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THE HABC AUTUMN SHOW

Saturday 12th September 2009

(ABNA Conformation Show Only)

& Sun 13th September 2009

(Irondog Event Only)

 

The HABC are proud to announce the details for the….



Hopwood American Bulldog Club (HABC)
AUTUMN AMERICAN BULLDOG SHOW

 

ABNA CONFORMATION SHOW

(Saturday 12th ONLY)

 &

SANCTIONED IRONDOG EVENT

(Sunday 13th ONLY)

also

 FUN K9SPORTING EVENTS

throughout the weekend

DATE:
SATURDAY 12th & SUNDAY 13th SEPTEMBER 2009

 

OUTDOOR VENUE:
Becketts Farm,
Alcester Road, site entrance on Station road,

Wythall, Birmingham

B47 6AJ

This is a great outdoor venue which is located in a huge field,
which is fully fenced in with 6ft stock fencing,

opposite Becketts Farmshop and restaurant.
Just 1 mile on the A435 (Birmingham) from junction 3 of the M42.


…Directions…

Just 1 mile along the A435 (towards Birmingham) from junction 3 of the M42.
The M42 is easily accessible from the South via the M1, M5 & M40.
And from the North via the M1 & M6.

Turn right into Station Road, towards Wythall at the first island
along the A435 (Birmingham)

and the show entrance is on the left immediately after the island.
The Show site is visible from the A435 as you approach the island on your right, opposite Becketts Farm shop & restaurant on your left..

PLEASE COME PREPARED FOR ALL WEATHERS !!

 

Why not come along and use this show as an

AB break with your family & AB’s ....

WHERE TO STAY:
Should you wish accommodation for Friday or Saturday night,
there are various hotels which are available a short distance from the show site,
Please check terms and conditions of hotel/hostel for any restrictions:

Travel Lodge Birmingham Maypole
Maypole Lane Birmingham B14 5JF (2.2 miles)

Travel Lodge Redditch
Meadow Farm, Dagnell End Road, Redditch B98 9BJ (4.0 miles)

Travel Lodge Birmingham Frankley M5 Southbound
Moto Service Area, Frankley, M5 Motorway, Birmingham, B32 4AR (6.6 miles)
 

 

OR

FREE CAMPING ON SITE…

Camping available directly on the show site from Fri 4pm to Sun afternoon.

PLEASE NOTE THIS IS AT YOUR OWN RISK.

Available upon request via contacting the HABC…

Please contact the HABC directly to reserve a pitch.

email: info@americanbulldogs.org.uk

or Tel: Colin or Tracy on 0121 475 1446

(Please leave a message with details if there is no answer)

IF YOU DO NOT RESERVE A PITCH THEN YOU CANNOT CAMP!

WE NEED TO KNOW NUMBERS PRIOR TO THE SHOW

 AS THERE IS A LIMITED NUMBER OF CAMP PITCHES AVAILABLE.

There are also rules governing camping on this site… Commonsense Really!

Namely, keeping dogs under control and respecting the local community...

further details are available upon request.

 

We will be hosting a conformation shows on saturday only

and working/K9 sporting events

 throughout the weekend, with an Irondog event on the sunday only

and whilst we endeavour

to plan them into a running order of the days events

they are subject to change ie weather ect.

So if you are planning on entering any events with your dog,

(sanctioned or fun) then you need to be on site and

stay abreast of any changes to the timetable of events.

We recommend also that it would probably be in your interests

 to camp on site or stay locally.

 

 

SHOW SITE ADMISSION FEE:

Show Site Entrance Fee per person per day ~ £4

(Kids under 14 Free)

 

 

PLUS :

 ~ FOOD ~

~ BBQ ~

~ HOT & COLD REFRESHMENTS ~

~ SHOW PROGRAMS ~ £4

~ VENDOR STALLS - Quality Leads / Collars / Training Equipment on sale ~

~ FREE CAR PARKING ~ 

~ RAFFLE ~

&

T-Shirts

will be on sale throughout the weekend

sizes available from Small to XXXL

 

 

~ SHOW & EVENTS ~

TO INCLUDE:

 

 

ABNA SANCTIONED CONFORMATION SHOW

 ~ Saturday 12th September 2009 ONLY ~

 

ABNA CONFORMATION JUDGE:

MIKE SILBER (Germany)

Judging both Standard & Bully Types. 

 

ABNA Conformation Show to commence –

12 midday PROMPTLY.

We no longer will be hanging on and waiting for those people that

cannot arrive at the show site on time.

Classes will start in the following

Running Order:

All Puppies Classes (both types)

BIS Puppy Classes (both types)

Working Conformation Degree class

Champion class

Break for short lunch break

All Adult Classes (both types)

BIS Adult Classes (both types)

 

Please note: registration for entry into show classes will commence from

Sat 8:30 am

please arrive early to register your dogs for classes.

It is your responsibility to have your dog prepared and ready to

 enter the show ring for the start of their class.

The club members will not go searching for people who are not

ready to enter the ring once the class is called.

We will not refund entry fees for those dogs who have

missed the start of their class/es.

  

CONFORMATION SHOW ENTRY FEES:

£12.00 per dog per day

 

If you wish to enter your dog in an ABNA conformation show, you must bring a

copy of your registration paperwork from one of the following registries,

ABA / NKC / ARF (USA) / ARFE / UKC (USA) / ABRA

and produce this paperwork at the administration desk on the show site

when registering your dog for entry into their show class

no exeptions.

 

American Bulldogs not being shown

are still welcome (for free) on the show site.

 

Please visit the ABNA website for further details about the

 ABNA Points listing, classes, show rules ect:

www.abna-info.com

 

 

IRONDOG INTERNATIONAL

~ GDT & IDT3 - HABC TRIAL SEPTEMBER 2009 ~

Sunday 13th September 2009

 

JUDGE:

MIKE SILBER (USA)

 

ENTRY FEES

TBC on day of event

 

Irondog Events to run concurrent  ...

Please note that the Irondog event will be scheduled

to take place on the Sunday Morning,

and could run on late into the afternoon,

therefore anyone wishing to participate or watch this event

should maybe consider staying overnight on Saturday

 in a local hotel or camp overnight on the show site.

 

Please arrive early in the day to register your dogs for Irondog Events.

It is your responsibility to have your dog prepared and ready

to enter each event they are participating in.

The club members will not go searching for people who are not

ready to enter the event once the event is called.

We will not refund entry fees for those dogs who have

missed the start of any aspect of the event entered.

 

If you wish to camp then please let us know in advance as

 FREE Camping (at own risk)

 is available directly on the show site from Fri 4pm to Sun afternoon.

Please contact the HABC directly to reserve a pitch.

IF YOU DO NOT RESERVE A PITCH THEN YOU CANNOT CAMP!

WE NEED TO KNOW NUMBERS PRIOR TO THE SHOW AS

LIMITED NUMBER OF CAMP PITCHES ARE AVAILABLE.

 

Please visit the Irondog website for a full list of rules and criteria.....

 www.irondog.biz

 

 

 PLUS THE FOLLOWING

~ HABC FUN EVENTS & ACTIVITIES ~

 

ENTRY FEES:

£5.00 for single fun events 

(Medals will be awarded to 1st / 2nd / 3rd place winners....)

 

~ Tug of War ~

~ Sprint Race ~

~ Puppy Sprint Race ~

~ Drag Pull ~

 

 

The above events will be scheduled throughout the weekend

so could commence From 9am Saturday, individual events TBC on day.

Please arrive at the show site promptly early AM and come to the

 administration desk to register your dogs for entry into these

shows or / and events.

Due to various circumstances which can affect schedules

 and which can be beyond our control ect,

 we no longer announce a set time schedule prior to the day of show,

and on the day of show event times can alter,

so if you do wish to take part in the conformation show & / or events

 then please be prepared to be called to participate

at any point on Saturday and / or Sunday…

However, we will aim to keep as close to announced times as possible.

 

The Club strongly believes and 100% recommend that anyone wishing  to

pursue sport-work does so in a responsible manner and only through

credible & recognised organisations, under the experienced guidance

of people trained & experienced in there sport of choice.

 


SHOW SPONSORS REQUIRED PLEASE…
Sponsor’s really do help towards lessening

the total cost outlay for a host club.
For a £10 donation the HABC will allocate

1 side of an A4 page for use by the sponsor to:
share information about their companion dog/s,

for general business advertisements, Kennel advertisements,

breeding announcements (subject to criteria i.e health and temp testing), ect.
If you do not wish to have a page allocated in the program

 then donations are still welcome and very much appreciated.

Please contact us for further information...

 

ALSO

RAFFLE PRIZE DONATIONS REQUEST…

We also intend to have a raffle on the Saturday of the weekend

and have some prizes already...

but we would more than welcome some more

no matter how small to add to it,

i.e unwanted gifts, donations of vouchers for specialist skills, ect ...

all would be very much appreciated...
It would be handy to know up front of what peeps would be willing to donate,

so if you could pm or email me with your

idea/donation then that would be great ;D...

 

we would also like to print a list of those donating in the show program.
Off course if you dont know until the day of what you may be able

 to donate then please still bring it along it will all be greatfully received ;D


The HABC would like to thank Everyone for their

continued support of these shows,

and give a big thanks to all the organisations, judge and helpers,

who are involved in this show...

We look forward to seeing you all there....
 

~We anticipate that this will be a fun Weekend for the

American Bulldogger & their AB’s

& hope that Participants & Spectators alike enjoy the events on offer. ~

We look forward to seeing you all there....

Please contact us for further details
For Further Information please visit the HABC website
www.americanbulldogs.org.uk


Email:
info@americanbulldogs.org.uk

Tel: Colin Brown 0121 475 1446

 

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PLEASE NOTE:

Due to the fact that dogs will be running free during working events

ALL dogs must be kept in a travel crate away from the working areas

when events are in progress or when requested.

ALL DOGS must be kept on a lead with an adult at ALL other times...

  

Due to events which may be beyond our control;

Events, Judges, Venue ect could be subject to change

so please check back for updates.

 

Please Contact us if you have any queries ....

 

The H.A.B.C. (Hopwood American Bulldog Club) and the

A.B.N.A. (American Bulldog National Alliance) & ANY other organizations

involved with this show will not be held responsible for any liability or

damaging incident whatsoever which may occur at this event.

We are not responsible for carelessness or irresponsible owners / handlers.

For a list of general rules governing the show and events please visit

the show rules page, and the websites of any other organizations

to do with this show and events … IN ADDITION…

In the interests of safety, fairness, responsible dog ownership,

and to enable this show and event to be an enjoyable experience for all

the rules stated are not limited to just those rules….

The HABC strongly believe in and promote responsible dog ownership...

Irresponsible dog owners affect the future of our breed…

therefore anyone who does not respect this view is NOT welcome at our events,

we will expel anyone from our events who we believe is acting

 irresponsibly without refund.

 

 

As well as in the HABC rules, the rules of the venue stipulate that:

 dogs must be on a lead at all times. 

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Looking forward to seeing everyone at the show…..

Cheers
From ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE HABC
;D

 

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American Bulldog National Alliance (ABNA)

Please visit their website:

 

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