West Coast Australian Shepherd Association

Presents:

ASCA sanctioned, open to ASCA Registered Aussies,

Friday, November 7, 2008

Classes offered in Standard, Veteran, and Junior Handler divisions

There will be two regular, two gamblers, two jumpers runs and one JACKPOT* class.

Judges: Roger Coor and Mike Willis

Entries will be limited to 700 runs and will close whenever this number is reached.  Entries will be accepted with U.S.P.S. postmarks dated no earlier than September 2nd, 2008 and no later than September 15th, 2008, after which entries may not be accepted or cancelled.  Move ups will be accepted if received via email by October 27, 2008.

Entry forms can be downloaded at WCASA.net.  Please mail completed entry forms with entry fees to:

Marilee Mansir; 1907 W. 235^th Place, Torrance, CA  90501, email:  mansir@pacbell.net  

For trial information contact: Trial Chair/Secretary: Sue Graham; Fax/Phone 909-596-8452. Email: sssssgraham@aol.com Please do not call or fax after 8:00 p.m. PST.

Entry fees:  $18 per run, $110.00 for all runs.

Prizes and rosettes will be awarded for 1^st through 7^th place in each class for each jump height (dogs optionally jumping 24” will be grouped for placements with the 20+ class).  Placements for Junior Handler Division classes may be combined (i.e., 16”/16”+/20”, 20”+/24”) by jump height within each level. Ribbons & prizes will be offered to every dog obtaining a qualifying score.  The JACKPOT class will have placements for 1^st through 7^th and cash prizes.  It will not be a qualifying class. HIGH IN TRIAL AWARDS will be calculated using the formula outlined in Section 2.6.4.2 of the ASCA Agility Rulebook. 

This trial will be held at the South Point Casino, in the Outdoor Arena on packed dirt.  Set up space may be limited; please see the 2008 ASCA Nationals website for further details http://www.vegasnationals.com

NOTICE TO EXHIBITORS:

This event will be held in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Australian Shepherd Club of America (ASCA).   Exhibitors, through submission of entry, acknowledge that they are knowledgeable of the rules and regulations of ASCA and agree to abide by all rules in effect at the time of this trial. A copy of ASCA’s Agility Rulebook may be downloaded free from the ASCA web site: www.asca.org.  Entries will not be accepted from anyone disqualified from the ASCA Agility/all ASCA programs and/or anyone not in good standing with ASCA. Entries will be accepted on the basis of those received on each day. On any given day that the trial would fill with the entries received that day, the entries that were received on that date will be drawn at random to the point at which the trial is filled.  If the trial is not able to accommodate all who wish to enter, a waiting list will be kept of those desiring to be on it in the order of received dates with random draw for the order within each date.  Signature required items will not be accepted. For immediate confirmation of receipt, please enclose a self addressed, stamped postcard with your entry.  Confirmation of entries will be made after the close of entries via email.  Please make sure your email address will accept attachments.  Contact Marilee or Sue if you do not receive entry information by October 15^th.

No entry will be refunded if the trial cannot open or be completed by reason of riot, civil disobedience, fire and act of God, public emergency, and act of a public enemy, or any other cause beyond the control of the organizing committee. There will be no refunds for entries withdrawn after the closing date, or in the event a dog and/or handler are dismissed from competition, regardless of the reason for such dismissal. Checks not honored by the bank do not constitute a valid entry. There will be a $25.00 service charge for returned checks.   Bitches in season will not be allowed to compete and may receive a refund, less a $20 handling fee, if notification is received via email prior to November 1st.

*JACKPOT Class:  Cash prizes will be awarded as follows:  1^st place $100, 2^nd Place $75, 3^rd Place $50, 4^th Place $40, 5^th – 7^th $25.  Course will consist of tunnels and a short set of weave poles.  No jumps or contacts.   All dogs will compete head to head and time plus faults scoring will be used. Equipment list:  slat-less contacts, jumps, tunnels, weave poles, displaceable tire