Breed Appreciation Days

SCHIPPERKE BREED SEMINAR & M.C.E

Our next breed education day is to be held on Sunday 15th December 2024
To be held by kind permission of the Ladies Kennel Association Championship Show, Stafford Showground ST18 0BD

Registration 9.15, Breed talk starts 9.30am, MCE will follow.

If you would still like to do the Breed Talk/MCE but due to your breed clashing with the time please let me know and we may be able to accommodate you.

Speaker Mr Ian Millar

Cost: £20 for seminar (breed talk) only or £30 for Seminar plus M.C.E

Our BAD organiser is Mrs. Karen Bugg (Assistant Secretary)
Email  Karen: karen@komargo.co.uk for an application form or further information.

Contact our BEC Melanie Reed-Peck for details in taking the M.C.E. ONLY.
Email Melanie:  byquyfamily@gmail.com

What is involved in the breed seminar?

The seminar comprises of a breed talk aiming to provide or re-enforce the basic knowledge required to establish a candidates / Level 1 Judge’s understanding and appreciation of the breed, in order to take a subsequent Multiple-Choice Breed Standard exam (dependent on eligibility – see ** below).

Attending the Breed Seminar and passing the Multiple-choice Breed Standard Exam forms part of the criteria that will enable the candidate to attain Level 2 status.
Subjects covered will include a brief history, function of the breed and its correlation to its confirmation and movement. All elements of the standard will be covered, and there will be live exhibits. The exam will follow.

**Multiple-Choice Exam Eligibility – in order to sit this exam, candidates must either already be approved to award CC’s to a breed or will have to have fulfilled all the entry level criteria (if not approved to award CC’s) which includes the following:
. 1) Attend a KC Requirements of a Dog Show Judge seminar and exam pass.
. 2) Pass the KC 50 points of a Dog Assessment.
. 3) Attend a KC Conformation and Movement Seminar.
. 4) Undertaken 2 days stewarding appointments.
. 5) Proven interest of a minimum of 5 years in one or more aspects of the breeding and exhibiting of pedigree dogs.

Schipperke BAD 11-2-2023

Feedback

Best seminar we’ve attended in a while. Talk excellent, easy to grasp. Hands-on / mentoring 1st class.
Learnt a lot about great breed.


Seminar Mentoring

Very enjoyable day with excellent speakers, also being able to go over the dogs.
Lovely lunch and a very warm welcome from the committee.


Breed Appreciation Day Feb 23

Excellent speaker on breed and demo on dog on table to point out.
Good selection of dogs to go over


BAD 11th February 2023

Having attended the breed seminar in 2018, I found today to be an excellent refresher, thank you.


BAD 11-2-23 delegate

Mentoring very good, relaxed day good atmosphere


BAD 11-2-23

Really enjoyable day with good presentation


BAD attendee

Excellent comments on the breed standard.
Accessible hall and good accessibility.
Breed talk very interesting and informative.
Enough time and plenty of hands on.
Plenty of variety in age group (of dogs) and good discussion about development


BAD Delegate

This was a great day but would have preferred more people to do group mentoring so there could be smaller groups (I am aware this was your plan)


Mentoring

Contact Schipperke Club Secretary:
Melanie Reed-Peck (Byquy), 26 Malvern Close, Newmarket CB8 8BP
Tel: 01638 668664
Email: byquyfamily@gmail.com

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