(All stakes to be held under Kennel Club Rules & Regulations ‘J’)
Competitors how to enter
- PAPER ENTRIES ONLY TO BE SENT TO THE FIELD TRIAL SECRETARY
- Separate form and cheque for each Dog entered per trial please payable to: Dorset Working Spaniel Club Text Martin Ashman 07774208270
- Entry Fees for Members £40 Novice and Open Trials – Non-Members £60 for all Trials
- Entries into the Draw will not be accepted without payment
- Details of the Trial meeting place and time will be sent out with the Draw
- Draws will be emailed or sent in the post if an SAE is provided
Stake 1 – 16 Dog Novice Cocker Friday 4th October 2024
Venue: Blannicombe Estate near Honiton
Judges: Margaret Cox A3130 and Dave Hodgson NP3815
Closing date for entries: 18TH SEPTEMBER 2024
Prize: Novice Cocker Shield and Guns Choice ‘Wood Boy’s Salver’
Stake 2 – 16 Dog Novice ESS Thursday 10th October 2024
Venue: Blannicombe Estate near Honiton
Judges: Wesley Thomas A2889 and Keelan Dudbridge NP
Closing Date for Entries: 23RD SEPTEMBER 2024
Prize: The Sunstar Perpetual Trophy and Guns Choice ‘Nunney Salver’
Stake 3 – 16 Dog Open Cocker Spaniel Saturday 19th October 2024
Venue: Woodbury Estate near Exeter
Judges: Martin Ashman A2193 and Alice Wise B3368
Closing Date for Entries: 3RD OCTOBER 2024
Prize: Bronze Cocker Spaniel Trophy
Stake 4 – 16 Dog Open AV (except Cocker) Spaniel Monday 30th December 2024
Venue: Woodbury Estate near Exeter
Judges: Nick Gregory A3007 and Bob Lowe B3817
Closing Date for Entries: 12TH DECEMBER 2024
Prize: Bronze Spaniel Trophy
Conditions of Entry
1. We do not accept e-mail entries, late entries received after the closing date or telephone entries. Visit www.dorsertworkingspanielclub.net to download an entry form.
2. To receive notification of the result of the draw and directions a self-addressed envelope must be enclosed with application (please write clearly). If you would rather have these details emailed to you please ensure there is a legible email address on your entry form
3. DWSC members have priority in the draw.
4. Please ensure that all trial entries are clearly marked with the stake number and the competitor’s name entering. All entries must be complete and correct.
5. Regulation J6F applies to withdrawal
6. All trial draws will take place at the home of the FT Secretary at 7.30 pm on the closing date
7. Please send separate cheques for all entries.
8. Please ensure that the correct entry form is used and that it is completed legibly and correctly.
Rules and Regulations
1. Dogs entered at Kennel Club Licensed Field Trials must be registered at the Kennel Club in accordance with Kennel Club Regulations for Classification and Registration B.
2. The DWSC may reserve to itself the right to refuse any entry.
3. Should a dog be drawn to run in a Stake and then withdraw for any reason the Owner may run a substitute dog in its place provided the substitute dog has gained the required qualification for preference in the draw at the date of the draw; details of substitute dog(s) MUST have been included on the entry form for that stake and MUST be clearly marked as Substitute.
Substitutions will only be allowed up until 5 days before the trial date.
4. All dogs resident outside the UK must be issued with a Kennel Club Authority to Compete number before entry to the event can be made. All overseas entries without an Authority to Compete number will be returned to the competitor.
5. If entries or nominations exceed the number of permitted runners, the right to compete in a Trial shall be decided by ballot.
6. Should circumstances so dictate the Society, in consultation with the judges, may alter arrangements as necessary. Such changes and the circumstances surrounding them will be reported to the Kennel Club.
7. No modification may be made to the schedule after publication except by permission of the Kennel Club, followed by advertisement in appropriate journals if time permits before the closing of entries.
8. Judges at a Trial are prohibited from entering a dog which is recorded in their ownership or part ownership.
9. DOGS IN CARS ON HOT DAYS
Your dog is vulnerable and AT RISK if left in a vehicle in high temperatures and even on days considered as slightly warm. Please take care of your dog. If your dog is found to be at risk forcible entry to your vehicle may be necessary without liability for any damage caused.
10. WELFARE OF DOGS
Any competitor whose dog is entered at a Kennel Club licensed event should take all reasonable steps to ensure the needs of their dog(s) are met, and should not knowingly put their dogs’ health and welfare at risk by any action, default, omission or otherwise. A breach of this Regulation may be referred to the Board for disciplinary action under Kennel Club Rules and Regulations. The use of pinch collars, electronic shock collars, or prong collars, is not permitted at any field trial licenced by the Kennel Club. This shall apply at the venue or within the precincts of the trial.
11. Videography and photography will only be permitted with the express permission of the Chief Steward and the host.
Definition of Stakes
OPEN – A stake in which dogs have the opportunity of gaining a qualification towards the title of Field Trial Champion (K Regulations refer) and towards entry in the Championship or Champion Stake for its breed; in which entry is open to all dogs of a specified breed or breeds except that such stakes may not be confined to Any Variety Spaniel (except Spaniel (English Springer) and Spaniel (Cocker). It may be limited to a prescribed number of runners (J4 refers), in which case these shall be decided by a draw conducted in accordance with Regulation J7 i so that preference is given to previous performance
NOVICE – A Stake which is confined to dogs which have not gained a place, or places which would qualify them for first preference in the draw for Open Stakes
