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Official Rules
The GSPCA National Show Futurity will be held each year in conjunction with the GSPCA National Specialty Show.
ELIGIBILITY: Puppies whelped between October 1, 2009 and September 30, 2010 will be eligible for the 2011 Futurity. All breeders and co-breeders of litters nominated for the Show Futurity must be members of the GSPCA. All owners and co-owners of individual dogs or bitches that compete in the Show Futurity must be members of the GSPCA before April 1st. If the ownership changes prior to the Futurity, the dog will remain eligible provided all new owners/co-owners are members or applies for membership to the GSPCA. The Futurity Chairman must be notified within 10 days of any changes of ownership.
NOMINATION: Bitches must be nominated within 56 days (8 weeks) of whelping, and a fee of $20 must accompany the nomination. Any nominations postmarked later than 56 days from whelping will be considered late. Litters may be nominated after the 56th day but not later than 112 days (16 weeks), with an additional $50 penalty payment ($70 total). Litters may be nominated after 112 days (16 weeks), with an additional $200 penalty payment ($220 total). No nomination will be accepted if postmarked later than 143 days (20 weeks) after whelping.
SENIOR CLASS: For dogs whelped on or after October 1 through January 31. Dogs and bitches will be judged separately.
INTERMEDIATE CLASS: For dogs whelped on or after February 1 through May 31. Dogs and bitches will be judged separately.
JUNIOR CLASS: For dogs whelped on or after June 1 through September 30. Dogs and bitches will be judged separately.
PAYMENT OF FORFEITS: Three forfeits must be paid as follows:
- First Forfeit of $15 must be postmarked by December 31
- Second Forfeit of $15 must be postmarked by February 28
- Third Forfeit of $15 (to count as entry fee) must be received by the closing date of the National Specialty Show entries.
Any forfeits, with the exception of the third forfeit, will be accepted if postmarked up to 21 days late and accompanied by a penalty payment of an additional $15. Late forfeits postmarked after the 21st day, or forfeits without proper payments, will be returned. All forfeits will become the property of the GSPCA Futurity.
FORMS: An official Futurity Certificate of Nomination will be sent to the breeder upon nomination of the litter. Upon return of the Certificate with appropriate payment (First forfeit), official Forfeit Cards will be sent to the breeder. These Forfeit Cards, which must accompany the payment of Second Forfeits, should be given to the owners of the eligible puppies. In addition, copies of the Official Rules and Conditions for the Futurity will be sent to the breeder to be given to owners of eligible puppies.
[ DOWNLOAD FUTURITY NOMINATION FORM (PDF) ]
DIVISION OF PRIZE MONEY: Actual Futurity expenses will be deducted from Futurity money. The balance remaining will be divided as follows:
- The Best of Futurity and Best of Opposite will receive 12.5% of the funds, which will be further divided 50% to the owner and 40% to the breeder.
- The winner of each class will receive up to $300 or the total of the funds available for that class if the funds are less than $300.
- If the funds available for each class are more than $600, the winner will receive at least $300 of those funds available, according to the following allocation:
• 1st Place = 50%
• 2nd Place = 25%
• 3rd Place = 15%
• 4th Place = 10% - If the funds available for each class allow for the winner to receive $300, but are less than $600, the allocation of the funds for placements 2 through 4 would be as follows:
• 2nd Place = 50% of the remaining fund
• 3rd Place = 32% of the remaining funds
• 4th Place = 18% of the remaining funds - All funds for each class will be further divided 60% to the owner and 40% to the breeder.
**Overnight mail, UPS or FedEx envelopes MUST be sent with
“NO SIGNATURE REQUIRED”
Items requiring signatures will be returned.
Futurity: Holly Faught
3717 County Rd. 920
Crowley, TX 76036
