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2008 Futurity Judge selection
Information For Those That Have Nominated Litters:

Thanks for participating in the Dalmatian Club of America’s 2008 Futurity.

On or about 10/01/2007 I will be mailing you the material to nominate the individual that you would like to see judge the 2008 Futurity. Now would be a good time to start thinking about who you would like to nominate. Please keep the following random points in mind as you make your selection.

1. Any individual in good standing with the AKC and DCA may be nominated. They do not have to be licensed judges or members of DCA.

2. The owner[s] of each nominated bitch may nominate one individual to be placed on the ballot. If there are several co-owners they must decide among themselves on one nomination.

3. The individual you nominate must agree in writing to be placed on the ballot, if they do not they will not be on the ballot.

4. Neither the DCA nor the Futurity pays any expenses for this judging assignment. All expenses are the judge’s responsibility. The Futurity does pay a $200.00 Honorarium at the conclusion of judging.

5. If the individual selected to judge has nominated a litter/bitch or is the owner or co-owner of the sire of nominated pups, those pups are not eligible for competition. In addition immediate family members of the judge who have nominated pups are also not eligible to enter the stake and those pups may not enter.

6. The individual selected to judge may not exhibit in other classes at the DCA national specialty.

7. The selected individual must agree not to judge Dalmatians for 90 days prior to the Futurity.

Some other things to keep in mind.

I will mail the letters and ballots to the address you used on your bitch nomination form, if you have moved please send me an email with your new contact information.

If you send me a nomination form or email you will get a response if just a few days. If more than a few days goes by please follow up. Something is wrong.

As you may know the checks are presented in the ring by the judge to the handler. It is the handlers’ responsibility to get these checks to the correct individuals. If a winning pup has more than one owner or co-breeders it is their responsibility to decide how to split the award. The Chairman can’t arbitrate disputes.

Tentative Schedule for Judges Selection
10/01/07     Letters mailed to members who have nominated dam to nominate a Futurity judge.

11/01/07     Deadline for members to nominate a Futurity Judge.

11/05/07     Letters mailed to nominees to accept or decline nominations.

11/20/07     Deadline for nominees letters to be received accepting or declining nomination.

12/06/07     Ballots to be mailed to members who have nominated dam to vote for Futurity Judge.

12/31/07      Deadline for ballots to be returned to teller to determine the Futurity Judge.

Futurity Nomination Fees

Futurity Nominations:

Bitch Nominations - $20.00
Puppy Nominations - $5.00

1.  Futurity Rules - click here

2.  E-mail address for Futurity: Futurity Questions

3.  There are three ways to complete the nomination process:

1. Drop me a note and I will send you paper forms in the mail to complete and return.
   
2. Down load the forms listed below, fill them out and mail them in.
   
3. Nominate your Bitch/ Litter or puppies on-line at http://thedcafuturity.org.

Bitch and Puppy nominations forms available for filling in online and printing out for mailing in.

Bitch PDF File (162 kb)     * Preferred*

Puppy PDF File (108 kb)     * Preferred*

4.  Questions or inquiries may be sent to:

Steve Nielsen
17075 South Holcomb Road
Oregon City, OR 97045
Email:  Futurity Questions

The Dalmatian Club of America Futurity and the Dalmatian Club of America Foundation is offering an incentive program to increase DCA member’s participation in health screenings and data collection.

For a period of 3 years [Futurity years 2008, 2009, 2010], as a pilot program to encourage the health testing and screening of Dalmatian breeding stock, the Dalmatian Club of America Foundation (DCAF) will offer the following special prizes. These prizes shall be awarded only if the Sire and Dam are CHIC listed. The Sire and Dam shall be deemed CHIC listed if they appear on the CHIC data base 10 days before the judging of the Futurity. These prizes do not require any changes to the Futurity rules.

1. Breeder(s) of the Best In Futurity winner shall be awarded $500.00 in aggregate by DCAF.

2. Owner(s) of the Sire of the Best in Futurity winner shall be awarded $500.00 in aggregate by DCAF.

3. Owner(s) of the Sire and Breeder of the best junior or senior that does not win Best in Futurity shall be awarded $200.00 in aggregate each by DCAF.

4. The Futurity chairman shall determine the eligibility of the winners as soon as possible after the conclusion of Futurity judging. If possible the special prizes shall be awarded during the awards banquet held in conjunction with the DCA specialty.

Please direct any questions to Steve Neilson at Futurity Questions