Unfortunately we do not have a full report or pictures from the
2006 BSD WC in Hungary as Ian & Blitz withdrew from the squad:
However, results and a link to some photographs, can be found at www.fmbb.net.
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.
Click the
image on the right to go directly to the official site of the 2006 BSD WC in
Hungary
Unfortunately,
there is some doubt that we will be able to send a full squad of 8 to the BSD WC
in Hungary this year: The best coach hire quotation we could get was again
from Reliance coaches, but the additional distance and high road tolls in
Hungary, has put it beyond the reach of the show proceeds for the travel
alone! Consequently, we have abandoned the idea of sending a coach, and
are currently discussing the alternatives for 2006 and future BSD World
Championships. The prospect of a 24 hour drive in both directions will
inevitably shape the squad line-up, regardless of cost, but we hope that Great
Britain will still be represented in Hungary by some of the following
enthusiastic individuals willing to make their own arrangements, and Vapresto
will try to keep everyone informed through this page of our website...
Provisionally,
the GB squad has been named as follows:
Sadly,
the following VAC members decided to forego the long and expensive trip to
Hungary, and thus it was not necessary for us to have a selection process to
name the 8 people above:
Diane
Griffin (with Chase or Inca), Yvonne Horner (with Shankley), Lisa Jordan (with
Kane), and Linda Evans (with Razzle)
Apologies
if I have missed anyone from this list, as we are also aware that several others
may have been interested in taking part had the 2006 WC been closer to home than
over 1100 miles away in Hungary!
November
2005:
BSDWC
The deadline for vaccinations has now passed for the 2006 BSD WC in
Hungary: If your dog will have a passport valid for return to the UK on
8th May 2006, and you would like to represent the UK at the BSD WC next year,
can you please let me know ASAP by email - even if you have already qualified...
Thanks! ian@vapresto.com
Vapresto are in the process of
organising a fund-raising show and hope to have more details very soon - watch
this space!
August
2005:
Now that it is confirmed
that we can enter a GB team and Individual competitors, and as there appears to
be quite a lot of interest in taking part, it is inevitable that there will need
to be some form of selection process for the 8 places in the squad: This
will be held as close as possible to the deadline for submission of entries, in
order to make sure we have the best available dogs at the time - probably some
time in March 2006.
The following will
automatically qualify to compete at least as Individual competitors in 2006
- The 2005 BSD
World Championship winning dogs (Skye, Kyte, and Bailey)
- The winners of the Novice and Senior Vapresto Leagues
The following dogs will be invited to take part in a 'training day', run over
FCI courses, some time during March 2006, and the remaining places on the squad
will be filled ONLY by attendees of this event that hold a PETS passport valid
for return to the UK on 7th May 2006.
- All Senior and Advanced BSDs
- All dogs currently competing in Novice that have gained a top 20 place
in Novice Agility AND Novice Jumping (or higher) in 2005
Whilst your performance during the 'Training Day' itself will
be taken into consideration for team selection, we will also use our knowledge
of consistency through competition results notified to Vapresto for league
points during 2005.
VERY
IMPORTANT: All those wishing to be considered
for the squad will need to have their dogs vaccinated against rabies by 7th
October, to allow one month before the blood test, then 6 months before re-entry
into the UK.
In addition ALL squad
members will be expected to help with raising the considerable amount of money
that will be required to travel to Hungary. It is anticipated that we will
need something in the region of £10,000 in total if we are to travel by
air-conditioned coach again, and we are again planning to hold a Spring show to
raise the bulk of the funds.
Please email me at ian@vapresto.com,
or telephone me on 07774 727995 if you have any questions, or wish to register
an interest in taking part.
Andy
Brown and Skye (Heidron Chasing Stormy Skye) have retained their
Individual World Championship Title in Hungary.