This report details the day to day activities of the ASCA Board of

Directors and includes issues before the ASCA Board and communications

done by mail, fax, email and/or phone.

January 1-31, 2001

98:16 Affiliate Bylaws--CAASA

Changes to CAASA Bylaws approved unanimously

00:21 Agility Finals

Motion by Trumbull-Clark, second by Adolphson

I move to accept the following proposal from the Agility Committee for an

Agility Finals Program to be inaugurated during the 2002 Nationals. That

a full page announcement ad be conspicuously placed in the March/April

2001 issue of the AUSSIE TIMES with the rules immediately following.

Motion AGC 00-16 proposing an Agility Finals program to begin in 2002 made

by Allison Bryant and seconded by Annelise Allan. The motion was approved

unanimously.

Section 1 Runs

1. The Agility Finals will be run in conjunction with the ASCA National

Specialty each year. Agility Finals will not be held on the same day as

any other agility competition.

2. The finals will consist of four rounds total--2 rounds Regular, 1

round of Jumpers and 1 round of Gamblers. There are no elimination

rounds. Dogs that qualify for the finals are eligible to compete in all

four rounds. All four rounds will take place on the same day.

Section 2 Eligibility

1. Eligible dogs will be ASCA registered dogs. The top 20 merit dogs and

alternates, as defined and selected by the Merit program as published in

the Aussie Times, will be invited to compete at the Agility Finals.

2. Eligible scores will be those received during the ASCA Agility Finals

year. The ASCA Agility Finals Year will be the twelve month period from

June 1st of the previous year to May 31st of the year that the Finals are

held. The ASCA business office will send the Nationals host club an

Agility entry form for each dog entered in the Finals by the close of the

pre-entries for the Nationals.

3. Eligible dogs for the Agility Finals are the top 20 dogs as ranked in

the Aussie Times. There may be more than 20 dogs if there are ties in the

top 20 listings. The next ten dogs in the listing will be contacted as

alternates.

4. Bitches in heat will be allowed to run. They will run at the end of

each class. A rug or tarp will be brought out to the start line, and the

dog may be placed on the rug or tarp to begin her run. Bitches in heat

will also wear panties during their run. Bitches in heat must be crated

(not in an ex-pen) prior to and during the competition, except when

competing, away from the agility ring at a distance or location to be

determined by the Host Club.

Section 3 Verification

1. All eligible contestants and alternates who have qualified for the

Finals will be notified by United States Postal Service Certified Mail by

the ASCA Business Office. The certified letter will be postmarked no

later than July 1st of the Finals Year. Alternates will be notified of

their standing as well. The ASCA Business Office will take necesary steps

to notify foreign qualifiers.

2. All eligible contestants must verify that they will be competing at

the Agility Finals by filling out an official entry form and sending it

and the entry fees to the ASCA Business Office. The verification must be

clearly postmarked by July 15th of the Finals Year. These forms will be

forwarded to the host club by the ASCA Business Office by the close of the

Nationals entries.

3. If an eligible contestant fails to send in an entry, the next

alternate who has stated his/her intent to attend will be notified by the

ASCA Business Office. Alternates must verify their intent to compete at

the National Finals by filling out an official entry blank and sending to

the ASCA Business Office by the due date. Alternates will pay when they

become eligible. Alternates become eligible when a qualifier fails to

verify his/her intent to attend the Finals by the due date as specified in

section 3.2. No entry fee will be refunded.

Section 4 Fees

1. The entry fee charged for the Agility Finals will be $80 for all four

rounds. No entry fees will be refunded. Dogs will not be allowed to

enter a portion of the rounds. If they enter the Finals, they must enter

all four rounds. Entry fees will be used to cover any expenses that the

host organization may incur while putting on the Agility Finals as well as

for awards. The host club will submit their expenses to the ASCA Board of

Directors. When all expenses have been met any additional monies will be

used for funding the next year's Finals.

2. The ASCA Business Office will keep an accounting of all monies

received for the Finals fund and is responsible for informing the Host

club(s) of the Finals, the Board of Directors, and the ASCA Agility

Committee as to the amount received by August 1st of the competition year.

3. Host Club shall submit a proposed budget to the Board of Directors and

the ASCA Agility Committee at least six months prior to the Finals.

Section 5 Awards

1. Each round of Regular, Jumpers and Gamblers Agility will be placed one

(1) through ten (10). Rosettes will be awarded for each placement. All

rosettes will have the date and location of the Agility Finals, placement,

name of the class (i.e. Jumpers) and ASCA Agility Finals printed on them.

A side streamer will have the dog's full registered name with titles

printed on it. First place will be blue, second place red, third place

yellow, fourth place white, fifth place pink, sixth place green, seventh

place purple, eighth place brown, ninth place teal and tenth place maroon.

A special award will be given to the winner of each class. All exhibitors

not placing in the top ten (if more than ten dogs are entered per class)

will receive a participation rosette printed with the same information as

the placement rosettes, (including the side streamer with the dog's full

registered name and titles), except the word "finalist" will appear

instead of the placement.

2. The top ten overall dogs shall receive rosettes. Second through tenth

place rosettes should have the date, location, placement, "Overall", and

ASCA Agility Finals. For example: 2002 ASCA Agility Finals Overall First

Place. All exhibitors not placing in the top ten (if more than ten dogs

are entered per class) will receive a participation ribbon printed with

the word "finalist" instead of the placement. All of these ribbons shall

have the dog's full registered name including titles printed on a side

streamer as well.

3. The Champion agility dog shall receive a rosette which states date,

location and ASCA Champion Agility Dog with a side streamer that has the

dog's registered name and titles printed on it.

4. All of the monies received from the finals entries minus the expense

to the host club(s) for hosting the Agility Finals and all monies donated

will be used for prizes for the Agility Finals only. Any unused monies

will revert to the Agility Finals fund.

5. The Host Club is responsible for procuring rosettes and awards for the

Agility Finals.

6. Presentation of the awards shall be done in a manner to showcase the

event.

Section 6 Judging and Scoring

1. One judge will be used to judge all four rounds. This judge may be

the same judge that judges the Agility Nationals Trial. The courses for

the finals shall not be the same as the ones used for the National Trial.

2. There will be four rounds used to determine the champion. 1 Jumpers,

1 Gamblers and 2 Regular rounds. All Finals qualifiers will compete in

all four rounds.

3. Veteran and Junior dogs will jump at their appropriate jump height

which will be one height lower than what their standard division jump

height would be.

4. There will be no Standard Course Time. Scoring will be on a time plus

faults basis. The scores from the four rounds will be cumulative. All

jump heights will be combined for determining the placements and champion.

5. Faults will be assessed in accordance with the ASCA program rules for

agility with the exceptions noted below. For Jumpers and Regular classes,

faults incurrred during the round will be added to the dog's course time.

Faults will be double what they normally are under ASCA rules for knocked

bars (10 faults) and missed contacts (20 faults). Faults for missed weave

poles and wrong courses will remain at 5 and 10 faults respectively.

Faults for failure to perform will remain at 20 faults. The purpose of

this is to encourage speed and accuracy during the run by increasing the

faults for those actions which most often occur with increased speed. The

other types of faults usually result in additional time spent, so no

additional penalty is needed. Elimination will result in 200 points being

added to the overall cumulative score for regular and jumpers.

Elimination during the gamblers run will result in a score of zero (0)

being subtracted from 100.

6. For the gamblers class, the points accumulated will be subtracted from

100 and then added to the dog's time for the gamble score. This will then

be added into the dog's cumulative score. The gamblers class will be run

in accordance with the ASCA program rules for agility.

7. The dog with the lowest cumulative score from the four rounds will be

the ASCA Champion Agility Dog.

8. If there is a tied final score, then the dog with the fewest course

faults would place higher and if there is still a tie then the dog with

the most gamble points would place higher.

9. The Jumpers class will run first, then the Gamblers and then the two

Regular runs. The Jumpers height order will be random draw. Then the

order of go within each jump height will be random draw as well. Each

subsequent class will be in reverse order of current placement based on

the cumulative scores with the exception of bitches in heat, who will run

last in each class.

10. Scores will be posted when they are available. It is required that

two different people NOT entered in the finals check the computation of

the scores before they are posted.

11. All ASCA agility rules apply with the following exceptions:

A. Qualifying scores will not be applied towards ASCA certifications or

towards the Merit Agility program (and therefore next year's finals.)

B. Only dogs eligible for the finals may compete.

C. Only ASCA registered Australian Shepherds may compete

D. Faults will be assessed as specified in section 6.5

E. There will be no Standard Course Time for the Regular classes or the

Jumpers round.

F. Non-qualifying scores will be used to determine a dog's cumulative

score from the four classes.

Section 7 Selection of Finals Judges

1. Once the host club, location and dates for the finals have been

determined, the Host Club will select judges from the current list of

approved Level 1, 2 or 3 NADAC Agility judges until such time that ASCA

develops its own list of approved agility judges.

2. Judges will be in good standing with ASCA and NADAC.

Section 8 Stewards

1. The timer and scribe can not be a family member or a member of the

household of any of the Finals competitors. Nor can they be an owner of

any dog competing in the finals.

2. The normal amount of people to run a one ring trial will be needed for

the finals. At a minimum the host club will need to fill the following

positions:

2 timers

1 scribe

1 gate keeper

1 score runner

3 jump setters

1 chute setter

1 scorer (scoretable)

ribbon preparers (can be the same people as above)

4 course builders (can be the same people as above)

3. Both Timers will time each round. One timer will be designated as the

primary timer and the other the backup. The primary timer's time will be

used for all dogs unless the stop watch malfunctions. In the event of a

malfunction, the backup timer's time will be used. In the event that both

stopwatches malfunction, then the dog will be required to rerun and their

previous run will not count.

4. Timers must time the entire round (i.e. the entire Jumpers class).

Comments: An Agility Finals Program is something that our competitors

have wanted and will be a wonderful program to add to ASCA's other Finals

Programs. Denise Creelman of the Host Club for the 2002 Nationals was

contacted and she stated that holding the first annual Agility Finals will

not be a problem The Agility Finals should last approximately one half

day. As this Program uses the already in current use Merit Award listings

for the finalists, this should cause no undue problems with the Office as

far as clerical work starting on June 1, 2001. This Program also closely

mimics the current Obedience Finals (whose first annual event went

extremely well) and the Stockdog Finals.

Voting:

Approve: Adolphson, Aufox, Berryessa, Davenport, Rossy, Toft,

Trumbull-Clark

Abstain: Warren

Motion is approved

93:19 Board Policies--Affiliate Bylaws Review Committee

Motion by Trumbull-Clark, second by Toft

I move that the Affiliate Bylaws Review Committee review and approve all

Affiliate Bylaws changes and/or additions/deletions effective immediately

upon approval of this motion. The committee shall consult with the ASCA

Attorney if they feel necessary prior to their final approval.

Comments: It is logical to have this committee review and approve changes

that Affiliates wish to make to their Bylaws as this committee approves

all new Affiliate's Bylaws. The current committee members have approved

this addition.

Voting:

Approve: Aufox, Berryessa, Davenport, Rossy, Toft, Trumbull-Clark, Warren

Abstain: Adolphson

Motion is approved

93:19 Board Policies--Breed Standard

Motion by Adolphson, second by Toft

I move that the following be made ASCA Board Policy 4.22 (Aussie Times)

The ASCA Breed Standard shall be published in every other issue of the

Aussie Times within the first 50 pages of the publication. Effective

date: May/June 2001 issue of the Aussie Times

I further move that a prominent icon which links to the ASCA Standard

shall be presented on the Internet Home page of ASCA.org

Comments: The ASCA Breed Standard is the foundation upon which our breed

rests. Both longtime and new ASCA members should be reminded of the

contents of the ASCA Breed Standard so they maintain its spirit and intent

when involving themselves in every aspect of the Australian Shepherd

breed.

Voting:

Approve: Adolphson, Berryessa, Davenport, Rossy, Toft, Trumbull-Clark,

Warren

Disapprove: Aufox

Motion is approved

93:19 Board Policies---Travel Agent

Motion by Trumbull-Clark, second by Toft

I move that ASCA use as it's Travel Coordinator, Carlson Wagonlit Travel

in Bryan, TX effective immediately upon approval. That the name, address,

e-mail address and phone number of Carlson Wagonlit Travel be listed in

the Director's Manual under "Frequent Contacts". That an account be set up

with Carlson Wagonlit Trvel per the following:

Transportation:

1.) The names of each traveler which ASCA will provide transportation for

shall be given to Carlson Wagonlit Travel prior to the Spring Meeting, the

Nationals or any other meeting or event as approved by the Board of

Directors by an appointed Director.

2.) The ASCA credit card number shall be used to provide payment for

airline reservations for only those named on the list provided to the

agency.

3.) Each allowable traveler shall contact the agency directly to make

their arrangements a minimum of 30 days prior to travel in order for the

agency to get the best rate possible. After 30 days prior to travel, if

no arrangements have been made through the travel agent, the traveler must

arrange and provide (pay) for their own travel.

Motel:

1.) The names of each traveler which ASCA will provide motel

accommodations for shall be given to Carlson Wagonlit Travel prior to the

Spring Meeting, the Nationals or any other meeting or event as approved by

the Board of Directors by an appointed Director.

2.) The ASCA credit card number shall be used to provide reservations for

motel accommodations for only those named on the list provided to the

agency.

Car Rental:

1.) The names of each traveler which ASCA will provide car rental for

shall be given to Carlson Wagonlit Travel prior to the Spring Meeting, the

Nationals or any other meeting or event as approved by the Board of

Directors by an appointed Director.

2.) The ASCA credit card number shall be used to provide reservations for

car rental for only those named on the list provided to the agency.

Kyle Trumbull-Clark shall be the point of contact for the year of 2001.

Comments: ASCA Policy #6.12.2 allows for a representative to be appointed

by the Board to make all airline reservations, motel accommodations and

travel arrangements. As this position is time consuming and can become

quite involved, especially when making travel arrangements for the

Nationals, this position and the Board would be best served by a

professional in this field. The charges are minor considering the

effectiveness and future savings to be had by using a professional travel

agency.

The reasons to use a professional travel agency instead of a Director

volunteering for the position or requiring our Executive Secretary to do

this job (which is not in the Position Description) are:

--"Meeting rates" which start at 5% for 10 people flying to the same

destination may be negotiated by the travel agent.

--Faster searches for the best rates possible

--The best scheduling can be made by an agent

--24 hour toll free emergency number to get help if there is a problem

with the airline

--Hotel rates can be negotiated by a professional

--Rental cars can be negotiated by a professional

--Able to handle scheduling changes prior to flight

The Bryan area was chosen due to the central position in the country; ease

in any necessary dealings with the Office; the lack of any conflict of

interest which could occur.

Several agencies in the Bryan area were contacted for a list of their

services. There were several important factors which prompted the choice

of this agency:

--A toll free number that Directors may use for contact

--An e-mail address which can be used for contact

--E-tickets are available

--A 24 hour toll free number to use in case of emergency

--Regular business hours are longer than other agencies (Mon.-Fri. 8-6,

Sat. 10-2)

--They will keep personalized travel arrangements for each traveler

Carlson Wagonlit Travel charges $20 per ticket for their services.

Included in the $20 charge is:

--Negotiating "Meeting Rates" with the airlines if we have 10 or more

travelers

--E-ticket

--Searching for the best rate possible

--Arranging for the best schedules possible

--Advance seat assignments

--24 hour toll free emergency number

--Tracking of frequent flier miles

--Tracking of refunds

--Hotel reservations

--Car rental reservations

Voting:

Approve: Adolphson, Berryessa, Rossy, Toft, Trumbull-Clark

Disapprove: Aufox, Davenport, Warren

Motion is approved

93:19 Board Policies---Letters to the Editor Policy

Motion by Warren, second by Aufox

I move to change policy 4.9 Aussie Times to read:

Letters to the Editor:

Letters must be no longer than 250 words. Short, typed letters of 150

words or less are preferred. Your letters must be signed and include your

address and phone number. Address and phone number will not be printed

unless it is requested by the author. The editor reserves the right to

reject letters that are too long, libelous or contain personal attacks.

The above statement must be included in each Aussie Times.

Comment: Per our attorneys instructions, "there should be a policy re.

letters to the editor, and it should be printed in the Times that the

editor reserves the right to edit or not publish some of the letters

received." I have run this wording by Chuck already.

Voting:

Approve: Unanimous

Motion is approved

00:19 Budgets---Advertising

Motion by Toft, second by Rossy

I move to continue the Dog World boxed ad for another year. Cost is $68

per month with a 12 times insertion discount. Total for a year is $816.

The ad shall continue with the current wording, which is:

THE AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERD CLUB OF AMERICA

Original Parent Club Since 1957

PO Box 3790, Bryan, Texas 77805-3790

phone 979-778-1082 fax 979-778-1898

email: asca@tca.net * web: http://www.asca.org

ASCA offers all breed competition & titles in its obedience, tracking,

agility programs, as well as herding breed competition and titles in its

stockdog programs.

Comments: Dog World contains two advertising sections for the various

breeds. One is the classified section in the back, which we have already

approved an ad for in 2001. The other is the breed display section in the

main part of the magazine (with the articles, etc.). The boxed ad goes

under the heading for AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERD and is currently (Feb. 2001

issue) the only ad running under that heading. Dog World also is running

our press release regarding the Altered Champion program on the same page

as the boxed ad in the February 2001 issue (highlighted with a color

background). This is economical and valuable advertising for ASCA and

should be continued.

Voting:

Approve: Unanimous

Motion is approved

00:19 BUDGETS--Ranch & Rural Living

Motion by Toft, second by Rossy

I move to place an advertisement in the Breeder Directory of Ranch and

Rural Living magazine---a regional magazine with a national audience based

in San Angelo, TX. Cost for the ad will be $84 a year. Copy for the ad

will be as below (there is a limit of 6 lines of copy for the ad---this

limit is set by the magazine).

AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERD CLUB OF AMERICA

Registry PLUS Show, Obedience, Agility, Stockdog, and Tracking programs

for Aussies and other breeds.

ASCA Business Office, PO Box 3790, Bryan, TX 77805-3790

Phone: 979-778-1082 E-mail: asca@tca.net

Webpage: www.asca.org

Voting:

Approve: Unanimous

Motion is approved

01:01 Directors Manual

Motion by Trumbull-Clark, second by Toft

I move to add to the Director's Manual the following. Each will be an aid

to new and even current Directors when the need to find specific

information is required.

1.) Page 2:

Place directly under the heading, "Statement of Individual Director's

Responsibilities": (See Bylaws, Article VII)

2.) Page 4:

Place directly under the heading, "ASCA Officer Duties": (See Bylaws,

Article VIII)

3.) Page 5:

Place directly after: "Executive Committees may be chosen by the Board at

any time for any purpose.": (See Bylaws; Article VII, Section 16; Article

XII)

4.) Page 6:

Place directly under the heading, "National Specialty": (See Policy Book,

Appendix, "National Specialty Rules")

5.) Page 7:

a.) Place directly under the heading, "Affiliate Clubs": (See Bylaws,

Article IV, Section 5. See Policy Book Sections 2.0; 16.1)

b.) Place directly under the heading, "Aussie Times": (See Bylaws,

Article XV. See Policy Book Sections 4.0; 6.9.3; 6.9.4)

6.) Page 8:

a.) Place directly under the heading "Attorney": (See Policy Book Section

3.0)

b.) Place directly under the heading "Awards": (See Policy Book Section

5.0; 13.1.1)

7.) Page 9:

a.) Place under the heading, "Board Conduct of Business" at end of second

paragraph: (See Bylaws; Article II, Section 2)'

b.) Place under the heading, "Board Conduct of Business" at end of third

paragraph: (See Policy Book Section 6.1)

c.) Place directly under the heading, "Motions/Voting": (See Policy Book

Sections 6.9; 6.13; 18.1)

8.) Page 10:

Place directly under the heading, "Expenses": (See Policy Book Sections

6.6; 14.0)

9.) Page 11:

Place directly under the heading, "Travel": (See Policy Book Section

6.12)

10.) Page 12:

a.) Place directly under the heading, "Vacancies": (See Bylaws; Article

VII, Section 13; Article VIII, Section 4. See Policy Book Section 6.11)

b.) Place directly under the heading, "Conflict of Interest": (See Policy

Book Section 6.5)

11.) Page 13:

a.) Place directly under the heading, "DNA Fingerprinting": (See Policy

Book Section 9.0)

b.) Place directly under the heading, "Elections": (See Policy Book

Section 10.0)

12.) Page 14:

a.) Place directly under the heading, "Employees": (See Policy Book

Section 11.0; Appendix, Employee Handbook)

b.) Place directly under the heading, "Finances": (See Policy Book

Section 17.0)

c.) Place directly under the heading, "General Membership Meeting": (See

Bylaws, Article V)

13.) Page 15:

a.) Place directly under the heading, "Jacket/Merchandise": (See Policy

Book Section 6.7)

b.) Place directly under the heading, "Policy Book": (See Policy Book

Section 6.10)

c.) Place directly under the heading, "Programs": (See Bylaws, Article

XIII. See Policy Book Section 13.0)

d.) Place directly under the heading, "Registry": (See Policy Book

Section 15.0; Appendix, Registry Rules)

Comment: As the Director's Manual is written in a "reader friendly" format

rather than the more formal wordings used in the Bylaws or the Policy

Book, having an easy way to reference the formal wordings will be helpful

to new Directors and old alike.

Voting:

Approve: Adolphson, Aufox, Rossy, Toft, Trumbull-Clark

Disapprove: Davenport, Warren

Non-voting: Berryessa

Motion is approved

93:03 Employees---Employee Handbook

Motion by Warren, second by Berryessa

I move Chris Davenport with the help of Chuck Carnese go over the Employee

Handbook and make any necessary changes.

Comments: Our attorney has suggested we revise our Employee Handbook a

number of times. Let's get started.

Voting:

Approve: Unanimous

Motion is approved

94:16 Insurance

Motion by Toft, second by Aufox

I move to accept the quote of $10,904.13 (this includes all taxes and

fees) from Horizons Insurance (through Colony Insurance Co.) for blanket

event coverage for our affiliates ASCA-sanctioned events for 2001 with the

following conditions:

1. This coverage is based on 409 events in a year (this is the figure

from Lola for the total number of events held in the most recent show

year--May 99-June '00). If we go over this number of events this year,

they could charge us for the events over 409. If we go with the quote

from Colony Insurance we will be locked into this policy for a minimum of

3 months. We can cancel the Colony policy at the end of 3 months and get

a refund of all but one-quarter of our premium. This refund could be

applied to a cheaper policy at that time if Horizons can find one.

2. This coverage does not include Additional insureds, which is when a

site asks to be added on the policy as an "Additional named insured". If

a site requests this, it will be an additional $52.55 per request. This

additional cost will be passed along to the club requesting it. Very few

sites request this. Neither of the two pending requests are asking for

it.

3. Horizons is still looking for a better quote than the $10,904.13

quoted above. There is another company they are checking with they will

hear from tomorrow which may not charge for additional insureds and may

quote us a lower premium. If we send a check and they have a better

premium for us with the other company, they will apply our check to that

policy instead and refund any overage.

4. This policy will solve our immediate problem and give us time to

investigate better coverage, notify our affiliates of any necessary

increases in fees and allow the affiliates time to obtain their own

coverage. At this time, ASCA takes in approximately $27,000 a year from

recording fees. This is the 50 cents per entry charge ASCA makes to

affiliate clubs.

Voting:

Approve: Adolphson, Aufox, Berryessa, Davenport, Rossy, Toft,

Trumbull-Clark

Abstain: Warren

Motion is approved

94:16 Insurance--Letter

Motion by Toft, second by Trumbull-Clark

I move to publish the following article in the May-June issue of the

Aussie Times.

AFFILIATES--MORE ON INSURANCE

A few of the sites used for ASCA shows and trials throughout the

country will ask to be added to our event coverage policy as an

"Additional Named Insured". This is the box at the bottom of the request

form for a Certificate of Insurance that comes with every show packet. At

this time, if a site asks for this, it will cost your Affiliate Club

$52.55.

Here's the good news. The $52.55 fee covers THAT SITE for the entire

year (January 1 through January 1). You may have as many sanctioned

events as you wish at that site in a year's time without any additional

charge for insurance. Of course, if you hold sanctioned events at other

sites and if any of them ask to be Additional Named Insureds, you will

have to submit another $52.55 fee.

Fees must be submitted to the ASCA Business Office with the request

form. All forms with fees must be submitted 30 days prior to the event.

If you have any additional questions about ASCA's insurance, please

contact Kris Toft. (Thanks to Lisa Renville of Feather River ASC for

raising this question!)

Voting:

Approve: Unanimous

Motion is approve

98:02 MVA Committee--MVA Nationals

Motion by Warren, second by Berryessa

I move to accept the following recommendation by the MVA Committee:

The Guidelines for the ASCA Nationals include:

1) Awarding of MVA and AAJ will be done prior to awarding of Premier 10

and BOB.

2) The MVA participant ribbons be distributed during the conformation

evaluation.

VC00-07 Motion by DeeDee Baldwin, second by Sandra Case

In favor: Lori Acierto, Monica Barger, Sandra Case, Lynn Fremuth, Andrea

Hoffman, Debra St. Jacques, Terry Thomascik, Anne Shope. Against: None

Non-voting: Chris Davies, Sandra Katzen

Comments: This motion comes in the wake of the 2000 Nationals and the

concerns and comments the committee members were given during the

Nationals. We feel it's important to include these items in the

guidelines so the host club will understand how important it is to have

the MVA and AAJ awards before BOB.

Board voting:

Approve: Unanimous

Motion is approved

98:02 MVA Committee--MVA Committee Actions

Motion by Warren, second by Berryessa

I move to accept the following MVA recommendation:

Revise the Most Versatile Aussie Conformation Worksheet to include a

description of the correct tail. To accomplish this revision, while

maintaing the current 30 point possible subtotal, the General Appearance

section will be rewritten to combine two of the subsections (#1 and #3),

as follows:

"Well-balanced dog of medium size and bone, slightly longer than tall.

Masculinity or femininity is well-defined."

The following subsection will be inserted after the above to become #2

subsection:

"An identifying characteristic is his natural or docked bobtail. Tail is

straight, not to exceed four (4) inches."

The description of the coat and color will become #3 subsection, and the

remainder (#4, #5, #6) will remain the same. Each of the six subsections

equals five points in value, for a subtotal of thirty points for the

General Appearance section.

VC00-09 Motion by Lynn Fremuth, second by Sandra Case

Voting in favor: Monica Barger, Sandra Case, Lynn Fremuth, Andrea Hoffman,

Terry Thomascik, Anne Shope. Voting Against: Lori Acierto, Deedee

Baldwin, Debra St. Jacques, Non-voting: Chris Davies, Sandra Katzen

Comments: Any discussion of the Aussie tail was inadvertantly omitted from

the conformation evaluation as originally approved. This motion was made

to include the tail as part of the conformation evaluation scoresheet.

Board voting:

Approve: Unanimous

Motion is approved

80:33 National Specialty Rules---MVA Conformation

Motion by Warren, second by Davenport

I move to accept the following MVA recommendation:

Change the MVA Guidelines for the ASCA Nationals to include:

1) The Versatility Conformation Evaluation will be held either first or

second day of the Nationals competition, or with the non-regular

conformation, whichever comes first.

2) The entry fee for the conformation evaluation will be equal to the

entry for the non-regular classes.

VC00-08 Motion by DeeDee Baldwin, second by Sandra Case & Lynn Fremuth

In favor: Lori Acierto, Monica Barger, Sandra Case, Lynn Fremuth, Andrea

Hoffman, Debra St. Jacques, Terry Thomascik, Anne Shope

Against: none

Non-voting: Chris Davies, Sandra Katzen

Comments: This motion comes in the wake of the 2000 Nationals and the

concerns and comments the committee members were given during the

Nationals. We feel it's important to include these items in the

guidelines so the host club will understand how the timing of the

conformation evaluation can affect the overall placings. The issue of

entry fees for the evaluation has also been the subject of much

discussion, and the answers vary anywhere from not having an entry fee at

all to having the entry fee the same as the regular classes, and anywhere

in between. We wanted to offer a middle ground to clarify that issue. To

be implemented for the 2002 Nationals.

Voting:

Approve: Adolphson, Aufox, Davenport, Rossy, Toft, Trumbull-Clark, Warren

Disapprove: Berryessa

Motion is approved

80:33 National Specialty Procedure--Altered Classes

Motion by Trumbull-Clark, second by Toft

I move ASCA sponsor the BOS & BOB awards for the Altered Classes on a

continual basis starting with the 2001 National Specialty. The awards to

be equal to the BOS & BOB awards for the intact portion.

For the 2001 National Specialty only: The required number of ribbons for

Premier Dogs and Premier Bitches will be five (5) each due to newness of

the Altered Program and possible low entry of Specials.

That the following be added to the National Specialty Guidelines:

A new 16.1.1 be added under Section 16 "Premier Ten Awards" which shall

read:

"There will be a Premier Ten in the Altered Dogs and a Premier Ten in the

Altered Bitches. These Premier Ten will be chosen from the altered

Specials only."

A new 16.2.2 be added under Section 16 "Premier Ten Awards" which shall

read:

"Altered Best of Breed, Altered Best of Winners, and Altered Best of

Opposite Sex, are not eligible to receive a Premier Ten Award."

Add to Section 18 "Required Ribbons and Awards" immediately after the

"Conformation" listing and before the "All Around Junior" listing the

following:

Altered Best of Breed (sponsored by ASCA)

Altered Best of Opposite Sex (sponsored by ASCA)

Altered Best of Winners

Premier Altered Dog (10 ribbons required)

Premier Altered Bitch (10 ribbons required)

Altered Winners Dog

Altered Reserve Winners Dog

Altered Winners Bitch

Altered Reserve Winners Bitch

As per the motoin 90:03 which was approved on 12/7/00, add the following

as a new Section 5.4.1:

"Judges for Altered Classes:

ASCA approved Conformation Judges must be used. Only Approved Breeder

judges may be eligible to judge this event at the National Specialty."

Voting:

Approve: Unanimous

Motion is approved

98:15 Obedience Committee---Clarification

Motion by Trumbull-Clark, second by Toft

I move to accept the following recommendation from the Obedience

Committee. To become effective June 1, 2001.

The Obedience Committee recommends the following motion to the BOD.

Motion by Link, second by White

Motion to change the Obedience Rules as follows:

Chapter 1, Section 13. Disturbances:

Third sentence. Sentence to read: "If a dog or handler is disqualified or

excused by a judge, the reason shall be stated in the judge's book or in a

separate report." eliminate the word "expelled".

Chapter 1, Section 20. Dogs that must Compete: First sentence.

Sentence to read: "Any dog entered and present at a Specialty or

Sanctioned Obedience Trial must compete in all exercises of all classes in

which it is entered unless disqualified or excused by the judge or by the

Show or Obedience Trial Committee, or unless excused by the official

veterinarian to protect the health of the dog or other dogs at the trial."

again, eliminating the word "expelled"

Chapter 2, Section 25 Misbehavior:

"Any display of fear, etc., and the judge may excuse the dog from further

competition in the class." again, eliminating the word "expelled".

The Committee felt that "disqualified" and "excused" were adequately

explained in the rules. The term "expelled" was not explained and

extraneous.

Voted 11 in favor, none against.

Board voting:

Approve: Unanimous

Motion is approved

98:15 Obedience Committee--Number of Trials per day

Motion by Trumbull-Clark, second by Toft

I move to accept the following recommendation from the Obedience

Committee. To become effective June 1, 2001

The Obedience Committee recommends to the BOD the following motion:

Motion to increase the number of Obedience Trials allowable per day.

Chapter 1, Section 1 Clubs:

Subsection 1.4. delete sentence "Same type of events would not be allowed

to occur, such as more than one Conformation event per day per area"

Subsection 1.4b change sentence to read:

Affiliates may have up to two Obedience Trials per day, per area.

Chapter 1, Section 21 add this next to last sentence:

"A judge may officiate at an obedience trial for the same affiliated club

no sooner than once every 30 days, but the club should make an effort to

assign different classes (Novice, Open, etc...) to the judge(s) whenever

possible. Where the club is holding two trials on the same day and/or

multiple trials in a short number of days, the same individual(s) may be

assigned to judge during the entire event. However, assignments should be

organized so that exhibitors compete before as many judge(s) as is

practicable."

Voted 11 in favor.

The Committee has received several requests from areas without many shows

or with shows at great distances to allow more than one show per day.

Seeing that many of these shows are quite small, it is a viable way to get

a title in a reasonable time.

Board voting:

Approve: Unanimous

Motion is approved

98:15 Obedience Committee---Warm Ups on Grounds

Motion by Trumbull-Clark, second by Toft

I move to accept the following recommendation from the Obedience

Committee. To become effective June 1, 2001

The Obedience Committee recommends the following motion to the BOD.

This motion will allow a longer warm up time on the show grounds as

follows:

Chapter 2, Section 26 Training and warm-up on show grounds. FIRST

PARAGRAPH: Leave first sentence intact. Delete 2nd and 3rd sentences.

Leave 4th and 5th sentences intact with the one exception of changing the

word "leash" to "lead" in the 4th sentence. SECOND PARAGRAPH: replace

with: These requirements shall not be interpreted as preventing a handler

from moving normally about the grounds or premises, NOR FROM WARMING UP

HIS OR HER DOG USING ANY EXERCISE PERFORMED IN THE OBEDIENCE RING,

PROVIDED THAT THE DOG IS ON A LEAD BEING HELD BY THE HANDLER. THE WARM UP

SHOULD BE PERFORMED AWAY FROM THE OBEDIENCE RING AND MUST NOT BE

DISRUPTIVE TO ANY OTHER PERSON OR DOG. Physical or verbal disciplining of

dogs shall not be permitted except to a reasonable extent in the case of

an attack on a person or another dog. PRACTICE RINGS MAY BE PROVIDED AT

THE DISCRETION OF THE SHOW GIVING CLUB BUT ARE NOT MANDATORY. THE SHOW

GIVING CLUB WILL POST SIGNS IN CLEAR VIEW THAT WILL STATE: NO INTENSIVE OR

ABUSIVE TRAINING WILL BE TOLERATED. THIS SIGN WILL FURTHER STATE THAT

ANYONE WHO IS WITNESSED TO VIOLATE THIS PRIVILEGE, AS TESTIFIED BY TWO

PEOPLE, WILL BE SUBJECT TO DISCIPLINARY ACTION UNDER THE RULES FOR

RESOLUTION OF DISPUTE (SECTION D1-D10) THE SIGN WILL FURTHER SAY THAT

ANYONE WITNESSING SUCH INTENSIVE OR ABUSIVE TRAINING SHOULD REPORT SUCH TO

THE SHOW OR OBEDIENCE CHAIRMAN OR OTHER CLUB MEMBER. ANY PERSON WHO IS

ACCUSED, BY TWO WITNESSES, OF VIOLATING THE RULES IN SECTION 26, WILL BE

DEALT WITH PROMPTLY, DURING THE TRIAL IF POSSIBLE, AFTER THE OFFENDER HAS

BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE SPECIFIC CHARGES AGAINST HIM, AND HAS BEEN GIVEN AN

OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD IN HIS OWN DEFENSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RULES

FOR RESOLUTIONS OF DISPUTES (SEE SECTION D1-D10) The Show or Obedience

Trial Committee, shall be responsible for compliance with this section,

and shall investigate any reports of infractions.

Motion made by Burlingame, second by White

Voted approved: Case, Cyboron, Amen, Bohren, Burlingame, White, Mann

Disapproved: Link, Willems

Abstain: Hamelin, Swatko

Committee members felt that a longer, less restrictive time was needed to

get their dogs ready to compete. A practice ring has been used

successfully at the Gaines events, and the posting of the signs should be

deterrent enough for any mis-use of the area. The change of the wording

"leash" to "lead" would allow a flexi-leash to be used to that the dog

could jump safely.

Board voting:

Approve: Adolphson, Aufox, Berryessa, Rossy, Toft, Warren

Disapprove: Davenport

Abstain: Trumbull-Clark

Motion is approved

00:20 Registry Rules---Rule Book

Motion by Toft, second by Adolphson

I move to accept the attached ASCA Registry Rules and Regulations for

Recordkeeping and Identification of Dogs. This Rulebook will be

maintained, updated and distributed by the ASCA Business Office. Upon

acceptance I will contact Lola and submit this to her in whatever format

she prefers. Choice of color for the cover will be left up to the

Business Office.

Comments: This is the same thing that was given to each of you at

Nationals without the arrows indicating changes and with page numbers,

chapters, sections and table of contents added. All of these rules are

currently approved and in force with the exception of the changes

indicated by arrows in the copy you got at Nationals. The arrows were

eliminated in this copy for the purpose of submitting in what is,

hopefully, the final form

Voting:

Approve: Adolphson, Aufox, Toft, Trumbull-Clark

Disapprove: Berryessa, Davenport, Rossy, Warren

Motion is defeated

95:05 Trademark Request

Arizona Herding Association requests use of name and logo on their web

site. Logo will be used to provide a link to ASCA website

(www.azherding.com)

Voting:

Approve: Adolphson, Toft, Trumbull-Clark, Warren

Disapprove: Aufox, Davenport, Rossy

Non-voting: Berryessa

Request is approved

APPROVED: Joni Johnson as ASCA Non-Regular Breeder Judge

Jeanette French as Provisional Judge

DENIED: Appeal from Wendy Summers regarding Board decision

BUSINESS OFFICE REPORT

REGISTRY MEMBERSHIP SHOW/STOCK

Ind 493 New-Single 75 Sanc Rec'd 47

NFB 61 New-Dual 13 Sanc Proc'd 34

Litter 241 New-Foreign 0 Sanc Pend 10

Trans 82 New-Canadian 2 Results Rec'd 11

Lease 6 Renew-Single 271 Results Proc'd 21

LEP 5 Renew-Dual 70 Results Pend 8

Dups 8 Renew-Foreign 2 Certificates 270

Hardship 5 Renew-Canadian 5 S & T Subscrip 16

Pedigree 64 Jr. Times 8

New Ken 9 Affiliate-New 0

Renew Ken 9 Affiliate-Renew 45

Judges Apps 1 SHOWS HELD

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DNA Kits 26 Conf/Obed shows 24

DNA Tests 26 Stock 2

Ranch 2

Agility 4

Tracking 0

Kris Toft, Secretary