www.wewasc.com Western Europe Working Australian Shepherd Club e.v. Circular Letter No. 2 June 2007 Official Club Newsletter Son & Mother S Bar L Lil Colonel Smoke DNA-VP & WTCH Deep Blue Heaven In May Rd DNA-CP If you have a nice picture for one of the next circular letters, please send it to: sandra.zilch@lz-westerntraining.de Congratulations We congratulate Gunnar Larsson for finishing his little red female WTCH Crofter Holdings Chica Vaquera at the June trial in Finland under judge Dana McKenzie. This is Gunnars second Working Trial Champion. Trials Please check the WEWASC homepage for the newest news on trials in 2007. Since many of the potential trial participants need to know the trial dates ahead of time in order to be able to attend them, we like to have the approximate dates on the homepage by end of January. So, please, dear
organizers, try to organize early! Elections This year of 2007 is again a year for board elections. Please everybody, take a hold and think about to apply for a position on the WEWASC board. It is YOU that make the club and the activities that we organize. Clubvote: This is also time for the ASCA club voting. Every member gets a ballot. Please send it back by email to our secretary before July 1.! This is the clubvote, so not your individual one. You do not have to be an ASCA member to do the clubvote. Candidates for 2007 are: Jerry Aufox Christine Davenport Rick Gann And the hardship registry shall be; Open Closed We will send out the clubvoting to you by e-mail also. Please send it back to our treasurer till July 1 st. Thanks. (here is a reminder of the board: the hardship registry is now ONLY open to FCI registered dogs!) Here is some thing you might need some time in the future: Foreign Registry Registration Rules Purebred Australian Shepherds registered with other registries may be eligible for ASCA registration provided all of the following requirements are met: 1. The dog was registered as an Australian Shepherd in the country of birth with a foreign registry recognized by ASCA that has met one of the following requirements: A. any registry with which ASCA has a reciprocal agreement (i.e. the Canadian Kennel Club)
B. any foreign club registry approved by the ASCA Board of Directors after review of the registry's registration process (currently the American Kennel Club, The Kennel Club) 2. Owners of applicant dogs registered with non-asca approved registries must seek approval for that registry by providing the ASCA Board of Directors with clear evidence of the foreign registry's ability to accurately verify purebred Australian Shepherd lineage. 3. Applicant dog must be at least 12 months of age. 4. Puppies from any litter born prior to the ASCA registration of the sire and/or dam will be treated as individuals; each puppy must meet the Foreign Registry Requirements. 5. Registration of any applicant dog, its parents or its grandparents with any registry as a breed other than an Australian Shepherd will result in the applicant dog being ineligible for registration in the ASCA Registry. 6. The application form is accompanied by a minimum three-generation pedigree certified by the foreign registry and must include all registration numbers from that registry. 7. The applicant must provide evidence that the applicant dog's lineage is based 100% on ASCA-registered dogs. Applicants must supply ASCA descendant registration numbers at time of application. 8. The application form is accompanied by a photocopy of the registration papers certified by the foreign registry. The dog must have an unrestricted (for breeding) registration with that registry if registered as "for breeding" in the ASCA Registry. This does not apply to applicant dogs applying for the ASCA Registry as an Altered dog. 9. The ASCA application and the foreign registry registration papers must show identical ownership. 10. The dog must have permanent, readable microchip or tattoo identification. 11. The dog must be DNA profiled with an official ASCA DNA laboratory. 12. The owner must certify that the applicant dog does not have any disqualifying faults as described in the ASCA Breed Standard. 13. The signature of all owners must appear on the application. 14. The breeder's signature must appear on the application.
15. Three photos are required of the individual dog and must accompany the application form. Photos must be clear, color and show the dog's front, left and right side full body view. 16. If at any time it is found that any part of the application has been falsified or found to be untrue, registration will be revoked for this dog and any progeny. Disciplinary action may be taken against the dog owner. If you are interested in participating with your purebred Australian Shepherd in ASCA's many performance programs including agility, stockdog, obedience and tracking, you may want to consider enrolling your dog in ASCA's Limited Exhibition Privilege (LEP) program. For further information please visit WWW.ASCA.ORG. B. Foreign Registration Procedures 1. Complete and submit the Foreign Registry Application. 2. The dog's registered name with the Foreign Registry will remain the same. If the dog's registered name already exists in ASCA's registry or if the kennel name is an active ASCA registered kennel name, the dog's registered name will be required to change to a unique name. 3. Fees for Individual Dog Registration will be as follows: Foreign Registry-based for Full Member: $100 Foreign Registry-based for Service Member: $200 Canadian Kennel Club for Full Member: 1-6 months: $15 / 1-2 years: $30 / 2 + years $50 Canadian Kennel Club for Service Member: 1-6 months: $30 / 1-2 years: $60 / 2 + years $100 4. Submit a photocopy of the applicant dog's ASCA DNA Profile Certificate. 5. Submit a photocopy of the applicant dog's FCI Registry certified registration papers. 6. Submit the applicant dog's certified three-generation pedigree, including the registration numbers from that registry.
7. Submit three photos: full body left side, full body right side and full front view. Photos must be clear. 8. All submitted material becomes the property of ASCA. Fees will not be returned if the application is denied for any reason. 9. Dogs accepted into the registry will be assigned a registry number with "F" prefix. Members: New Members: Ingrid und Birgit Rosenbaum, Germany - Gabi Soenius, Germany -Claudia & Wolfgang Kocik, Germany - Sabrina Otterbach, Germany Membership Applications have sent in: none Contact Sandra Zilch, President: info@lz-westerntraining.de Anneke De Jong, Vice President & Affiliate Representative: jjranch@hetnet.nl Carola Hilkerbäumer, Treasurer: c.hilkerbaeumer@willow-tree.org Georg Vater, Secretary: Georg.Vater@t-online.de If you send an e-mail to info@wewasc.com it will be sent to the WEWASC board. Please mail any comments about the contents of the homepage to Georg Vater. Responsible for the Circular Letter: Sandra Zilch and the rest of the board.