ASCA Agility Trial - Florida Pan-Handlers ASC

1 FL Pan-Handlers ASC, INC. ** Agility ONLY at this event **. ASCA Sanctioned Agility ** 2 rings 1 judge **. Presents: Spring Fling ACE Program: Any dog 18 months or older can jump one height lower than their Championship Standard Division height. The original program is now called Championship Program. *ACE stands for Agility Competition Enthusiast. Dogs entered in the ACE. program may jump 4 below the Championship Standard Division Jump All Breeds including Mixed Breed Welcome! Height. The Senior Dog Division is open to any dog age ten (10) or older. Dogs entered in the Senior Dog Division will jump 4 lower than their standard jump height the ACE program. See Jump Height Chart on page 16.

2 March 16 - 18, 2018. The minimum age for dogs entered FEO is 15 months of age. DID YOU KNOW?? Baker Area Recreation Association (Baker Arena) NO weave poles in Jumpers - NO Table in Regular 5503 Highway 4, Baker, FL 32531 NO Refusals - We have Traditional Gamblers! (Two Rings - Under Covered Horse Arena on packed dirt) You can use your AKC or NADAC height card, so you don't have to wait to be measured. Send a copy with your entry. Friday: 2 Gamblers, 2 Regular, 2 Jumpers - first run at 8:00 Training in the ring is permitted; however, the dog will receive Saturday: 2 Jumpers, 2 Regular, 2 Gamblers - first run at 8:00 elimination. Sunday: 1 Gambers, 1 Regular, 2 Jumpers - first run at 7:30.

3 There are prizes to be won!! We offer: Entries limited to 350 runs per day. o High-in- Trial Aussie prizes & rosettes to the top Offering the following programs: Novice, Open & Elite Championship Championship: Standard, Jr. Handler, Veteran (dog), FEO. o High-in- Trial prizes & rosettes to the top Novice, Open *ACE (Standard ,Senior Dog). & Elite dog Championship Judge: Lora Del Page o High-in- Trial prizes to the top Novice, Open, Elite in Championship MOVE-UPS - Accepted o High-in- Trial prizes to the top Junior, Veteran in Pre-entries Open January 2, 2018 and will close when the limit has been Championship, Ace Standard and Ace SR Dog reached, or no later than March 9, 2018 (entries must be post marked by 3/9/2018).

4 If Trial does not fill, day of show entries will be taken. Call or 4. email for availability of day of show entries. Please NO calls after 9PM CNT. Trial Secretary & Trial Chair: Robin McNeill 850-259-3639 or Section on page 3 Required Measurements: For questions or concerns, please contact Robin Dogs entering the jump height classes 20" or less (wither height less McNeill 850-259-3639 than or equal to 20"), that do not have a permanent ASCA, AKC or Exhibitors, through submission of entry, acknowledge that they are knowledgeable of NADAC height card must be measured. Dogs entering 20+'' or 24" (16+". the rules and regulations of ASCA (Australian Shepherd Club of America) and agree to for Veterans, ACE and Juniors) jump heights are exempt.

5 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: If you don't have a height card please go to this link, print off Rubber slated contacts on dog walk and A-Frame, Rubber contacts on seesaw, open two copies and bring them to the Trial with you. tunnels, winged and wingless jumps, 24 spacing weave poles (in Regular and Gamblers) will be used at this event. ASCA CLASSES recorded and receive ASCA titling certificates, you must register your dog and become a service member of ASCA at the time of registration. We will have forms REGULAR class: The ASCA Regular class will consist of a designated sequence of 14-20 ASCA.

6 Available at the Trial , you can get a form on the ASCA website. approved obstacles. Clean runs within the standard course time are awarded 10-point qualifications Runs that do not accumulate more than five time and course faults qualify. Qualifying runs with no faults receive 10 points; runs with no more than five faults receive 5 points. JUMPERS class: The ASCA Jumpers class is primarily composed of single jumps, but may also Dogs are NOT allowed to wear collars in ASCA Agility . No include one double bar jump, the tire jump, one closed tunnel (chute), and/or open tunnels. The leads, collars, food, toys, clickers, other aids or devices will be course consists of 12-20 obstacles.

7 Speed is of essence in the Jumpers class, and teams must have a clean run with no time faults in order to qualify. Qualifying runs receive 10 points. permitted on the course or within 10 feet of the ring at any GAMBLERS class: The ASCA Gamblers class is the Old-Style Gamblers with point accumulation time. The only exception to this is leading your dog to the start on leash period, immediately followed by a gamble sequence. Qualifying runs receive 10 points. and leaving the ring on leash. Any dog which demonstrates aggression Accumulation Period. All dogs are allowed 30 seconds in the accumulation period. Each type of towards any person or any dog, whether inside or outside the ring, must be obstacle is assigned a point value and teams must accumulate a minimum number of points in the excused from the Agility Trial .

8 Any dog which the judge feels is not in accumulation period (Novice-15 pts, Open 18-pts, Elite-21 pts). During the accumulation period the enough control to perform all obstacles in a safe manner will be excused handler directs the dog over a course determined by the team. The dog may not perform the from the Agility Trial . gamble sequence or any segment of the gamble sequence in order; however they may perform the obstacles individually or in the reverse sequence. Note that if a bar on a gamble obstacle is CLUB RULES FOR THE Trial . knocked down during the point accumulation period, the dog cannot receive credit for performing No entry shall be accepted from a dog or handler disqualified from the ASCA.

9 The gamble sequence. Agility program; a dog or handler disqualified from all ASCA programs; or a Gamble Sequence: The Gamble sequence is composed of 4 required obstacles and sometimes a 5th member not in good standing with ASCA or FLPHASC. All dogs must be on optional obstacle. The gamble period begins immediately at the end of the accumulation period. In leash when not competing in the ring or using warm-up equipment. Safety the gamble period, dogs must perform the 4 obstacles in the designated sequence within the shall always be of foremost consideration in actions and conduct by designated time, with handlers remaining behind a gamble line . Teams will not qualify if the handlers at all times.

10 Please clean up after yourself and your dog. No entry handler crosses the gamble line or if a bar is dropped during the performance of the gamble. For more information on ASCA classes, please refer to the ASCA Agility Rules & Regulations at 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, From the ASCA Agility Rule Book: or any other cause beyond the control of the organizing committee. THE. Novice Level (Pg 21) The Novice level is the first entry level for every class. The Novice MANAGEMENT will not be responsible for the loss or damage to any dog level is for any dog which has not yet earned an ASCA title in a particular class.