The Joint Irish Setter Club’s Judging Questionnaire

For and on behalf of: The Irish Setter Breeders Club Irish Setter Association, England The Irish Setter Club of Scotland The Irish Setter Club of Wales Belfast & District Irish Setter Club Midlands Irish Setter Society North East of England Irish Setter Club South Of England Irish Setter Club

IF YOU ARE ON AN EXISTING IRISH SETTER BREED CLUB/SOCIETY JUDGING LIST YOU DO NOT HAVE TO COMPLETE ANOTHER QUESTIONNAIRE UNLESS YOU WISH TO APPLY FOR ANOTHER LIST, OR UPDATE YOUR INFORMATION, OR ARE REQUESTED TO DO SO.

Please complete sections 1 to 8. It is in your own interest to write clearly to avoid possible mistakes.

Section 1: Your Name
Address
Telephone No:	e-mail:

To make it easier to apply for inclusion on an Irish Setter judging list, all the Irish Setter Breed Clubs/Societies listed above have agreed to use the same Judging Questionnaire for application to all judging lists. To enable your application to be considered, please give a full reply to all the questions on this form. If there is a section where you have no information to insert – then please write NONE. The judging lists policy, procedures and criteria are available at http/isae.co.uk The criteria for the consolidated lists are the same for all of the Irish Setter Breed Clubs/Societies listed above. When your judging questionnaire is completed you should sign the declaration and return the form to the Judging List Co-ordinator whose address is given in the box below by the 31^st August each year.

List Applied for: A3………….A2……………….B…………………C ……………(Please circle)

SECTION 2 - GENERAL INFORMATION:

How long have you been interested in the Irish Setter as: A BREEDER: AN EXHIBITOR:	Years Years
Do you hold a Kennel Club AFFIX If Yes – please say what it is	YES / NO
Please state the approximate number of Irish Setters that have been registered in your name at the Kennel Club
Please give the names and KC Stud Book numbers of Irish Setters which were bred by you or owned by you when they obtained their first entry in the Kennel Club Stud Book by reason of their wins:
KC Registered Name	KC Stud Book No.

SECTION 3 - INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR JUDGING OF IRISH SETTERS:

Give below the names & dates of all Shows in the UK only, at which you have judged classes of Irish Setters. Please list the appointments in chronological order. Documentary evidence of entries may be required and must be provided if called upon. You may include future UK appointments that have been confirmed in writing to you on a separate sheet.. You may photocopy this page if you require more space.

If you have judged Irish Setters OVERSEAS, please photocopy this page and list your Overseas appointments separately.

Please remember to print your name on any extra pages and to sign and date them.

Name of the Club/Society holding the Show	Date of Show	Type of show (e.g. Open)	No. of breed classes actually judged *	No. of Irish Setters entered **	Actual No. of Irish Setters present and judged ***
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		TOTAL

* Only include classes in which dogs were present – not simply those scheduled

** The total number of Irish Setters entered not the number of entries

*** This requirement is for all shows held after 1.1.1995

SECTION 4 - INFORMATION ABOUT JUDGING OTHER BREEDS & VARIETY CLASSES:

Do you award Challenge Certificates in any other breeds? If yes – please say which breeds (You may attach an additional page if you require more space)	YES / NO
Have you been approved by the Kennel Club to judge the Gundog Group	YES / NO

SECTION 5 – SHOW CRITIQUES

Are you prepared to write show critiques as customarily requested by the weekly dog press and as required by the Kennel Club?

YES / NO

The following information is an important part of your application and as space is of a premium on this form, it should be supplied on a separate piece of paper and attached to the application form.

Please remember to put your name at the top and to sign and date the additional page(s).

Please supply all further information concerning any training you have undertaken or your other experience in Irish Setters that serves to prove your depth of interest in the Breed. Please give full details where appropriate e.g. dates, society/club, seminar organiser/tutor, Newsletter, periodical etc. Please attach photocopies of evidence where appropriate. (E.g. Certificate of Attendance/ Pass certificates etc.) You should tell us:

§ Whether you have attended the KC recommended ‘The Requirements of a Dog Show Judge’ seminar run by a KC Accredited Trainer and whether or not you have passed the additional written assessment. (Introduced 1999/2000) YES/NO

§ Whether you have attended the KC recommended ‘Anatomy, Conformation & Movement’ seminar run by a KC Accredited Trainer. (Introduced 1999/2000) YES/NO

§ Whether you have attended a Conformation & Movement “Hands-on Assessment” conducted by a Kennel Club Accredited Trainer and passed the assessment.(Introduced 2004) YES/NO

§ Whether you have attended the KC recommended ‘Irish Setter specific’ assessments/seminars that are organised by the Breed Clubs/Societies in accordance with the Kennel Club JWP recommendations. (Introduced 2000) YES/NO

§ About any other Irish Setter Clubs/Societies Seminars and/or Assessments attended

§ Have you attended & passed with credit a Judges Development Programme run by the National Gundog Association specific to the Irish Setter? (YES/NO)

SECTION 6: FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR TRAINING/ OTHER EXPERIENCE IN IRISH SETTERS

SECTION 7 – DETAILS OF YOUR STEWARDING EXPERIENCE AT OPEN OR CHAMPIONSHIP SHOWS

Please record your details below. You may be required to provide photocopies of any stewarding certificates or Kennel Club Stewarding Record Book records to support your application. (Existing CC Judges do not need to complete this)

Name of the Club/Society holding the Show	Date of Show	Type of Show	Breed Type Or Variety	No. of classes actually stewarded
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KC requires stewarding over 12 days

SECTION 8: Additional information which you feel may be relevant. This includes breed judging lists you are on in breeds other than the Irish Setter, a requirement for Non-Breed specialists.

DECLARATION BY APPLICANT:

I _______________________________ (print your name) hereby declare that the information I have given is correct. If at any time, altered circumstances render my application inaccurate, I undertake to notify the relevant Irish Setter Breed Club/Society immediately. In making this application to be included on a judging list, I agree to the information being stored on computer. I also agree that my name, address and phone number can be included in the lists that will be distributed by the Breed Clubs/Societies.

Signed: Dated: