General Meeting

Meeting started at 3:15 pm

Andy Kahn welcomed everyone to the event. Andy made special mention special thanks to his spouse Shirley Kahn, the property owners, workers and Gary Zellner's for the use of his equipment to pump training ponds full of water for the event.

Introduce Officers

President - Arnie Erwin

1st Vice President - Tom Vaughn

2nd Vice President - Randy Whittaker

3rd Vice President - John Stracka

Chairman - 4th Vice President - Al Wilson

Secretary/Treasurer - Fred Kampo

2. Roll Call - Fred Kampo

3. Request motion from the floor to accept Treasurer's and Secretaries report

4. Presented Next Year's Slate of Officers - Arnie Erwin

     President - Tom Vaughn

     1st Vice President - Randy Whittker

     2nd Vice President - John Stracka

     3rd Vice President - Al Wilson

     Chairman - 4th Vice President - Linda Harger

     Secretary/Treasurer - Mark Medford

5. Ask for motion to cast one ballot to accept next year's slate of officers

6. Moment of silence for deceased members of our field trial community we have lost in the past year.

7. Hall-of- Fame - Charlie Hays
    Charlie Hays suggested the retriever community should learn the steps to nominate dogs and persons into the Retriever Hall of Fame.

8. Introduce AKC Representative: Arnie Erwin

     Doug Ljungren - Director of Performance Events

     Jerry Mann - Director of Field Representatives (Absent)

9. Thank You to Sponsors - Arnie & Gwen Jones, Corporate Sponsor Liaison

     Nestle Purina - Dean Reinke

     Avery Sporting Dog - David Carrington

     Kent Cartridge - (Dennis Bath) Accepting Award

     Garmin/Tri-Tronics - Warner Smith or Rep on hand

     Dogtra - Alex So or Rep on Hand

     Special Thanks to our Vendor - Lucky Lab Pins - Brenda Neil

10. Report on 2015 National Amateur - Linda Harger

     The test site will be Ronan, Montana; Mission Valley

     The Judges for the 2015 NARC will be:

     Wes Lee - Eastern Time Zone
     Bill Kolstad - Western Time Zone
     Yvonne Hays - Central Time Zone

11. Other Introductions - Al Wilson

     Photographer - Molly Schlachter

     Retriever News - John Straka, Tina Styan, Sara Sommerfeld

     Veterinarians - Official - Bailey Veterinary Clinic

           On the Grounds - Sports Vet - Dr. Jennell Appell & Dr. Jennifer Brown

12. Introductions of this Year's Judges & Present Gift to Judges & President - Al Wilson

     Dennis Bath - Midwest Time Zone

     Stevie O'Connell - Eastern Time Zone

     John Pampy - Mountain Time Zone

13. Announce Test Dog Handlers and their dogs: Al Wilson

     Marilyn Dahliem with "Mozart" (M) & Joe Beitler with "Tiny" (Female)

14. Thank Land Owners - Al Wilson

     *** Special Instructions From The Judges ***

Handler Instructions from Chief Marshal Linda Erwin:

1.     Handler on the mat

2.     Leash off in last holding blind

3.     Reasonable time before Judges call for the birds

4.     The Callbacks and the next day’s test description will be posted in the lobby and on the blog

5.     There will be four gun changes; every 26 dogs

6.     When there is a gun change, the next 30 dog handlers may view from the line

7.      Refer to page 10 of the catalog for the rules on Rotation – see link on the blog

8.     The First and Second series is a combo:  A double and a blind.

9.     The Starting Dog is #33; the Third Series starts with 59; the Fourth Series with #85 and the Fifth Series with #19

*** Immediate Instructions To The Handlers ***

- First Ten Running Dogs To Leave The Assigned Location (Bowling Alley on Hwy 138, half way to the trial grounds) At 5:30 am on June 15,2014

- The Test Dogs run at 6:30 am, followed by the First Running Dog at 7:00 am.

15. Trial Procedures - Linda Erwin
   
      Advice was given to check our dog's feet, body, and eyes as they complete each series. Grass awns are present on the grounds. The safety of our dogs is very important.

16. Award Last Year's Winner's Painting was presented to- Andy Kahn with NAFC-FC Dottie Ray's Ivy League -
     Thank Chris Chantland (Painting) & Molly Schlachter (Photographer)

17. Special Thank you - Arnie

     Al Wilson & Julie Cole

     Butch Green - Acquisitions

     Robin Gulvin - Hostess

     Linda Erwin - Head Marshal - Training book

18. Announcements - Arnie

     Cocktail Party - Fairgrounds at 6:30 pm.
   
     Committee Meetings - Following General Meeting - Marshals, Stewards, Grounds, Gunners,  Throwers, Traffic, Hostess

Bitch check & Labrador Retriever Club - All Breed Conformation Certification

Location: Outside of the fairgrounds

19. The County Commissioner welcomed everyone to Douglas County, explaining that this was a very friendly area. Then he did the draw for Starting Dog.

20. Adjoun Meeting