The Futurity is an annual event sponsored by the American Lhasa Apso
Club to
encourage the exhibition of recently whelped Lhasa Apsos.
FUTURITY ELIGIBILITY:
Nomination of the litter must be made within ninety days of
birth. Nomination forms
are available from the ALAC or Futurity Secretary. By
nomination
of the litter, all
dogs in that litter are eligible to enter the Futurity irrespective of
subsequent
ownership change.
FUTURITY LOCATION AND DATE:
One Futurity is held each year in conjunction with the ALAC National
Specialty.
FUTURITY STAKES AND PRIZES:
Prize money, comprised of nomination fees, will be awarded as follows:
20% of total monies to ALAC
$150
- Grand Futurity Winner
$100
- Best Adult in Futurity
$100
- Best Puppy in Futurity
After these monies have been reserved, the remaining funds will be
divided equally
between the eight classes offered and disbursed as follows:
40%
- First in class
30%
- Second in class
20%
- Third in class
10%
- Fourth in class
All undistributed awards are the property of the American Lhasa Apso
Club. The
American Lhasa Apso Club offers the Robert W. Griffing Memorial Plaque
to the
BREEDER of the Grand Futurity Winner.
FUTURITY SHOWS AND CLASSES:
The Futurity will be divided by sex and be judged in the following
classes:
Puppy Dogs:
6
to 9 months
9 to 12 months
Puppy Bitches:
6 to 9 months
9 to 12 months
Winning puppy in each class to compete for Best Puppy in Futurity
Adult Dogs:
12
to 15 months
15 months and older
Adult Bitches:
12 to 15 months
15 months and older
Winning adult in each class to compete for Best Adult in Futurity
Best Puppy and Best Adult in Futurity to compete for Grand Futurity
Winner.
ENTRY FORM AND FEE:
The entry for the
Futurity class and the regular
class(es) MUST be made on the same entry form.
The entry must be
marked in the ADDITIONAL CLASS
section with the word “Futurity” and the assigned
Futurity Litter
Nomination Number.
The entry fee for
the Futurity class must accompany
the fee for the regular class(es).
OTHER:
There are NO AKC
championship points awarded in the
Futurity.
All dogs MUST be handled by the Breeder,
Owner, a
member of his/her household, or an amateur substitute.
NO REFUNDS will be made in the event of
default by
the person making the entries.
FUTURITY JUDGE:
The Futurity
Judge will be nominated by the ALAC
membership and elected by the majority vote of the ALAC
membership’s
written ballot.
The candidate who
is second in the balloting shall
be designated Alternate Judge, should the first be unable to judge.
All costs
incurred by the Judge to fulfill the
assignment are the responsibility of the Judge.