FUTURITY and CHALLENGE (entry
forms, rules and guildelines below)
For past event results go to Results
For past event photos go to Gallery
2009
SATURDAY, AUGUST 15,
2009
6:00pm
SFTAA Futurity and
Challenge
To be held in Enumclaw,
Washington
For more information
contact Show Chairman: Terria
Nightingale
2008
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4,
2008
"SFTAA SMOOTH
SATURDAY"
9am - Coffee
12pm-2pm - Lunch buffet
Silent Auction
Raffle of handmade quilt by Joanne Cote
3pm - Annual Meeting
Puppy Match after the meeting - entry fee $10
Held at the Fort Wasthington
Hotel and Conference Center
For lunch reservation please contact
Darla Clark at djclark0603@aol.com
2007 Past Events
FRIDAY, MARCH 14,
2008
SFTAA Futurity and
Challenge
Held in Louisville, Kentucky
2007 Past
Events
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6,
2007
"SFTAA SMOOTH
SATURDAY"
Held at the Fort Washington
Hotel & Conference Center
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MARCH 17, 2007
SFTAA Futurity and
Challenge
Held in Louisville, Kentucky
Futurity Rules & Guidelines
When: determined by the
Board of Directors
Location: determined by the
Board of Directors
Rules:
- Litters
must be nominated BEFORE they are whelped - $10
fee
- Individual
puppy nominations will be accepted up to 60 days before show - $15
fee
- All litter
and individual nominations must be submitted on appropriate SFTAA
Futurity Forms
- Person
nominating the litter must be a member in good standing of the
SFTAA
Selection of
Judges:
- Breeders
will have the option to nominate a judge for the Futurity when they
nominate a litter. The list of nominees will then go to a vote of
the full membership for selection. The Futurity Stakes judge must
be someone that the Board of Governors considers a respected
authority on Smooth Fox Terriers and must meet one of the following
minimal requirements:
1)
Experience as a regular class or sweepstakes judge of Smooth Fox
Terriers at a national specialty (any country).
2) At least
10 years as a Smooth Fox Terrier breeder, or 10 years as a
professional handler of Smooth Fox Terriers
- The
identity of the elected judge is not publicly disclosed until after
the deadline for individual nominations has closed (60 days prior
to the event). Once a person has judge the Futurity, his/her name
cannot appear on the ballot for a period of five
years.
Showing:
- With
the exception of professional handlers, any member or non-member is
permitted to show an exhibit in the competition. The exhibitor is
not required to own the dog to be eligible to show it. Exception:
Professional handlers may not exhibit in the Futurity unless they
are doing so as a breeder or owner of the
dog.
Awards:
- Best Puppy,
Reserve Best Puppy
- Best
Junior, Reserve Best Junior
- Grand
Futurity Stakes Winner (Best of Puppy and Junior)
All prize money
won by an individual dog will be divided evenly between the
breeder/co-breeder that nominated the litter, and the owner that
nominated the individual dog.
Challenge Rules & Guidelines
When: determined by the
Board of Directors
Location: determined by the
Board of Directors
Entry Fee: $10 per
entry
Eligibility: Open to all
dogs and bitches that have won either:
- BOB, BOS,
WD, WB or Best In Sweepstakes at any National or Regional Specialty
Show
- SFTAA Grand
Stakes Futurity
- Group 1 at
an All Breed Show or Terrier Group Show or the equivalent of these
awards in any country
Selection of
Judges:
- Three names
are drawn at random from those volunteering. Each judge will be
notified as soon as selected, but the identity of the selected
judges is not publicly disclosed until the day of the event. Once a
person has judged the Challenge, he/she cannot judge the Challenge
for a period of 5 years.
Judging:
- The SFTAA
Challenge utilizes the three-judge format. Anyone with 10 years
experience in the breed or any respected dog person approved by the
Board of Directors may volunteer to judge the event. NOTE: Dogs and
Bitches do not compete against each other.
Showing:
- Any member
or non-member is permitted to show an exhibit in the competition.
The exhibitor is not required to own the Smooth Fox Terrier to be
eligible to show it.
Awards:
- Best Dog -
Silver Bowl
- Best Bitch
- Silver Plate
Forms
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