The German Wirehaired PoinTer Club SChedule Sponsored by Sponsored by of Unbenched 27 Class plus 3 Special Award Classes breed ChamPionShiP ShoW (held under Kennel Club Limited Rules & Regulations) at TomlinSonS Canine CenTre Upper Grange Farm, Ratby Lane, Markfield, Leicestershire LE67 9RJ SundaY, 9th JulY 2017 Show opens: 9.30 am Judging commences: 10.30 am Judge: mr Peter howard (Tickencote) Special Awards Judge: mrs maura Gettings (Beechwillan) Guarantors to the Kennel Club: Mrs B. Rigby (President), 29 Park Lane, Billinghay, Lincolnshire LN4 4EE. Mr P. McCullough (Chairman), Birch Tree, Moss Bank Road, St. Helens WA11 7BT. Mr R. Geary (Secretary), 2 Ash Street, Great Harwood, Blackburn, Lancashire. Tel: 07510 686410 Mrs C. Evans (Treasurer), Minffordd, Llanarmon Road, Nant-y-Ffrith, Flintshire LL11 5YP. Mrs M. McCullough, Birch Tree, Moss Bank Road, St. Helens WA11 7BT. Miss B. Stamp, 396 Princess Drive, Liverpool L14 8XQ. All Judges at this show agree to abide by the following statement: “In assessing dogs, judges must penalise any features or exaggerations which they consider would be detrimental to the soundness, health and well being of the dog.” Postal entries close: Saturday, 10th June 2017 (Postmark) On-line entries can be made up until midnight on Sunday, 18th June 2017 Postal entries and fees be sent to the Show Secretary: mr robert Geary 2 ash Street, Great harwood, lancashire bb6 7Qa Tel: 07510 686410 • e-mail: [email protected] Only undocked dogs and legally docked dogs may be entered for exhibition at this show enter on-line at www.fossedata.co.uk The German Wirehaired PoinTer Club President: Mrs B. Rigby Chairman: Mr P. McCullough Secretary: Mr R. Geary Hon. Treasurer: Mrs C. Evans hon. Veterinary Surgeon (on call): Cockburn Veterinary Group London Road, Coalville, Leics LE67 3JD. Tel: 01530 836654 • enTrY FeeS • non-members: £20.00 first entry per dog members: £15.00 first entry per dog £2.00 each subsequent class with the same dog not For Competition: £1.00 per dog Special awards: £1.50 per class Catalogues: £2.00 pre-paid with entries (limited number on day at £2.50) Advertising: Full page £6.00 (£14.00 with photograph) (Copy and remittance with entries) Cheques and Postal orders to be made payable to The German Wirehaired PoinTer Club Entries received without fees will NOT be accepted. Should cheques need to be represented the owner/exhibitor will be responsible for bank fees incurred. • PleaSe noTe • The Committee would like to remind all exhibitors that the only dogs allowed within the precincts of the Show are those that are entered for the Show. If you wish to bring along dogs that you do not wish to compete with then please enter them "Not for Competition" at a cost of £1.00 per dog. Entries for "Not for Competition" will not be accepted for puppies under 4 calendar months of age (K.C. Regulations). Entries can be made on the day. • PaSSeS • Exhibitors' passes will NOT be sent. If an acknowledgement of entry is required a stamped addressed card should be enclosed with entries. • Children • The Committee would like to remind all parents that they are responsible for the actions and any damage done by their children within the precincts of the show. • roSeTTeS • FirST to Third in all classes beST in ShoW ~ reSerVe beST in ShoW beST oPPoSiTe SeX in ShoW ~ beST oF SeX ~ reSerVe beST oF SeX beST PuPPY in ShoW ~ reSerVe beST PuPPY in ShoW beST VeTeran ~ FirST VeTeran doG ~ FirST VeTeran biTCh • TroPhieS • Will be awarded to the main winners • ClaSSiFiCaTion • Judge: mr Peter howard (Tickencote) Kennel Club Challenge Certificate - Dog Kennel Club Challenge Certificate - Bitch 1. Minor Puppy Dog 14. Minor Puppy Bitch 2. Puppy Dog 15. Puppy Bitch 3. Junior Dog 16. Junior Bitch 4. Yearling Dog 17. Yearling Bitch 5. Post Graduate Dog 18. Post Graduate Bitch 6. Limit Dog 19. Limit Bitch 7. Open Dog 20. Open Bitch 8. Field Trial Dog 21. Field Trial Bitch 9. Veteran Dog 22. Veteran Bitch 10. Special Beginners Dog 23. Special Beginners Bitch 11. Special Working Test Dog 24. Special Working Test Bitch 12. Bred by Exhibitor Dog 25. Bred by Exhibitor Bitch 13. Not Bred by Exhibitor Dog 26. Not Bred by Exhibitor Bitch 27. Progeny beST in ShoW followed by beST PuPPY in ShoW will be judged after Class 27 • SPeCial aWardS ClaSSeS • Judge: mrs maura Gettings (Beechwillan) A. David Christian Special Memorial Award Puppy Dog or Bitch B. Dick Finch Special Memorial Award Post Graduate Dog or Bitch C. Margaret Holmes Special Memorial Award Open Dog or Bitch • SPeCial aWardS • As a Club we endeavour to assist prospective judges to progress up the Judges Lists. This used to be done by sponsoring supported entry shows, but unfortunately this proved quite costly and ineffectual. So as an alternative we liaised with the KC and decided to undertake 'special awards' at our own shows, where hopefully there is already a sizeable captive audience who will make a reasonable number for the invited judge to go over and include on their Judges' CV. NB: The special awards are judged as an entirely separate entity from the show proper. IF YOUR DOG IS BEATEN IN THE SPECIAL AWARDS CLASS IT IS NOT CLASSED AS A BEATEN DOG AND IS NOT DISQUALIFIED FROM CHALLENGING IN THE MAIN SHOW. You can enter dogs in the Special awards at a cost of £1.50. In line with KC rules, only those dogs which have been entered into the main show are eligible for entry into the Special Awards Classes. The Special awards are entirely arranged as a method of promoting novice judges. So please do support and enter - thank you. during the Show the Club will be holding an official measuring (height and length) of GWPs. all participants will receive a Certificate, there will be a nominal cost. • abouT Your JudGeS • mr Peter howard (Tickencote) My interest started in German Pointers in 1972. I fancied a Pointer but needed a retriever as well? I purchased my first, a 6 month old Shorthair in 1974 but the dog was short lived and in 1977 purchased a GSP bitch who won a Ch Show class and an Open FT, had one litter producing two JW winners - the start of the all purpose Gundog Tickencote kennel. We acquired our first GWP 'Wittekind Fraulein' in 1979 that won at Crufts and won Field Trials. From then 'til 1995, when I emigrated to Australia, I bred, owned and trained several Wires and another GSP to win Field Trials, including Open level and challenge in the show ring always with the aim of producing a Dual Ch. 'Ch Jayah of Tickencote' became the GWP breed CC record holder with 17 CCs and winning novice and All Aged FT’s. 'Ch Tecson of Tickencote' won 5 CCs and several awards up to All Aged level. These two half brothers were both sired by an American dog 'Desert Mills Henry Tickencote' that my wife and I imported to improve temperament, coat, pigment and substance. Qualities bred by the late Mrs Helen Case-Shelley. As an Australian, I re-entered the field and show scene in 2010 with a GWP. The pinnacle came when 'Tickencote Talk Tonight' (Vindy) became FT Ch in December 2013 and in May 14 won her third CC. becoming Dual Ch, making UK breed history. Vindy is my rough shooting, trialling and show dog and is not precious. I will always support us trying to achieve what the GWP was bred for – Field work where the show ring confirms conformation, coat and type. Between 1982 I have judged many Gundog breeds in the show ring as well as judging HPR Field Trials. I have awarded GWP’s CCs on four occasions and one in Sweden, between 1992-2001. I have lived in Australia since 1995, which naturally stalled my show-judging career, as in the field. This will be the second time I have judged the GWP Club Championship Show, the first being in 2001. The all round field competence and show ring presence are attributes of the HPR group but particularly the German Wirehaired Pointer. These qualities will always be paramount to me in all I do within the breed. I need an excellent working dog that fills my eye, or in other words, "Life’s too short to shoot over an ugly dog!" mrs maura Gettings (Beechwillan) Before Seamus and I got married, nearly 34 years ago, we got a dog. Not a show dog but it wasn't long until we had attended our first show and decided that we needed a proper show dog if we were to continue showing. Weimaraners were our first breed and along with Irish Setters we showed for about 15 years. We went over to the dark side then, buying a Dobermann, who we showed to great success, achieving his Stud book number in the days of huge classes, and his Irish Champion title. Gundogs were never far from our hearts and we decided on a GWP. Our first was from Karlejay, and Garth became both Irish Show Champion and International Ch. We then got a Kimmax bitch, who brought us to the moon and back, full Ch, International Ch, 5th Showdog of the year (all breeds), multiple groups to name but a few of her achievements. Another couple of GWP followed and we have now bred a couple of litters, with CC and RCC winners among them. We also bred the bitch European Winner 2015 and European Junior Winner 2015. We are also proud owners of the Top Stud in the breed 2016.