CAVALIERS OF THE SOUTH 39th Annual Specialty Show Weekend Three Conformation Shows 26th Annual Puppy Sweepstakes May 7, 8, 9, & 10, 2015 Hilton Atlanta Airport Atlanta, Georgia 1
JUDGING PANEL Thursday, May 7, 2015 PUPPY SWEEPSTAKES: Mr. Ricky Perkins, Mimric Cavaliers, Tennessee Friday, May 8, 2015 CONFORMATION: Mrs. Tina Holmes, Leogem Cavaliers, England CHILDREN S & SENIOR HANDLING: Mrs. Brenda Martz Brookhaven Cavaliers, Georgia Saturday, May 9, 2015 CONFORMATION: Mrs. Elaine Whitney, Sigma Chi Cavaliers, Canada CHILDREN S & SENIOR HANDLING: Mrs. Nicole Parente Autumnhill Cavaliers, Vermont Sunday, May 10, 2015 CONFORMATION: Mr. Andy Vella, Cinderiac Cavaliers, England CHILDREN S & SENIOR HANDLING: Mrs. Linda Whitmire Almeara Cavaliers, Georgia SHOW CHAIRS Mrs. Brenda Martz Mrs. Paula Ayers 2941 Little River Rd 3051 Little River Rd Madison, GA 30650 Madison, GA 30650 (770) 377-6526 (770) 597-4138 cavhaven@aol.com playerscav@aol.com SHOW SECRETARY Beth & Howard Bales 2301 E. Emory Road Knoxville, TN 37938 (865) 687-4963 cavaliershowsecretary@comcast.net SHOW RULES COMMITTEE Dr. Kevin Cline (318) 455-1534 1315 Forest Creek Drive, Shreveport, LA 71115 Mrs. Paula Ayers (Address and telephone above) Mrs. Beth Bales (Address and telephone above) Cover Art Puppies and Peaches is an original watercolor by COS member Brenda Gear. The original is in the private collection of Pat and Juhan Mixon. 2
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Thursday, May 7, 2015 9:00 AM CKCSC Board of Directors Meeting 7:00 PM Welcome Reception and Cash Bar 7:30 PM Puppy Sweepstakes, Mr. Ricky Perkins Friday, May 8, 2015 9:00 AM Conformation Judging, Mrs. Tina Holmes Dog Classes Children s/senior Handling, Mrs. Brenda Martz Parade of Service and Therapy Dogs Conformation Judging continues Winners and Best Puppy Dog Competitions Special Dog Competitions Conformation Judging continues following a Break Bitch Classes, Winners and Best Puppy Bitch Competitions Special Bitch Competitions Unofficial Classes Best in Show Competition Best Puppy In Show Competition Special Awards Competition Saturday, May 9, 2015 9:00 AM Heart Clinic, Dr. Gil Jacobs Conformation Judging, Mrs. Elaine Whitney Dog Classes Children s/senior Handling, Mrs. Nicole Parente Conformation Judging continues Winners, AOM, & Best Puppy Dog Competitions Special Dog Competitions Conformation Judging continues following a Break Bitch Classes Winners, AOM, & Best Puppy Bitch Competitions Special Bitch Competitions Unofficial Classes Parade of Veterans (following Best Veteran In Show) Conformation Judging continues Best in Show, Best Puppy In Show Competitions Special Awards Competition 6:00 PM COS Annual General Meeting (AGM) 7:00 PM Cash Bar 7:30 PM Annual Banquet, Live Auction, and International Breeder Forum Sunday, May 10, 2015 9:00 AM Conformation Judging, Mr. Andy Vella Dog Classes Children s/senior Handling, Mrs. Linda Whitmire Conformation Judging continues Winners and Best Puppy Dog Competitions Special Dog Competitions Conformation Judging continues following a Break Bitch Classes Winners and Best Puppy Bitch Competitions Special Bitch Competitions Unofficial Classes Best in Show, Best Puppy In Show Competitions Special Awards Competition NOTE: Atlanta is in the Eastern Time Zone. All times are Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Lunch breaks are at the judge's discretion. The time to resume conformation judging is announced just prior to the lunch break. 3
HOTEL INFORMATION Hilton Atlanta Airport 1031 Virginia Avenue Atlanta, Georgia 30354 404-767-9000 Fax: 404-768-0185 Reservations: 1-404-767-9000. Identify yourself as being with the Cavaliers of the South Dog Show to receive the special group rate. Group code is CAV. Rates: $96.00 Single or Double Occupancy $50 nonrefundable pet fee Reservation deadline is April 13, 2015. 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 your protection, for the protection of the dog, 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, pooperscooper, 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 this site/hotel depend on how well you control your dog, your children, and yourself. Please make this one a success and future shows a possibility. DIRECTIONS TO HILTON ATLANTA AIRPORT TRANSPORTATION Coming from the North on I-85 or I-75 or East or West on I-20: Take I-85/I-75 South through Atlanta. When the interstate splits, stay on I-85 South to Exit 73 Virginia Avenue. Turn left on to Virginia Avenue. The hotel is approximately 3 blocks on the left. Coming from the South on I-85 or from the Airport: Take I-85 North to Exit 73A Virginia Avenue. Turn right onto Virginia Avenue. The hotel is approximately 3 blocks on the left. Coming from the South on I-75: Take I-285 West to I-85 North. Take I-85 North to Exit 73A Virginia Avenue. Turn right onto Virginia Avenue. The hotel is approximately 3 blocks on the left. AIRPORT SHUTTLE SERVICES Courtesy hotel shuttle service is available in the Ground Transportation area west curb, just immediately outside the Airport between the North and South terminals. Hotel shuttles are located in the Purple Bus isle, Stalls 25 through 29 and departs every 15 20 minutes from the hours of 5:00 am to 11:00 pm and is on call after midnight. Courtesy phones are available at the airport for after hours. 4
GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS For more information and late-breaking news, go to our website, www.ckcsc.org! The COS Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held Saturday evening at 6:00 pm just prior to the banquet. The COS Annual Banquet Saturday night is a buffet. Cost is $49. Trophies awarded at last year s show should be engraved, polished, and returned to Pat and Juhan Mixon (2630 Noble Drive, Tallahasse, FL 32308), or to the hotel in time to award them on Saturday, May 10. If you have any questions, contact Pat at 850-3858- 2401. A member responsible for any unreturned trophy will be fined $250 if the trophy is not available on Saturday. (Refer to Show Rule Section I. Rule 5.) Puppy Sweepstakes will take place on Thursday evening. 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). Veterans and Service/Therapy Dogs wil be recognized in parades on Friday and Saturday, respectively. Participation is free and you can sign up at any time, but entries must be received by Monday, April 20 to receive a rosette commemorating your dog s participation. Contact Sharon Utych at utych@earthlink.net or 770-569-9508. 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. Sales Tables may be reserved for $50.00 per 6-foot table. To reserve space, please send your requirements and a check payable to COS to: Beth Bales, 2301 E. Emory Road, Knoxville, TN 37938. Space is limited. Live Auction of a few select items including recently retired trophies will take place during dinner on Saturday night. Silent Auction, featuring Cavalier and non-cavalier items begins on Friday and ends on Sunday before lunch. To donate items, contact Sharon Utych at utych@earthlink.net. COS Book Sale Table will be available where you can purchase some great finds such as The Kennel Club yearbooks from 1993 to 2006, Julie Brown Direcrtories, CKCSC Breed Books and more. Heart Clinic is being offered on Saturday starting at 9:00 am. Walk-ins will be accommodated if at all possible. Fee is $35. All breeds are welcome. ***** INTERNATIONAL BREEDERS FORUM ***** presented by Cavaliers of the South Cavaliers of the South will present an International Breeders Forum on Saturday evening, May 9, during dinner. Pat Lander will serve as Moderator. Our conformation judges for the weekend, Tina Holmes, Elaine Whitney, and Andy Vella, will be joined by Dennis Holmes and Robert Whitney for a lively discussion about breeding, showing, judging, and more. The floor will be open to questions, so start thinking about things you may want to ask these notable breeders. IMPORTANT! 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. Rule 1.) CLASS ELIGIBILITY BY BIRTHDATE (May 8 May 10, 2015): 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 (5/8/15) Saturday 5/9/15) Sunday (5/10/15) Junior Puppy 8/9/14-12/8/14 8/10/14-12/9/14 8/11/14-12/10/14 Senior Puppy 5/9/14-8/8/14 5/10/14-8/9/14 5/11/14-8/10/14 Graduate Puppy 11/9/13-5/8/14 11/10/13-5/9/14 11/11/13-5/10/14 Novice before 12/9/14 before 12/10/14 before 12/11/14 Bred By before 12/9/14 before 12/10/14 before 12/11/14 Junior American Bred 11/9/13-12/8/14 11/10/13-12/9/14 11/11/13-12/10/14 American Bred before 11/9/13 before 11/10/13 before 11/11/13 Health/Conformation before 5/9/10 before 5/10/10 before 5/11/10 Special Limit before 12/9/14 before 12/10/14 before 12/11/14 Open before 12/9/14 before 12/10/14 before 12/11/14 Sr Open before 5/9/08 before 5/10/08 before 5/11/08 Veteran before 5/9/08 before 5/10/08 before 5/11/08 5
Show Rules last changed 8/14/14 effective with the CNE November 2014 show. Definition of Classes last changed 1/12/14 effective with the COS/CNE March 2014 show. Performance Show Rules last changed 1/1/11 effective with the COTW January 2011 show. Performance Class Definitions last changed 1/1/15 effective with the CMW February 2015 show. SHOW RULES ANNOUNCEMENTS The CKCSC-USA Show Rules are available on the Club s website www.ckcsc.org. Please review the updated Show Rules 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 under Performance Show Rules. SHOW RULES CHANGE 8/14/14: (Effective with the November 2014 Show) Show Rule V. Show Rules Committees/Complaints 7: Added a rule for managing entries when there is a change in a judging assignment once the premium is published. 3/13/14: (Effective with the June 2014 show) Show Rule 1. Owners/Exhibitors 10. No dog may be shown to a judge who has owned or co-owned the sire or dam of the exhibit within the past 2 years. (Effective with the June 2014 show) Show Rule I. Owners/Exhibitors 18. The judge and the exhibitor may not be overnight guests in each other s homes or share a hotel room for a period of 6 months before or 30 days after the judge s CKCSC-USA assignment. An exhibitor may not show to a judge with whom s/he has sold, purchased, or co-owned a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel 6 months prior to the judging assignment or with whom s/he has shared any form of private transportation to or from the show on the weekend of the judge s assignment. (Effective with the June 2014 show) Show Rule IV. Judges 4: Judges should review Section I. Owners/Exhibitors regarding contact with exhibitors. DEFINITION OF CLASSES CHANGE 1/1/15: (Effective with the February 2015 show) Added Pre-Novice, Pre-Open, and Pre-Utility as Optional Titling Classes. Renamed the unofficial Pre-novice class to Sub-Novice. Updated the eligibility criteria for Rally Excellent A and Rally Advanced A. Refer to the Definition of Classes for eligibility criteria. CAVALIER KING CHARLES SPANIEL CLUB, USA DEFINITION OF CLASSES (As of 1/1/15) The term "Dog" applies to both sexes unless otherwise specified. CONFORMATION (As of 1/12/14) OFFICIAL CONFORMATION CLASSES (Championship Points awarded if entry justifies.) 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 of age and older with an OFA certificate that shows and OFA registry number and states that the dog has no evidence of hip displaysia after 2 years of age and is certified clear within 1 year of the postmark closing date for that show of the following diseases: 1) Heart by a board certified cardiologist; 2) Patellar Luxation by a licensed veterinarian or via an OFA patella certificate; 3) Eyes by CERF or by a board certified veterinary ophthalmologist s exam sheet indicating that 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. 6
UNOFFICIAL CONFORMATION CLASSES (No championship points awarded.) Veteran: Dogs 7 years and older. Class to be judged on overall quality and conformation of the dogs, regardless of their age. 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. FINAL AND SPECIAL AWARDS 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 American Bred, Bred By Exhibitor, Blenheim, Tricolor, Ruby, and Black-and-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/Best Puppy Bitch. The remaining Final and Special Awards follow the unofficial conformation classes. FINAL AWARDS (Championship points awarded if entry justifies.) Winners (WD, WB) is awarded from the Class Winners. Reserve Winners (RWD, RWB) is awarded from the remaining Class Winners and the second place dog to Winners. Best Puppy (BPD, BPB) is awarded from the winners of the Junior and Senior Puppy Classes after Reserve Winners and AOM s are awarded. Best In Show (BIS) is awarded from Winners Dog and Winners Bitch. Reserved Best In Show (RBIS) is awarded from the Opposite Sex Winners and the Reserve Winners to Best In Show. Best Puppy In Show (BPIS) is awarded from the winners of Best Puppy Dog and Best Puppy Bitch after Best In Show is awarded. SPECIAL AWARDS (No championship points awarded.) Award of Merit (AOM) is 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 is 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. HANDLING (To be judged on how well the dogs are handled, NOT on the dogs themselves.) Children s Handling: Handlers 6 years but not yet 12 years. Dogs not to be placed upon the examining table. Senior Handling: Handlers 12 years but not yet 17 years. Dogs to be placed upon examining table. 7
PARADE ENTRY FORM Send completed form to Sharon Utych 540 Westherstone Court Alpharetta, GA, 30009 utych@earthlink.net by 4/20/2015 CKCSC Parade of Therapy and Service Dogs Entry Form Saturday 5/9/15 Registered/Call Name: Name of Sponsoring Organization: What type of work does your dog do as a therapy dog? How long? Why did you start? Owner s Name: Phone: Email address: Any other information? Favorite story? (Attach a sheet or place in an email to Sharon.) CKCSC Parade of Veterans Friday 5/8/15 Registered Name: Call Name: Age: Owner s Name: Phone: Email address: Favorite story? (Attach a sheet or place in an email to Sharon.) 8