CHARITY SPECIAL CLASS “C”

THE 'OBEDIENCE' SELF-FINANCING CHARITY EVENT

27 clubs/societies agreed to hold a qualifying heat at their respective shows,(1 x shows cancelled) resulting in 26 competitors qualifying for this years All-Winners Final. 5 competitors were unable to attend on the day due to various reasons, so the remaining competitors battled it out.

The test set by this years Judge Lou Jackson proved interesting for dog and handler as well as from a spectators viewpoint as there was a good crowd around the ring throughout the day.

The weather turned out perfect for the event, to which we are grateful to Kathy Hood and Birmingham & District GSD Association for allowing us to hold the final at this very popular weekend show and for sponsoring the Judges Lunches & Refreshments throughout the day.

This year the Charity Special Class All-Winners Final fund utilised the last £250.00p of Coventry DTC donation, my sincere thanks to all at the club, also Sutton Coldfield D.T.C. sent a cheque for £125.00p, my grateful thanks to your committee and members.

This years-nominated canine charity was SUPPORT DOGS and Dr Eddie Walsh and his support dog "Jasper" attended all day along with his two daughters who helped sell merchandise.

Each competitor received a "goody-bag" sponsored by James Wellbeloved.

Engraved Crystal Trophies for first and second place and for the Judge was sponsored by Chris Hickman

Richard Reid a.k.a. Centurion Manor Giftware kindly sponsored the third and fourth place.

Hazel & Keith Mills a.k.a. PETNEEDS sponsored the prize money totalling £160.00p;

Maureen & Charles Allcock sponsored the Rosettes.

Angela & Nigel Barrah a.k.a. DOG TRAINING WEEKLY magazine gave free subscription vouchers for the first three places.

There were other donations also from S.Tooley, Miss S.J.Curry, Wolverhampton DTC, Woburn DTC, Nuneaton DTC, CheltenhamDTC, Collar & Lead Club, Danesford DTC and Bath DTC.

Our congratulations to this year's winner Jeny Millar with Foxsfold Unexpected Edition OW CDEX UDEX. and all the others mentioned in Lou's report.

The Charity SUPPORT DOGS were presented with a cheque for £1600.00p WELL DONE OBEDIENCE FOLK ~ THIS NOW TAKES THE TOTAL GIVEN TO CHARITIES TO £9244.00p

We are very grateful to those clubs/societies that agreed to hold a Charity Special Class "C" at their shows in 2011 or made a donation to the event fund. Without this there would be no All-Winners Final. NO QUALIFYING HEAT, NO FINAL, NO CONTRIBUTION TO CHARITY.

All participating clubs/societies/sponsors have been sent a copy of the accounts and an application form for 2012.

It's becoming a BIG ASK but should any new club/society like to hold a qualifying heat at their 2012 show PLEASE CONTACT ME, if anyone feels they can offer any form of sponsorship we would love to hear from you also.

Mick & Lyn Tozer
(Joint Organizers)

JUDGES REPORT

CHARITY SPECIAL C FINAL. 2011.
B'ham and Dist GSD Association Ch. Show.
Sandwell Valley, West Bromwich.
17.09.2011.
Judge: Lou Jackson.
Steward: Paul Evans.
Scribe: Jacque Ashmore.
Table: Jane Masefield.

When I was asked 12 months ago by Mick and Lyn Tozer to judge the Charity Special C Final, to say that I was chuffed would be a massive understatement, what a great honour. Thank you so much for the opportunity. I have always loved entering the Charity C classes and have been lucky enough to compete in two finals, they are great fun and raise a lot of money for charity.This year the chosen charity was SUPPORT DOGS which trains dogs to help people with a range of different disabilities, including seizure alert, children with autism and people with limited movement etc. Dr.Eddie Walsh was presented with a cheque for £1600 by Mick Tozer which brings the total raised since the competition began to £ 9244.00p .This would not be possible without a lot of hard work by Lyn and Mick , the clubs who put on the heats, the competitors, the sponsers and B'ham and Dist. GSD for hosting the final. Dr. Eddie Walsh came along with his lovely support dog "Jasper" and two daughters and when he told us about the difference that his dog has made to his life you could have heard a pin drop, in fact his dog had saved his life several times and enabled him to carry on his work as a doctor abroad and in this country.

Now to my test, all I can say is Bl……..y Buckets!!!!

It is very difficult to think of new ideas for the competition and my aim was not to upset anybody's dog or to ridicule the handlers but to test the concentration and training of both dog and handler while linking it in some small way to the charity.

The first exercise was a corner, back marker send away with a step stool to the right and a box send away to the left.. This was followed by a static call up then into heelwork which included a stand position on a right turn with an A recall pick up. Very slow pace with a down position and a pick up at fast pace, into very fast pace. A walk back at normal pace and a sit position in the weave .(Quite a few handlers had a problem with the double left about left turn!!) DC. Followed on from heelwork with 3 positions given in a chair and 3 more on return (these generally, were very well done).

Retrieve was a Support Dogs trolley coin attached to a jeye cloth which the handler had to place on the stool. This was done quite well by most dogs but their handlers let them down when told to finish to their dogs! Next was the box sendaway and the handler to praise in the down and play with their dogs back to the entrance (which if done well could get a reduction of marks up to 2 points).

Last but not least, the b…….dy buckets! 3 mop buckets in a line, the first one contained a blank cloth, the second a tennis ball and the third the judges cloth. Now, we had tested this with a B dog and an inexperienced C dog with no problems but oh dear me, I was so upset that so many dogs had no idea at all what to do, some got the idea after a lot of hand waving and a small number did quite a good job. It was never my intention for it to be that difficult and I sincerely hope that none of the dogs were upset by it.

The best teams on the day (and nobody knew the results until the presentation, including myself) were:

1st Mrs.Jeny Miller and her X Bitch. Foxfold Unexpected Edition O.W. CD.Ex. UD.Ex. 26.05.2008.
Losing 19. Jeny is great at these competitions, very calm and her lovely Chello is very well trained and beautifull too! You nearly blew it on retrieve, Jeny, losing 12 ½ on this exercise when you forgot to finish to your dog!! However, Chello was so good in the other exercises including the dreaded buckets that you pulled it off and collected the big prize. Many congratulations, I hope you have stopped crying now and that you have bought your lovely girl something nice with her winnings.

2nd Mrs.Julie Rowlands and her BC.D. Cabals Black Prince 16.08.06.
Losing 221/4. A great team who nearly pulled it off but lost 8 points on the scent. Well done, Julie and Ricky, a lovely round and I hope you enjoy your prizes, you deserved them.

3rd Mrs.Jane Webb and herWS.D. WT.CH.Witch Flynntastic Winin Venture. 9.07.00.
Losing 251/2. Robbie missed the sit position in the weave but the rest of the test was good enough to enable them to take home the goodies. A fantastic dog with no sign of his advancing years and an excellent handler to steer him round. Congratulations, Jane.

4th Mrs Mavis Mills and her XD. Imperial Pilot 25/10/03.
Losing 253/4. Poor Aunty Mave had no voice today, well she had a little one that sounded more like a strangled cat! The fact that she came in and gave it a go was true to the spirit of the competition, well done. Pilot obviously didn't recognise the strangled cat that tried to drop him on the back marker resulting in a loss of 121/12 points. A lovely little dog and an equally lovely mom, congratulations and I hope you're better soon.

Finally, I certainly couldn't have carried out this appointment without the help of some very special people. My steward,Paul, who called the round over and over again with me changing it and agonising over this and that even after a 15 hour working day he arrived at 8pm to give it a last run through, what a professional. It's such a difficult job in this sort of class as the handlers can end up all over the place! Jacque, (the daughter I never wanted), scribbler extraordinaire who also turned up for the final run through with a painful ear abscess and sporting a woolly hat! Janie M. who not only guarded the scores, printed all the handler information and laminated the notices but also sourced the ring furniture, provided the kyam and the list goes on, I shall never be out of your debt, mate. Stephanie and Shirley who worked the round many, many times and Gill who cared for my treasures all day. Thank you all, very much. I am truly blessed to have such good friends.I would also like to thank Kathy Hood and her committee for a lovely lunch and refreshments throughout the day.

This is a great competition, lots of fun while helping some very worthwhile charities, so please continue to support it with your entries and long may it continue.

JUDGE
Lou Jackson.

COMPETITION RULES

The aim of the competition is to achieve a self-financing obedience competition culminating in an "All-Winners" Final Competition where, a prior nominated charity benefits from the residual proceeds from the previous 12 months. The aim is also to provide an interesting and exciting competition for dogs and their handlers, and to draw public attention to the high standards of "Competitive Obedience" dogs in the U.K today.

1/ The "Charity Special Class "C" is open to all competing obedience handlers.

2/ All societies / clubs hosting one of the Charity Special Class "C" qualifying stakes must have donated the appropriate administrative cost to the organizer prior to scheduling the class.

3/ Qualifying stake classes of the competition are held in conjunction with dog shows held under KENNEL CLUB rules and regulations in force at the time of the show, and dogs held in breach of KENNEL CLUB rules will be disqualified

4/ Once a dog has qualified by winning one of the stakes classes, the dog is able to challenge for the title of "Overall Winner" in the "All-Winners Final" competition.

When a dog has qualified by winning one of the stakes classes, that dog is not eligible to compete in further qualifying heats held in the same calendar year. However you are allowed to enter the class “Not for Competition” should you wish to.

5/ . The title “Overall Winner” is a once in a lifetime title, and a dog that has won this award is never eligible to compete in the competition again.

6/ The KENNEL CLUB requires the following to be printed in the schedule by the participating societies / clubs:

i. The title of the scheduled class will be “CHARITY SPECIAL CLASS “C”

ii. CHARITY SPECIAL CLASS “C” is based on a normal class “C” round, however, the appointed judge may vary the content of the exercises should they wish to, provided it is not deemed injurious to dog / handler.

7/ Any variation to the test must be displayed on a “Briefing Sheet” at the ringside prior to commencement of judging.

Mick & Lyn Tozer. (Organizers)

MjT (x.mmiv)

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