MINNESOTA JANUARY SPECIALTIES & LAND O’LAKES KENNEL CLUB, INC. Specialty Shows & All Breed Dog Shows FRIDAY, SATURDAY & SUNDAY, January 6, 7 & 8, 2017 RiverCentre • 175 W Kellogg Blvd • St Paul, Minnesota 55102 THESE SHOWS WILL BE HELD INDOORS • UNBENCHED RIVERCENTRE ADMISSION Spectators Admission Fee $9.00 adults $5.00 children 4 yrs & under 12 yrs $7.00 seniors Children under 4 yrs - Free One free admission per entry We have taken the Entire RiverCentre for these Shows! 40,000 SQ FT GROOMING TERRIER, TOY & NON-SPORTING JUDGING & GROOMING SPACE ON ROY WILKINS LEVEL ALL OTHER BREED JUDGING IN EXHIBIT HALLS A & B IN RIVERCENTRE Heated Sky Walk open from the parking garage Excellent access to Show Site Dogs may remain overnight in the RiverCentre THURSDAY (AFTER 6 PM), FRIDAY & SATURDAY ★ MAIL EARLY ★ MAIL EARLY ★ MAIL EARLY ★ WE RECOMMEND MAILING ENTRIES EARLY DUPE TrOe CmHiRuImST MLASi sMtAs IL DELAYS GERMAN WIREHAIRED POINTERS, WEIMARANERS, ALASKAN MALAMUTES, ROTTWEILERS, CAVALIER KING CHARLES SPANIELS & SHETLAND SHEEPDOGS ARE LIMITED TO 100 ENTRIES AT THE CONCURRENT SPECIALTY & ALL BREED SHOW OR GROUP SHOW THE DAY OF THE CONCURRENT. GOLDEN RETRIEVERS ARE LIMITED TO 100 ENTRIES FOR EACH SPECIALTY ON FRIDAY. ENTRIES CLOSE WEDNESDAY NOON, DECEMBER 21, 2016, or when the limits have been reached, if reached prior to this date at Superintendent's Office. After which time entries cannot be accepted, cancelled, altered or substituted except as provided for in Chapter 11, Section 6 of the Dog Show Rules. Fifteen Specialties MINNESOTA JANUARY SPECIALTIES See Individual Clubs for Member/Licensed status FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 2017 SATURDAY, JANUARY 7, 2017 LAND O’LAKES KENNEL CLUB, INC. Member of the American Kennel Club www.landolakeskennelclub.org Sixty-First Winter All Breed Dog Show - 2017061203 SATURDAY, JANUARY 7, 2017 CONCURRENT SPECIALTY SHOWS Twin Cities German Wirehaired Pointer Club - 2017370501 Northstar Weimaraner Club - 2017168203 Alaskan Malamute Club of America, Inc. - 2017011402 Sixty-Second Winter All Breed Dog Show - 2017061204 SUNDAY, JANUARY 8, 2017 SUPPORTED ENTRIES (BOTH DAYS) Northstar Working Group Association Alaskan Malamute Club of America, Inc. Northstar Rottweiler Club Twin Cities Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Club Lochland Shetland Sheepdog Club, Inc. AKC NATIONAL OWNER-HANDLED SERIES - BOTH DAYS CERTIFICATION Permission has been granted by the American Kennel Club for the hold - ing of this event under the American Kennel Club rules and regulations. JAMES P CROWLEY, Secretary 2 PLEASE MAIL ENTRIES A WEEK OR TEN DAYS EARLIER THAN YOU USUALLY DO. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY THE WORST TIME OF THE YEAR FOR MAIL DELIVERY. Many hundreds of entries were received too late last year. The Minnesota January Specialties & Land O’Lakes Kennel Club, Inc. are pleased to offer the Concurrent Specialty Shows included on pages 2 & 16. These Specialties will allow exhibitors the opportunity to exhibit twice during the day. MINNESOTA JANUARY SPECIALTIES - Friday & Saturday ENTRY FEES • (including 50 cent AKC recording fee and $3.00 AKC Event Service Fee) SEE INDIVIDUAL CLUB LISTINGS NOTE: Dogs/bitches between the ages of 12 & 18 months are not puppies and the regular entry fee applies in the REGULAR CLASSES LAND O’LAKES KENNEL CLUB, INC. - Saturday & Sunday ENTRY FEES • (including 50 cent AKC recording fee and $3.00 AKC Event Service Fee) Separate fee for each dog, each day First entry of each dog ......................................................................................................................................$29.50 Additional entry of same dog, unless otherwise specified....................................................... $19.00 Puppy, Veteran & Miscellaneous Classes .....................................................................................................$23.00 Junior Showmanship Competition* .............................................................................................................$10.00 Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Sweepstakes & Veteran Sweepstakes (Saturday) ..........................$22.50 SATURDAY* Top Junior Handler Competition ...............................................................................................................FREE *Both Regular Junior Showmanship Competition & Midwest Region Top Junior Handler Competition are offered on Saturday (see page 5) When a dog is entered in more than one class, the highest priced class is considered the first entry. NOTICE: PLEASE PUT BREED & NAME OF SHOW ON CHECK Member: Dog Show Superintendents Association American Kennel Club Annually Licensed Superintendents John Goosen • Candy E James • Christopher L James • H T (Terry) James Mary Beth James • Tim E James • Matthew Mantooth • John McDonald Antony M Onofrio • Jack David Onofrio • Patricia Onofrio • Sue Onofrio Tiffany R Fields Peterson • Glen Power • Michael C Schmitt • Reggie Turner Sharon Turner • Greg S Wetmore PO Box 25764 PO Box 4660 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73125-0764 Portland, Oregon 97208-4660 Phone: (405) 427-8181 • www.onofrio.com Phone: (503) 239-1080 3 If you would like to Steward at these shows Call or e-mail Camille McArdle (651) 330-8715 • [email protected] e-mail preferred JUNIOR SHOWMANSHIP COMPETITION NOVICE JUNIOR CLASS - For Boys and Girls at least 9 and under 12 years of age on the day of the show who at the time entries close, have not won three (3) first place awards, with competi - tion present, in a Novice Class at a licensed or member show. NOVICE INTERMEDIATE CLASS - For Boys and Girls at least 12 and under 15 years of age on the day of the show who at the time entries close, have not won three (3) first place awards, with competition present, in a Novice Class at a licensed or member show. NOVICE SENIOR CLASS - For Boys and Girls at least 15 and under 18 years of age on the day of the show who at the time entries close, have not won three (3) first place awards, with compe - tition present, in a Novice Class at a licensed or member show. OPEN JUNIOR CLASS - For Boys and Girls at least 9 and under 12 years of age on the day of the show who at the time entries close, have won three (3) first place awards in a Novice Class at a licensed or member show, with competition present in the Novice Class. OPEN INTERMEDIATE CLASS - For Boys and Girls at least 12 and under 15 years of age on the day of the show who at the time entries close, have won three (3) first place awards in a Novice Class at a licensed or member show, with competition present in the Novice Class. OPEN SENIOR CLASS - For Boys and Girls at least 15 and under 18 years of age on the day of the show who at the time entries close, have won three (3) first place awards in a Novice Class at a licensed or member show, with competition present in the Novice Class. MASTER CLASS - For Boys and Girls at least 9 and under 18 years of age on the day of the show and who have won ten (10) Best Junior Handler awards with competition. The calendar for this class will be consistent with the eligibility dates for the AKC National Championship. All juniors meeting the criteria for this class are required to enter the Master Class and may change their entry the day of the show if entries have already closed. Once the eligibility time frame for that year has passed, all participants return to the Open Class to compete for the following year. NOTICE: Junior Handlers must include their AKC JUNIOR HANDLER NUMBER on each entry. You may obtain your junior identification number by calling the AKC, Judges Education Department, (919) 233-9767. BE SURE ALL INFORMATION for Junior Showmanship Classes is entered on front and back of entry form. If your breed club would like to participate in Meet The Breeds Contact Gary Griffin gggriffi[email protected] 4 Midwest Region Top Junior Handler Competition Land O’Lakes Kennel Club, Inc. Show Weekend The Top Junior Handlers in the Midwest States Region This is a competition limited to Juniors who live & compete within the Midwest Region of the United States. Held on Saturday, January 7, 2017 during our show weekend in St. Paul MN. • Midwest States - Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Wisconsin & Wyoming. • Eligibility of Juniors - Two Open wins with competition for Top Junior Handler. • Time frame of wins - December 20, 2015 to December 21, 2016. • Wins at shows within the Midwest Region states may include Specialty Shows & Group Shows as well as All-Breed Shows. Wins at Sanctioned Matches or Limited Junior Showmanship classes do not qualify. • Juniors must be under 18 years of age at the time of the qualifying wins. Age on the day of the competition has no bearing. • Entries - Entries close at the same time as the January 7, 2017 show. Include date and name of shows of qualifying shows on the entry form. If using tele - phone or online entry, qualifying information must be FAXed or emailed. • Top Junior Showmanship Competition on Saturday, January 7, 2017 are for entries in Open & Master classes that meet the requirements listed above. JUDGE Open Junior, Open Intermediate, Open Senior & Master Class: Douglas A Johnson Top Junior Handler: Douglas A Johnson PRIZES • TOP JUNIOR HANDLER - $250.00 Onofrio Gift Certificate • TOP JUNIOR HANDLER - Large Rosette • FOUR QUALIFIERS IN EACH OPEN CLASS - Rosette • AWARD OF MERIT - Rosette (up to 3 may be awarded in the Top Junior Competition). Entry Fee - Free NOTE: Unless otherwise indicated, all Gift Certificates are through Jack Onofrio Dog Shows, L.L.C. to be used towards SHOW ENTRIES for any dog show for which Onofrio is the Superintendent 5 ATTENTION EXHIBITORS DOGS AND EQUIPMENT will be permitted on the show site at 6:00 pm Thursday, January 5, 2017. Dogs may remain on site overnight Thursday, Friday & Saturday, January 5, 6 & 7, 2017, subject to the following provisions: EXHIBITORS, OWNERS & AGENTS ASSUME ALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR DOGS AND EQUIP - MENT ON THE SHOW SITE. A NIGHT WATCHMAN will be on duty Thursday, Friday & Saturday nights, but it must be under - stood that the presence of the watchman is a courtesy to exhibitors, both the Land O'Lakes Kennel Club, Inc.