BSD World Championships
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The
13th BSD World Championships will take place at Le Touquet, France, on 11th-13th
May 2007
BSD World
Championships 2007
Latest Situation:
Please see the Vapresto
forums for the latest information regarding the BSD WC situation in detail,
and for all future news on the BSD WC:
Briefly - the BSDA have chosen to
ignore most of the terms of the proposal submitted to them prior to their AGM in
March 2006. At that AGM the membership voted (with an unopposed and
overwhelming majority) to establish a sub-committee for the BSDA alone
to manage all aspects of Britain's representation at future World
Championships. Since then, the BSDA have decided to collaborate with the
WBSDS (against the wishes of the Vapresto Agility Club membership as voted at
our own AGM) and together have published a selection process that allows one or
more individuals to be selected subjectively, and without even attending the
qualifying competition at all!
Consequently, we have announced
that we will only allocate funding (from the remainder of the proceeds from
Spring At Shuttleworth 2006) to those individuals that gain their place on the
2007 squad through their results in the four runs at the qualifying competition
alone. It is our hope that the BSDA and WBSDS amend their selection
criteria to ensure that ALL squad members are selected by completely objective
criteria alone - i.e. the top 8 places at the qualifier competition.
Changes to FCI Rules
The FCI have very
kindly sent Vapresto the final draft of the proposed changes to FCI
Agility Rules - due to take effect on 1st January 2007.
The document runs to
some 17 pages, but the key changes to current rules are as follows:
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A-frame same
height as ours - i.e 170cm |
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Weaves for all
competitions to be set at 60cm apart (already the case for the
WC) |
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Combination
jumps have to be in a straight line and precisely 4m apart for
large dogs, and must be approached in a straight line from the
previous obstacle (as is also the case for tyres, long jumps
& spread jumps |
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The time taken
for the see-saw to tip must be measured and within set
parameters!!! |
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Minimum tyre
aperture of 45cms |
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Dogs snapping
constantly at the handler will be ELIMINATED! |
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The second
judge to mark up contacts of the dog walk is applicable for
World Championship competition only. |
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Contrary to
reports from a BSD forum recently, no changes to the width of
the dog-walk or see-saw planks are mentioned in the final draft
for 2007. |
BSD WC 2007
Just a reminder to anyone thinking of trying out
for the GB squad at the BSD WC in France next year, who hasn't
got a PETS Passport yet: 13th October was the last day for
your dog's rabies vaccination if you wish to return on the
Sunday night of the competition! So, if you wish to be considered for the
squad, get down the vets on Monday and be prepared to stay a few
days after the WC in Le Touquet.
We are very disappointed that the BSDA (Vapresto's chosen
successors) are still being diverted from the task of planning
for the next BSD WC, by continued interference from a rival
organisation: Hopefully we will have a resolution very
soon and everyone will finally be clear on what the selection
process will be.
As primary organizers
of, and fund-raisers for, all previous GB squads at the BSD WC,
Vapresto do not recognise any organisation other than the BSDA
of GB (as the only currently KC registered British FMBB members)
for selection of the 2007 BSD WC squad:
The BSDA has
appointed a specialist agility sub-committee for this purpose
(in accordance with members wishes at the AGM) to ensure that
the selection process remains fair to all and is in
the best interests of the BSD Agility community as a whole in
the UK.
The funds
raised from Spring At Shuttleworth 2006 have already been
transferred to the BSDA to ensure that no advance payment is
required from anyone wishing to enter the selection process, and
that training, selection, and travel expenses will all be
covered.
Click
here to view the BSDA of GB site for details of the selection
process
BSD World Championships 2007
At their committee meeting on 16th
July, the Belgian Shepherd Dog Association of Great Britain (BSDA)
confirmed that they are the only KC registered club to become members
of the FMBB.
As agreed at their AGM in March, the
BSDA have appointed a sub-committee to select the GB team and make the
necessary arrangements for Great Britain to be represented at the next
BSD WC, in Le Touquet on 11th-13th May 2007.
The BSDA already have the funds in
place to send a full squad to France and have published the selection
criteria on their website (www.bsdaofgb.co.uk).
Interested parties should contact
Ken & Sue Bowe at ekusen_si_ks@btinternet.com
The
BSDA will be appointing a 'Sub-Committee' to decide upon selection criteria for
this event, but with sufficient money already raised to fund a full squad of 8
dogs and handlers, and the short travelling distance involved, we are hopeful
that we will be able to send the very best team to try and regain the team World
Championship title that we lost in Hungary (and try for a 3rd successive
Individual title)!
Great News for Agility BSDs in the UK
At the BSDA AGM on 19th
March the
formation of a BSDA of GB 'Agility Section', proposed by
Vapresto, was voted for in principle - by an overwhelming
majority: The primary purpose of the Agility Section will be to organise, and fund-raise for, sending a GB team to the BSD
World Championships in future years.
The structure of the new
working section is yet to be determined by the BSDA Committee,
but we are delighted that this effectively safeguards a fair
selection process and our continued participation in this most
prestigious BSD breed event.
Vapresto are pleased to have
been responsible for our attendance for the past 3 years, but
now feel it is time to share the workload, and to have the
full support of the only FCI-recognised breed society in the
UK.