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National Obedience & Tracking Committee - DOGS NSW Motions07-03-2024
At the Dogs Australia February 2024 Special Board meeting the Directors resolved that the following motion from the October 2023 Board meeting be rescinded, and all Member Bodies to be advised:
It was unanimously RESOLVED on the motion of B Murfet/B Parker that the October 2022 motions submitted by DOGS NSW in Items 5.14 and 5.15 be approved.
[Note: As no effective date was included in the rescission motion, the effective date will be 1 July 2024 in accordance with our current policy.]
The two motions from the October 2022 Board meeting agenda are noted below for reference.
Rules for the Conduct of Obedience Trials – Glossary – Amendment (Item 5.14)
THAT the Rules for the Conduct of Obedience Trials – Glossary – be amended as follows:-
Page 3 Fouling
It was unanimously RESOLVED on the motion of B Murfet/B Parker that the October 2022 motions submitted by DOGS NSW in Items 5.14 and 5.15 be approved.
[Note: As no effective date was included in the rescission motion, the effective date will be 1 July 2024 in accordance with our current policy.]
The two motions from the October 2022 Board meeting agenda are noted below for reference.
Rules for the Conduct of Obedience Trials – Glossary – Amendment (Item 5.14)
THAT the Rules for the Conduct of Obedience Trials – Glossary – be amended as follows:-
Page 3 Fouling
Present Rule:A dog which fouls at any time while it is under the control of the Judge must be disqualified
Change to:A dog which fouls at any time while it is under the control of the Judge must be disqualified and removed from the ring immediately.
Rules for the Conduct of Obedience Trials – Glossary – Amendment (Item 5.15)
THAT the Rules for the Conduct of Obedience Trials – Glossary – be amended as follows:-
Page 4 Disqualification
Present rule:No points awarded. The dog is disqualified from all Trial Competition on the day and the Judge must provide a written report to the Member Body within 14 days – the only exception being in the instances where the disqualification was incurred for continual barking, a correction penalty, fouling the ring or for handlers bringing training aids into the ring.Change to:No points awarded. The dog is disqualified from all Trial Competition on the day and the Judge must provide a written report to the Member Body within 14 days. The only exception being In instances where the disqualification was incurred for continual barking, a correction penalty, fouling the ring or for handlers bringing training aids into the ring, handlers will only be disqualified from that class and no report is required.
The Dogs Australia Board agreed the motions were incorrectly submitted and should have been received from the National Obedience & Tracking Committee and not directly from a Member Body and requested these motions to be referred to the National Obedience & Tracking Committee for their recommendation.
All Member Bodies State Representatives on the National Committee are requested to review and provide their recommendation to Dogs Australia office by no later than COB 12 August 2024.
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