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Judges Seminar

Boykin Spaniel Club & Breeders Association of America

Breed Education Committee

PURPOSE: The purpose of the BSCBAA Breed Education Committee (BEC) shall be

to develop educational programs and materials that:

• Encourage owners, breeders and judges to select Boykin Spaniels that possess the

appearance, soundness, temperament, natural abilities and personality

reflected in the breed standard.

• Educate current and aspiring judges in the evaluation of Boykin Spaniels in the show

ring according to the official AKC breed standard.

• Educate breeders and owners in the care and enjoyment of their Boykin Spaniels.

DESCRIPTION: The committee shall consist of a Coordinator and three committee

members (total four, all Board appointed) with the responsibility to develop project

ideas for Board approval, and design and produce audio/visual programs, articles

and brochures as approved by the Board.

Coordinator Responsibilities:

• Oversee the work of the committee.

• Act as the Judges' Education Coordinator to AKC, the point of contact for

judges' education with AKC and with judges and aspiring judges

seeking information.

• Assume leadership in arranging for tutors, seminar speakers and

materials, and work with the sponsoring club in making the

arrangements for BSCBAA-sponsored seminars.

• Maintain committee records and equipment.

Coordinator:

• The coordinator shall be an organized, effective leader with good

interpersonal skills and documented experience

in showing and breeding Boykin Spaniels, having bred and raised at least three

litters of Boykin Spaniels, and produced at least three Champions of Record

from those litters.

• The coordinator shall have been a BSCBAA member for at least three years.

• The coordinator shall have computer/email access and be current with

the range and use of technology as it relates to the BEC purpose.

Members:

• Committee members shall have at least two years of experience in

showing Boykin Spaniels in conformation and shall each have bred and raised

at least two litters of Boykin Spaniels and produced two champions of

record from those litters.

• Committee members shall have been a BSCBAA member for at least two

years.

• Committee members shall have computer/email access.

• Experience in both show ring and hunt tests training is desirable.

Duties/projects:

• Develop audio/visual programs, articles, brochures and seminar handouts

which help elaborate and clarify the judging of Boykin Spaniels in the

conformation ring, according to the AKC approved breed standard.

• Develop audio/visual programs, articles, brochures and seminar

handouts to educate breeders and owners in the care and enjoyment

of their Boykin Spaniels.

• Incorporate hunt test demonstrations as educational tools for judges and

prospective judges in order to illustrate the relationship of structure

and conformation to the work of the Boykin Spaniel.

• Maintain a list of presenters selected by the committee and approved by

the Board, for presenting programs to judges and others around the

country.

• Maintain a list of tutors, selected by the committee and approved by the

Board, for providing one-on-one tutoring to judges and aspiring

judges.

This committee has been working hard since October 2006 on this project. The Power Point Judges Education is complete and the committee will start the task of presenting the presentation at various AKC shows throughout the US. Any member can request a copy of the presentation by mail by sending $5 and written request to the address below. The presentation will be mailed on a DVD disc.

This is a very important step as the breed gets closer to AKC full recognition. It is vital to educate judges regarding the breed Standard, the working ability and proper grooming of the Boykin Spaniel .which is being done by the BSCBAA through the power point presentation, hands on activities and an Online Judges Seminar (will become available late 2008).