PUPPY SWEEPSTAKES: Ms. Mimi Hodges, Mimric Cavaliers, Tennessee, USA

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2 2 JUDGING PANEL Thursday, December 7, 2017 PUPPY SWEEPSTAKES: Ms. Mimi Hodges, Mimric Cavaliers, Tennessee, USA Friday, December 8, 2017 CONFORMATION: Mr. Dan Ericsson, Raglan Cavaliers, Sweden JUNIOR SHOWMANSHIP: Mrs. Amanda Madden, Ammik Cavaliers, Florida, USA Saturday, December 9, 2017 CONFORMATION: Mr. Hank Williams, Fleet Street Cavaliers, Washington, USA JUNIOR SHOWMANSHIP: Mrs. Pat Mixon, Tudorr Cavaliers, Florida, USA Sunday, December 10, 2017 CONFORMATION: Mr. Mark Sedgwick, Pascavale Cavaliers, United Kingdom JUNIOR SHOWMANSHIP: Mrs. Sue Shidler, Sevenwoods Cavaliers, Illinois, USA SHOW CHAIRS Ms. Kristin Jacks (COS) Mrs. Debi Mikulak (COS) 309 Alanna Circle 9226 Mockingbird Trail Panama City Beach, FL Jupiter, FL Ms. Sandra Brandvold Mrs. Sue Shidler (CMW) Ms. Holly Young-May (CMW) Temple Lane 381 St Mary's Road Fairmount Boulevard Minnetonka, MN Mettawa, IL Shaker Heights, OH SHOW SECRETARY Beth & Howard Bales 2301 E. Emory Road Knoxville, TN (865) SHOW RULES COMMITTEE COS Mrs. Pat Mixon Noble Drive, Tallahasse, FL Mrs. Debi Mikulak (Address and telephone above) Mrs. Beth Bales (Address and telephone above) CMW Ms. Holly Young-May (Address and telephone above) Ms. Sandra Brandvold (Address and telephone above) Mrs. Sue Shidler (Address and telephone above) COVER ART WORK: The cover art is by Lisa Carnes,

3 3 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS NOTE: Breaks are at the judge's discretion. The time to resume conformation judging is announced just prior to the break. Thursday, December 7, :00 PM Cash Bar 7:30 PM Puppy Sweepstakes, Ms. Mimi Hodges Friday, December 8, :00 AM Conformation Judging, Mr. Dan Ericsson Dog Classes Junior Showmanship: Mrs. Amanda Madden Winners Dog Competition Lunch Break Bitch Classes and Winners Bitch Competition Unofficial Classes Best In Show Competitions and Special Awards 6:15 PM Candlelight Tour at the Biltmore (Attendees needing rides gather in lobby at 5:15 pm.) Saturday, December 9, :00 AM Conformation Judging, Mr. Hank Williams Dog Classes Junior Showmanship: Mrs. Pat Mixon Winners Dog Competition Lunch Break Bitch Classes and Winners Bitch Competition Unofficial Classes Best In Show Competitions and Special Awards Cavaliers of the South Board of Directors Meeting (30 minutes after Best In Show) 6:30 PM Cash Bar 7:00 PM Tacky Holiday Sweater Buffet Sunday, December 10, :00 AM Conformation Judging, Mr. Mark Sedgwick Dog Classes Junior Showmanship: Mrs. Sue Shidler Winners Dog Competition Lunch Break Bitch Classes and Winners Bitch Competition Unofficial Classes Best In Show Competitions and Special Awards

4 4 HOTEL INFORMATION Crowne Plaza Resort Asheville, North Carolina 1 Resort Drive, Asheville, NC (828) Reservations: Group code: Cavaliers of the South Group code: CAV Rates: $ Single or Double Occupancy / $134 King Bed Reservation deadline is November 7, $50 one-time non-refundable dog fee per stay. Check-in 3:00 pm and check-out time is 11:00 am. HOTEL AND GROUND RULES Everyone must comply with the request that ALL DOGS must be crated at all times when not under the direct supervision of a wide awake, responsible adult person. This is for yours, the dog s, and the Hotel's protection. Please cover furnishings and bed with your OWN SHEETS and TOWELS if dogs will get on the furniture. No bathing of dogs. If feet need touch-up, use your OWN TOWELS. CLEAN HAIR FROM SINKS AND TUBS. NO WET DOGS ON THE FURNITURE. Bring with you the necessary equipment for immediate clean-up -- plenty of baggies, paper towels, sponge, pooper-scooper, trash bags, etc. Inform hotel of any serious damage to your room. This is your responsibility. Report barking dogs, catch any running loose, carry extra baggies, etc. for emergencies and a helping hand. Pick up all litter -- including paper cups, cigarette butts, soft drink cans -- and place them in a trash bag. Future Shows at hotels depend on how well you control your dog, your children, and yourself. While we may not hold future shows at this site, our behavior is reflected in the references used to get future venues. Please make this one a success and future shows at like venues a possibility. DIRECTIONS TO CROWNE PLAZA RESORT ASHEVILLE: TRANSPORTATION Traveling on I-40 East or I-26 West: Follow signs for I-240 East towards Asheville (left exit). Merge into the left lane and take exit 3A, merging onto Patton Ave. At the 2nd light, turn right onto Regent Park Blvd (between Denny s and Pizza Hut). After the road bears right, the hotel entrance is immediately on the left (before Sam s Club parking lot). Traveling on I-40 West: Take exit 53-B onto I-240 West towards downtown Asheville. As you cross the French Broad River Bridge merge into the far right lane, marked as an Exit Only for Exit 3-B (labeled Westgate and Resort Drive). Merge into the right lane as you pass the Westgate Shopping Center. Hotel driveway is immediately on the right as you round the curve. Traveling on I-26 East: Merge onto I-240 West towards downtown Asheville, staying in the right lane as you merge, marked as an Exit Only for Exit 3-B (labeled Westgate and Resort Drive). Merge into the right lane as you pass the Westgate Shopping Center. Hotel driveway is immediately on the right as you round the curve. Traveling from Ashville Regional Airport (AVL): Take I-26 W/US-74 West. Follow I-26 West to Regent Park Boulevard in Ashville. Turn right on Regent Park Boulevard. Turn right on Expo Drive. Turn right on Resort Drive. (Airport is 14 miles. Driving time is 20 minutes.) AIRPORT SHUTTLE SERVICES Shuttle service from and to Airport is $30 one way per person. Reservations required at least 3 to 7 days prior to arrival. Download hotel Airport Transportation Request form (PDF) and send it by fax to (828) (

5 5 SHOW RULES ANNOUNCEMENTS Show Rules last changed 5/11/17 effective 9/2/16. Definition of Classes last changed 8/20/15 effective with the CKCSC-USA October 2015 show. Performance Show Rules last changed 1/1/11 effective with the COTW January 2011 show. Performance Class Definitions last changed 9/2/16 effective 9/2/16. The CKCSC, USA, Show Rules are on the Club s website, Please review them carefully. The effective date appears at the top of each set of rules. For Show Rules, select Events Conformation Info Show Rules. For Performance Show Rules, select Events Performance Info Show Rules. To print, use the Print function of your browser. NOTE: Agility Rules and Regulations are now posted on the website with Obedience and Rally in Performance Show Rules. SHOW RULES CHANGE 9/11/17: Show Rule I. Owners/Exhibitors 5: Trophies not returned to the Trophy Chair by the start time published in the show premium are considered late and subject to the stated fines and penalties. 9/2/16: Show Rule I. Owners/Exhibitors 10: Offspring of sires and dams bred by or owned by the judge within the last 2 years are no longer prohibited from showing to that judge as long as the offspring is not or has not been in the ownership of the Judge. Show Rule IV. Judges 2: Allows a Performance Trial judge to enter any Performance trial during the weekend except the one they are judging. 9/2/16: Changed Agility Excellent A and Excellent B to Excellent and Masters, respectively. IMPORTANT! DEFINITION OF CLASSES CHANGE Supplemental Entry Form and proof of foreign registration are required if you need to enter a dog using its Foreign Registry Number while you are waiting on a CKCSC number. Proof of foreign registration is any document that shows the foreign number is assigned to that dog. The application to register the individual dog or the litter must have been received by the Registration Office by late closing or the entry will not be accepted. If you have any questions or cannot download the form, please contact Beth Bales. (Refer to Show Rules Section II. Dogs, Rule 1.) CLASS ELIGIBILITY BY BIRTHDATE (December 8-10, 2017): Please refer to the following chart to ensure your dog's age is within the eligible age range (inclusive) for the class. Class Name Friday (12/8/17) Saturday 12/9/17) Sunday (12/10/17) Junior Puppy 3/9/17 7/8/17 3/10/17 7/9/17 3/11/17 7/10/17 Senior Puppy 12/9/16 3/8/17 12/10/16 3/9/17 12/11/16 3/10/17 Graduate Puppy 6/9/16 12/8/16 6/10/16 12/9/16 6/11/16 12/10/16 Novice before 7/9/17 before 7/10/17 before 7/11/17 Bred By before 7/9/17 before 7/10/17 before 7/11/17 Junior American Bred 6/9/16 7/8/17 6/10/16 7/9/17 6/11/16 7/10/17 American Bred before 6/9/16 before 6/10/16 before 6/11/16 Health/Conformation before 12/9/12 before 12/10/12 before 12/11/12 Special Limit before 7/9/17 before 7/10/17 before 7/11/17 Open before 7/9/17 before 7/10/17 before 7/11/17 Senior Open before 12/9/10 before 12/10/10 before 12/11/10 Veteran before 12/9/10 before 12/10/10 before 12/11/10

6 6 GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS For more information and late-breaking news, go to our website, Puppy Sweepstakes will take place on Thursday evening at 7:30 pm. Junior, Senior, and Graduate Puppy classes will be offered for both dogs and bitches. Cash prizes to class winners, Best Puppy ($50), and Best Opposite Sex Puppy ($25). Tacky Holiday Sweater Contest and Buffet on Saturday evening is a great time to visit with old friends and make new ones. Dress-up in your tackiest holiday sweater and compete for best of the worst. Lots of fun activities planned. Cost is $30. Hospitality Suite for the COS show will be open on Thursday and Saturday nights. Hours will be posted at the Hospitality Table in the ballroom. Entries will be accepted via and fax in addition to postal mail. Please read the full instructions carefully. The Summary of Amounts Due, Show Entry, and Supplemental Entry forms are availble as fillable forms on the website. COS Silent Auction will be held during the weekend. It will close Saturday afternoon at 4:00 pm. To contribute, contact Mary Pickett (marypickettbeads@yahoo.com, , or ) or Kristin Jacks (krisnonnie@gmail.com). Class Sponsorships are $10.00 per class and greatly help defray the costs of the lovely prizes awarded in each class. Sponsor names are printed in the Catalog. Sponsorships for morning coffee and afternoon sponsorships are available for $50. Both are appreciated by the people attending the show. Consider sponsoring one of these events, even if you are not able to attend the show. Donations to defray the expenses associated with the show are really appreciated. All donor names will be acknowledged in the catalog. Vendor space is available for $50 per 6-foot table for the weekend. To reserve space, please send your requirements and a check payable to COS to: Beth Bales, Show Secretary. If paying by credit card, include the signed Credit Card Authorization. BILTMORE CANDELIGHT TOUR The COS and CMW arranged for our group to tour Biltmore on Friday, December 8 starting promptly at 6:15 pm. Every room in the home is decorated for the holidays and the tour is by candlelight. Live performance of holiday music adds to the experience. Biltmore By Candlelight is a popular destination during the holiday season and is truly the experience of a lifetime. Need a ride? If you want to carpool or need a ride, please meet in lobby at 5:15 pm or make arrangements prior to the tour. Tickets are $75. To reserve yours, send an to CavalierShowSecretary@comcast. net. Put Biltmore Tickets in the subject. Include a cell phone number and how many tickets you want. All ticket requests must be received by November 5, You must pay for your tickets when you make your reservation. You can fax, call or mail a credit card number, or mail a check to Beth Bales, Show Secretary. Tickets will be distributed at the Hospitality Table. You may cancel by midnight, November 5, with no penalty. If you sign up and do not cancel, you are obligated to pay for your tickets. If you buy tickets and cannot attend, we will try to sell your tickets at the show, and will refund to you what we can, depending on what we sell. Your ticket includes an option to tour the village and estate grounds earlier on Friday or the next day. Go to the Biltmore website, for more complete information about Biltmore estate, winery, shopping village, and the opportunities available. These areas close at dusk or 8:00pm. If you want to eat dinner after the tour or on Saturday, please utilize the Biltmore website or call the estate at (800) to make your dinner reservations.

7 7 HOLIDAY CARD ADVERTISEMENTS This year Cavaliers of the South is again offering a unique opportunity to showcase your cavaliers and kennel while simultaneously helping to support one of our regional specialty shows. Even if you are unable to attend, you can help out by purchasing a Holiday Card type ad that will be displayed in the show catalog. Your card will also be featured in a rotating slide show through the holiday season and into the first part of the New Year on the COS website home page. Beginning the first of December, please check the COS site, to see all of the Holiday cards. Full page ad is $40; half-page ad is $25. Send your picture to Vinton Cline at v.incline@gmail.com by November 18 and contact him for ad design. The catalog ad will be in black & white and the website version will be featured in color. Contact Pat Mixon at pat@mixonandassociates.com for further details. CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED FOR ENTRY FEES Cavaliers of the South (COS) will accept credit cards for entry fees in addition to checks. You must indicate on the Summary of Amounts Due CREDIT CARD as the check number for your payment and submit a signed Credit Card Authorization Form with your entries. There is a $5 convenience fee to use a credit card for payment. If paying by credit card, send completed form to Beth Bales, 2301 E. Emory Road, Knoxville, TN, COS SHOW ENTRY CREDIT CARD AUTHORIZATION FORM Cavaliers of the South and Cavaliers of the Midwest Specialty Weekend December 7-10, 2017 VISA Mastercard Discover American Express Card #: Exp: / I authorize the Cavaliers of the South to apply the exact fee necessary to accomplish this transaction. Signature of Cardholder (Entry will not be processed without authorization signature) Print Name as shown on card: This form is available online.

8 8 SHOW ENTRIES ACCEPTED VIA FAX AND Cavaliers of the South (COS) will accept entries via and fax in addition to postal mail under the following conditions. PLEASE read the instructions CAREFULLY. Entries will not be accepted until payment is received. 1. Entries submitted by mail must include either a check or a signed credit card authorization form. Entries postmarked after the postmark closing date are considered late entries subject to the late fee. 2. Entries submitted by fax must be received by the postmark closing date. If paying by credit card, the signed authorization must be included. If paying by check, the mailed check must be postmarked by the postmark closing date. If any of the above conditions are not met, the entries are considered late entries and subject to the late fee. 3. Entries submitted by must be received by the postmark closing date. The signed credit card authorization may be sent by fax or postal mail. If faxed, the authorization must be received by postmark closing. Checks and credit card authorizations that are mailed must be postmarked by postmark closing. DO NOT SEND THE CREDIT CARD AUTHORIZATION FORM VIA . TO USE THE FILLABLE FORMS 1. DOWNLOAD the COS December 2016 Summary and Entry Forms from the CKCSC website to your computer. (Current Events December 2016 COS/CMW Show, More Information link.) 2. TYPE all of the information required on the form. 3. PRINT the completed forms. 4. SIGN the completed forms. (It is a requirement that all entry forms be signed.) TO SUBMIT THESE FORMS VIA 1. SCAN and SAVE the completed and signed forms to your computer as a single file. Do not include the Credit Card Authorization Form. 2. the file to the Show Secretary at cavaliershowsecretary@comcast.net. 3. If you are paying by check, mail the check. If you are paying by credit card, either fax or mail the Credit Card Authorization Form. TO SUBMIT BY FAX: Fax SIGNED forms to TO SUBMIT BY MAIL: Mail the forms to the Show Secretary at the address on the Summary Form. Be sure to keep a copy. If you have any questions about these procedures, or need assistance, please call Beth Bales at or cavaliershowsecretary@comcast.net.

9 9 Official Conformation Classes (Championship Points awarded if entry justifies.) DEFINITION OF CLASSES (As of 9/2/16) The term "Dog" applies to both sexes unless otherwise specified. CONFORMATION (As of 8/20/15) Junior Puppy: Puppies 5 months but not yet 9 months. Senior Puppy: Puppies 9 months but not yet 12 months. Graduate Puppy: Dogs 12 months but not yet 18 months and not holding a CKCSC, USA championship title. Novice: Dogs 5 months and older, never to have won any points at a CKCSC, USA or CKCSC Regional Championship Show, nor a major win, nor a championship in any Registry in which the Breed is recognized. Bred By Exhibitor: Dogs 5 months and older, owned by the breeder and handled in the ring by the breeder or his/her spouse or domestic partner. The breeder is the registered owner of the dam at the time of whelping. Junior American Bred: Dogs 5 months but not yet 18 months, whelped in the USA of a mating that took place in the USA, and not holding a CKCSC, USA championship if over 12 months of age. American Bred: Dogs 18 months and older, whelped in the USA of a mating that took place in the USA and not holding a CKCSC, USA championship title. Second Generation American Bred: Dogs 5 months and older which are American Bred and of which both sire and dam are American Bred, and not holding a CKCSC, USA championship title. (Offered at the National Specialty, Members Club Show, and Trudy Brown Memorial Rally only.) Health & Conformation: Dogs 5 years and older with an OFA certificate that shows an OFA registry number and states that the dog has not evidence of hip displaysia after 2 years of age and certified clear within 1 year of the postmark closing date for that show of the following diseases: Heart - by a board certified cardiologist; Patellar Luxation - by a licensed veterinarian or via an OFA certificate; Eyes - by CERF of by a board certified veterinary opthalmologist's exam sheet indicating that the eyes are "normal". Copies of the 4 certificates must accompany the entry form for any dog entering this class. Special Limit Blenheim: Blenheim dogs 5 months and older and not holding a CKCSC, USA championship title if over 12 months of age. Special Limit Tricolor: Tricolor dogs 5 months and older and not holding a CKCSC, USA championship title if over 12 months of age. Special Limit Ruby: Ruby dogs 5 months and older and not holding a CKCSC, USA championship title if over 12 months of age. Special Limit Black & Tan: Black & Tan dogs 5 months and older and not holding a CKCSC, USA championship title if over 12 months of age. Open: Dogs 5 months and older. Senior Open: Dogs 7 years and older. Unofficial Conformation Classes (No championship points awarded.) Veteran: Dogs 7 years and older. Stud Dog: Stud dogs to parade with 2 or more of their get from at least 2 different litters, not necessarily in the same ownership. Get must be entered in an Official or Unofficial Conformation Class at this Show. CLASS TO BE JUDGED ON QUALITY AND CONSISTENCY OF GET ONLY. Brood Bitch: Brood bitches to parade with two or more of their produce from at least two different litters, not necessarily in the same ownership. Produce must be entered in an Official or Unofficial Conformation Class at this Show. CLASS TO BE JUDGED ON QUALITY AND CONSISTENCY OF PRODUCE ONLY. Brace: Two dogs 5 months or older, of the same color and in the same ownership but not necessarily of the same sex. CLASS TO BE JUDGED ON SIMILARITY AND QUALITY. Awards All official conformation classes are judged for dogs, then bitches. Winners/Reserve Winners/Best Puppy competitions take place after judging concludes for that sex. Initial competition for Special Awards Best Blenheim, Tricolor, Ruby, and Blackand-Tan In Show is held after Best Puppy for that sex is awarded. Unofficial conformation classes, including Best Veteran In Show, are judged after the competition for Winners/Reserve Winners Bitch/Best Puppy Bitch. The remaining Final and Special Awards follow the unofficial conformation classes.

10 10 Final Awards (Championship points awarded if entry justifies.) Winners (WD, WB): Awarded from the Class Winners. Reserve Winners (RWD, RWB): Awarded from the remaining Class Winners and the second place dog to Winners. Best Puppy (BPD, BPB): Awarded from the Junior and Senior Puppy Classes. Best In Show (BIS): Awarded from Winners Dog and Winners Bitch. Reserved Best In Show (RBIS): Awarded from the Opposite Sex Winner and the Reserve Winner to Best In Show. Best Puppy In Show (BPIS): Awarded from the winners of the Best Puppy Dog/Bitch competitions after Reserve Best In Show competition. Special Awards (No championship points awarded.) Award of Merit (AOM): Awarded after Reserve Winners from the remaining Class Winners and next placing dog to Reserve Winners or the first AOM winner. (Up to two AOM s are awarded to each sex at all National shows and each Regional AGM trophy show.) Best Veteran In Show: Awarded from the winners of the Veteran Classes immediately following the Veteran Class competition. Special Awards: Awarded from eligible dogs from all of the classes. The definition for the Special Award is the same as the associated class definition. They must include: Best American Bred in Show Best Bred By Exhibitor In Show Best Blenheim In Show Best Tricolor In Show Best Ruby In Show Best Black-and-Tan In Show PUPPY SWEEPSTAKES (No Championship Points awarded.) Junior Puppy: Puppies 5 months but not yet 9 months and not holding a CKCSC,USA, championship title. Senior Puppy: Puppies 9 months but not yet 12 months and not holding a CKCSC, USA, championship title. Graduate Puppy: Dogs 12 months but not yet 18 months and not holding a CKCSC, USA championship title. JUNIOR SHOWMANSHIP (To be judged on how well the dogs are handled, NOT on the dogs themselves.) Junior Class: Handlers 6 years but not yet 12 years. Dogs not to be placed upon the examining table. Senior Class: Handlers 12 years but not yet 17 years. Dogs to be placed upon examining table.