THE HARDIN COUNTY FAIR! - Kenton Times
THE HARDIN COUNTY FAIR! - Kenton Times
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Page 58 – 2013 <strong>HARDIN</strong> <strong>FAIR</strong> PREMIUM BOOK<br />
10. Exhibitors must provide their own leash, water<br />
dish, kennel and any equipment needed.<br />
11. 4-H members must progress to a higher level<br />
yearly with the same dog project. Exceptions<br />
to this will be considered and must be<br />
dealt with individually by the 4-H adviser.<br />
12. Dogs participating in the Dog Obedience activities<br />
must either be owned by the exhibitor<br />
or the exhibitor’s immediate family. They must<br />
be in the continual care of the exhibitor for the<br />
duration of the project. The date of ownership<br />
must be no later than June 1, 2013. Proof of<br />
ownership is the burden of the exhibitor and<br />
exhibitor’s family.<br />
a. Immediate family is defined as the exhibitor’s<br />
father, mother, brother, sister, uncle,<br />
aunt, grandfather or grandmother, including<br />
the corresponding step and half relations, or<br />
by a member of the exhibitor’s household.<br />
b. Continual care is defined as the exhibitor<br />
being responsible for and involved in the feeding,<br />
cleaning and caring of the project.<br />
13. All dogs exhibited in the Hardin County Fair<br />
must be at least six months of age by the date<br />
of the show. Proof of age is the burden of the<br />
exhibitor or exhibitor’s immediate family.<br />
Dogs not meeting this age requirement are not<br />
permitted to be shown.<br />
14. During the project year, no one other than<br />
the 4-H or FFA member is permitted to show<br />
the 4-H or FFA project dog at any type of dog<br />
show, including fun matches.<br />
15. 4-H members enrolled in the Dog Guides for<br />
the Blind, Project No. 201 or Self-Determined<br />
Project, taking a Service or Helper Dog are eligible<br />
to show in Assistance Dog Class 17.<br />
16. 4-H members must continually progress to a<br />
higher level of obedience training with the<br />
same dog. Any previous participants in classes<br />
Sub-Novice A, Novice A, Graduate Novice A<br />
and Open A may not enter the same class.<br />
First place winners in classes Sub-Novice B<br />
and Novice B are not permitted to repeat the<br />
same class with the same dog. First place winners<br />
of Graduate Novice B and Open B are<br />
not permitted to repeat the same class with<br />
the same dog. Participants in Graduate Novice<br />
B can show in this class a maximum of two<br />
years with the same dog, unless first place<br />
county fair or state winner.<br />
17. 4-H members showing their dogs at any Licensed<br />
or Member Obedience Trail or at a<br />
Sanctioned Match must show their dogs during<br />
the 4-H project year at the same or higher<br />
level than they are showing. Fun matches do<br />
not apply. Dogs who have completed their<br />
companion dog (CD) title (or UKC, etc. equivalent,)<br />
must show in graduate novice classes.<br />
Dogs who have completed their companion<br />
dog excellent (CDX) title (or UKC, etc. equivalent)<br />
must show in open B or graduate Open A<br />
classes.<br />
18. Junior Fair members must show in the same<br />
class at the Hardin County Fair as they selected<br />
to show in at the Ohio State Fair. No<br />
switching of classes or dropping out of classes<br />
the day of Hardin County Fair show will be allowed.<br />
19. No practicing with dogs in show arena prior<br />
to dog show.<br />
OBEDIENCE CLASSES:<br />
1. Sub Novice A class is for the beginning 4-H<br />
member and beginning dog. Neither exhibitor<br />
nor dog has had any prior experience before<br />
joining 4-H the current year. This means the<br />
exhibitor and/or dog cannot have any kind<br />
of formalized training.<br />
2. Sub Novice B class is for the 4-H member or<br />
dog who has shown in Sub Novice A or has<br />
had show experience at the Sub-Novice level<br />
prior to joining 4-H the current year. 2 year<br />
maximum with the same dog.<br />
3. Novice A class is for 4-H member or dog with<br />
no prior show experience at the Novice level<br />
before joining 4-H the current year. 1 year<br />
maximum.<br />
4. Novice B class is for the 4-H member or dog<br />
who has shown in Novice A or has had show<br />
experience at the Novice level prior to joining<br />
4-H the current year. 2 year maximum with<br />
the same dog.<br />
5. Graduate Novice A class is for the 4-H member<br />
or dog with no prior show experience at<br />
the Graduate Novice level before joining 4-H<br />
the current year. 1 year maximum with the<br />
same dog.<br />
6. Graduate Novice B class is for the 4-H member<br />
or dog who has shown in Graduate Novice<br />
A or has had prior show experience at the<br />
Graduate Novice level. They have also not progressed<br />
to the Open level. 4-H members can<br />
show in Graduate Novice B a maximum of two<br />
years with the same dog. They then must<br />
move to Open A with the same dog. If a 4-H<br />
member is a county fair or state winner in the<br />
Graduate Novice B class the first year, he/she<br />
must move to Open A the next year with the<br />
same dog.<br />
7. Open A class is for the 4-H member or dog<br />
that has had no prior show experience at the<br />
open level before joining 4-H the current year.<br />
1 year maximum.<br />
8. Open B class is for the 4-H member or dog<br />
who has shown in Open A or has had prior<br />
show experience at the Open level. If the 4-H<br />
member has a first place State Winner in this<br />
class they are not permitted to repeat this<br />
class with the same dog. 2 year maximum.<br />
9. Graduate Open A class is for the 4-H member<br />
or dog with no prior experience at the graduate<br />
open level before joining 4-H current year.<br />
1 year maximum with the same dog.<br />
10. Graduate Open B class is for the 4-H member<br />
or dog who has shown in graduate open A<br />
or has had prior experience at graduate open<br />
level of dog obedience.<br />
11. Utility A – In this neither the exhibitor nor<br />
dog has had any prior experience at the Utility<br />
level or a higher level of dog obedience. One<br />
year maximum for each the dog and exhibitor.<br />
12. Utility B – This class is for the exhibitor or<br />
dog that has shown in Utility A or has had prior<br />
experience at the Utility level, or a higher<br />
level of dog obedience. Once a dog has shown<br />
at this level, it cannot show at an lower level of<br />
obedience. This class may be repeated by exhibitor<br />
or dog.<br />
GROOMING & HANDLING: