RULES AND REGULATIONS

 

1.         The Show will open at 9.30am.

2.         Dogs will be received until 12.00 noon. after which no dogs may be received except under unforeseen and exceptional circumstances and by special permission of the Show Management.

3.         Judging will commence at 10.30am.

4.         The Show will close half an hour after all judging has been completed by which time dogs must be removed.  Exhibits may be removed from the Show after their judging has been completed.

5.         The use of cooking stoves in the proximity of the tenting and benching areas is forbidden except as authorised by the Show Management.

6.         Entry Fees: Members First Entry £10.00 per dog; Non-Members First Entry £11.00 per dog. Each subsequent entry with same dog  £1.50 per dog per class. Brace: £1.50 per brace. Special Breeders: £1.50 per dog. Not for competition: £1.00 per dog. Catalogues: £2.50 pre-paid with entries ONLY (none available on the day). Membership: Single £5.00; Joint £6.00; Junior £1.00 (renewals only). New Members: Please download application form from our website www.sewssc.org.uk.

7.         Prize money: £25.00 for Best in Show; £15.00 for Best Puppy in Show; £2.00 for each class winner.

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

9.         Puppies under six calendar months of age on the first day of the Show are not eligible for exhibition.

10.       The mating of bitches within the precincts of the Show is forbidden.

11.       Best Puppy in Show:  Where a Best Puppy in Show competition is scheduled the Best Puppy in Show is a puppy which has competed and is unbeaten by any other puppy exhibited at the same Show.  A puppy is a dog of six and not exceeding twelve calendar months of age on the first day of the Show.  Where the Best in Show is a puppy it will also automatically be Best Puppy in Show. Similarly, if the Reserve Best in Show is a puppy  which has only been beaten by an adult dog it will also automatically be Best Puppy in Show.  Consequently, selection of Best Puppy in Show must follow the selection of Best in Show.  Best Puppy in Show must be selected from puppies which have been judged and which are unbeaten by any other puppy.

Withdrawal from other competition Puppies which become eligible for Best Puppy in Show may be withdrawn from all other competition, other than breed classes, prior to the competition for Best Puppy in Show as appropriate in order to remain unbeaten.  A puppy beaten in competition for Best Puppy in Show may subsequently be exhibited in all competition for which it was previously eligible.  The dog declared Best Puppy in Show, however, must not compete in any subsequent competition.

Proviso For the purpose of this Regulation, dogs beaten in competition for Stud Dog, Brood Bitch, Progeny, Brace and Team or a Special Award confined to one breed will not be considered to be a beaten dog.

12.       Best in Show: The dog declared Best in Show is a dog which has competed and is unbeaten by any other dog exhibited at the same Show.  Best in Show must be selected from the exhibits declared Best of Sex providing they are unbeaten winning dogs.  Reserve Best in Show must be selected from the Best Opposite Sex and the Reserve Best of Sex to the exhibit declared Best in Show.  The dogs declared Best in Show and Reserve Best in Show must not compete in any subsequent competition.

 

Withdrawal from other competition Dogs which become eligible for Best in Show may be withdrawn from all other competition, other than breed classes, prior to the competition for Best in Show as appropriate in order to remain unbeaten. A dog beaten in competition for Best in Show may subsequently be exhibited in all competition for which it was previously eligible.  The dogs declared Best in Show and Reserve Best in Show however, must not compete in any subsequent competition.

            Proviso: For the purposes of this Regulation, dogs beaten in competition for Stud Dog, Brood Bitch, Progeny, Brace and Team or a Special Award confined to a single breed, will not be considered to be beaten dogs.

13.       Exhibits will not be admitted to Best in Show competition after a period of ten minutes has elapsed since the announcement that exhibits are required for judging, unless they have been unavoidably delayed by previous judging not being completed on time, and then only with the special permission of the Show Management.

14.       No modification will be made to this Schedule except by permission of the General Committee of the Kennel Club, which will be followed by advertisements in the Canine Press wherever possible.

15.       All exhibitors must be familiar with K.C. Reg F (Annex B) Reg. For the Preparation of Dogs for Exhibition.

16.       All dogs resident outside the UK must be issued with a Kennel Club Authority to Compete number before entry to the show/event can be made.  All overseas entries without an Authority to Compete number will be returned to the exhibitor/competitor.

17.       Dogs in Cars on Hot Days Kennel Club Show Schedule Notice

Your dog is vulnerable and at risk during hot weather and the Kennel Club offers the following guidance to help guide you through the do’s and don’ts travelling to and whilst at KC licensed events.

* when travelling to a show please take a moment to consider whether the route to the show is on a busy holiday route, and leave earlier to avoid increased time in traffic jams.

* If your vehicle is not air-conditioned seriously consider whether travelling to the show is a good idea at all.

*  The vehicle should be as fully ventilated as possible and plenty of stops should be taken with lots of water available to drink.

*  Ensure your dog is not sitting in full sunlight.  There should be plenty of free flowing air around the dog.

*  When at the show, never leave your dog in the vehicle.

*  Keep your dog in the shade – take your own shade for example a large umbrella and always have plenty of water available to drink so your dog stays well hydrated.

*  Avoid your dog taking part in unnecessary exertion, or from standing in exposed sunlight for extended lengths of time

Remember, if you feel hot your dog is very likely to feel much hotter and dehydrated, and this could

lead to dire results. Please look after your dog’s welfare.

WARNING: IF YOUR DOG IS FOUND TO BE AT RISK FORCIBLE ENTRY TO YOUR

VEHICLE MAY BE NECESSARY WITHOUT LIABILITY FOR ANY DAMAGE CAUSED.

Anyone whose dog is entered at a Kennel Club licensed event should take all reasonable steps to

ensure the needs of their dog(s) are met, and should not put a dog’s health and welfare at risk by any

 action, default, omission or otherwise. Breach of Kennel Club Regulations in this respect may be

referred to the General Committee for disciplinary action under Kennel Club Rules and Regulations.

Exhibitors/Competitors are reminded that show societies have the right under Kennel Club

Regulations to refuse any entry.

18.       Not for Competition entries will be accepted. Details of each dog so entered must be

 recorded on the entry form and must be Kennel Club registered.

19.       The Show will be held under Kennel Club Rules and Show Regulations in force at the time

of publication of the schedule.  All dogs must be registered or transferred at the Kennel Club before

 the Show.

20.       All entries must be made by Friday 16th September 2011 (Postmark) upon forms issued for

that purpose.  All cheques/postal orders to be made payable to the South Eastern Welsh Springer

Spaniel Club.  The entrance fee of a dog entered but not brought for exhibition shall be forfeited.  All

 entry fees must be forwarded to the Show Secretary with the entry forms or the entry/entries will not

be accepted.  NO LATE ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED.

21.       The Committee is empowered to exclude any dog which is not in a fit state for exhibition

from disease, vice, natural or other causes, and if such exclusion takes place, either before or after

the dog is judged, the entry fee will be forfeited.

22.       Should any judge be prevented from fulfilling his/her engagement, the Committee reserve

the right to appoint another judge in his/her place.  Exhibitors are at liberty to withdraw from

competition in this case but no entry fees can be returned.     

23.       SAFETY OF DOGS. The Committee will be most anxious for the care and safety of dogs brought for exhibition but it must be distinctly understood by exhibitors and any other persons that the Committee will not be responsible for the entire or partial loss, detention of, or damage to any dog or person whether arising from accident or any other cause whatever, not for any act or omission of themselves, their officers, servants, or others, or the damage done by exhibits to any person or property and it is on this understanding only that entries are received.

24.       Every exhibitor making an entry at this Show shall be deemed to have agreed to abide by Kennel Club Rules & Regulations and it is on this understanding only that entries are received.

25.       No dogs, other than those entered for exhibition will be allowed within the precincts of the Show during it continuance.

26.       Any owner, competitor, handler or other person in charge of a dog is required to remove as soon as possible any loose hair, any fouling caused by their dog(s) or any other litter, at any Kennel Club licensed show within the licensed venue and within the environs of that event including car and caravan parks and approaches.

27.       Parents are reminded that they are responsible for the actions of and any damage caused by their children within the environs of the Show.

28.       The owner, exhibitor, handler or other person in charge of a dog at Kennel Club licensed events must at all times ensure that the dog is kept under proper control whilst at the licensed venue, including its environs, car and caravan parks and approaches.

29.       A dog may be disqualified by the General Committee from any award, whether an objection has been lodged or not, if proved amongst other things to have been: a) registered or recorded as having been bred by the scheduled Judge, this shall not apply to a Judge appointed in an emergency; b) exhibited without payment or appropriate entry fees.

30.       Every exhibitor shall ensure that whilst the dog is being exhibited, its handler shall display the correct ring number.

 

           

 

 

Schedule & Classification 

Definition Of Classes

Entry Form