Motion to add classes to Nat. Specialty Show
March 17, 2007

Motion by: Bobbie Sigmund, East Coast Director

Seconded by: Jim Brigham, Central Director

Date Motion Made & Seconded: Friday, March 17, 2007

Discussion Only: 7 days after I receive a second. March 17, 2007 -- Friday, March 23, 2007

Votes Accepted: 5 days after the 7 day discussion ends March 24, 2007 -- Wed. March 28, 2007

Final Tabulation: Midnight, March 28, 2007
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Subject: Motion to add classes to Nat. Specialty Show

The following motion for the addition of these classes has NOTHING to do with the DUAL DOG AWARD. That will be decided by the BOD after the committee reports to them.
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I move to add additional classes to be held only at the National Specialty Show held during the fall of each year:

DUAL CHAMPION dog and bitch classes: qualifications shall be Dual Champion of record with AKC prior to the entry closing date of the National Specialty Show. These classes will be held only at the American Brittany Club National Specialty Show.

NATIONAL QUALIFIER dog and bitch classes: entry of these classes shall be limited to dogs and bitches who have qualified to run in the American Brittany Club National Gundog Championship Field Trial, American Brittany Club National Amateur Gundog Championship Field Trial, American Brittany Club National Amateur All-Age Championship Field Trial and the American Brittany Club Open All-Age Championship Field Trial for the current and preceding years only. Dogs and bitches who qualify after the show closing date will be eligible to show the next year only, and those that qualify before the closing date will be eligible for two years. Dogs and bitches have to only be qualified to run in the National Field Trial events, not actually compete. These classes will be held only at the American Brittany Club National Specialty Show.

Dogs and bitches placing first in these four classes shall be eligible to compete in the Best of Breed competition.
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RATIONALE:

This will in no way affect the field trial dog/bitch classes or the qualifications for those classes. The changes for the field trial classes will be proposed as an action item for the BOD meeting in Nov. The above needs approval now for these classes to be added to this year's show. This has nothing to do with changes to the Dual Dog Award to be proposed at the upcoming BOD meeting in Nov.

We don't limit the Parade of National Qualifiers only to those who run, so any dog or bitch who qualifies will be eligible to compete in these classes.

The above proposal only adds four additional classes to the National Specialty Show held in the fall, and this gives the National Qualifiers and Dual Champion Dogs their own classes in which to be showcased.

Dual Champions are just that - Dual Champions.
National Qualifiers are just that - National Qualifiers.

Thanks,
Nancy Anderson, 3rd Vice President