2011 Northeast Regional Schutzhund Championship

Rivanna Schutzhund and Police Club is proud to host the USCA 2011 Northeast Regional Schutzhund Championship September 17 and 18 in the beautiful historic Piedmont region of Central Virginia.  We will be posting more details about the trial over the next few weeks.  In the meantime please contact the Trial Chairman, , with your questions.

Trial Field

The trial will be held on a soccer field at Pleasant Grove Park, Palmyra, VA.  We expect that blind #1 will be to the handler's right at the northern end of the field.  Blinds courtesy of Hallmark K9.  The obedience start line will be at the southern end of the field.  Handlers will enter at the end where they start.  Handler parking will be separate from spectator parking and will permit handlers to get to the field without interacting with spectators.

In addition to the athletic fields the park contains hundreds of acres of fields and woods where you may exercise your dogs.

Tracking

Tracking will be on hay fields.  Articles are being donated by Hallmark K9.  The condition and length of the grass is entirely dependent on our weather this summer.  As of September 4 the fields are absolutely beautiful.

Practice

The trial field will be available for practice from 10:00 AM until 4:00 PM on Friday, September 16.  Email requests for practice times will be accepted starting 8:00 AM Monday, September 12 on a first-come, first-served basis.  We will do our best to accomodate requests from groups for contiguous blocks of time.  Please choose a group leader to submit the request for the entire group and send an email stating that you wish to be part of his/her group.  Practice tracking will be available on designated fields only. 

Draw

The Draw will be held 7:30 Friday at the host hotel.

Eligibilty

USCA rules require that each dog entered in the trial have a USCA-assigned scorebook number.  A dog must have at least a SchH 1 to enter the trial.  SchH 1 & SchH 2 dogs may enter for a new title.  Each handler in a Regional Championship must be a USCA member in good standing.

Regional Meeting

This is an election year for Regional officers.  The Regional Meeting will be held 7:00 Saturday evening at the host hotel.

Local Attractions

Palmyra is close to the many historic and cultural attractions of Charlottesville including Monticello (the home of President Thomas Jefferson) and the University of Virgina.  See the Charlottesville website for more information.