Events
- Agility
- Barn Hunt
- Conformation
- DCAF
- Education
- Fast CAT
- Health Clinic
- Obedience
- Performance Reception
- Rally
- Road Trial
- Scent Work
- Social
- Top Twenty
- Tracking
FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY, JULY 3,4,5
The Agility Trial will be held on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, July 3-5, 2020. Friday and Saturday will be All Breed and Sunday will be Dalmatians only. The trial will be held outdoors undercover with a dirt floor at the Haywood County Fairgrounds, 29 miles from the host hotel. Ring Measurement minimum of 93’ x 95’.
7:00AM – 6:00PM
Judging to commence no earlier than 8:00 AM
Run Order
We are pleased to welcome our agility judge:
Todd Buchla, Marietta, GA.
Friday: Standard – All Classes including Premier; JWW – All Classes (no Premier); FAST – All Classes
Saturday: Standard – All Classes (No Premier); JWW – All Classes including Premier; T2B
Sunday: (DCA) Standard – All Classes including Premier; JWW- All Classes including Premier; T2B; FAST – All Classes
Opening Date for Dalmatians: Monday, February 3
Opening Date for All Breeds: Monday, February 17
Closing Date: Wednesday, June 17
Our trial secretary is:
Lynn Luikart
10130 Atchison Rd
Centerville, OH 45458
(937) 885-0780
THURSDAY, JULY 9
Entries already processed will be rolled to the event numbers on the new July dates. If you need to cancel any entries, please do so with the Superintendent and/or Trial Secretaries before the new entry close date of Wednesday, June 17 at noon Central time. Entries cancelled by the deadline will be fully refunded.
Barn Hunt entries for Asheville are full. There is a waiting list for those who still want to run. Contact the trial secretary Laurie Isaacson
The Barn Hunt will be held Thursday, July 9th on the lawn of the Expo Center. There will be 2 trials in one day!
Trial Start Time 8:00AM
We are pleased to welcome our barn hunt judges:
Sharon Webb, Cumming, GA
Linda Hurst, Clarkrange, TN
Classes Offered: Instinct, Novice A/B, Open A/B, Senior A/B, Masters A/B, Crazy 8’s
Tentative Running order will be:
Ring 1 Instinct, Novice, Novice, Open, Open,
Ring 2 Crazy 8’s, Crazy 8’s, Senior, Senior, Masters, Masters
Opening Date for Dalmatians: Monday, February 3
Opening Date for All Breeds: Monday, February 17
Closing Date: Wednesday, June 17
Our trial secretary is:
Laurie Isaacson
PO Box 20670
Castro Valley, CA 94546
(408) 210-8821
MONDAY, July 6 and WEDNESDAY through SATURDAY , July 8-11
Entries already processed will be rolled to the event numbers on the new July dates. Foy Trent will adjust age specific class entries for all conformation events as necessary. If you need to cancel any entries, please do so with the Superintendent and/or Trial Secretaries before the new entry close date of Wednesday, June 17 at noon Central time. Entries cancelled by the deadline will be fully refunded.
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Notes on Futurity The whelp dates WILL REMAIN THE SAME, between November 16, 2018 and November 6, 2019.
Classes for puppy dog and puppy bitches:
Junior, 8 Mos & Under 11 Mos • Junior, 11 Mos & Under 14 Mos
Senior, 14 Mos & Under 17 Mos • Senior, 17 Mos & Under 20 Mos
Notes on Sweepstakes Sweepstakes is open to all Dalmatians six (6) months of age & UNDER TWENTY(20) MONTHS OF AGE on July 8, 2020, pursuant to the following Class descriptions
Classes for puppy dog and puppy bitches:
Junior, 6 Mos & Under 9 Mos • Junior, 9 Mos & Under 12 Mos
Senior, 12 Mos & Under 15 Mos • Senior 15 Mos & Under 18 Mos • Senior 18 Mos & Under 20 Mos (new class for 2020 only)
All judging will be held indoors in the Expo Center. The Superintendent is Foy Trent Dog Shows. There will be day crating space available outside on the veranda outside of the Expo Center. Set up will be available from 5PM – 10PM on Sunday, July 5. DCA reserves the right to require that all crating must be stacked. This will be the only area where crating will be permitted. There will be no ringside crating. Dogs may be crated in the area from 6AM until 6PM on July 6-11 2020. DOGS MAY NOT BE LEFT OVERNIGHT.
Monday: Dalmatian Club of the Piedmont Regional Regular Classes, Non-Regular Classes and Best of Breed (No Sweepstakes)
Wednesday: DCA Sweepstakes
Thursday: DCA Futurity and Regular Dog Classes.
Friday: DCA Regular Bitches Classes, Non-Regular Classes
Saturday: DCA Junior Showmanship, Best of Breed
We are thrilled to have the following conformation judges:
Dr. J Charles Garvin, Korcula Kennels (Dalmatians), Marion, OH
Dalmatian Club of the Piedmont Regular Classes and Best of Breed
Gale Passman, Hollyhead (Dalmatians), Westfield, IN
DCA Sweepstakes
Betty Pirs, Roadpartner (Dalmatians), Ponoka, AB, Canada
DCA Futurity
Patrick D Jones, Ravin (Dalmatians), Billings, MT
DCA Dog classes, Non-Regular classes
Judy English Murray, Bay Colony (Dalmatians), Walkerton, IN
DCA Bitch classes, Best of Breed
Cheryl Fales Steinmetz, Cheshire (Dalmatians), Fredonia, KY
Junior Showmanship
Closing Date: Wednesday, June 17
Our superintendent is Foy Trent Dog Shows (email), phone: (573) 687-2101, or on the web at Foy Trent Dog Shows, LLC.
THURSDAY, May 7
The
y’re Back!
Decorated Dals II.
The 2020 annual Dalmatian Club of America Foundation Fundraiser
Don’t miss your chance to own one or more of the 50 unique Decorated Dals creatively and lovingly designed by our own Dalmatian enthusiast artists from across the US and Canada OR one of the 15 handmade quilted wall hangings by Kimberley Hess commemorating some of the original Decorated Dals from 2011.
Remote bidding will take place on the DCAF Facebook page from January 2020 and will close at noon central time on July 2 with bidding to conclude following Top Twenty in the Expo Center.
MONDAY, July 6 through SATURDAY , July 11
DCAF Thrift Store
The store will be open for business during show hours. If you have unwanted tchotchkes, please bring them by for others to purchase! One man’s junk is another’s treasure!
All proceeds benefit DCAF and the health and well being of the breed we all love!
WEDNESDAY, July 8 and SATURDAY, July 11
The Betty Garvin Seminar will be held Wednesday, July 8 in the Mitchell Room at 7:30 PM. The speaker will be Bill Shelton of Coventry Corgis talking about Preservation Breeding.
Judges seminar will be held Saturday, July 11 in the Blue Ridge Room.
MONDAY, TUESDAY WEDNESDAY July 6-8
Due to the change in dates, Fast CAT is now planned to be offered 3 days instead of the original 2 pending AKC approval. The Fast CAT Trial will be held on Monday through Wednesday, July 6-8. The trial will take place on the lawn of the Expo Center. There will be 2 trials each day! Speed Dog Coursing will be sending a separate email to everyone that entered (including those on the wait list) The email will ask entrants to list their preferences for dates. Those that entered the May Events will have first choice of dates and will be first to be able to enter the third day. Entry fees already paid will be rolled to the July events. Speed Dog Coursing has extensive experience keeping dogs and humans comfortable in warm weather.
Early Entry fee: $20
Day of Show fee: $25
Fun Runs: $5
Morning Roll Call 9:00AM
Afternoon Roll Call: 12:45PM
We are pleased to welcome our lure operators:
Linda Hurst, Rachael Rae, and Gary Webb
Opening Date for Dalmatians: Monday, February 3
Opening Date for All Breeds: Monday, February 17
Closing Date: Wednesday, June 17
Trail Operator – Sharon Webb, Speed Dog Coursing
Our trial secretary is:
Linda Hurst
4474 Jonesville Rd.
Clarkrange, TN 38553
(865) 604-7734
TBD
The James W Smith Memorial Health Clinics are offered annually at our National Specialty. The Dalmatian Club of America Foundation (DCAF) subsidizes the costs of these health clinics by paying all shipping fees, OFA fees and in some cases portions of the veterinarian fees. The clinics offer a convenient and economical way to complete some of the health tests required for CHIC numbers.
Tests offered this year:
Thyroid Panel – $80
OFA Eye Exam – $40
Microchip – $25
OFA CHIC DNA Repository blood draws are FREE! All Dalmatians regardless of whether they will be bred are strongly urged to be included! The clinics offer a great opportunity for owners/breeders to update health histories for dogs already in the DNA Repository.
We honor the memory of James W Smith, a lifelong Dalmatian lover, a generous contributor to DCAF, and a champion of good health and health testing for our breed.
TUESDAY, July 7
Entries already processed will be rolled to the event numbers on the new July dates. If you need to cancel any entries, please do so with the Superintendent and/or Trial Secretaries before the new entry close date of Wednesday, June 17 at noon Central time. Entries cancelled by the deadline will be fully refunded.
Premium list will NOT be reprinted or mailed again. Click here for Revised Premium.
Obedience will be held indoors in the Expo Center. There will be day crating space available outside on the veranda outside of the Expo Center. Set up will be available from 5PM – 10PM on Sunday, July 5. DCA reserves the right to require that all crating must be stacked. This will be the only area where crating will be permitted. There will be no ringside crating. Dogs may be crated in the area from 6AM until 6PM on July 6-11 2020. DOGS MAY NOT BE LEFT OVERNIGHT.
We are pleased to welcome the following obedience judges:
Carol Mett, Savannah, GA
(Classes: Novice A, Novice B, Beginner Novice A, Beginner Novice B, Preferred Novice)
Nanci Hayes, North Conway, NH
(Classes: Graduate Novice, Open A, Open B, Graduate Open, Preferred Open, Utility A, Utility B, Preferred Utility, Versatility, Non-Reg, Brace Class, Non-Reg, Team 1, Non-Reg, Team 2, Non-Reg, Veteran)
Closing Date: Wednesday, June 17
Our trial secretary is Foy Trent Dog Shows (email), phone: (573) 687-2101, or on the web at Foy Trent Dog Shows, LLC.
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FRIDAY, July 10
The Companion & Performance Achiever Recognition Reception will be held on Friday, July 7 at the Crowne Plaza, Ballroom.
Join us as we celebrate the recipients of the Versatility, Versatility Excellence Awards and Top Spot certificates. PLUS!! The TRIATHLETE award.
The Triathlete Challenge
If you and your dog are a multi-tasking team, set your sights on the SPECIALTY TRIATHLETE CHALLENGE, a special award given to EACH Dalmatian/handler team that earns a qualifying leg or passing score in three (3) or more performance/companion venues during the National Specialty. The eligible events are: Road Trial – CC, RD, RDX classes; Agility – all titling classes; Obedience – all titling classes; Rally – all titling classes; Barn Hunt – all titling classes; Scent Work all titling classes and FAST CATS – all titling classes. Only one score or performance in each venue will count towards this award, and the performance must be at the titling level, although the dog/handler team may already have earned the relevant title. If your dog can hock, heel, sniff, run, jump, just pick your venues and go for the challenge!
MONDAY, July 6
(Entries already processed will be rolled to the event numbers on the new July dates. If you need to cancel any entries, please do so with the Superintendent and/or Trial Secretaries before the new entry close date of Wednesday, June 17 at noon Central time. Entries cancelled by the deadline will be fully refunded.)
Premium list will NOT be reprinted or mailed again. Click here for Revised Premium.
Rally will be held indoors in the Expo Center. There will be day crating space available outside on the veranda outside of the Expo Center. Set up will be available from 5PM – 10PM on Sunday, July 5. DCA reserves the right to require that all crating must be stacked. This will be the only area where crating will be permitted. There will be no ringside crating. Dogs may be crated in the area from 6AM until 6PM on July 6-11 2020. DOGS MAY NOT BE LEFT OVERNIGHT.
We are pleased to welcome our rally judge Nanci Hayes of North Conway, NH
(Novice A/B, Intermediate, Advanced A/B, Excellent A/B, Master, RAE [entries for both Adv B & Exc B], RACH [entries for Adv B, Exc B & Master])
Closing Date: Wednesday, June 17
Our trial secretary is Foy Trent Dog Shows (email), phone: (573) 687-2101, or on the web at Foy Trent Dog Shows, LLC.
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All entry fees paid to date will be fully refunded. Any trophy sponsorships will roll to a rescheduled event or to DCA 2021.
WEDNESDAY, July 8
Entries already processed will be rolled to the event numbers on the new July dates. If you need to cancel any entries, please do so with the Superintendent and/or Trial Secretaries before the new entry close date of Wednesday, June 17 at noon Central time. Entries cancelled by the deadline will be fully refunded.
Scent Work entries for Asheville are full. There is a waiting list for those who still want to run. Contact the trial secretary Laurie Isaacson
Scent Work will be held Wednesday, July 8th in the Crowne Plaza Meeting Rooms.
Trial Hours
7:30AM – 4:00PM
Check-in from 7:30-8:30AM EDT daily
Handler’s Briefing at 8:30AM, first dog to follow
We are pleased to welcome the following scent work judges:
Lisa Bailey, Ball Ground, GA
(Trial AM: Container Novice A/B, Interior Novice A/B, Exterior Novice A/B, & Buried Novice A/B)
(Trial PM: Container Novice A/B, Interior Novice A/B, Exterior Novice A/B, & Buried Novice A/B, Exterior Advanced, Buried Advanced)
Cindy Roberts, Calera, AL
(Trial AM: Exterior Excellent, Buried Excellent)
(Trial PM: Interior Advanced, Exterior Advanced)
Opening Date for Dalmatians: Monday, February 3
Opening Date for All Breeds: Monday, February 17
Closing Date: Wednesday, June 17
Our trial secretary is:
Laurie Isaacson
PO Box 20670
Castro Valley, CA 94546
(408) 210-8821
THURSDAY, July 9
The “Draw Meeting” for the Top 20 Qualifiers and Past Winners will be held one hour after the conformation judging is completed. The Meeting will be held in the Expo Center, and, as a reminder, an announcement will be made during the judging on that day. This is a mandatory meeting for Qualifiers and Past Winners to attend. If a Qualifier or a Past Winner or a representative for either does not attend this meeting, unfortunately, the Qualifier and/or the Past Winner will not be able to compete at the Top 20 Event.
After this meeting, a Qualifier can practice while his chosen music is being played.
THURSDAY, May 7
Join the Top 20 Qualifiers and Past Winners for a formal evening viewing our Top 20 Qualifiers and celebrating Top 20’s Twenty-fifth Anniversary. Enjoy a cash bar and hor d’oeuvres of the Expo Center. The evening begins with the Top 20 Qualifiers “hands-on” judging in a separate room from the viewing public. After which, the Top 20 Qualifiers will be presented to the audience one at a time. Each person in attendance will have a chance to vote for their favorite Qualifier for the Peoples’ Choice Award, which is presented that evening. The winner of the Top 20 will be announced at the banquet on May 8, 2020.
All Tracking entries will be refunded automatically since these events were cancelled.
