorized agent of the actual owner whose name I have
entered above. In consideration of the acceptance of this entry, I (we) agree to abide by the Rules and Regulations of the
American Kennel Club in effect at the time of this Herding Test or Trial and by any additional rules and regulations appearing
in the premium list for this Herding Test or Trial or both, and further agree to be bound by the agreement printed on the
reverse side of this entry form. I (we) certify and represent that the dog entered is not a hazard to persons, to other dogs, or
to livestock. This entry is submitted on the foregoing representation and agreement.
.
AGREEMENT
Herding Tests & Trials" have been made available to me (us), and that I (we) agree that the
club holding this Herding Test or Trial has the right to refuse this entry for cause which the club
shall deem to be sufficient. In consideration of the acceptance of this entry and of the holding of
the Herding Test or Trial and of the opportunity to have the dog tested or judged and to win
prize money, ribbons, or trophies, I (we) agree to hold this club, its members, directors,
governors, officers, agents, superintendents or show secretary and the owner or lessor of the
premises and any employees of the aforementioned parties harmless from any claim for loss or
injury which may be alleged to have been caused directly or indirectly to any person or thing by
the act of this dog while in or upon the Herding Test or Trial premises or grounds or near any
entrance thereto, and I (we) personally assume all responsibility and liability for any such claim
for damage or injury to the dog, whether such loss, disappearance, theft, damage or injury, be
caused or alleged to be caused by the negligence of the club or any of the parties
aforementioned, or by the negligence of any other person, or any other causes.
I (we) hereby assume the sole responsibility for and agree to indemnify and save the
aforementioned parties harmless from any and all loss and expense (including legal fees) by
reason of the liability imposed by law upon any of the aforementioned parties for damage
because of bodily injuries, including death at any time resulting therefrom, sustained by any
person or persons, including myself (ourselves) or on account of damage to property, arising
out of or in consequence of my (our) participation in this Herding Test or Trial, howsoever such
injuries, death or damage to property may be caused, and whether or not the same may have
been caused or may be alleged to have been caused by negligence of the aforementioned