Joint & Club Breed Seminar/Assessment Day

TO BE HELD IN LINE WITH THE NEW JUDGES COMPETENCY FRAMEWORK Roade Village Hall, Roade, Northampton NN7 2LS

Saturday 3rd November 2018

The Keeshond & Schipperke Club are pleased to announce that they will be holding a Breed Appreciation Day held in line with the new Judges Competency Framework (JCF). The day is open to all.

The day comprises of a breed talk aiming to provide or reinforce the basic knowledge required to establish a candidates/Level 1 Judge’s understanding and appreciation of the breed, in order to take a subsequent Multiple-Choice Breed Standard exam (dependant on eligibility – see below). Attending the Breed Appreciation Day and passing the Multiple-choice Breed Standard Exam forms part of the criteria that will enable the candidate to attain Level 2 status when the JCF goes live.

Subjects covered in the morning session will include a brief history of the Keeshond breed, function of the breed and its correlation to its confirmation and movement and elaboration on breed specifics to other breeds. All elements of the standard will be covered, and there will be live exhibits. The exam will be before lunch. The Schipperke will be covered in the afternoon with the exam. Candidates can do both the morning and afternoon sessions, providing they meet the criteria below.

Multiple-Choice Exam Eligibility – in order to sit this exam, candidates must either already be approved to award CC’s to a breed or will have to have fulfilled all the entry level criteria (if not approved to award CC’s) which includes the following:

1) Attend KC Requirements of a Show Judge seminar and exam pass.

2) Pass the KC 50 points of a Dog Assessment.

3) Attend a KC Conformation and Movement Seminar.

4) Undertaken 6 days stewarding appointments.

5) Proven interest of a minimum of 5 years in one or more aspects of the breeding and exhibiting of pedigree .

ALL ENQUIRIES & REQUESTS FOR JOINING FORMS

KAREN BUGG [email protected]

Chair/Secretary: Mrs. Melanie Reed-Peck, BYQUY 27 Stow Road Stow-cum-Quy, Cambride CB25 9AD

Telephone: 01223 81210 Email: [email protected] SCHIPPERKE BREED APPRECIATION DAY PLEASE USE BLOCK CAPITALS WHEN COMPLETING THE FORM BELOW:

Name

E-Mail

Address

Breed Appreciation Day (with exam) £20.00 Yes / No

Both Breed Appreciation Day Joint both breeds (with Exam) £40.00 Yes / No

Lunch £5.00 Yes / No

* If you are planning to take the Multi Choice Exam, you must answer the questions below and provide the evidence as indicated.

Are you a CC judge? YES / NO If yes, please state…. KC Number Main Breed

If you are not a CC judge, please answer the following questions Have you attended the KC YES / NO Please forward copy of Requirements of a Dog Show Date: PASS / FAIL Certificate.

Judge seminar and sat the exam?

Have you taken the 50 points of Please forward copy of YES / NO Date: PASS / FAIL the Dog Assessment? Certificate.

Have you attended the KC Conformation and YES / NO Please forward copy of Date: Movement Seminar? Certificate.

Have you undertaken 4 days stewarding YES / NO Please provide evidence to include dates and appointments? shows.

Have you proof of interest of a minimum of 5 Please provide a statement outlining your years in one or more aspects of the breeding and YES / NO background, e.g. exhibiting, breeding, committee exhibiting of dogs. work and assisting with the running of shows/events. This information will be verified.

Please return the completed form along with the fee all cheques are made payable to “The Schipperke Club” C/O Karen Bugg, 7 Shakespeare Avenue, Bedworth CV12 9ES

Payment can be made via PayPal to [email protected] as friends or family if you wish to send it by bank transfer please contact Karen for details.

Unfortunately, no fees with be returned once submitted

The form along with any evidence can be scanned and emailed to [email protected]

Many thanks for your interest in the Breed Appreciation day

Chair/Secretary: Mrs. Melanie Reed-Peck, BYQUY 27 Stow Road Stow-cum-Quy, Cambride CB25 9AD Telephone: 01223 812105 Email: [email protected]