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1 Entries close at 6:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 18, 2018 at Show Secretary's address after which time entries cannot be accepted, canceled, or substituted, except as provided for in Chapter 11, Section 6 of the AKC Rules Applying to Dog Shows. Rally Events # :: Obedience Events # :: # Premium List (Member of the American Kennel Club) Catoctin Kennel Club catoctinkennelclub.org Officers President...N. Lamar Solomon Vice President... Whitney Coombs Treasurer... Carol Lingley Recording Secretary... Terri Baker Secretary... Elisa Ballard 91 Hickorywood Court, Harpers Ferry, WV AKC Delegate: Whitney Coombs Board of Directors: Joan Hoos, Marie Huffman, Dee Lozupone, Shawn Michael Event Committee N. Lamar Solomon, Trial Chair 5502 Bartonsville Road, Frederick, MD Phone: :: lamarsol@comcast.net Elinor Abrell, Joan Hoos, Dee Lozupone, Carol Lingley Friday, May 4, 2018 Two (2) Consecutive All-Breed* Rally Trials (RAE & RACH class offered) Saturday & Sunday, May 5 & 6, 2018 All-Breed* Obedience Trials (One per day) (UDX and Preferred UDX class offered) Catoctin Kennel Club Training Facility 4016 Rock Hall Road, Point of Rocks, MD Trial hours: 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM each day Judging will begin no earlier than 8:00 AM each day Indoors Unbenched *Entries are open to All-American/Mixed Breed dogs listed in the AKC Canine Partners program Committee Members Chief Ring Steward...Marie Huffman Concessions... Elinor Abrell Clean-Up...Ken Lingley Hospitality... Elinor Abrell Judges Hospitality... Cathi DiGiacomo Trophies... Joan Hoos Event Secretary N. Lamar Solomon c/o Rhonda Toren, Clantyre Show Secretary Services 5474 Delphinium Court, Columbia, MD Phone: (410) Fax: (410) showsec@clantyre.net website: Rally entry is limited to 70 per event number Obedience entry is limited to 8 hours of judging time per judge AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB CERTIFICATION Permission has been granted by the American Kennel Club for the holding of this event under AKC Rules and Regulations. Gina M. DiNardo, Executive Secretary

2 Judges and Assignments Phillis Broderick Brass Candle Road, Oxford, NJ Friday: All Rally Classes, AM Trial and PM Trial Saturday: Obedience Open A & B, Preferred Open, Graduate Open Sunday: Obedience Utility A & B, Preferred Utility, Versatility Linda F. Morris* Beckford Court, Salisbury, MD Saturday & Sunday: Obedience Novice A & B, Beginner Novice A & B, Preferred Novice, Graduate Novice Robert J. Squires Lauren Court, Webster, NY Saturday: Obedience Utility A & B, Preferred Utility, Versatility Sunday: Obedience Open A & B, Preferred Open, Graduate Open Classes Offered Friday RALLY Trials: Regular Rally: Novice A & B, Intermediate, Advanced A & B, Excellent A & B, Master Saturday and Sunday Obedience Trials: Regular Obedience: Novice A & B, Open A & B, Utility A & B Optional Titling Obedience: Beginner Novice A & B, Graduate Novice, Graduate Open, Versatility Alternative Titling Obedience: Preferred Novice, Preferred Open, Preferred Utility All offered classes are described in the Obedience Regulations and Rally Regulations. AKC Rules, Regulations, Policies and Guidelines are available on the AKC web site: Ribbon Prizes Obedience Regular, Optional & Alternative Titling Classes Rally Regular Classes First Prize... Blue Rosette Second Prize... Red Ribbon Third Prize... Yellow Ribbon Fourth Prize... White Ribbon Qualifying Score... Dark Green Ribbon Obedience Highest Scoring Dog in Regular Obedience Classes Highest Scoring Dog in Preferred Obedience Classes Blue and Gold Rosette Highest Scoring Dog in Open B & Utility Combined Highest Scoring Dog in Preferred Open and Preferred Utility Combined Dark Green and Blue Rosette Rally Highest Scoring Dog in Rally Excellent B & Advanced B Combined Dark Green and Blue Rosette Highest Scoring Triple Q (Excellent B, Advanced B & Master) Blue and Red Rosette A new title Rosette will be offered to all dog and handler teams who finish a title in Obedience or Rally Obedience Trophies The following prizes are offered by Catoctin Kennel Club. Highest Scoring Dog in Regular Classes. Saturday & Sunday: $100 Cash Highest Scoring Dog in Open B & Utility Combined. Saturday & Sunday: $50 Cash Friday, May 4, 2018 Canine Good Citizen Advanced Canine Good Citizen Trick Dog Cost: $15.00 :: No Pre-entry Required Dog refers to either sex. Qualifying scores required for all prizes. All class trophies will be awarded in the ring when judging of that class is over. None will be mailed. All unawarded prizes become the property of the host club. Official Photographer Carl Gernazio Photography 7835 Anson Court, Springfield, VA (Only the Official Photographer may take win pictures.)

3 Directions From I-70: Take US 340W & US 15 South from Frederick towards Leesburg & Harpers Ferry; take US 15 South to Point Of Rocks/MD Route 28 (flashing yellow light immediately before Potomac River Bridge); turn left onto Route 28 and go approximately 1 mile and turn right onto Rock Hall Road (immediately after RR); site is one story building on left. From Washington I-270: Follow signs for Route 340 to Route 15 South and follow as above. From the West: From Leesburg, follow US 15 North, immediately after crossing the Potomac River Bridge, turn right onto Route 28 in Point of Rocks. Turn Right on Rock Hall Rd., just after crossing the railroad tracks. Turn left into the parking lot. Accommodations These hotels have indicated that they accept well-mannered dogs. Please check with hotels for policies and restrictions. A pet deposit may be required. Country Inn & Suites Spectrum Drive, Frederick, MD Hampton Inn (Buckeystown) Buckeystown Pike, Frederick, MD Comfort Inn Executive Way, Frederick, MD Holiday Inn Francis Scott Key Mall, Frederick, MD Travelodge Frederick East Walser Drive, Frederick, MD Days Inn Leesburg East Market Street, Leesburg, VA Holiday Inn Leesburg East Market Street, Leesburg, VA Limited RV Parking Available Contact Lamar Solomon for more information. Phone: :: lamarsol@comcast.net Veterinarian On Call Buckeystown Veterinary Hospital 3820 Buckeystown Pike, Buckeystown, MD Phone: (You must call the Clinic before arrival.) 24-Hour Emergency Veterinary Center CARE Veterinary Center 1080 W. Patrick Street, Frederick, MD CARE (2273) Entry Fee Information Make all checks and money orders payable (in US Funds) to: Clantytre Show Secretary Services Mail all entries with fees to: 5474 Delphinium Court, Columbia, MD Do not send entries requiring a signature upon delivery. Rally (Friday) Rally Entry Fee (1st entry) $30.00 Each Additional Entry/Same Dog/Same Event Number+ $28.00 Obedience (Saturday & Sunday) Obedience Entry Fee (1st entry) $30.00 Each Additional Entry/Same Dog/Same Event Number+ $ If a dog is entered in both Rally and Obedience, you must pay the fee for the first entry of the dog in each trial, as they are separate events. There are 4 total events: 2 Rally and 2 Obedience. All entries must indicate class A or B and a jump height where in classes that require jumps. Entries that do not include A or B and appropriate jump height will be returned as incomplete. UDX/RAE/RACH Entries: Please check the box on the entry form for UDX/RAE/RACH. Dogs entered in this class will be entered in both Utility B/Open B (UDX), Excellent B/Advanced B (RAE) or Excellent B/Advanced B/Master (RACH). Once the limit has been reached in any class, any subsequent entries will be returned in their entirety. IMPORTANT! Acknowledgement of entries will be made via as soon as practicable. Please include legible e- mail address on your entry form. Exhibitors providing addresses may receive all communication, including confirmation and judging schedule through . Please ensure all spam-blocking technology is set to allow from the secretary address. Check junk/spam folders regularly, as some communications will contain.pdf attachments. If you use an entry service (superintendent, online entry or fax service), please be aware of their terms, additional charges and delivery policies. Entries are processed in the order that they are received at the address of the Show Secretary. PayPal Payment is available! Step 1: Submit your entry form. Scan/ it to: clantyre.showsec@gmail.com -OR- FAX to: OR- Mail to: Clantyre Show Secretary Services, 5474 Delphinium Ct., Columbia, MD Step 2: Visit to complete the transaction. Processing fee per entry using PayPay method: $2.50, which is already added to the entry fee amount for your cart. Processing fee is non-refundable. Step 3: Include the AKC number of the dog being paid for so that we can match payment to entry forms. Thank you!

4 Notice to Exhibitors All judging will be indoors. Transfers will be permitted in accordance with Obedience Regulations, Chapter 1, Section 16 and Rally Regulations, Chapter 1, Section 15. The request for a transfer must be in writing and presented to the Trial Secretary at least 30 minutes prior to the start of the trial. Transfers will be accepted prior to the day of the trial. Requests should be ed to: showsec@clantyre.net, faxed to: or mailed to: Clantyre Show Secretary Services, 5474 Delphinium Ct., Columbia, MD The Rally ring will be a minimum of 40 x 50 feet. The Friday Rally trials will run consecutively. A wait-list will be established in order to fill openings created by entries that are withdrawn prior to the event closing day. Obedience and Rally classes will be run in small-tall height order. Lunch will not be available on-site. There is a deli nearby. Morning hospitality will be available. REFUND POLICY: Bitches in season are not permitted to compete in obedience trials. The club will refund all but $10.00 of the entry fee for bitches in season that are unable to compete for that reason. Refund requests must be accompanied by a dated, signed letter on official business letterhead from your veterinarian stating the reason that your dog cannot compete. The Trial Secretary must be notified no later than one half hour prior to the start of the first class in the trial. s, phone calls and nonletterhead notes will not be considered. Exhibitors and handlers will be responsible for clean conditions in and around their crating area. There is no space for un-entered dogs. The judge is not required to wait for dogs. It is the responsibility of the owner/handler to have the dog at ringside when required and without being called. All dogs present must be held on a leash, or confined to a crate except when being judged. Exhibitors should follow their veterinarians recommendation to assure their dogs are free of internal and external parasites, any communicable diseases, and have appropriate vaccinations It is expressly understood that exhibitors alone are responsible for the behavior of their dogs and/or children. Any exhibitor whose dogs and/or children create unnecessary disturbances or repeatedly engage in unsafe or disruptive behavior may, at the discretion of the Event Committee, be asked to leave the show site. In such case, no refund of any fees paid will be made. The host club, Clantyre Show Secretary Services and its agents, employees, etc. will assume no responsibility for any loss, damage or injury sustained by exhibitors or handlers, or to any of their dogs or property and further assumes no responsibility for injury to children. Each entry fee includes $3.00 AKC Event Service Fee, plus a $.50 AKC Recording Fee for the 1st entry. Rally: Each first entry fee Includes $3.50 AKC Recording Fee. Each additional entry fee includes $3.00 AKC Recording Fee. (There is no Recording Fee or Event Service Fee for Junior Showmanship, Sweepstakes, Futurities, Brace/Team, Multi-Dog Classes or Special Attractions.) Fees are to be collected by the Show-giving club and paid to the American Kennel Club. (AKC Rules Applying to Dog Shows, Chapter 11, Section 2.) Telegraph, telephone and unsigned entries cannot be accepted. Entries not on an official AKC entry form and photocopies of entry forms without agreement and rules on the reverse side of the official AKC entry form are NOT ACCEPTABLE. Entries received without fees will not be accepted. Postdated checks, returned checks or declined credit cards do not constitute a valid entry fee. The Show Secretary will add a $30 collection fee to the amount of each returned check. No refund for duplicate entries. Owners are responsible for errors in entry forms, regardless of who may make such errors. (AKC Rules Applying to Dog Shows, Chapter 11, Section 6.) No entry fee will be refunded in event of such errors or cancellation of entries after the published closing date. No entry shall be made and no entry shall be accepted which specifies any condition as to its acceptance. Waiver of Rights Animals in Distress Catoctin Kennel Club reserves the right to remove an animal in distress from a parked vehicle or crate, and all persons attending these dog shows hereby waive any claim for damages against the club for such removal. Obedience & Rally Run Thrus Winter Schedule Thursday, February 15, 2018 Thursday, March 1, 2018 Sunday, April 15, 2018 Sign-up for all classes begins at 9:00 AM Rally sign-up ends at 10:45 AM Obedience sign-up ends at 11:30 AM Open & Utility starts at 10:00 AM Rally Starts at 9:30 AM and ends at 11:45 AM Beginner Novice, followed by Novice begins at Noon $10.00 per dog for the 1st run-thru $5.00 for the 2nd run-thru with the same dog First runs will be completed before second runs begin. Please check and be aware of the weather policy, located on CKC s website ( If you have questions, please contact Joan Hoos tej577@myactv.net AKC Rules, Regulations, Policies and Guidelines are available on the AKC web site: The new stay exercises begin on May 1, 2018.

5 OFFICIAL AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB ENTRY FORM Catoctin Kennel Club:: May 4, 5 & 6, 2018 Friday-Rally AM Saturday-Obed Circle the events you wish to enter: Friday-Rally PM Sunday-Obed Entry Fees: $30 First Entry :: $28 Second Entry, Same Dog, Same Event Closing Date: Entries close at 6:00 pm Wednesday, April 18, 2018 at the address of the trial secretary. Mail Entries with Fees to: Clantyre Show Secretary Services, 5474 Delphinium Ct., Columbia, MD Make checks payable in US funds to: Clantyre Show Secretary Services Entry fees enclosed UDX/RAE/RACH JUMP HEIGHT REQUIRED* *Entries that do not include A or B and/or jump height if appropriate will be returned as incomplete. IMPORTANT! Read instructions on reverse side carefully before filling out. Numbers in the boxes indicate sections of the instructions relevant to the information needed in that box. PLEASE PRINT. Next, be sure to read the Agreement and sign on the reverse. No form will be processed without your signature! Breed 5 Variety 1 Sex Obedience Class Additional Class(es) *Jump Height Rally Class Name of Junior Handler (if any) Full Name of Dog AKC No. PAL or ILP No. Foreign Reg. No. Enter number here Breeder Sire Dam Actual Owner(s) 4 (Please print) Owner s Address Additional Class(es) Place of Birth (Enter Country here) Junior Handler Number Date of Birth *Jump Height INSTRUCTIONS 1. (Variety) if you are entering a dog of breed in which there are varie es for show purposes, please designate the par cular variety you are entering, i.e., Cocker Spaniel (solid color black, ASCOB, par -color), Beagles (not exceeding 13 in., over 13 in. but not exceeding 15 in.), Dachshunds (longhaired, smooth, wirehaired), Collies (rough, smooth), Bull Terriers (colored, white), Manchester Terriers (standard, toy), Chihuahuas (smooth coat, long coat), English Toy Spaniels (King Charles and Ruby, Blenheim and Prince Charles), Poodles (toy, miniature, standard). 2. (Event Class) Consult the classifica on in this premium list. If the event class in which you are entering your dog is divided, then, in addi on to designa ng the class, specify the par cular division of the class in which you are entering your dog, i.e., A or B division. 3. A dog must be entered in the name of the person who actually owned it at the me the entries for a show 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 event for which entries closed a er the date of the acquirement, regardless of whether the new owner has received the registra on cer ficate indica ng that the dog is recorded in his name. State on entry form whether transfer applica on has been mailed to A.K.C. (For complete rule refer to Chapter 11, Sec on 3). 5. Dogs listed in the AKC Canine Partners SM Program may be eligible to enter all-breed AKC Obedience or Rally trials at the club s op on. These dogs should be listed as All American Dog and must include their AKC number on the entry form and check the AKC No. box. Sire and Dam informa on shall remain blank for mixed breed entrants. AKC Rules, Regula ons, Policies and Guidelines are available on the American Kennel Club Web site, AGREEMENT I cer fy 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 considera on of the acceptance of this entry, I (we) agree to abide by the rules and regula ons of The American Kennel Club in effect at the me of this event, and any addi onal rules and regula ons appearing in the premium list of this event and entry form and any decision made in accord with them. I (we) agree that the club holding this event has the right to refuse this entry for cause which the club shall deem sufficient. I (we) cer fy and represent that the dog entered is not a hazard to persons or other dogs. In considera on of the acceptance of this entry and of the holding of this event and of the opportunity to have the dog judged and to win prizes, ribbons, or trophies, I (we) agree to hold the AKC, the event-giving club, their members, directors, governors, officers, agents, superintendents or event secretary and the owner and/or lessor of the premises and any provider of services that are necessary to hold this event and any employees or volunteers of the aforemen oned par es, and any AKC approved judge, judging at this event, 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 about the event premises or grounds or near any entrance thereto, and I (we) personally assume all responsibility and liability for any such claim; and I (we) further agree to hold the aforemen oned par es harmless from any claim for loss, injury or damage to this dog. Addi onally, I (we) hereby assume the sole responsibility for and agree to indemnify, defend and save the aforemen oned par es harmless from any and all loss and expense (including legal fees) by reason of the liability imposed by law upon any of the aforemen oned par es for damage because of bodily injuries, including death at any me resul ng 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) par cipa on in this event, however such, injuries, death or property damage may be caused, and whether or not the same may have been caused or may be alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the aforemen oned par es or any of their employees, agents, or any other person. I (WE) AGREE THAT ANY CAUSE OF ACTION, CONTROVERSY OR CLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE ENTRY, EXHIBITION OR ATTENDANCE AT THE EVENT BETWEEN THE AKC AND THE EVENT-GIVING CLUB (UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED IN THIS PREMIUM LIST) AND MYSELF (OURSELVES) OR AS TO THE CONSTRUCTION, INTERPRETATION AND EFFECT OF THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE SETTLED BY ARBITRATION PURSUANT TO THE APPLICABLE RULES OF THE AMERICAN ARBITRATION ASSOCIATION. HOWEVER, PRIOR TO ARBITRATION ALL APPLICABLE AKC BYLAWS, RULES, REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES MUST FIRST BE FOLLOWED AS SET FORTH IN THE AKC CHARTER AND BYLAWS, RULES, REGULATIONS, PUBLISHED POLICIES AND GUIDELINES. City State/Prov Zip/Postal Code Signature required Are you a new exhibitor? Telephone # Yes No Signature of owner or his agent duly authorized to make this entry: Address (An acknowledgement or receipt of entry may be sent to this address Telephone Name of Agent at the Show (If any) *** Be sure to read the Agreement and sign on the reverse. No form will be processed without your signature! *** AEN999 (01/17) v1.0p Edit

Catoctin Kennel Club catoctinkennelclub.org

Catoctin Kennel Club catoctinkennelclub.org Entries close at 6:00 p.m., February 20, 2019 at Show Secretary's address after which time entries cannot be accepted, canceled, or substituted, except as provided for in Chapter 11, Section 6 of the AKC