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Date Posted: 05:35:10 02/20/03 Thu
Author: David
Subject: California Trial Info

Please Forward this Announcement to Anyone Interested!
California Spring Trial - Mondioring "Funhouse"

Judge: Margaret McKenna from Belgium
Decoys: Isai Rodriguez, Michael Ellis
Location: ACSC Field in Livermore, CA
580 E to Vasco Road Exit
Go under the Overpass
Right at the first Stoplight onto Northfront Road
Left at the first Stop Sign onto Laughlin Road
Right turn into the Cattle Pasture on the first dirt road with a
cattle grate - Field will be visible.

List of Hotels in Livermore Found At:
http://www.usa-lodging.com/motels/califn/Livermore.htm

*Trial Handling Seminar - March 6th & 7th*, 10am to 6pm

*Weekend Trial - March 8th & 9th*, 10am to 6pm

*Decoy Certification - March 9th : following the end of the trial

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Fees and Other Info:

*Any FCI Authorized Scorebook can be used to enter. All trial participants
will need to be members of the USMRA (membership can be paid day of the
trial). Dogs must be tattoo'd.*

*Please Contact Me If Considering Trialing or Attending the Seminar*

Trial - $40 Brevet, $50 Levels 1-3

Seminar - $40 for dog/handler teams not trialing, $30 for teams trialing,
$10 to spectate (seminar only)

Decoy Certification - $50

Please note: certifications require a written test as well as performances
tests. Decoys should come prepared with a Health Certificate, and good
knowledge of the rules. Margaret is an excellent teacher and will help all
who participate walk away with a great deal more knowledge than what they
started out with.

*Contact Info: Laura Harris, goludo1@hotmail.com 415-626-0246
If you are not a current USMRA member, or do not know what is required in
order to trial, do not hesitate to contact me for more information on rules,
rulebooks, membership and more! Also we welcome you to come train with us
ahead of time and prepare for your title!! ($5 field fee non-members, $5
training fee - contact me for details)

**Brevet Rules and USMRA Site Listed at the Bottom**

**Come and Support Mondioring in California!**
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Margaret McKenna's handling seminar was deemed invaluable by dog/handler
teams that trialed under her in Texas last November. We are pleased that we
will be able to offer a seminar here with her as well. She offers an amazing
amount of insight and perspective to training for this sport. Margaret is a
native english speaker, and a St. Hubertus Belgian Ring Judge and National
and International Competitor in Mondioring and Belgian Ring.

*A Quote from Ann Putegnat, USMRA President, about the Judge:
"The ingredient that made [the trial] fun and challenging was Margaret
McKenna, your basic Scotswoman turned Belgian with a creative twist of mind.
Margaret was exactly what we needed here in America. A combination of
schoolmarm, judge, counselor, and by the end of the week....a country
western kicker!! She did much to help us sooth trial nerves and get each of
us and our dogs ready for the weekend trial. I cannot say enough about her
ability to prepare, and then judge, a group of fairly novice Americans!! I
know that Margaret had to bite her tongue alot when it came to watching our
training. It is so different from what she is accustomed to! She was
patient, and then firm about what she wanted us to do to prepare for the
trial. It must have worked. There were quite a few successes!"
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Mondioring Brevet Requirements:

http://www.usmondioring.org/Mondioring%20Brevet%20Rules.htm

Exercises to be done in same order for every trial.

All exercises the same as MR I except where noted in brackets:

After the handler presentation to the judge the judge will ask to greet the
dog. This will involve the handler bringing the dog to the judge to show
sociability. This also demonstrates to spectators that the dogs are social.

1.Heel on lead - 6 pts ( dog on 1 meter lead, held in hand the side the dog
is heeling on, end of lead must not extend out of hand. Collar and lead to
be given to Deputy Judge when entering field )
2.Absence - 10 pts (Two people will circle the dog no closer than 10 meters.
No additional distractions will be added.)
3.Thrown Retrieve - 12 pts ( retrieve own article brought by handler
(dumbell, sock, etc), article to be given to Deputy judge at entrance to
field)
4.Jump - 12 pts ( only one jump - handler chooses from : hurdle .8 m /or,
palisade 1.8 m /or, long jump 3.0 m )
5.Defense - 30 pts (one decoy, two shots of gun after bite, scenario should
be easy - eg. small distraction, shake hand, leave, then return with attack
on handler, up to judge. )
6.Face Attack with stick - 30 pts (5 start/ 20 bite/ 5 out and recall - or
pick up from guard)

Total - 100pts
Passing overall score is 75 pts.
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United States Mondioring Association Site:
http://www.usmondioring.org/
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Hope to see you there!! We will keep you updated with more information as
soon as we get it.

A HUGE Thank You to the Alameda County Schutzhund Club for being so
supportive of Mondioring and this Trial!!!

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