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