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Super Retriever Series Rules and Regulations Retriever Trials SRS Super Dock
Super Retriever Series
Rules and Regulations
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The Super Retriever Series
In 1999, ESPN created the ESPN Great Outdoor Games. The Great Outdoor Games was an combination of many outdoor sports such as Timbersports, Bass Fishing, Fly Fishing, Dog Agility, Fly Ball, Big Air Dogs, Shooting sports, Archery and Retriever Trials.
The retriever trials were made up of 12 competitive teams. Handlers with their dogs were invited to par-ticipate in a hybrid retriever trial game held in Lake Placid, New York in July of 2000. The hybrid game would consist of a number of tests that would include combinations of field trials, hunt tests and hunting scenarios. The teams would be judged on marking, memory, line and blind manners as well as control.
In the fall of 2001, the first qualifier for the Great Outdoor Games would be developed and its name would be the Super Retriever Series. The 1st, 2nd or 3rd placement in a qualifier would receive an invite to the ESPN Great Outdoor Games giving 12 teams to showcase. By 2005 ESPN changed their programming format and discontinued the Great Outdoor Games as well as the ESPN outdoors block. That year the Super Retriever Series Crown Championship would be established in place of the Great Outdoor Games Championship.
The Super Retriever Series is a hybrid game to find just what it states... The Super Retriever... The retriever that can do it all… in the field, during a hunt test, in a hunting situation and a handler not only to take them there but to do it as a team.
The mission of the Super Retriever Series is to provide a retriever game that will take a retriever and handler to an advanced level of play and help develop the best all around team by providing hunt tests, field trials and hunt savvy situations in a competitive format. The Super Re-triever Series is an organization which exclusively uses Tanglefree Dead Bird Mallard, a simulated bird. This exclusivity allows all dogs and handlers a chance for consistency and equality during testing and hunting scenarios. The Super Retriever Series looks to advance the sport of Retrievers in all capacities and through all organizations.
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Coming together is a beginning...
Keeping together is progress...
Working together is a success...
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Table of Contents
SRS Event Descriptions ........................................................................ page 6
SRS RETRIEVER TRIALS
Event Rules and Regulations. ................................................... page 8
Running Rules ............................................................................. page 13
Basic Rules ................................................................................... page 14
Point System ................................................................................ page 14
SRS Club Rules and Information ............................................. page 17
SRS Team Medley Rules ........................................................... page 19
SRS Crown Championship Rules ............................................ page 20
SRS Team of the Year ............................................................... page 21
SRS Title System and UKC Rules ............................................ page 23
SRSUniversity Rules .....................................................................page 26
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The Super Retriever Series Event Descriptions
SRS Classic Events
SRS Classic events are brought in by a city or city organization. Classic events are generally a combination of Retriever Trials and the Super Dock collectively. The Retriever Trials consist of Open/Amateur entries, run together and judged separately. Open/AM divisions will compete in 4 hybrid series.
The Super Dock has 3 different events within. Horizontal or Distance jump is known as Super Fly. Listed Divisions: Super Elite, Super Fly Pro, Amateur Fly, Junior Fly, Senior Fly and Mini flyers. Vertical jump is referred to as Super V. Listed Divisions: Super V Elite, Super V and Super V Nova. Raider Run is a race based on speed. We also have Fun Jumps at the pool so we encourage the local community to come out, bring your own dog and have a good time.
SRS Club Event
The SRS Club event is a Retriever Trial held by a retriever club and/or group. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the club. This club/group may also sell sponsorships to help with their event costs. These spon-sors have to be non-competing with current SRS National Sponsors.
SRS Team Medley
The Team Medley is a team of 4 dogs - 4 handlers (4x4) . Handlers can be on only one team in the 4x4. All 4 dogs must run every testing scenario. If a dog becomes unable to run for any reason that dog will receive a zero/0 at the completion of his/her scheduled run. 3 total series that will include a variation of a Field trial, Hunt test or/and Hunt Savvy. Same rules apply for 2x2 Team Medley event. Number of team on a 2x2 will be discussed.
SRS Super Dock Events
The Super Dock will hold Super Elite, Super Fly Pro, Amateur Fly, Junior Fly, Senior Fly and Mini flyers. It also has a vertical jump referred to as Super V and Raider Run which is a timed speed retrieve.
SRS Crown Championship
The SRS Crown Championship is held like a Classic event and is a combination of Retriever Trials and the Super Dock events for those that qualified throughout the year from all of the SRS qualifying events. The winner will receive the prestigious name of SRS Crown Champion within the Retriever Trials Open and Amateur divisions and all Super Dock divisions. First, Second and Third place SRS Crown Champions are recognized and will be invited back the following year to defend their championship title.
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The Super Retriever Series RETRIEVER TRIALS
You have to learn the rules of the game.
And then you have to play better than anyone else.
Albert Einstein
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SRS Event Rules and Regulations
All decisions made by the SRS Board of Directors and Running Rules Committee will be final in all mat-ters. The governing body of officials may make a change to these rules when the safety of a team, the integrity of a specific test or the sport of the Super Retriever Series is in question.
Competitor’s Meeting
All competitors are required to attend the Competitor’s meeting prior to the beginning of the competition. At this meeting, the handlers will receive the running order and will be required to sign an indemnity and liability waiver. Handlers are encouraged to ask questions and to “question” any and all rules at this time. If you are unable to attend the handler meeting you must call a committee member or the marshal of the event.
NOTE: Competitor’s, when visiting host communities or a visiting a SRS club community understand that there has been a lot of time and planning put forth into holding an event. Please respect the host hotels, meetings and or dinners that have be set up for you. It does make a difference for the folks working hard to put this event together, the sponsors that have gotten involved in the community and the possibility to carry the event into a second year and further.
Dress Code
• All handlers should wear attire suitable for a national television audience whether televised or
untelevised.
• All handlers should come prepared with sporting lifestyle.
• Handlers will wear tan shirts, khaki pants in all testing scenarios unless specified by the judges.
• If a “white coat” is used by the judges in the field in a marking and/or blind scenario, then it is at the handler’s discretion to also use a “white coat/shirt” while handling in that scenario.
• If handlers are required to operate from a “blind” (boat blind, ground blind, or stationary blind) then hunting camouflage should be worn by the handlers during that series. Patterns typically used in a “snow environment” will not be allowed, unless it falls within the proper scenario.
• Handlers may have to wear black and or tan in certain testing scenarios.
• All caps and hats must be harmonious with the sporting lifestyle.
• If you and your retriever are being tested in standing water then waders or hip boots are recommended.
Open and Amateur Teams
• Both Professionals (OPEN) and Amateurs (AM) will run the exact same scenarios together and scored separately within their own division. The Open division will only compete against the Open division and the Amateur division will only compete against the Amateur division. Amateurs may enter the Open division and all open rules will apply for the Amateur entry.
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SRS Event Rules and Regulations• Professional entry fee is no less than $250.00. • Amateur entry fee is no less than $150.00.• SRS Classic events will carry a 6 dog per handler entry. SRS Club events can specify up to 8 dogs.• All dogs must have either a HRCH, FC, AFC, QAA or MH title. If you feel that your dog is still at a
competitive level please contact a committee member for approval.
• Professional (Open) handlers will have a cut off deadline listed on the entry registration. Under no cir-cumstance will SRS allow a late entry. If a dog comes into season you may switch out that dog with a veterinarian slip presented on site for the in seasoned female or if there is an injury. The note must have a veterinarian address and phone number listed and must be signed by the Veterinarian.
• If you have per-registered a dog for an upcoming event and that dog just qualified for the Crown Cham-pionship in a prior event, then you may substitute a replacement dog.
• An Amateur handler may have a late entry based on unknowing work schedules, etc. If running order is made prior to your entry, you will run 5th from the top of the running order for Series 1. If you are an Amateur running in the Open division you will follow the open rules on registration.
• To qualify for the Crown Championship the Team of Handler & dog will need to earn a minimum
of 4 points.
• 1st-3rd place Open & AM winners at any event will advance to the SRS Crown Championship.
• 4th - 6th Open & AM team placements will qualify based on a 4 point entry in the final series. Points given for completion of the final series in all SRS Open/Amateur qualifying events in a SRS event calendar year. Placements 1st - 6 points 2nd - 5 points 3rd - 4 points 4th - 3 points 5th - 2 points 6th - 1 point
• Series 1 through to Series 4 or the Crown Championship Series 5 are a accumulated scored event. The top 12 Open teams and the top 12 Amateur teams of the two series event with the lowest scores will advance to Series 3 the Semi Final. A tie at the 12th position will advance based on 2nd series score. If it continues to be tied, you will go back to the 1st series score, if still tied both in that position will go. All top 12 dogs will continue on to the Semi Final and Final series.
• The Semi Final (Series 3) Finals (Series 4) event will pick up with scores from the previous series total. Higher scores will start the running order. The top 6 Open teams and top 6 Amateur teams with the low-est scores will advance to Finals. A tie at the 6th position will advance based on score of the 3rd Series. If it continues to be tied, both teams will go to final series. Lowest score determines the winner. In the case of a tie, a single series run off will be used to determine a winner in a Final round.
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SRS Event Rules and Registration
• A random running order with influence will be generated automatically 5 days prior to the event or after event closes. “Influence” simply describes the fact that we will take multiple dog handlers into consider-ation while creating the running order.
• The top 3 Open / Amateurs teams from each qualifier will advance to the Crown Championship in a “SRS Classic” and an SRS Club Format. This is based on the Point system. This rule does not apply to a SRS 2x2 or 4x4 Team event, in which case for every 10 teams, 1 team will go to the Crown Championship.
• SRS Team of the Year Open /Amateur will advance to the Crown Championship if not already qualified.
• SRS Club formats must have at least 30 entries total (Open/AM) to have a SRS club event.
• SRS 2x2 team formats must have at least 10 teams to have an event.
• SRS 4x4 team formats must have at least 10 teams to have an event.
• SRS Crown Championship All Open/ Am Qualified entries will have a $250.00 entry fee.
• Amateur Qualifications • Handler must not receive monetary compensation for retriever training.
• Handler cannot have been a professional retriever trainer within the last year from the start date of the event they are competing in.
• A professional retriever trainer may not be listed as owner or partial owner of a dog in the Amateur competition.
• An Amateur handler may handle up to two other dogs other than his own, provided the retriever(s) are owned by an amateur. If this is the first time your dog is running this event, please have proof of own-ership on hand if there is any question.
Special considerations may be made with the approval from the SRS Running Rules Committee. If you have a question regarding Amateur Status, please contact the Running Rules Committee Chair.
Scratch Policy Entry fees will be refunded only if you can provide a veterinarian note to the marshal or other official prior to the competition.
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SRS Event Rules and RegistrationJudges & Judge Requirements SRS judges must be looked upon as knowledgeable and trustworthy and be in good standing in the hunting and retriever communities. There will be 2 judges for all SRS Club Events and one Event Chairman (SRS Marshall) There will be 3 Judges for the SRS Classic and SRS Crown Championship.
Judges are encouraged to test in a fun, yet challenging scenario and provide tests that could potentially hap-pen in a hunting environment. A SRS judge should strive to showcase the very best of the best the retriever world offers. SRS Event Fees & Payout • SRS membership fee will be applied at the beginning of each year or upon entry on your first event. • Pro - $40.00 (1 year membership fee) Amateur $40.00 (1 year membership fee) • The handling fee of $5.00 is added on all Memberships. • Owners will pay the $40.00 Amateur fee for their dog registered under the pro (1 year Membership Fee)
Each member will receive an ID Card with Owner/Dog listed ( to be renewed each year ) and SRS swag THIS MEMBERSHIP IS BEING REVIEWED IN 2019 SRS COMMITTEE MEETING.
• Non SRS members can run for an additional $35.00 fee for each dog entry. SRS Club Event Fees and Payout• Open - $250.00 entry fee - Payout top 3 or 6 positions - 40% payout. Ribbons must be given to the finalist
or Top 6. • Amateur - $150.00 entry fee - payout top 3 or 6 positions - 40% payout. Ribbons must be given to the
finalist or Top 6 • $25.00 entry raise in 2020. This amount will be taken off the top, per dog and put towards Marshall
fees . • Prizes can be given if donations have been given to the Club.
Classic Event Fees and Payout• Open - $250.00 entry fee - $25.00 per dog is set aside for Marshall fees. Payout top 6 positions that have
completed the test - 80% Competitor payout. 10% to Crown Championship payout and 10% to SRS. Pay-out purse will not exceed $10,000.00 ( based on a 45 team entry) and any overage will go into the Crown Championship funds. Ribbons will be given to the finalist or Top 6. Breakdown of payout is 1-60%, 2-20%, 3-10%, 4-5%, 5-3%, 6-2%
• Amateur - $150.00 entry fee - $25.00 per dog is set aside for Marshall fees. Payout top 6 positions that have completed the test - 80% Competitor payout. 10% to Crown Championship payout and 10% to SRS. Payout purse will not exceed $10,000.00 (based on a 45 team entry) and any overage will go into the Crown Championship funds. Ribbons will be given to the finalist or Top 6. Breakdown of payout is 1-60%, 2-20%, 3-10%, 4-5%, 5-3%, 6-2%
• Example of 45 Open entry $8000.00 payout 1st - $4500.00 4th - $400.00 2nd - $1600.00 5th - $240.00 3rd - $800.00 6th - $160.00
Example of 45 Am team entry $4500.00 payout 1st - $2700.00 4th - $225.00 2nd - $900.00 5th - $135.00 3rd - $ 450.00 6th - $90.00
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SRS Crown Championship Fees and Payout • $250.00 entry fee for Open and Amateur. 90% will go back towards the payout for each division. This
will be combined with the SRS qualifying dollars in each division. SRS Crown Championship com-bined dollar amount will payout 1st through 3rd Place in both Open and Amateur Divisions.
• Crown Payout will consist of 1st – 60%, 2nd – 30%, 3rd – 10%. in the Open and Amateur Division. Ribbons will be given to the top 12 Semifinalist Open/AM and to 1st through 3rd place in Open/AM. Any gift donations to the Crown will be divided up 1st - 3rd placements.
SRS Event Rules and Registration
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SRS Running Rules The Super Retriever Series Retriever Trials are judging a team’s ability to do the following : 1. Handle any test, trial and/or realistic hunting scenario 2. Marking and memory 3. Line/Blind Manners 4. ControlAll Series will be a Hybrid of HRC/AKC Hunt test and AKC Field Trials combined.
All Handlers will be required to wear Tan Shirts and Khaki pants. Nice jeans will be acceptable.
You should bring a white coat or cammo jackets in the event that the judges decide this is required.
You should have hip boots and or waders on hand.
Every SRS event may or may not have the following types of series or a combination of the following types of series.
1. “Trial Like Scenario”. Handlers may be asked to wear white/ black coats at the line and bird boys will be relatively exposed to both retriever and handler before each mark is thrown. No less than 75% of the marks will be “marked” with an attention getting shot.
2. “Hunt Test Like Scenario”. Handlers may have to wear black or tan. Marks may or may not be accom-panied with an attention getting “call” or “shot”. Distances should be taken into consideration and marks exceeding 175 yards are encouraged to be accompanied by an attention getter. Judges may require a handler to use a shotgun with or without a primer. No poppers will be shot within 10 feet of a retriever in any series, although the use of primers at the line is encouraged in hunt test scenarios.
3. A “Hunting Savvy Scenario”. Handlers will wear attire harmonious with the hunting environment. This does include camouflage shirts/jackets. The judges will determine and announce what the handling attire will be upon delivery of the tests mechanics to the handlers. Decoys, blinds, boats, guns and extremely real-istic scenarios are strongly encouraged. You should have waders, hip boots and all hunting attire you would normally use.
Each event will contain a minimum of 4 testing scenarios. A field trial or a hunt test scenario must be run in the first series. The scenario not used will be scenario used for the second series, giving that the area presented to the judges for is applicable.
SRS will not allow a honor dog scenario in first or second series. If honor dog is used in Series 3 - Semi Final or Series 4 - Final, Judges are required to use the same honor dog for each competing team and the dog must stay on lead. If Honor dog has to retrieve a bird he will come off lead to retrieve. Usually this finishes the honor dogs purpose but if not he will go back on lead once he delivers the bird until Judges dismiss him/her.
Due to any weather conflicts or unforeseen circumstances the 4th series can be eliminated with approval of the SRS Event Chairman.
All events have the option to use real ducks or cock pheasants at their discretion. There will be no mixing of artificial training birds and/or real birds in an event. All televised events and or Live Streamed events will use Tanglefree Waterfowl’s Dead Bird Mallard. The Crown Championship will use Tanglefree Waterfowl’s Dead Bird Mallard.
Judges’ decisions are final.
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Basic Rules • Retriever will walk at heel, off lead, to and from the line or as instructed by the judges.
• Handler will signal when ready before the test begins, unless the judges instructions are different.
• Handler should refrain from touching his or her dog after they remove the lead.
• Hand, voice or whistle commands may be used by the handler at any time.
• Handler will be allowed to point out the guns in “trial like” scenarios only.
• Training aids will not be permitted on the grounds with the exception of leads, leashes and flat buckled collars.
• The use of hand, excessive voice or whistle commands will not be permitted while honoring.
• The handler is encouraged to communicate with the judges before the test begins regarding any unclear instructions.
• When gun handling, it’s paramount to use the gun as if it were loaded. Be safe.
• Bitches in season are not allowed on the grounds.
• Should a competitor bring a female in season to the line, they will be disqualified, forfeit their entire entry fee, and will be suspended for the remainder of the SRS season.
Basic points are accumulated on a 2, 5 and 10 point scale. If additional or non-traditional scoring is to be used by the judges, every handler should be clearly notified prior to the start of that series. (Often times judges may determine that an infraction is so severe that if committed, the handler should be dropped im-mediately or the infraction will result in extreme penalty points.)
No deduction of points in any series scenario.
In the event of bad weather or unforeseen circumstances the judges will make a decision to drop from 4 se-ries to 3 in order to complete the competition within the time frame of the event.
Scores will be revealed to the competitor during the event except for the Final Series.
No one other than judges or Marshall in the area of line. Score Keepers and other personnel should be set up by the Marshall in another tent ( No owners or handlers in area of the line. )
SRS Point System 2 Point Faults • Handling Box Violation - Handlers are expected to handle the retriever from within the boundaries of
the box, blind or boat when instructed by the judges.
• Poor Line - A retriever’s line to a mark or blind is untrue. Judges are heavily encouraged to adapt a “wait and see” approach to scoring lines to marks.
• Whistles - every whistle before a bird has been picked-up with the exception of a “come in” whistle. (Which shall be judged as a cast) ** (All casts will be preceded by a “sit whistle”) Each and every pen-alty may be applied in succession depending on the severity of the error.
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Point System 5 Point Faults • Excessive Creeping - Retriever moves across the line before being cast.
• Cast Refusals - Retriever must improve their position to the target whether a mark or blind retrieve. All casts will be preceded by a “sit whistle.”
• Whistle Refusal - Retriever does not respond to handler’s sit whistle. All casts other than a “come-in whistle” will be preceded by a “sit whistle”.
• Excessive Verbal Commands - handler speaks in a intimidating manner towards the retriever.
• Excessive Vocalization - A retriever is expected to remain reasonably quiet at the line.
• Unsteady - A retriever is expected to remain still--other than repositioning to view a mark.
• Retrievers are also expected to walk closely and calmly at heel to the line.
• Leaving the Area of Fall - Once the retriever has made the Area of Fall/AOF, the retriever is expected to hunt within the AOF until the bird has been picked up.
• Popping - A retriever turns to the handler for help prior to a whistle being blown.
• NO GO or Re-Cast - Retriever has a “no-go”, and must be sent or recast again - upon second refusal team will be automatically dropped.
• Refusal to deliver to hand, the 3rd refusal will result in a disqualification.
• Unnecessary Disturbance of Cover - This penalty may also be applied if a retriever is out of sight for an extended period of time
• Wandering – Allowing your retriever to wander/hunt outside the area of fall.
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• Avoidance - A handler does not attempt to challenge the test set forth by the judges.
• Controlled Break - A retriever leaves before showing steady.
• Handle to the Area - A retriever must be handled to the area of the fall.
• Unsafe Gun Handling - Handler uses gun in a manner that threatens the safety of those around him/her – upon second warning the team will be dropped.
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Automatic Disqualification • Uncontrolled break.
• A retrieve of a poison bird out of order.
• Not delivering bird to hand - this means the actual bird thrown as a mark or the actual bird planted as a blind.
• Sportsmanship unbecoming - If you have been unsportsmanlike, not only will a warning letter be is-sued, the handler will be disqualified from that event. That means all dog teams that the handler has brought to the event will suffer.
3 warning letters from the SRS will result in an automatic membership dismissal from the SRS.
SRS Scenarios
This is the SUPER RETRIEVER SERIES. It is a combination of series to find just that…
THE SUPER RETRIEVER - A SRS Event is a hybrid event. We have nothing set in stone on distances. There are no parameters on where a bird will fall in hunting scenarios, so there are no parameters on where birds will fall within SRS.
• The longest mark ever in a SRS was a true 585 yard mark.
• Short birds at 3 feet.
• The SRS has thrown at least one “quint” - 5 birds without a delay. We have had just about everything imaginable at one point or another.
Judges are encouraged to test in a fun, yet challenging scenario and provide tests that could potentially hap-pen in a hunting environment. A SRS judge should strive to showcase the very best of the best the retriever world offers.
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Super Retriever Series Club Rules and InformationA SRS Club event can be held by a club or formed group. This club or group will decide the type of event it wishes to hold, i.e. Owner/handler, Pro/AM, Amateur only, 4x4 or 2x2 Team event, etc.
The Club must fill out a SRS Club Request form completely and submit at least 90 days in advance. The SRS Rules Committee will approve and turn it over to an Event Chairman. It is preferable and easier on a Club to have this planned out in advance. SRS suggests at least 6 months to properly plan out a successful event. You will receive a complete packet of information, rules, scoring sheets. Please supply your judges with a spiral notebook to use for points.
Please be aware of other test and trials around you. If there is another dog event within a 200 miles range your submission may not be approved by the rules committee. It is important that you get your application turned in as soon as possible. Your event will not be posted on Facebook, SRS website or Huntsecretary.com until it is received.
A SRS Club event must be attended by an SRS approved Field Marshall. A SRS Field Marshall is best de-scribed as a combination of Marshall, Judge’s Assistant and SRS Chairman all in one. He is vital in assist-ing the Judges on scoring and rules.
SRS will supply a SRS Field Marshall at your SRS Club event. This will consist of 3 days for a 2 day event and 4 for a 3 day event. All Club will be responsible for $600.00 to help cover Marshall costs. The SRS will cover anything over $600.00. This fee will be deducted from the Club earnings from the event. (Travel for the Marshall will be scheduled by the Marshall or the SRS. )
The Club must have someone who can electronically keep score on a provided SRS excel score sheet. The Event Chair will check off each day and send to SRS officials for on line posting and on Social Media. Once the event is complete all information from the event will be given to the SRS Field Marshall to offi-cially post where applicable. It is important that you try to use the score sheet provided. We are using this not only for the event scores but also for Team of the Year, UKC title points, and SRS Crown qualifying points. Your funds will not be delivered until the Score sheet is delivered and filled out for all series.
SRS Club events must have at least 30 combined open/am entries to hold an event. If this is a team event then it must consists of at least 10 teams.
SRS Club events can select to have up to an 8 dog entry per handler. ( To review in 2 Years, 1/1/2022)
SRS Club events will receive Crown Championship places for 1st -3rd in the Open / Amateur Divisions. 4th-6th place teams will qualify based on a total of 4 points within the event calendar year. (See SRS point system in Event Rules and Regulations.) SRS Club must give Ribbons to the Top 6 Open /Amateurs.
SRS uses RB Powers for the ribbons. They have our logo on file (740) 747-2121
SRS Club events will hold a limit of 75 dogs unless club feels they can handle more and still keep the in-tegrity of the SRS Club event rules. An extra day would need to be added for more than 75 dogs.
Entry fees for a SRS Club Event will be decided by the club. Entry will be anywhere from $150.00 + in Amateur Division to $250.00+ in Open Division.
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This event will consist of 4 hybrid series. SRS asks that you use the artificial Tanglefree Dead Bird Mal-lard sold by our National sponsor Tanglefree Waterfowl. Clubs do have the option to use real ducks or cock pheasants at their discretion. There will be no mixing of artificial birds and/or real birds in an event.
The SRS will fill figure out your payout and winners payout and mail the checks. This information along with the checks will be sent out within the week or no later than 2 weeks after the event depending on when the check from Hunt Secretary arrives.
SRS Club entries will be uploaded with the Club Application on line at www.HuntSecretary.com. Event entry will be closed 1 week prior to the scheduled event. Open entries will have deadline listed on the entry registration. Under no circumstance will SRS allow a late Open entry. If a dog comes in season or is injured you may switch out a dog with a Veterinarian note. The note must explain reasons of withdrawal and have a veterinarian address, phone number listed and be signed off by the veterinarian. If you have registered a dog that qualified for the Crown Championship in a prior event, then you may substitute a replacement dog.
An Amateur handler may have a late entry based on an unknown work schedule etc. If running order is already made, you run no later than 5th from the top of the current running order if he/she so pleases.
A computer generated running order will be processed at Hunt Secretary with influence to the club for printing. (With influence: handlers with multiple dogs will be dispersed evenly through all series.) Once the 1st Series is complete running order will start based on the highest score. It will run highest to lowest score giving the best score last run. Amateurs will start no sooner than the 5th run if he/she so pleases giving them a few runs to watch first.
A club may decide to have a Draw for placement at the Handlers Meeting if they wish.
SRS Club Event Dollars
40 % payback to the Club (unless the club wishes to put a percentage into a charity or to add to the com-petitor payout.
40 % payback to the Competitor teams (minimum payback to top 3, maximum payback to top 6 in Pro and in Amateur.) Payout will consist of 1st –-60%, 2nd – 30%, 3rd – 10%. in the Open and in the Amateur Division and altered as a classic payout if 1st - 6th place is the payout.
10 % payback to SRS Crown Championship pool.
10% payback to the SRS.
SRS Club event official announcement must be made on the SRS website 90 days prior to the event and must be approved by the SRS running rules committee in writing prior to announcement. You must fill out the SRS Club Event Request and it must be complete .
SRS Club events will never take place during the following events.
• HRC National Spring/Fall Grand, HRC National Meeting• AKC Master National / AKC Master National Amateur - MNARC• AKC National Open / AKC National Am
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SRS Club events are allowed to get sponsors for their event, Club events are not allowed to get com-peting sponsors to the SRS National Partners. Currently the SRS National Partners are Eukanuba, TangleFree Waterfowl, OX Coolers, Prairie Rock Outfitters, and TBA.SRS Club Information Forms can be downloaded from the SuperRetrieverSeries.com Website. Examples:• SRS Club Information Form (PDF) • SRS Club Example Information Form (PDF)
SRS 4x4 Team Medley / RulesAll regular Retriever Trials rules apply to this event.
Below are the running rules for the 4x4 event . The 2x2 Team Medley may vary on entry fee, all else be-low will apply.
All rules stated below will be in effect for any SRS Team Medley events. All decisions made by the SRS Flyway director and/or SRS officials will be final in all matters. The Series officials may make a change to these rules when the safety of a team or the integrity of a specific test or the Super Retriever Series is in question.
1. Who: 4 dogs - 4 handlers. (Handlers/dogs may be on 1 team and 1 team only-All 4 dogs must run every testing scenario. If a dog becomes unable to run for any reason that dog will receive a zero/0 at the completion of his/her scheduled run. He/she will not be removed from the competition.
2. 4x4 - 4 handlers, 4 dogs, 2 will be professional trainers and 2 will be amateurs.
2x2 - 2 handlers , 2 dogs and will consist of 1 pro and 1 amateur. ( Being on more than one team will be discussed with committee prior to approval. )
3. Each dog/handler on the winning team earns invitation to the SRS Crown Championship.
4. Entry Fee: $500.00 per handler/ dog - $2000.00 per team and is non-refundable - 10 team limit.
5. Once one teammate has registered your team captain will email SRS with the rest of the team. Include handler name and dog name. You will also at that time give your team name. (Please email Team Name to the Event Chair in your area.)
6. Prize Money: Winner takes 75% of the entry...25% goes to the SRS for expenses. (If SRS club event SRS Officials will help decide the entry fee, breakdown of expenses and payout.)
7. What: 3 total series. Hybrid and combinations of Field Trial, Hunt Test and Hunting Savvy. High score total at the end of the series will result in a winner. A tie will be decided by a single mark and/or blind at the judge’s discretion. One dog from each team will be picked by each team to run that particular test.
8. Each Handler and Dog will run together with their teammates present. (This means that 3 mem-bers of the team will accompany the teammate/dog to and at the line.)
9. Team Captain should be appointed and given to the SRS/Judges prior to event.
10. Scores will be announced following the completion of run, but is up to the Judge’s discretion whether to do so or not. Running order will be established by SRS/Judges choice at the beginning of each series. Failure to appear for the drawing will result in that/those teams running first.
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SRS Crown Championship RulesTo qualify for the SRS Crown Championship a retriever/ handler team must finish in the Top 3 at one of the SRS Qualifying events, ( or what is specified in a Specialty event) or earn 4 total points with the SRS event calendar year. Handlers are not allowed to replace an injured or otherwise unavailable dog in the Crown Championship. The team that qualifies is the team that plays.
SRS Qualifiers - The top 3 Open/Amateur teams will automatically qualify for the Crown Championship. 4th - 6th Open & AM placements will qualify based on a 4 point entry in the final series. Points given for completion of the final series in all SRS Open/Amateur qualifying events in the SRS event calendar year. Placements 1st - 6 points, 2nd - 5 points, 3rd - 4 points, 4th - 3 points, 5th - 2 points, and 6th - 1 point
Point will be applied to all teams that have completed the final series.
The 1st through 3rd place Open/AM teams from each event from the previous year’s Crown Champion-ship will be invited back to participate.
An Amateur Team can also enter as an Open player. If this team qualifies in a Open qualifier then this team will participate as an Open team in the Crown Championship. If an Amateur team qualifes in both an Open and an Amateur qualifier they will have the option to choose their Division at the SRS Crown Cham-pionship.
All rules from the current year apply to the SRS Crown Championship.
The SRS Crown Championship will be run in 5 total series and split into Open/Amateur divisions as in a SRS qualifier. Breakdown of series :
Series 1 and 2 are combined score and will cut to top 12 in Open/Amateur divisions.
Series 3 - Open teams will be cut to top 12. Amateur teams will be cut to top 12.
Series 4 - Open teams will be cut to top 6. Amateur teams will be cut to top 6
Series 5 Finals - Open teams will be cut to top 3. Amateur teams will be cut to top 3.
Top 3 Open and top 3 Amateur teams will have an automatic invite back the next year to defend their title in the SRS Crown Championship.
All Crown Champions (1st place winners) will have an automatic bid into the SRS Crown Championship for the life of the Canine Athlete teammate.
SRS Crown Championship Fees and Payout • $250.00 entry fee for Open and Amateur. 90% will go back towards the payout for each division and com-
bined with the SRS qualifying dollar in each division. SRS Crown Championship combined dollar amount will payout 1st through 3rd Place.
• Crown Payout will consist of 1st - 60%, 2nd - 30%, 3rd - 10%. in the Open and in the Amateur Divi-sion. Ribbons will be given to the top 12 Semifinalist Open/ Am and to 1st through 3rd place winner in Open/AM. Any gift donations to the Crown will be divided up among winners. Points 1st - 6, 2nd - 5 and 3rd - 4 will be unawarely for UKC Title Points only. These points will not carry to the next year.
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Eukanuba SRS Team of the Year Our goal is to reward the dog/handler team who is consistently in the mix and is what a Team of the Year represents. In the past we took the total number of teams and assigned a score based on that position of the team on the completion of that weekend series. We have altered the rules based on the position the team is in after the completion of the first and second series, after the third and after the fourth and final series.
Example - SRS EVENT #1 -50 entries First place would receive 50 points and last place would receive 1 point. This does not leave room for the team that finishes in 13th place and did not make the semi final cut and in some cases a team in 15th place and below may make the Semi finals based on the 2 dog ad-vancement rule. The new point system will apply points after 1 and 2nd series combined, after the semi finals and after the finals. So in a 50 dog event you would have the ability to receive 150 if placing 1st in the first and second series combined, first in 3rd series and first in final series. A 50 dog entry at a sin-gle event should be weighted more than a 20 dog entry. In a 50 dog entry a maximum of 150 is possible in a 20 dog entry a maximum of 60 points is possible.
Eukanuba SRS TOY Program RulesThe Team of Year “TOY” race is open to all retriever/handler teams that opt to compete in Super Re-triever Series Classic or Club events. There will be a SRS TOY Amateur and a SRS TOY Open title. A team will be defined as a handler and a specific retriever. Handlers may enter with more than one re-triever, but each additional retriever a handler enters will designate a separate team entry.
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SRS TOY Program Rules continue:The placements are 1st -3rd Open and Amateur. Points are accumulated after each SRS qualifier and total is kept for both the Open and Amateur on the SRS website and social mediums. The Last SRS Qualifying event will determine the winner in the Open and the Amateur Event. The first place team (Open and AM) that accumulates the highest in points will receive a TOY Cash Prize in the 2019 calendar year. The second place team (Open and AM) that accumulates the 2nd highest in points will receive a cash prize . The third place team (Open and AM) accumulates the 3rd highest points will receive a prize.The placements are 1st -3rd Open and Amateur in 2019. Points for the race will be determined by number of entries at each qualifier event. Points will be assessed at end of the second series with the combined score of first and second series. Points will again be assessed after the third series and again after the 4th or final series. In the event that a club event only has 3 Series, the first points will be awarded to series 1 and semi final points will be con-sidered series 2 making points from series 3 the final. The Super Retriever Series will notify the team with the most cumulative points and will be deemed the winner at end of the season. A tie at the end of all the qualifying events will result in a one series run-off at the Crown Championship. The team that comes in second will be considered the second place team. There are no minimum or maximum number of events that must be run. Team of the Year awards will be recognized during the final event of the season, which is the SRS Crown Championship.Points will be awarded by Super Retriever Series personnel and the running total will be kept on superre-trieverseries.com and Facebook notes. All winners must sign a general release of likeness supplied by Dancin Dog Productions, LLC for use in promotional materials for the Super Retriever Series before any winnings will be dispersed.
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United Kennel Club and Super Retriever Series Partnership
We are excited to announce that the Super Retriever Series (SRS) and the United Kennel Club (UKC) have partnered. The UKC will be working with the SRS on titling not only our future Retriever Athletes but grandfathering in past Open and Amateur Crown Champions and Qualifying Open and Amateur Cham-pions. These new titles will now be a part of the UKC Registry. The Title system (below) is in place and will be as follows. We are currently working on a program to allow you to pull up your points.
UKC will be giving a grace period to register your dog for titles. All SRS Crown Champion and SRS Qualifying Champion titles of a deceased canine athlete will be issued a title with no charge from the UKC thus allowing this title to be on their pedigree. SRS & UKC are still in process of finalizing details. We will have more detailed information on our partnership very soon.
SUPER RETRIEVER SERIES TITLES Crown Requirement for a SRSCC Championship Title - 1st place win Open requirement for a SRSC Title - Qualifier Win and 10 pointsAmateur requirement for a SRSAC Title - Qualifier Win and 12 points
1. Titles Qualifiers - Open SRS Title – SRSC Amateur SRS Title – SRSAC Crown - Open SRS Crown Champion – SRSCC Amateur SRS Crown Champion – SRSACC
2. Points given for completion of the final series in all SRS qualifying events. Placements 1st - 6 points 2nd - 5 3rd - 4 4th - 3 5th - 2 6th - 1
3. Points given for completion of the final series in the SRS Crown Championship. Placements 1st - 6 points 2nd - 5 3rd - 4
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Affiliation Agreement between United Kennel Club and Super Retriever Series
The United Kennel Club, a Michigan corporation (Hereinafter referred to as UKC) whose principal
place of business is located at 100 East Kilgore Rd, Kalamazoo, Michigan 49002 and Super Retriever
Series, a division of Dancing Dog Productions, L.L.C. (hereinafter referred to as SRS) located at 2
Patricia Ln, Little Rock, Arkansas 72205 enter and execute this affiliation agreement. In
consideration of mutual promises and obligations contained herein:
SRS assumes all responsibility for the accuracy of all titles and information that SRS provides to UKC.
In exchange for recognition of SRS titles on UKC pedigrees and issuance of degree certificates, SRS
agrees to require UKC registration for all dogs entering in SRS events. Dogs not UKC registered may
still be allowed to enter to try the SRS format. Those dogs will be charged a $5.00 non-registered dog
fee which will be forward to UKC (Effective April 1, 2018). Those dogs will also have 60 days in which to
complete the registration process to retain any Championship points earned.
Single registration will be available to all SRS participants in good standing with UKC, with dogs that
meet single registration requirements. The current single registration fee of $35.00 per dog (1-3
dogs), featured on a UKC Single Registration Application designed for specifically SRS participants.
Discounted fees apply for 4-8 dogs, $25.00 per dog and 9 or more dogs, $20.00 per dog.
Owners of dogs already having earned an SRS title shall be grandfathered in if the dogs current point criteria is met. These titles will be submitted to UKC.
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SRS will provide UKC an initial data file (Excel, Access, etc.) of dogs having earned titles in SRS. UKC
will use this information as the basis to add title information to the permanent records of dogs
accepted for single registration.
SRS titled ancestors within single registered dog pedigrees will also be noted if the ancestor is also
UKC registered. Deceased ancestors may be single registered at no charge but no registration
certificate or pedigree for the deceased dog will be issued.
SRS titles shall be reflected on UKC pedigrees as follows: SRSC (open Champion qualifying title), SRSCA
(Amateur Champion qualifying title), SRSCC (open Crown Championship title), SRSCCA (Amateur Crown
Championship title). Dogs completing subsequent additional requirements for any of the above titles will
be indicated by a multiplier {2x, 3x, etc.) for that title.
UKC will issue title degrees for SRS titles to those dogs that have been registered with UKC. All
championship certificates issued shall note the dog’s name, the owner’s name, and the title earned
and recognized by SRS. There will be no additional cost associated with the issuance of this
certificate beyond that of the initial registration fee.
SRS will maintain a title database and will notify UKC on a monthly basis of updates made to the title list so that UKC may issue title certificates. Registrants will have the option to request new
registration papers and pedigree, for a discounted fee, reflecting the new degrees earned.
SRS agrees to not schedule an event on the date of the HRC Spring Grand Hunt, HRC National
Meeting or the HRC Fall Grand Hunt. SRS agrees to avoid scheduling an event within 200 miles of
any other HRC event. UKC agrees to cooperate with SRS to determine mileage conflicts.
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Super Retriever Series UniversityA Collegiate Event
SRSU Rules for 2020 1. Entry Fee - $100.00 per dog/handler
2. Must be an amateur and either enrolled in high school or college.
(Proof of enrollment within the calendar year of August 1, 2019 – August 1, 2020)
3. Must be your dog or family dog - Owner/ handler owned.
4. Individual Team - 1 hander 1 dog
You will earn a score each series and combined for 3 series for placements in 1st , 2nd and 3rd places.
5. Teams – you can have up to 4 Individual teams on a Team. You will be averaged in for a team score.
Example – Olympic swimming, gymnastics. You will have an average team score with 1st – 3rd placements as well as individual scores.
6. No more than 2 coaches. (We will help you with a coach if you need one.)
7. Dog should have an at least UKC/HRC – HR level or above or AKC – SH level or above.
8. SRS general Rules and Point system.
9. Individual team are eligible for UKC and Qualifier points.
10. 3 series – Hunt Test, Field Trial and Hunt Savvy.
11. Top 3 individual teams will be invited to the SRS Crown Championship.
UNIVERSITY
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The First SRSU Inaugural Event Teams
June 2019, Peppers Pond, Mayflower, AR
T h e S u p e r R e t r i e v e r S e r i e s E s t . 2 0 0 1
Dancin Dog Productions, L.L.C.2 Patricia Ln
Little Rock, AR 72205
