2008 Retriever Field Trial Rules & Regulations. Sec.03

[Labber]

[B]PURPOSE
The purpose of a retriever field trial is to determine
the relative merits of retrievers in the field and to test
both the natural and trained abilities desired in a
hunting retriever. Tests should be held in a natural
hunting terrain and should be designed to test and
separate the competing dogs with the dogs giving the
best performances on that particular day being
awarded placement. All dogs running in the trial
should be given the opportunity to run as many of the
tests as time and circumstances allow and if
completing the tests in a satisfactory manner, shall be
awarded certificates of merit.

[Labber]

Updated today.........................

[Labber]

3.2.7 In the Junior stake, there must be at least 2 judges
and their combined experience must be such that
they have judged a total of 3 Junior and/or Qualifying
and All-Age stakes. It is recommended that at least
one of the judges be a judge who has judged at least
one All-Age stake at a CKC approved retriever trial.

The rule that anyone judging must be a CKC member must be in the CKC bylaws.
Correct?
1) Are American judges exempt from this?
2) What would it take to see this rule ammended?

Our sport would benefit by not insisting that all judges be members.
I think the CKC's interests would be met if Junior & Qual could be judged by 1 non-member if accompanied by a member. Putting up barriers to new people getting involved in all aspects of FT's is to nobodys benefit.

Has this idea been brought fwd before?

[Anna Scott]

check line 3.2.9 Does this not qualify American AKC judges without them having to be CKC members.

[Labber]

It qualifies them as far as experience is concerned, but can they judge if they are not CKC (or AKC for that matter) members?

[Labber]

Further updated to the end of Sec 3.

[Anna Scott]

Got an answer from the CKC. Only Canadains need to be members of the CKC in order to judge. Americans can judge based on their judging qualifications with the AKC. Must be AKC. That's the reciprocal agreement. Sorry no UKC because the CKC and AKC don't recognize them.I have ask that she send me the reference so I can see it in black and white. Have a feeling it is under the Policy and Procedures, which I can't find right now.

[Anna Scott]

Got the reference it is in the Shows and Trials Policy.
Also for hunt tests the reference is p.6 3.2.1
I don't have the latest copy of the Field Trial rules but will check Eden's.
Any member in good standing can judge as long as they meet the other qualifications set out in the rules.

[Labber]

Thanks for your help Anna.
When I have time, I'll have a look at that.
I imagine I should be able to find it on their website.
As I said, I think a modification to this rule is called for.
Agree?
Disagree?
There is nothing that I have seen so far in these FT regs that would require a judge to be a CKC member. It must be covered in the Shows & Trials policy.



Scott