FOUNDED IN 1980 BY BARBARA RZEPKA CLASS LIST: CONFORMATION CLASSES: Section A: Working Group Section B: Herding Breeds Section A: Working Group Akita Alaskan Klee Kai Alaskan Malamute Anatolian Shepherd Dog Appenzeller Mountain Dog Beauceron Bernese Mountain Dog Black Russian Terrier Boxer Boxer, White+ Brazillan Mastiff/Fila Brasiliro Bullmastiff Canadian Eskimo Dog Cane Corso Central Asian Shepherd Danish Broholmer Doberman Pinscher a.Red/rust colored markings (various shades of red) b. Black/rust colored markings c. Blue/rust colored markings d. Fawn (Isabella)w/rust colored markings e. Z factor White + Danish/Swedish Farm Dog Dogo Argentino Dogue de Bordeanx East-European Shepherd Estrela Mtn. Dog Finnish Lapphund German Hovawart German Pinscher Giant Schnauzer Great Dane a. Brindle b. Fawn c. Harlequin Pattern d. Mantle e. All other colors Great Pyrenees/Pyrenean Mountain Dog Greater Swiss Mountain Dog Karelian Bear Dog Komondor Kuvasz Leonberger Mastiff Neapolitan Mastiff Newfoundland Portuguese Cattle Dog+ Portuguese Watchdog Portuguese Water Dog Rottweiler Saint Bernard Samoyed Siberian Husky South African Boerboel Spanish Mastiff Standard Schnauzer Standard Xoloitzcuintel Tibetan Mastiff West Siberian Laika Other Working Dogs BEST IN SHOW/RESERVE WORKING ADULT DOG BEST IN SHOW/RESERVE WORKING ADULT BITCH BEST IN SHOW/RESERVE WORKING PUPPY DOG BEST IN SHOW/RESERVE WORKING PUPPY BITCH SECTION B: Herding Group American Indian Dog American White Shepherd Australian Cattle Dog Australian Kelpie Australian Shepherd Bearded Collie Belgian Malinois Belgian Sheepdog Belgian Tervuren Border Collie a. Black/White b. All Other colors Bouvier des Flandres Briard Canaan Dog Collie-Rough Coat Collie-Smooth Coat Croatian Sheepdog/Croatian Shepherd Dutch Shepherd English Shepherd German Shepherd Lancaster Heeler Icelandic Sheepdog Louisiana Catahoula Leopard Dog Mudi Norwegian Buhund Old English Sheepdog Polish Lowland Sheepdog Puli Pumi Pyrenean Shepherd Saarloos Wolfhond Shetland Sheepdog Swedish Vallhund Welsh Corgi, Cardigan Welsh Corgi, Pembroke Other Herding Breeds not listed BEST IN SHOW/RESERVE HERDING ADULT DOG BEST IN SHOW/RESERVE HERDING ADULT BITCH BEST IN SHOW/RESERVE HERDING PUPPY DOG BEST IN SHOW/RESERVE HERDING PUPPY BITCH BEST IN SHOW (Chosen from the 8 BIS in Working and Herding) +These dogs are only spilt by color and judged by AKC Standards. Breeding white Boxers, white Dobermans and American White Shepherds can cause physical defects so the president does not agree with the practice of their breeding but for this club they have their own class +White shepherds are to be judged by the AKC GSD standards +The Danish/Swedish Farm dog has since old times existed at farms. It has been used as watchdog, for killing rats, and as companion dogs in Denmark and Sweden. there is a kennel club for them in the USA and they concur with the Denmark and Swedish clubs that this little dog is a "working dog." This breed has also been used in Circuses too. NEW RULE: PICTURES USED IN CONFORMATION CAN NOT BE USED IN THE PERFORMANCE DIVISION. A PERFORMANCE PICTURE CAN BE USED MORE THAN ONCE IN ONLY THE SAME DIVISION. PERFORMANCE CLASSES: Section C: Performance Herding/Ranch Division Trial/Test Herding/Penning - Judged under AKC Herding Rules. AKC Herding Web Site a. Herding Breeds b. Working Breeds Herding/Penning Livestock - Non Tested a. Herding Breeds b. Working Breeds Herding-Poultry - Non Tested a. Herding Breeds b. Working Breeds Guardian a. Livestock b. Flock Guardian c. Personal guardian on farm/ranch Other Ranch Performance a. Herding Breeds b. Working Breeds Herding/Ranch Division Dog/Bitch/Teams Champion/Reserve Skilled Canine Division* Guard/Personal Protection Law Enforcement a. Military Work b. Police Work Special Law Enforcement training a. Schutzhund - DVG Rules b. French Ring - DVG Rules K-9 Search Dogs Judged under DVG Rules. Dog must display an active/searching attitude. Outdoor background in rough terrain with props. DVG Documentation a. Search & Rescue b. Cadaver Dog or Avalanche Dog Dogs Walking a. Tracking/Transportation b. Backpacking Helping Hands Dog a. Therapy Dog/Service Dog b. Seeing/Hearing Dog c. Skilled Companion/Companion Service++ b. Household Helper Must have a harness, appropriate props, or be shown assisting a handicapped person. Training: For above classes & #13 & #14 All Other K-9 Skilled Performance All Other Service/Therapy Performance Skilled Dog Division Dog/Bitch/Teams Champion/Reserve Canine Testing/Sporting Division* Canine Good Citizen - Class Split By Test Number Harness K9 Event a. Carting b. Skijoring c. Weight Pull Airs a. Frisbee b. Flyball Water Competitions a. Dock Diving b. Water Rescue c. All Other Water Competitions Dancing with Dogs a. Musical Freestyle b. K9 Dressage Any Rally O Commands Can be split by exercise Dogs Running/Racing/Chasing a. Endurance racing b. Calcutta racing Training for Testing/Sporting Events Other Sporting/Historical events Canine Testing/Sporting Division dog/bitch/team champion/reserves K-9 Fun & Other Performance + Showmanship/Conformation Handling++ a. adult Handling b. Junior Handling Childhood Companion Costume Realistic Tricks/games a. Circus tricks b. Frisbee For Fun (not as a sport) c. Other tricks and games TV/Movie/Entertainment Industry Practice for any class in the adult performance divisions Any other fun/non ruled events/historical/other performance not listed in Section C for adult dogs K-9 Fun & Other Performance Division Dog/Bitch/Teams Champion/Reserve Obedience Division *Judges may spilt these out if enough entries per event/obstacle/per class Heel on Leash Heel Free Figure 8 Stand for Exam Recall Long Sit Long Down Retrieve a. Flat b. High Jump c. Directed Other Novice/Open/Utility Obedience Obedience Division Dog/Bitch/Teams Champion/Reserve Agility Division All Agility Classes are judged under AKC standard. Documentation and links for AKC Agility A Frame Teeter Dog Walk Weave poles Jumps a. Tire Jump b. Broad Jump c. Panel Jump d. Other Jumps Closed Tunnel Open Tunnel Pause Table Other Agility tasks not listed Agility Division Dog/Bitch/Teams Champion/Reserve TOP PERFORMANCE DOG & RESERVE TOP PERFORMANCE BITCH & RESERVE TOP PERFORMANCE TEAM/RESERVE BEST IN PERFORMANCE (Chosen from the 3 TOP PERFORMANCE) Puppy Division Introduction to Agility a. A Frame b. Teeter c. Dog Walk d. Weave Poles e. All jumps f. All tunnels g. Pause Table h. Other Agility Introduction to Obedience Introduction to Herding Guardian a. Intro to Livestock Guardian b. Intro to Flock Guarding Introduction to other farm/ranch work Any Realistic Trick/Game/Playing with Others meaning other puppies/adult dogs/other animals Intro to Service/Therapy Work Intro to Personal Guardian/Protection Intro to Showmanship Costume Childhood Companion Intro to Household Helper/performing a task Intro to Musical Freestyle Non ruled events/other Puppy Performance Puppy Division Dog/Bitch Champion/Reserve TOP PUPPY ACTIVITY DOG & RESERVE TOP PUPPY ACTIVITY BITCH & RESERVE TOP PUPPY ACTIVITY TEAM/RESERVE BEST IN PUPPY ACTIVITY (Chosen from the 3 TOP PUPPY ACTIVITY) *PLEASE NOTE THAT MANY OF THE ACTIVITIES ABOVE FOR PUPPIES, THAT IN REAL LIFE WOULD NEED TO HAVE PROPER SUPERVISION EITHER ON CAMERA OR OUT OF THE CAMERA RANGE. Head Study Division Head Study Adult Dog - Herding Head Study Adult Bitch - Herding Head Study Puppy Dog - Herding Head Study Puppy Bitch - Herding Head Study Adult Dog - Working Head Study Adult Bitch - Working Head Study Puppy Dog - Working Head Study Puppy Bitch - Working HEAD STUDY ADULT CHAMPION & RESERVE HEAD STUDY CHAMPION PUPPY & RESERVE BEST IN SHOW HEADSTUDY (Chosen from the 2 CHAMPION HEADSTUDY) +Judges may spilt these out if enough entries per event/obstacle/per class. ++In showmanship/conformation handling, dogs must have a collar and leash or a show lead for this class, unless otherwise stated. Dogs must have doll handlers. +++Most puppy classes call for a handler either in camera range or out of camera range For rules and guidelines for many of the events go to: NMWHC Dog Club Rules CONFORMATION CLASSES: Take each breed and sort photos by gender and age: adult dog, adult bitch, puppy dog and puppy bitch then judge classes. Classes should be placed 1st-4th for each gender/age. Choose a "Best of Breed (BOB)" from the first placed winners; then choose a "Best of Opposite Sex (BOS)" from the winners of the opposite sex of BOB. This procedure needs to be repeated for each breed. A "Best of Division (BOD)" is awarded for the "Others" classes (A50 & B35); there is no BOS in "Others." After all breeds have been judged "BEST IN SHOW/RESERVE ADULT DOG" AND "BEST IN SHOW/RESERVE ADULT BITCH." Take all the first placed puppies for: "BEST IN SHOW/RESERVE PUPPY DOG" AND "BEST IN SHOW/RESERVE PUPPY BITCH." A puppy can be BOB or BOD. NOTE: Others" classes is for all dogs both AKC registered not listed in the conformation sections and all dogs recognized by other sanctions and/or associations. Documentation should be provided, if needed for those "other" breeds. NOTE: PUPPY CONFORMATION: PUPPIES UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHT MONTHS ARE TO BE JUDGED AS IF IN A NATURAL SETTING AND NOT A SHOW RING. THEREFORE TAPED EARS ARE ALLOWED In classes A50 & B35, if there are two or more of the same breed, they should be judged within their own breed standard and list the results as a breed. Then the remaining "other" dogs should be judged. PERFORMANCE CLASSES: For some of the performance classes certain rules and/or sanctions need to be followed. It is up to each entrant to do the research to determine how the pictures should be set up, by going on the internet and/or going to the library. The main classes that have certain rules may be found on the internet, including the AKC website. The Agility and Obedience divisions will need to be researched for the correct set ups. Make sure that props and handlers are used in the appropriate classes and in scale whenever possible. If any type of explanations are needed, you will need to provide documentation for the judges to read. In other performance classes: if there are two or more of a certain type of performance, judge and list it separately from the "other" performance classes. JUDGES RULES* Please follow the class list as written, because each member keeps their records by it. Dogs may lose points, if you deviate from the class list. Do not criticize anybody's photo techniques or pictures in private or in the results. This does not include, for example if the wrong breed has been assigned to a model. You may make general statements and give helpful hints in the results. We need to encourage one another. Photo showing needs to be fun, but also educational! You can disqualify any dog(s) from showing for the following reasons: {make sure you are 100% correct in all decisions} a the judge is 100% sure that the breed assignment is incorrect or the gender is wrong, etc b. If the information on the back is incorrect or incomplete or difficult to read c. the performance set up is wrong (please remember not all entrants can afford all correct set ups so some may be out of scale) d. The model does not meet the breed standard. If you want to be in the prize drawing at the end of the show season for judges, make sure that you mail out the pictures to the next judge in a timely manner. If you are running late, please inform the President and post on the "model dog" Yahoo groups message board if you are a member, or contact the President of this club so she can make the announcement for you. If possible, provide the President with a phone number where you can be reached in the evening. Even though everyone is honest, you can not judge photos of anyone living in your household. All first (1st) placed model dogs in each section will be taken and judged for the champion/reserve for that section. Then all the champions will compete for their correct titles in the "Conformation" and "Performance" divisions. If there are two or more of a certain breed in all of the "others" classes, the show holder needs to judge them separately. Make sure they are divided by gender and age (if enough pictures); if there are enough dogs for this separation. Do not ever, for any reason, write on any entrant's photo back in ink. NEVER NEVER EAT OR DRINK AROUND THE PICTURES YOU ARE JUDGING! Also, please don't smoke around the pictures. Some judges are allergic to cigarette smoke. You will be held responsible for replacing the entrant's pictures if damaged. List your name as the judge, along with the date of the show or at least the month. List all of the entrants names, along with the initials you used for each one. Note that placings are 1st-4th, but you may include extra titles, i.e. "Honorable Mention," even though points will not be recorded. Please include the number of entrants in each class behind the class name, such as: Great Danes (6) which means there were a total of six Great Dane dogs. These numbers let the entrants know how many dogs they were competing against. Also this number is used for the sliding scale points. For the show train, each host needs to pre-sort the pictures either by classes. This pre-sorting will help each host to judge the show in a timely manner. ENTRANTS RULES* Make sure that the information on the back of your pictures is correct and legible . Include your name and address, along with the dog's name, gender, age, breed and make (optional). Look over the judge's rules to see when your photos may be disqualified. It is not the judge's job to correct your entry errors. NEW RULE: PICTURES USED IN CONFORMATION CANNOT BE USED IN THE PERFORMANCE DIVISION. A PERFORMANCE PICTURE CAN BE USED MORE THAN ONCE IN ONLY THE SAME DIVISION. Presort your photos in class order. Each member needs to send 2 priority stamps to either the first judge of the showtrain along with their pictures or send two stamps to the president by the end of the show season. If you find that your dog(s) were not entered in a class, try to remember that we all make mistakes--the judge included! If your dog has won any champion titles (look under the heading of "Titles and Requirements"), you must mark the championship title on the back of the picture If your entry arrives late, you may be put only in the unjudged classes (if you are not using the "show train".) UNIVERSAL RULE OF PHOTO SHOWING---if you receive someone else's photo back with yours, send it to them. Also if the judge had to pay for return postage on your pictures, you will need to reimburse that person. If someone returns one of your photos that they got back by accident, repay their postage. Don't berate the judge and please understand that we ALL make mistakes. If your pictures are late coming home and you cannot get in touch with the judge, email or write the President. *NOTE: Some of the judges and entrants rules were quoted and/or revised from Cynthia Neuhaus's "Miss Manners Meets Photo showing," article. AWARDS **Awards will be given out if the president has some available. Donations are always welcome. Winners are responsible for postage/insurance on their awards/prizes. NATIONALS This special show will be in October of each year. "National" titles can be earned. This show is not a requirement and it is up to each member if they want to participate. PRESIDENT: Sallie George 2097 Spur Lane Lugoff, SC 29078 Phone: (803-438-3827) MEMBERSHIP No dues or fees. REGISTRATION: There is no registration required. When you show your dogs in this club, you are considered to be a member. Our point keeper, Joanna will keep points on each members dogs. She will submit a report to be published in the newsletter quarterly. BREED SANCTIONS: AKC rules and breed standards prevail except in the case of dogs showing in the OTHERS Classes. See the "Conformation" rules on the first page of the class list for more information. FREE SHOWS & SHOW TRAIN INFO: To be held the second Saturday of each month by a volunteer judge. Each show year goes from February until October. There will be no shows in November and December. The judges will be using a "free" show train though out the year. Results of the shows will be posted on the model dog message board. If you want your pictures returned after each show, please let the judges know, because this will be your responsibility! After the first monthly point show in February, the judge may return pictures to the owners if there is a problem and any corrections need to be made. ENTRANTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY POSTAGE FOR PRIZES WON IN THIS CLUB Mail In Dog Club Rules and Guidelines 2010 Canine Companions for Independence - Link for Reference to Skilled Companion Class 2010 JUDGES: Feb 13th - Sallie George 2097 Spur Lane Lugoff, SC 29078 March 13th - Claire Smith P. O. Box 8 Lecanto, FL 34460 April 10th - Marilyn Jensen 5825 N. Jornada Road Las Cruces, NM 88012 May 8th - Julia Pieper 1910 Rosedale Dr Las Cruces NM 88005 June 12th - Tracy Rogalla 87 Orchard Rd Greenbriar, Ar 72058 July 10th - Betty Hook 41 Old Trail Rd Liverpool, PA 17045 Aug 14th - Cynthia Jameson 4009 Redwood Avenue Grants Pass, OR 97527 Sept 11th - Marie Phillips 93 Franklin Avenue Oakville, CT 06779-1418 October 9th - Nationals - Angel Haddock Gordon 2097 Spur Lane Lugoff, SC 29078 2007 Show Results: NMWHC January 2007 Results - Judge Sallie George. NMWHC February 2007 Results - Judge Cynthia Jameson. NMWHC March 2007 Results - Judge Eileen Fabian. NMWHC April 2007 Results - Judge Marilyn Jensen. NMWHC May 2007 Results - Judge Julia Pieper. NMWHC June 2007 Results - Judge Tami Bradford. NMWHC July 2007 Results - Judge Vicki Kyzar. NMWHC August 2007 Results - Judge Claire Smith. NMWHC September Results - Judge Betty Hook. NMWHC National October 2007 Results - Judge Sallie George. SHOW RESULTS 2008: NMWHC January 2008 Results - Judge Sallie George NMWHC Febuary 2008 Results - Judge Marilyn Jensen NMWHC March 2008 Results - Judge Julia Pieper NMWHC April 2008 Results - Judge Claire Smith NMWHC May 2008 Results - Judge Cynthia Jameson NMWHC June 2008 Results - Judge Deb Carlson NMWHC July 2008 Results - Judge Betty Hook NMWHC August 2008 Results - Judge Vicki Kyzar NMWHC September 2008 Results - Judge Tami Bradford NMWHC October Nationals 2008 Results - Judge Sallie George SHOW RESULTS 2009: NMWHC February 2009 Results - Judge Cynthia Jameson NMWHC March 2009 Results - Judge Betty Hook NMWHC April 2009 Results - Judge Marilyn Jensen NMWHC May 2009 Results - Judge Julia Pieper NMWHC June 2009 Results - Judge Tracy Rogalla NMWHC July 2009 Results - Judge Janice Williford NMWHC August 2009 Results - Judge Claire Smith NMWHC Nationals 2009 Results - Judge Sallie George SHOW RESULTS 2010: NMWHC March 2010 Results - Judge Claire Smith NMWHC April 2010 Results - Judge Marilyn Jensen POINT STANDINGS FOR CONFORMATION: Points On All Conformation Dogs Showing. 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