| 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, 2010 and September 30, 2011 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.
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.
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