Club Information
NOTICE TO MEMBERS ~ BYLAWS VOTE COMING
October 2003 - The Board has approved several
proposed amendments to the club bylaws. At the in-person meeting, the Board
chose to have the ballots mailed to the membership on Saturday, November 15th.
One of the amendments relates to establishing a new type of membership for
individuals living outside of the United States. This change is the result of a
requirement from the American Kennel Club and a request that the bylaws be
amended by November. The additional amendments relate to housekeeping type
changes that weren't caught prior to the previous vote. If you would like to
review these changes prior to receiving the ballot, please contact the
Secretary, Susan Wright or your
Regional Director. If you have questions or comments, please contact an officer
or your Regional Director.
Annual dues is due on November 1 which is the beginning of the new, current
club year. The bylaws provide that anyone whose dues is not paid for the current
year may NOT vote. We encourage all Household & Single members to get your dues
in on time this year. If Heather Green, Membership Chair, has not received your
dues by November 15th, you will not receive a ballot to vote on these bylaw
amendments. This is your chance to let your voice be heard so get that dues sent
in.
Thanks for your attention to this matter.
Please pay your dues by November 1.
August 2003 - The club received notification in a
letter dated August 11, 2003 from The American Kennel Club's Club Relations
department the following:
"We are pleased to inform you that our
committee acted favorably on your request and the Nova Scotia Duck Tolling
Retriever Club (USA) has been approved for the holding of licensed championship
point events, Plan A hunt tests and Plan A agility matches. The club only
needs to hold one qualifying Plan A hunting test and one qualifying Plan A
agility match before becoming automatically eligible to hold licensed hunting
tests and licensed agility trials."
NOTICE TO MEMBERS - 2003 ELECTIONS
August 2003 - No additional nominations were received by
the Secretary on or before August 10, 2003. Therefore, following the procedure
stated in the NSDTRC (USA) Bylaws: ARTICLE V, SECTION 4, the nominations were
closed. The Secretary cast one (1) ballot for the Nominating Committee's Slate
and no further balloting was required.
(Terms to begin November 1, 2003 and run
through October 31, 2006)
The Secretary has notified each candidate of
the election results.
April 2003 - The Board has approved the
continuation of the NSDTRC (USA) Club Championship.
CLICK HERE to read the article
outlining the provisions of this policy. Please direct any questions to
Susan Wright, Records. A link to the article has been placed on the
Conformation page.
March 2003 -
Membership Renewal Deadline Extended. Due to the delay
of the publication of the 2002 Winter issue of Quackers, the Board of Directors
has voted to extend the deadline for membership renewals by an additional 90
days to April 30, 2003 as allowed in the Bylaws. Renewal forms are available
online or by contacting the Membership Chair.
CLICK HERE
for a Membership Application. (PDF format) or
Contact the Membership Chair:
Heather Green
March 2003 - The following position is available:
Editor: Quackers. If you are interested in this position and want to volunteer your time
& expertise to the club go to
the Positions Available page for further
information. 06/03 UPDATE: Position filled.
January 2003 - Letter received from Janet Ford,
Director of Judging Operations, AKC. The letter
invites those club members, who meet the requirements, to apply to become AKC
approved judges of Tollers under their Adjunct System.
CLICK HERE to
view the letter.
CLICK HERE to
view the requirements and schedule for adjunct judging application.
January 2003 - Explanation of the Open Registry
from Elaine Dorwart, Special Registration Services, AKC.
The AKC StudBook is normally closed for all
breeds. Whenever a new breed is added, it is standard procedure to maintain an
open studbook for approx 3 years.
A closed studbook means that only dogs from AKC registered litters born in the
U.S. and produced by AKC registered Sires and AKC registered Dams may be AKC
registered.
Two exceptions are:
- Foreign Registrations: Dogs born in and imported from a foreign country
(this includes Canada) that are registered with one of the foreign registries
listed in the Special Registry Services pamphlet. This required a Foreign
Application.
- Open Registrations: Dogs born in the U.S. and already registered with one
of the domestic registries listed in the Special Registry Services pamphlet; or
with a single breed registry deemed acceptable by AKC. This required an Open
Application.
How this applies to the Tollers:
This open registration period applies only the dogs born in the United States
that were not registered with the NSDTRC-USA or FSS, but are registered with the
Field Dog Stud Book.
With some new breeds where there are multiple registries for a specific breed,
many dogs will be registered through Open. In the case of the Tollers with one
registry there will probably be very few dogs registrable through Open.
Dogs imported from Canada or any other foreign country may be recorded in the
FSS prior to May 1, 2003; or registered through a Foreign Application beginning
on May 1, 2003 without regard to when they were imported into the U.S.
January 2o03 - Letter from the AKC informing the
club of recognition of the Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever on July 1, 2003.
CLICK HERE
January 2003 - The official word from the AKC Liaisons:
The long journey is over. For us it started 20 years ago next
month when we got our first Tollers. For others, 18 years ago last October
when the Club was formed. And for others it has been shorter.
Monday the AKC Board met in committee.
Tuesday they voted.
The word came from Elaine Dorwart at 1:00 this afternoon, Jan. 15th.
The Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever will be accepted into
the Sporting Group on July 1, 2003. The Toller may enter any regular AKC
classes for any show that is on July 1 or after.
Registration will be turned over from FSS to the AKC beginning
May 1, 2003. After that date, we will begin to receive our "real" AKC
registration certificates.
Web Changes
October 2003 - The revised rules for obtaining a club
championship have been added and are linked from the
Conformation page.
October 2003 - Link to Board Actions for the period August through
September
2003 added to the Club Business page.
September 2003 - The newly revised
Membership Application
(PDF) has been placed on the website. It is linked from the
Membership page and the Forms
page.
September 2003 - A new rescue ("Curley") has been placed on the
Tollers Found page.
August 2003 - Additions to website:
- Link to Board Actions for the period February through June
2003 added to the Club Business page.
- Order Form for the 2004 Rescue Calendar linked on several
pages including 2004 Photo Contest page.
- Policy for holding club sponsored Supported Entries,
application for Supported Entry & additional information links added to the
Forms page.
August 2003 - A revised
Conformation Title Form has been added & is linked from the
Forms page. A new
On-Line Auction
has started (08/09/03) & will end on 08/25/03. The 2004 Rescue Calendar
Photo Contest has ended & the winners have been highlighted on the
Photo Contest page.
July 2003 - The Trophies &
Awards page has been updated with information about the club's various
awards and recognitions being given this year. The link to the Agenda for
Board Business to commence on August 1, 2003 has been posted on the
Club Business page.
June 2003 - Contact information for the club's new editor of
Quackers placed on the Club Contacts page.
Please welcome Dorothy Lee Marble to the position!
June 2003 - New page added called AKC
News. This page provides correspondence and information provided to
the club from the American Kennel Club. The page is linked from the News
page with the link listed above. Information currently available:
ACE Awards &
Responsible Dog Ownership Day.
The page will be updated as information is received from AKC.
February 2003 - A link to
Ocular Disorders Presumed to Be
Inherited can be found on the Health &
Genetics page. This is an update of the Purdue Genetics' Committee
2002 Breeding Advice Update report. Additional pictures have been added to
the Photo Contest page.
January 2003 - New page added:
Public Education. Can be found in the Club
Information section of the site. Contains links to articles,
brochures, and flyers about Tollers and the club. Many handouts available
that can be printed. Additional information will be added as it comes
available.
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