Standing Rules


1. This Club shall sponsor translations into English of excerpts and articles from the Pinscher/Schnauzer Klub's Standard Buch and their other publications with the express permission of the PSK. Permission was granted by the Board of Directors and PSK President Herr Borner.


2. A reciprocal membership with PSK, so that both Clubs would be able to exchange information, publications. Standards, and ideas for the mutual benefit of both parties and the Breed.


3. A litter of OFA cleared parents may be listed in Giant Steps for $25.00 per litter for three consecutive issues. Announcements of planned litters will be allowed as a first printing for the OFA registered litter.


4. The G.S.C.A. shall run advertisements in national dog magazines from time to time to advertise the breed, the Club and to offer literature to interested persons.


5. The problem of Hip Dysplasia is a subject of continuing awareness for members of the Club. The Editor of Giant Steps is charged with the responsibility of publishing some information regarding Hip Dysplasia in as many issues as possible.


6. The G.S.C.A. Awards and Trophies Committee will provide Best of Breed, Best of Opposite Sex, and Highest Scoring Giant Schnauzer in Trial trophies for all National Specialties and Regional Specialties. The Trophy Chairman for an event will be expected to solicit for his own trophies and cash and to return any which are not awarded to the National Trophy Committee. A list of all trophies received will he submitted to the Awards & Trophies Chairman prior to the closing date for submission of the premium list.


7. Pins and tie tacks are not to he used as trophies.


8. The Club shall sponsor a grooming pamphlet to be sold to interested persons. Each breeder should provide a copy with each puppy sold.

 

9. The Club shall support the Annual Awards program.

 

A.    In order to be consider eligible for the one of the Clubs Annual Awards

 

1.     One must be a member of the GSCA in good standing on January 1st through Dec 31st on that given calendar year.

2.     All Annual awards will handed out at the National Banquet, if any member can not be present to take possession of their award the club will mail it to them at award winners expense.

3.     To be considered for either of the Owner Handled awards, any Dog or Bitch must be exclusively handled by the owner of AKC record as of January 1st through Dec 31st of that given year.


10. The Club shall support Champion-Companion Dog Excellent Award, Champion-Utility Dog Award, and Champion-Schutzhund 3 Awards.

 
11. The Club shall sponsor, with Board approval, any items deemed for sale through the Trophy Chairman, such as Source Books, G.S.C.A. mugs, decals, tie tacks/pins, medallions.


12. Only OFA clearances will be accepted after January 1. 1977. This rule is not retroactive for those dogs cleared by an accredited Veterinary School and accepted through 1976.


13. A congratulatory card and pin is to be sent to all owners who complete a Giant Schnauzer championship or obedience title provided they are G.S.C.A. members in good standing at the time the title or degree is awarded.


14. When a Giant Schnauzer is placed before the Rescue Committee for placement, it shall be considered a violation of condition of membership if that member accepts remuneration for the dog.


15. The Giant Schnauzer will become a Veteran at seven (7) years of age and eligible for the Veterans Class at all AKC licensed dog shows.


16. The owners or members of their household, breeder, or owner of the Stud Dog may exhibit in Puppy Sweepstakes. No one may exhibit in this class unless they satisfy one of the aforementioned qualifications.


17. The G.S.C.A. must provide up to $500.00 to support activities associated with each approved National and Regional Specialty event as requested by the respective Regional Director. This amount does not need to be reimbursed to the Club.


18. Each National Specialty must offer one or more educational sessions. The G.S.C.A. must provide up to $250.00 to cover expenses associated with this activity. This amount does not need to be reimbursed to the Club.


19. The G.S.C.A. shall encourage hosting of “Special Events” at National and Regional Specialties such as carting, tracking, temperament tests, Canine Good Citizen, demonstrations, agility, etc. The host region is responsible for planning and conducting these events.


20. Anyone wishing to chair a G.S.C.A. Specialty Show must obtain a current, approved copy of the G.S.C.A. Specialty Guidelines from the Specialty Guidelines Chairman prior to applying to the Board for the event.


21. The G.S.C.A. shall encourage the inclusion of Veteran’s Sweepstakes at Specialties.


22. The following process shall be used to select judges for National and Regional Specialties:

NATIONAL SPECIALTIES

1. Planning for the National Specialty shall begin at least three (3) years in advance of the event regardless of whether it is held in conjunction with an all﷓breed show or specialty club or as a independent specialty.

a) If January first comes to pass 2 years prior to said event and no application is filed by the Giant Schnauzer Club of America Region that is due to host National. Then the National Specialty will be open to any Giant Schnauzer Club of America Region wanting to host said event. All proper applications must be submitted and approved by GSCA Board. If June 1st comes to pass 18 months prior to said event, and no application is filed by any Giant Schnauzer Club of America Region, then said National will be cancelled.


2. The GSCA President, with the approval of the Board of Directors, shall appoint a JUDGES NOMINATING COMMITTEE for the purpose of selecting conformation judges at National Specialties. The Committee shall be comprised of three members in good standing. The Committee shall be a standing committee and shall be reappointed at the beginning of each new term.


3. The duties of the JUDGES NOMINATING COMMITTEE shall be as follows:


a) In the first quarter of each fiscal year, announcement will be made in either GIANT STEPS or by special mailing that nominations for National Specialty conformation judges will be open for a period of six (6) weeks.
 

b) Giant Schnauzer Specialties Judging Criteria

1. The proposed judge must be approved by the AKC to judge Giant Schnauzers.
2. The proposed judge must have previously judged a Giant Schnauzer event where there were majors available in class dogs/bitches, or come from a strong working dog background to be determined by the Board of the Giant Schnauzer Club of America.
3. Any judge who has judged a Regional Specialty shall not be eligible to judge another Regional Specialty for a period of 24 months and will not be eligible to judge a National Specialty for a period of 30 months.
4. Any judge who has judged a Giant Schnauzer Club of America National Specialty shall not be eligible to judge another Giant Schnauzer Club of America National Specialty for a period of 60 months, and will not be eligible to judge a Giant Schnauzer Regional Specialty for 24 months.
5. Any judge who has accepted a Giant Schnauzer Club of America National Specialty assignment shall not accept either the Eukanuba National Championship or the Westminster Kennel Club assignments within a 12 month period before or after the National Specialty assignment. Also any judge accepting the Giant Schnauzer Club of America National Specialty shall not accept any other Giant Schnauzer assignment 6 months prior to said event.
6. In the event the Giant Schnauzer Club of America fails to make the necessary arrangements (i.e., approved application, date, location) for a National Specialty three years in advance, the Judges Selection Committee will assume responsibility for determining if a given judge is eligible to be placed on a ballot. In addition, if any judge nominated by the membership has already accepted the assignment to judge at the Eukanuba National Championship or the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, that judge would be not be eligible to judge the National Specialty.
 

c) Nominations shall be sent to the Chairperson of the JUDGES NOMINATING COMMITTEE who will work with the Committee members to identify the top five (5) judges who most closely meet the general criteria.
 

d) The JUDGES NOMINATING COMMITTEE shall contact each of the top five judges nominated to verify that they would, if chosen, accept the assignment and advised of the tentative show site and date. If a judge declines acceptance, contact will be made with subsequent judges in descending order of voting until the required pool of five (5) judges has been obtained.
 

e) The JUDGES NOMINATING COMMITTEE shall prepare a biography of each of the five (5) judges indicating acceptance.
 

f) Biographies shall be sent out to the membership along with a ballot to be returned to the Chair of the JUDGES SELECTION COMMITTEE by a specified date.
 

g) The judge receiving the most votes shall be hired for the National Specialty three (3) years following the vote.
 

h) If a judge cannot fulfill their assignment, an alternate shall be chosen from the list in descending order of preference.
 

i) The JUDGES SELECTION RESULTS shall be published in GIANT STEPS or sent to the membership by special mailing.
 

4. Selection of the Sweepstakes judges for National Specialties shall be left to the authority of the Regional Director and their Show Chairperson and Show Committee. Final selection will be subject to the GSCA Board of Directors approval.
 

5. Selection of Obedience judges for National Specialties shall be left to the authority of the Regional Director and their Show Chairperson and Show Committee. Final selection will be subject to the GSCA Board of Directors approval.
 

6. Giant Schnauzer Specialties Sweepstakes Judging Criteria

a) The proposed Sweepstakes Judge must be approved by board of directors of Giant Schnauzer Club of America. Proposed Judge must Breed Giant Schnauzers, or have been involved showing Giants for minimum of 10 years. Breeders or Professional Handlers that that come from a strong working back ground may also be considered.
b) If a proposed judge has accepted a regional assignment they are not eligible to accept another regional or national assignment for 24 months. If a proposed judge has accepted a National assignment they are not eligible to accept another National assignment for 60 month, or another regional assignment for 24 months.
c) In the event of a National weekend consisting of multiple regionals (including the National) or all-breed shows, said judge is not eligible to compete until his or her assignment is complete.
 

REGIONAL SPECIALTIES

1. Selection of judges for Regional Specialties, whether held in conjunction with an all breed show or specialty club or as an independent specialty, will be left to the authority of the Regional Director and their Show Chairperson and Show Committee. This includes judges for conformation, obedience, and sweepstakes. Preference shall be given to individuals that either have a background in the breed (breeding, showing, etc.) or have indicated an interest in judging the breed. Final selection will be subject to the GSCA Board of Directors approval.
 

2. Giant Schnauzer Specialties Judging Criteria

a) The proposed judge must be approved by the AKC to judge Giant Schnauzers.
b) The proposed judge must have previously judged a Giant Schnauzer event where there were majors available in class dogs/bitches, or come from a strong working dog background to be determined by the Board of the Giant Schnauzer Club of America.
c) Any judge who has judged a Regional Specialty shall not be eligible to judge another Regional Specialty for a period of 24 months and will not be eligible to judge a National Specialty for a period of 30 months.
d) Any judge who has judged a Giant Schnauzer Club of America National Specialty shall not be eligible to judge another Giant Schnauzer Club of America National Specialty for a period of 60 months, and will not be eligible to judge a Giant Schnauzer Regional Specialty for 24 months.
e) Any judge who has accepted a Giant Schnauzer Club of America National Specialty assignment shall not accept either the Eukanuba National Championship or the Westminster Kennel Club assignments within a 12 month period before or after the National Specialty assignment. Also any judge accepting the Giant Schnauzer Club of America National Specialty shall not accept any other Giant Schnauzer assignment 6 months prior to said event.
f) In the event the Giant Schnauzer Club of America fails to make the necessary arrangements (i.e., approved application, date, location) for a National Specialty three years in advance, the Judges Selection Committee will assume responsibility for determining if a given judge is eligible to be placed on a ballot. In addition, if any judge nominated by the membership has already accepted the assignment to judge at the Eukanuba National Championship or the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, that judge would be not be eligible to judge the National Specialty.

 

GIANT SCHNAUZER CLUB OF AMERICA

 

NATIONAL AND REGIONAL SPECIALTY ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES

 

The member in charge of the specialty funds (treasurer, show chairman) should open a checking account for the specialty in the name of GSCA Specialty.  Contact the GSCA treasurer for the FIN and a copy of the Articles of Incorporation (the banks require this).  The club Treasurer will have internet access to monitor the account.  It is a good idea to get duplicate checks when you order the checks for the account – this will save on having to take copies of each check written.  You can attach the duplicate check (or copy) to the invoice paid.

 

Make copies of all checks received and list them on the deposit record – example is enclosed – it is an excel spreadsheet that you can add books to do all deposits in one file, contact the GSCA treasurer for a copy of the excel file.  If you do not have access to a computer or excel you can do a hand sheet in the same format, however it is strongly advised you have a treasurer well versed with excel. This will help with communicating to the committee via email rather than U.S. mail. Attach the copies of the deposited checks to the deposit record along with the deposit receipt. The deposit record helps keep track what the monies were received for, donations, trophies, merchandise sales etc. 

 

Make a spreadsheet either by hand or in excel for income and expenses and post each deposit for the different income accounts and expense items for checks written.

 

Total all income and expenses and the net should equal what is in the checking account.

 

Send all deposit records, paid invoices, canceled checks (if provided by the bank) and all bank statements and the income and expense sheets to the GSCA treasurer along with a check for the net profit for the specialty.

 

All accounting must be closed out and forwarded to the GSCA treasurer within 6 weeks of the specialty.

 

Contact the GSCA treasurer for sample spreadsheets.

 

By my signature below, I agree to follow the above Specialty Accounting procedures.

 

Dated __________________

 

Specialty _____________________________________________________________

 

Specialty Position _____________________________________________________

 

Printed name_________________________________________________________

 

Signature______________________________________________________________

 

JUDGES EDUCATION, AND JUDGING MENTORS

Giant Schnauzer Judging Education Committee Criteria

  1. Must have been actively involved with Giant Schnauzers for a minimum of 10 years.

  2. Must be a member in good standing of the Giant Schnauzer Club of America for a minimum of 5 years.

  3. Must have served on the Giant Schnauzer Club of America Judge’s Mentor list for a minimum of 12 months

  4. Must have bred a minimum of 5 litters and produced at least 5 champions.

  5. Must currently be a regular attendee of dog shows (to be determined by the Education Committee).

  6. Must have served the Giant Schnauzer Club of America in some capacity during the past 5 years. Service will be verified by committee chair.

  7. Must have participated in a minimum of 3 judging seminars with a veteran to the education committee. A final assessment will be made prior to candidate being accepted on the committee.



Revised NOV 2008

 

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