CAVALIERS OF THE SOUTH AND CAVALIERS OF THE NORTHEAST Spring Specialty Show Weekend 11th Annual CKCSC, USA, Puppy Of The Year Competition MARCH 12, 13, 14 & 15, 2015 Holiday Inn Patriot, Williamsburg, Virginia Page 1 of 7
JUDGING PANEL Thursday, March 12, 2015 -- Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Club, USA, Inc. PUPPY OF THE YEAR 2015: Mr. Hans Boelaars (V.H. Lamslag), Netherlands Friday, March 13, 2015 -- Cavaliers of the South CONFORMATION: Mr. David Moger (Gayhalo), England CHILDREN S/SENIOR HANDLING: Mrs. Beth Bales Saturday, March 14, 2015 -- Cavaliers of the South CONFORMATION: Mrs. Shirley Fippin (Athercroft), USA CHILDREN S/SENIOR HANDLING: Miss Christa Fox Sunday, March 15, 2015 -- Cavaliers of the Northeast CONFORMATION: Mrs. Diane Searle (Stopnepit), England CHILDREN S/SENIOR HANDLING: SHOW CHAIRS Mrs. Caryna Fox (COS) Mrs. Mandy Mulligan (CNE) Miss Christa Fox Mis Michaela Anne Duke 12328 Fairfax Station Road 20475 Deer Wood Park Drive Clifton, VA, 20124 Leonardtown, MD 20650 (703) 505-1622 (301) 904-0261 PUPPY OF THE YEAR CHAIRS Mrs. Caryna Fox SHOWS' SECRETARY Beth & Howard Bales (865) 687-4963 2301 E. Emory Road, Knoxville, TN 37938 NOTE: PLEASE address your entries to Beth Bales, Show Secretary. SHOW RULES COMMITTEES Cavaliers of the South Friday, Saturday, March 13 & 14, 2015 Dr. Kevin Cline (318) 455-1534 1315 Forest Creek Drive, Shreveport, LA, 71115 Mrs. Caryna Fox Mrs. Beth Bales Cavaliers of the Northeast Sunday, March 15, 2015 Mrs. Jaime Redniss (203) 348-3710 78 Old North Stamford Road, Stamford, CT 06905 Mrs. Mandy Mulligan Mrs. Joan Twigg (410) 228-6896 6061 Todd Point Road, Cambridge, MD 21613 Page 2 of 7
Thursday, March 12, 2015 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS 9:00 AM CNE Board Meeting 6:00 PM Puppy Of The Year Bracket Drawing Cash Bar 7:00 PM Puppy Of The Year 2015, Mr. Hans Boelaars Friday, March 13, 2015 9:00 AM Conformation Judging, Mr. David Moger ------ Dog Classes (through Senior Open Dog) Children s and Senior Handling, Mrs. Beth Bales Conformation Judging continues ------ Winners, Best Puppy Dog, Best Dog Competitions Break ------ Bitch Classes ------ Winners, Best Puppy Bitch, and Best Bitch Competitions ------ Veterans and Unofficial Classes ------ Best in Show and Best Puppy In Show Competitions ------ Final and Special Awards 2:30 PM Punch Bowls and Cookies Saturday, March 14, 2015 9:00 AM Heart Clinic, Dr. Jess A. Weidman (until 5:00 pm) Eye Clinic, Dr. Michael Blair (until 2:00 PM) Conformation Judging, Mr. Charlie Fippin ------ Dog Classes (through Senior Open Dog) Children s and Senior Handling, Miss Christa Fox Conformation Judging continues ------ Winners, Best Puppy Dog, Best Dog Competitions Break ------ Bitch Classes ------ Winners, Best Puppy Bitch, and Best Bitch Competitions ------ Veterans and Unofficial Classes ------ Best in Show and Best Puppy In Show Competitions ------ Final and Special Awards 4:30 PM Voting Marshals available 5:00 PM CKCSC, USA Special Meeting of the Membership or 30 minutes after Best in Show awards, whichever is later. 7:00 PM National Awards Dinner at The Central Street Grill (off-site) Sunday, March 15, 2015 9:00 AM Conformation Judging, Mrs. Diana Searle ------ Dog Classes (through Senior Open Dog) Children s and Senior Handling, Conformation Judging continues ------ Winners, Best Puppy Dog, Best Dog Competitions Break ------ Bitch Classes ------ Winners, Best Puppy Bitch, and Best Bitch Competitions ------ Veterans and Unofficial Classes ------ Best in Show and Best Puppy In Show Competitions ------ Final and Special Awards NOTE: Williamsburg 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 annnounced just prior to the lunch break. Page 3 of 7
Toll Free Reservations: Rates: Note: 1-800-446-6001 (US) $99.00 Single or Double Occupancy Reservation deadline is February 25, 2015. Pet charge $35 (not refundable). HOTEL INFORMATION Holiday Inn Patriot 3032 Richmond Rd. Williamsburg, Virginia 23185 (757) 565-2600 FAX: (757) 564-9738 Cancellations require 48 hours notice for a full refund of the advance deposit. Otherwise, one night s room and tax will be charged. 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, 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 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 HOLIDAY INN PATRIOT TRANSPORTATION From the North, on I-64 East, merge onto 199E via exit 234 toward Lightfoot. Take US-60 exit towards Lightfoot. Turn right on Richmond Road (US 60E). Patriot Inn and Suites is within 2 miles on the right. From the South, on I-64 West towards Williamsburg, take VA 143E exit 238 towards Colonial Williamsburg. Turn left on 143E. Turn right on VA-132. Turn right on Bypass Road (US 60W). The hotel is within 1.5 miles on 60E. (U-turn on your left, to hotel entrance. AIRPORT LIMOUSINE SERVICES Newport News/Williamsburg and Richmond Airports only Aero Cab Reservations: 757-273-8577 Williamsburg Airport Limousine and Taxi Reservations: 757-877-0279 Groome Transportation Reservations: 1-800-552-7911 www.groometransportation.com Reserve transportation well in advance of your arrival! Page 4 of 7
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, select Printer Friendly Version under Page Options on the left-hand side of the page. 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. 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. CLASS ELIGIBILITY BY BIRTHDATE (March 13 15, 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 (3/13/15) Saturday (3/14/15) Sunday (3/15/15) Junior Puppy 6/14/14 10/13/14 6/15/14 10/14/14 6/16/14 10/15/14 Senior Puppy 3/14/14 6/13/14 3/15/14 6/14/14 3/16/14 6/15/14 Graduate Puppy 9/14/13 3/13/14 9/15/13 3/14/14 9/16/13 3/15/14 Novice before 10/14/14 before 10/15/14 before 10/16/14 Bred By before 10/14/14 before 10/15/14 before 10/16/14 Junior American Bred 9/14/13 10/13/14 9/15/13 10/14/14 9/16/13 10/15/14 American Bred before 9/14/13 before 9/15/13 before 9/16/13 Health/Conformation before 3/14/10 before 3/15/10 before 3/16/10 Special Limit before 10/14/14 before 10/15/14 before 10/16/14 Open before 10/14/14 before 10/15/14 before 10/16/14 Senior Open/Veteran before 3/14/08 before 3/15/08 before 3/16/08 Page 5 of 7
GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS For more information and late-breaking news, go to our website, www.ckcsc.org! Like the Facebook page The COS and CNE 2015 Williamsburg, VA Show! Health Clinics are being offered on Saturday. Due to the popularity of the clinics and the limited time the doctors are available, advanced scheduling is STRONGLY recommended. Walk-ins will be accommodated for regular exams if space and time allow. All breeds are welcome. Forms for both examinations are available at registration or may be obtained in advance. Contact Kate Bertron at kbertron@gmail.com for appointments and information. Eye: Conducted by Dr. Michael Blair from 10:00 am until 2:00 pm. No dogs will be seen after that time. Please arrive 20 minutes early for application of dilating eye drops and to fill out paperwork (provided). Actual examinations take 5-10 minutes per dog. Fee is $40. Heart: Conducted by Dr. Jess Weidman from 9:00 am until 5:00 pm. No lubricant is placed on the dog for auscultation exam. Examinations take 10 minutes per dog. Fee is $35. Echocardiograms are being offered by appointment only and must be scheduled at least one week in advance. Fee is $190. Cardiology Forms: If possible, please download and fill in the cardiology exam PDF file from the OFA website before the clinic. Go to www.offa.org. Click "Forms" at the top of the page, then "Application Forms", then click "Congenital Cardiac". Sales Tables: You may reserve space at this show 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. Cover Art: The premium cover art is an original oil by Pamela Dennis Hall. It is the perpetual trophy for the POTY winner. Conformation Show Catalog Artwork is donated by Teresa Thorpe Long. The original will be on display during the weekend and will be auctioned online to benefit Cavalier Rescue. Check out the image on the events page. PUPPY OF THE YEAR Bracket Drawing for the head-to-head matchups will be held at 6:00 PM. Puppy of the Year 2015 will start at 7:00 pm. Cash bar and hors d oeuvres are available during the competition. POTY entry forms must be received by February 7, 2015. If you have not received an invitation and believe that your dog qualified, please contact Beth Bales immediately. Cut-off date to qualify was the 2014 National Specialty. ANNUAL NATIONAL AWARDS BANQUET Annual National Awards Banquet will be held Saturday evening at 7:00. Dinner will be offsite at The Central Street Grill and includes a complementary bottle of red and white wine at each table. Entrées include Shrimp and Grits, Grilled Steak, and Spinach and Ricotta Ravoli selections. Selection includes a salad and choice of dessert in addition to coffee, tea, and soda. Cash bar will be available. (See the menu on the website.) Drivers are needed to The Central Street Grill, which is about 5 miles from the hotel. Please indicate on the sign-up sheet if you would be willing to transport people to the restaurant on Saturday night. SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CKCSC MEMBERSHIP CKCSC, USA Special Meeting of the Membership will be held on Saturday, March 14, 2015 at 5:pm or 30 minutes after the conclusion of Best In Show awards, whichever is later. Voting Marshals will be available starting at 4:30pm as stated in the Instructions for Voting on the proposed changes to the By-Laws and Code Of Ethics that were sent to you at the end of January. Page 6 of 7
CONFORMATION DEFINITION OF CLASSES The term "Dog" applies to both sexes unless otherwise specified. 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 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. 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 competition takes 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 Bitch/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): Awarded from the Class Winners. Reserve Winners (RWD, RWB): Awarded from the remaining Class Winners and the second place dog to Winners. Best PuppyDog/Bitch (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.) 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. 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 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 are not to be placed upon the examining table. Senior Handling: Handlers 12 years but not yet 17 years. Dogs are to be placed upon examining table. Page 7 of 7