| QUESTIONS:
I’d like to ask those of you that
offer Futurity at your National shows a few questions…
What does your club define “Futurity”
as? i.e. why do you offer it, what does it mean to the club.
Since Futurity is a non-licensed
class do you use a judge who is familiar with your breed or a judge
who is working toward their license to judge the breed?
How do you excite your membership to
encourage their breeders to participate in Futurity?
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Lynn McClure
Past President
www.angelheart-eskies.com
www.rainbowspromise.net
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The American Whippet Club has a very
successful Futurity held in conjunction with our National every
year. Everyone that nominates a litter gets a letter about this time
of year asking for names of breeders that they would like to see
judge the event.
A ballot is sent back out to all those people and that is how the
judge is selected.
We have tied CERF eye exams in with our Futurity. Sire and Dam are
required to be CERF’d before the nomination. We usually have an
entry of around 100-125 each year. You can go to http://www.americanwhippetclub.net/awcpages/whipfuturnom.html
and read the rules and regulations.
Cindy Scott
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We have had a futurity for as long as I can remember and I joined
the club in 1965.
Futurity is for puppies from 6 months to 18 months of age.
Most of the time the futurity judges end up being the prominent
handlers or breeders of the breed.
Money is the prize so that alone gets the people to enter.
We nominate the bitch prior to whelping and then each puppy must be
individually nominated prior to 4 months of age.. Each nomination is
a fee which a percentage is divided among the winners.
Pam DeHetre, Doberman Pinscher Club of America
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The Bull Terrier Club of America
began offering a futurity in 2001. I think
our scheme is a lot like the Doberman club, the litter is nominated
before
birth, individual puppies before 4 months and then they are entered
in the
specialty. Classes are split by 3 month increments from 6-18 months
although
I think there are occasionally dogs a bit over 18 months because of
the
nomination timing requirements. Ours has always been judged by a
licensed
judge; I think Bull Terriers have the highest number of breeder
judges of
any breed, so we have lots of choices!
It's been the first competition of the national specialty weekend,
being
held Thursday evening. I agree that the cash prizes are an
incentive, and
I'd imagine they're even more so in a breed with higher entries.
Entries
were down this year (the show was just a couple weeks ago) but the
entire
show was down sharply, first time we've been below 100 dogs in 10
years,
which I think is more an indication of US economic conditions than
an
indictment of the event.
Cleo Parker
cparker@twmi.rr.com
http://www.nuancebullterriers.com/
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I’d like to ask those of you that
offer Futurity at your National shows a few questions…
What does your club define “Futurity” as? i.e. why do you offer it,
what does it mean to the club.
It is considered a "breeders showcase" and it is offered for
shelties 18 months and younger. Open to members only, and no more
than 10 owned or co-owned litters are permitted to be nominated for
any one futurity. The litter is nominated before birth ($5), at
three months you once again nominate ($$3 per puppy), but only the
numbers and sexes of those you are going to keep nominated. Of
course, birth date is necessary as well. At six months of age you
must include the full registered name, the name of the sire, as well
as any name of a new owner or co-owner ($7 per puppy). Entries in
the 6-9 class must arrive 30 days prior to judging. There is no fee
for entering the futurity and we do have a superintendent. There are
six classes, divided by sex, 6-9, 9-12, 12-18. Since our national
revolves around the country and at different date, you may nominate
for two shows if there is an overlap but must decide which show you
will enter. You will not be allowed to show in the 6-9 class at one
show and the 12-18 class a year later. We withhold 30%, 25% to
offset expenses and a 5% special prize to the breeder of the winner
of Best in Futurity. All other money is divided as follows: 1st-40%,
2nd-30%, 3rd-20%, 4th-10%. Prizes are revised if less than four
entries in a class. We also offer a Runner Up to BIF, but no
additional monies are awarded.
Since Futurity is a non-licensed
class do you use a judge who is familiar with your breed or a judge
who is working toward their license to judge the breed?
Judges are selected by nomination by the members at the same time
our conformation judges are selected. They must be members of the
ASSA. They do not have to be AKC judges. We have just completed the
voting for 2011. We have high requirements for joining and so most
ASSA members know the breed quite well
How do you excite your membership to
encourage their breeders to participate in Futurity?
The money is a huge incentive, often times well in excess of $100
for all placings in all classes. However, winning the Futurity is
really considered an honor, as is being chosen to judge it. It is
not unusual for us to have 350 litters nominated for each show. We
usually wind up with about 125-150 entries though.
Melanie Williams, President
American Shetland Sheepdog Association
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HI ALL,
I think I need to explain further.
We split the classes to 6-9, 9-12, 12-15 and 15+ because depending
on the date of the National we could have a nominated dog a bit over
18 months. We also divide by color, black and aoac (any other
allowed color ). Then all 1st placements in 6 to 12 compete for Best
Puppy as well as all first placements in 12 to 18 + compete for Best
Junior and then Best Puppy and Best Junior compete for Grand Prize
Futurity Winner.
At least one owner of the nominated bitch needs to be a DPCA member
however the puppy owners do not.
The entire description is on our website at dpca.org.
Hope this helps.
Pam DeHetre Doberman Pinscher Club of America
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The Scottish Deerhound Club of
America has had a Futurity since either the late 70's or early 80's.
We have participants from 3 months to 24 months. The breeders each
get one vote for the judge of their choice for every litter that
they nominate. The Futurity is popular and has had great
participation. Most participants are eligible for two different
Futurities but because they are held in conjunction with our
National Specialty, which can fluctuate dates that it is held, but
sometimes if the birthdates don't fall right, they will be eligible
for only one. Prizes are money and trophies (usually Royal Hunt
China). If you don't pay the futurity money in time, there are
penalties added to the fees and so that is how the Futurity makes
money.
Janet Porter
President
SDCA
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Lynn: For complete info, please feel
free to go to the Kerry Blue Terrier website (www.uskbtc.com) and
download all of our info on the Futurity.
Tom Rogers-President –USKBTC |
