Futurity

The 2025 Futurity is open to puppies whelped between

12/19/2023 to 12/16/2024

Cheryl Bryant
DCA Futurity Chair
1319 Gabriel Court
Mount Vernon, IA 52314-9564
(319) 551-5406

On-Line Forms

Dam

Puppy / Puppies

Futurity Rules

Introduction

The purpose of the Futurity Stake is to encourage the breeding of the best possible Dalmatian and to reward the breeders for their efforts. For this reason, the Stakes are weighted in favor of the breeder, who is the one that chooses the sire, nominates the bitch before whelping, raises the litter, and often even pays the entry fees for the individual puppies as well.

However, recognition must also be given to the sire of the litter for his genetic contribution, and to the role of the owners of the individual Dalmatian in developing it to its greatest inherited potential. The quality of the individual animal will be the result of the combined efforts of these three. The division of the Stakes is designed to reflect this.
Description

The Futurity Stake shall be held in conjunction with each Dalmatian Club of America Specialty. Should the DCA Specialty not be held within the time limits applying to the Futurity Rules, the Board of Governors shall decide the disposition of the monies accrued toward the Futurity Stake.

THE FUTURITY STAKE IS OPEN ONLY TO BREEDERS WHO ARE ACTIVE MEMBERS IN GOOD STANDING OF THE DALMATIAN CLUB OF AMERICA. BREEDERS MUST REMAIN IN GOOD STANDING THROUGHOUT THE FUTURITY PROCESS OR THEIR NOMINATION(S) AND FUTURITY ELIGIBILITY WILL BE FORFEITED.

The Futurity Stake is entered by nominating the litter. The get from this litter are eligible to compete in the first annual Futurity Stake held on or after the date they reach six months of age, and only in this stake.

The bitch whose litter is nominated must be owned (or leased) in whole or in part by a DCA member. Thus, if a bitch is co-owned or leased by two people, at least one of them must be a DCA member. This requirement does not apply to the owners of the puppies from the nominated litter. To receive monetary awards from this Futurity Stake, the owner of the sire of a nominated litter must also be a DCA member.
Nomination Fee Dates

The nomination of the bitch’s litter must be made after she is bred, but BEFORE THE WHELPING DATE. The nomination of each individual puppy must be made after it is whelped, but BEFORE IT IS FOUR MONTHS OLD. The sustaining fee for each individual puppy is paid WHEN THE PUPPY IS ENTERED IN THE FUTURITY. [This fee is in addition to the Specialty entry fee.]
Fees

The bitch nomination for the litter must be accompanied by a fee of $20. The nomination for an individual puppy must be accompanied by a fee of $10. The sustaining fee for an individual puppy is $10. [This fee is in addition to the Specialty entry fee.] These fees are subject to review and change by the DCA board as required.
Procedure for Nomination Litters
Any active DCA member in good standing may nominate a litter for the Futurity. The nomination must be made on an official Futurity nomination entry form, which can be obtained on the DCA website or by writing to the Futurity Chairman. Litter nominations may be completed on-line through the Futurity section of the DCA website, or by completing a form and mailing it to the Futurity Chairman. Said litter nomination must be made PRIOR to the whelping of the litter. The determination date for timely nominations shall be the date it was submitted on-line or the postmark on the envelope, which must be dated no later than midnight the day prior to the whelping of the litter. The bitch must be owned or leased, in whole or in part, by the active member. The breeder shall be supplied with a confirmation of nomination of the litter. This confirmation will be supplied via email; if the breeder does not have email the confirmation will be sent via regular mail.

The nomination of a litter qualifies any of the litter for entry in the Futurity Stake, regardless of the ownership of the individual puppy when entered or shown. In the case of multi sire litters, each Dam/Sire combination must be individually nominated and the corresponding fee paid. All puppy nominations must be made BEFORE the puppy to be shown in the Futurity reaches FOUR MONTHS of age. The determining date of the nomination shall be the date it was submitted on-line or the postmark on the envelope containing the nomination. This postmark must be dated no later than midnight the day prior to the day the puppy reaches the age of four months. On-line submissions must be completed no later than midnight the day prior to the puppy reaching four months of age. If the breeder wishes to nominate all puppies in the litter individually, this may be done at any time after the day the litter is whelped but before it is four months old. In such cases, fees for all puppies in the litter must be paid, and at the same time the Futurity Chairman must be supplied with the following:

Whelping date

Sex, and

AKC number if received.

If neither the AKC litter number, nor the individual registration number, has been received by the breeder at the time each puppy nomination is made, this information must be forwarded to the Futurity Chairman immediately upon receipt. If ownership changes after individual puppy nomination is made, the Futurity Chairman must be provided with correct information regarding:

Name of puppy,

Registration number,

Sex

Futurity nomination number and

New owner’s email address and phone number.

If this information has not been received by the Futurity Chairman at least one month prior to the date of the Futurity, the Dalmatian in question shall be disqualified. The same rule shall apply to the change of a Dalmatian’s name if such occurs at the time of registration.
Eligibility
The Dalmatian MUST be entered in one of the regular classes at the DCA Specialty show. When completing the entry form for the DCA Specialty, the fact that the Dalmatian is to be shown in the Futurity MUST BE INDICATED AS AN EXTRA CLASS in the appropriate space provided on the entry form. The sustaining entry fee for the Futurity class is an additional fee of $10 above the regular entry fee. This fee should be included with the regular entry fee for the class at the Specialty. [Example- Dog Show Entry fee: $30; Futurity Sustaining fee: $10 Total: $40 to enter the Futurity.]

No Dalmatian will be eligible to compete in the Futurity which does not meet the following requirements:

Be from a litter which was properly and timely nominated.

Have been individually nominated before it reached the age of four months, and

Be properly entered in one of the regular classes of the DCA Specialty.
Non-Members

Persons who are not a member of the DCA who wish to nominate litters for the Futurity may submit an application for membership with the nomination form for the litter’s nomination. In the event that the application for membership is accepted by the DCA, the nomination will be dated as valid according to the date received. If the application for membership in the DCA is not accepted, the deposit for dues will be refunded and the nomination of the litter will be null and void. The nomination fee will also be refunded. The Board of Governors of the DCA shall decide any dispute that should arise pursuant to this Futurity Stake at its earliest convenience.
Lapsing of Dues

Any member who, having nominated a litter, fails to remain an active member in good standing in the DCA, by lapsing of dues or by suspension or expulsion, and has not been reinstated 30 days prior to the Futurity shall lose all rights in the Futurity. Dalmatians nominated by the lapsed or suspended individual but transferred to the ownership of another individual PRIOR to said lapse of dues, suspension or expulsion may be shown as eligible provided all nomination requirements have been met. Monetary awards will be made in such instances ONLY to the owner of the individual Dalmatian and/or DCA member owner of the sire pursuant to Futurity prize rules.
Death
Winners Chart
Selection of Judges

It shall be the prerogative of the owners of the nominated dams to nominate the Futurity Stake judge. Upon notification by the Futurity Chairman, at a time to be six months, more or less, prior to the Futurity Stake, the primary breeder of each nominated litter may nominate ONE person for the Futurity Stake judge.

Each eligible breeder shall thereafter, one month, more or less, from the deadline for nominations, receive a ballot listing all persons nominated as set forth above. Each primary breeder receives a total of one ballot for the year. This ballot will be prepared by the Futurity committee and posted on line for voting by the breeders. The ballot is to be prepared under the guideline specified in DCA Bylaws, Article V, Section 5.3.

ELECTION. Each eligible breeder shall vote for FIVE candidates listed in order of preference, i.e., first, second, third, etc. The candidate receiving the highest total number of points (a vote of first choice receiving 5 points, second receiving 4 points, etc.) in the votes cast shall then be declared the Futurity Stake judge for that particular year. In the event the number of dogs entered requires a second judge, the candidate receiving the second highest total number of points shall judge the bitch classes only. When the ballots are totaled and a tie for first place has resulted, the preference will be given to break the tie to a DCA member over a non-DCA member. In the event that a tie occurs between two DCA members, preference to break the tie will be given to the member that joined DCA first.

When voting is closed the Futurity Chair will notify the Corresponding Secretary of the results. Once the elected judge has accepted the assignment and all ballot nominees have been thanked for their participation, the Futurity Chair will notify the DCA membership.

During the nominating and voting period, the Futurity Chairman will not disclose names of Futurity breeders. No voting information will be disclosed until all voting is closed, in accordance with a specified deadline date. At that time, participants will be notified of the voting outcome by the DCA Futurity Chair.

Ballots which are incomplete, incorrect, unsigned or exceed the deadline date will be considered invalid.

Persons nominated as the Futurity Stake judge do not necessarily have to be an AKC licensed Dalmatian judge, but must be in good standing with AKC and DCA.

Any person(s) elected to judge a Futurity Stake, who has nominated a litter(s) for the same Futurity Stake, or who has an *immediate member of his/her family with a nominated litter(s), automatically voids the competition of that litter(s) in that same Futurity Stake. Any monies paid by the person(s) to the Futurity are not refundable.

Any futurity nominated puppy who by virtue of its placement in the futurity could result in a monetary prize to the judge would be ineligible for competition at that futurity. A refund of all nomination fees for the ineligible dam and puppies will be made due to the conflict of interest. Nominators must apply to the DCA Futurity Chairman for this refund prior to the close of entries. This ruling will become effective for the 1991 Futurity. *immediate family per AKC definition.
Futurity Stake Example
Total Futurity Stake = $1000

20% = $200 – General Expense Fund

20% = $200 – Three Best Awards

$100 to Best in Futurity

$50 to Breeder

$50 to Owner

$50 to Best Senior in Futurity

$25 to Breeder

$15 to Owner

$10 to Owner of Sire

$50 to Best Junior in Futurity

$25 to Breeder

$15 to Owner

$10 to Owner of Sire

60% = $600

Assuming a total entry of 100 with 10 entered in the 6-9 puppy bitch class. Thus, 10% of the $600, or $60 is divided in the 6-9 puppy bitch class with the following divisions:

First place = 40% of $60.00 = $24.00

60% of $24.00 = $14.40 to Breeder

40% of $24.00 = $ 9.60 to Owner

Second place = 30% of $60.00 = $18.00

60% of $18.00 = $10.80 to Breeder

40% of $18.00 = $ 7.20 to Owner

Third place = 20% of $60.00 = $12.00

60% of $12.00 = $ 7.20 to Breeder

40% of $12.00 = $ 4.80 to Owner

Fourth place = 10% of $60.00 = $6.00

60% of $ 6.00 = $ 3.60 to Breeder

40% of $ 6.00 = $ 2.40 to Owner

Futurity On-Line Information

You may nominate a bitch/litter or a puppy on-line.

You must have a valid email address. The entire bitch/puppy nomination process will be completed on-line. An email confirmation will be sent to you when your nomination is recorded by the Futurity Chair. It is your responsibility to print and keep your confirmations.

You may submit your nomination fees in one of two different methods. You may use Paypal to submit your payment on-line with a credit or debit card; or, if you prefer, you can mail a check. Using Paypal requires a small surcharge. You must mail or submit your payment to reach the Chairman within 10 working days from the date you submitted your nomination. Per the Futurity rules, your payment must be postmarked or submitted before your litter is whelped. Your payment for puppy nominations must be postmarked or transmitted before they reach four months of age.

On the forms, required fields are indicated with a red asterisk. If the field doesn’t apply, or the required data is not yet available, enter the word NONE.
Example: if there is no co-breeder, enter the word NONE in that field.
Example: if the puppy hasn’t yet been registered with AKC, enter the word NONE in the fields for its AKC Number and Registered Name.

Please note that the breeder field is called primary breeder. List only one name in this field. Example “Tom Smith.” Do not list several co-breeders. The person named as the primary breeder will receive all communications dealing with the Futurity. Listing co-breeders on the co-breeder field is optional. If there are no co-breeders, enter only the word NONE in the co-breeder field.

In the primary owners field on the puppy form, list only one name in the field. Example Mary Smith or Tom and Mary Smith. You may list co-owners in the co-owner field.

When you are satisfied with all the entries on the form, click the submit button. Print and save it. Mail your check or submit your payment on-line immediately. After the chairman receives it, you will receive an e-mail with your bitch’s or puppy’s nomination number. Print and save it.

Futurity eNominate Dam

Dam eNomination

Dam Information

Dam’s Registered Name *

Dam's AKC Number *

Dam’s CHIC Number *

Primary Breeder Information

Primary Breeder's Name *

Primary Breeder's Phone *

Primary Breeder's Email *

Primary Breeder a DCA Member? *

CoBreeder(s) and Breeding Date

CoBreeder(s) *

Breeding Date *

Sire Information

Sire's Registered Name *

Sire's AKC Number *

Sire's CHIC Number *

Owner of Sire *

Sire's Owner a DCA Member? *

NOTE

By clicking the SEND button below I acknowledge that the rules of the Dalmatian Club of America Futurity were made available to me and that the above information is accurate.

Send a copy to myself

Futurity Off-Line Forms

Fill out the below forms and mail to:

Cheryl Bryant
DCA Futurity Chair
1319 Gabriel Court
Mount Vernon, IA 52314-9564
(319) 551-5406

Dam Form

Puppy Form

Futurity Bonus Prize Program

The Dalmatian Club of America Futurity and the Dalmatian Club of America Foundation is offering a “bonus cash prize” as an incentive program to increase DCA member’s participation in health screenings and data collection.

To encourage the health testing and screening of Dalmatian breeding stock, the Dalmatian Club of America Foundation (DCAF) will offer the following special prizes. These prizes shall be awarded only if the Sire and Dam are CHIC listed. The Sire and Dam shall be deemed CHIC listed if they appear on the CHIC data base 10 days before the judging of the Futurity. These prizes do not require any changes to the Futurity rules.

Breeder(s) of the Best In Futurity winner shall be awarded $500.00 in aggregate by DCAF
Owner(s) of the Sire of the Best in Futurity winner shall be awarded $500.00 in aggregate by DCAF.
Owner(s) of the Sire and Breeder of the best junior or senior that does not win Best in Futurity shall be awarded $200.00 in aggregate each by DCAF.
The Futurity chairman shall determine the eligibility of the winners as soon as possible after the conclusion of Futurity judging. If possible the special prizes shall be awarded during the awards banquet held in conjunction with the DCA specialty.

Note that becoming CHIC listed requires no special effort by the owners of Dalmatians. It is automatic after the owners have completed the 3 basic health screenings [OFA or PennHip hips, BAER hearing, and either thyroid or eye] and are permanently identified and agree to have the results appear in the open data base. Since CHIC lists both normal and abnormal results no Dalmatian is prevented from participating in the Futurity.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who can nominate a Dam for the Futurity?
Can I nominate a Dam if I am not a DCA member but my co-breeder is a DCA member?
For what year should I nominate a Dam?
What should I do to nominate a bitch when 2 sires are involved?
What constitutes a valid nomination?
What are the nomination deadlines?
What can I do if I am facing a nomination deadline?
What exceptions are allowed for late nominations?
Should I send a nomination via Express Mail?
What if I need to know if the nomination was received?
How will I know when a nomination is accepted?
How soon can I expect to receive a confirmation?
Why did I never receive an email confirmation for my Dam or puppy nomination?
What should I do if I lose my Dam confirmation number?
Can I nominate a puppy before I apply for its AKC registration papers or before the AKC returns the registration?

Yes, do not wait if it will push you past the pups four-month birthday. Use a place holder name and AKC number when you nominate. However, you must provide the chairman the correct name and number before the list of nominated puppies is sent to the superintendent; a minimum of 30 days before closing of entries.
What should I do if I change the puppy’s name or ownership after it is nominated?
Does a Dam nomination carry an obligation to nominate puppies?
What is Purina’s role in the DCA futurity?

Futurity

Futurity Rules

On-Line Information

On-Line Forms

Off-Line Forms

Bonus Prize Program

FAQ

Futurity Rules

Futurity On-Line Information

Futurity eNominate Dam

Dam eNomination

Futurity eNominate Puppy / Puppies

Puppy eNomination

Futurity Off-Line Forms

Futurity Bonus Prize Program

Frequently Asked Questions

Futurity Rules On-Line Information On-line Forms (Dam) (Puppy/Puppies) Off-line Forms Bonus Prize Program FAQ