NPPA Open Show and

Breed Appreciation Day now in 2022
 
We have our Special 10th Anniversary ( 2 years on but we shall still regard it as our 10th anniversary) Breed Open Show on

Saturday 14th May 2022.
Flying in from Portugal, the Judge is the famous Vitor Veiga who is the President of the Portuguese Podengo Club of Portugal.

The show this year is at a new venue, please note it is:

Yelvertoft Village Hall, 

Lilbourne Road,

Yelvertoft,  

Northants, NN6 6LJ

The Show will open at 10.00 am and Judging will commence at 11.00 am.
The show will have a wide range of classes and we are very fortunate to have had some excellent prizes given by our sponsors, Lintbells, Feelwell and Happy Dog etc.
However we welcome sponsors for any of the Main Award or class rosettes and please don’t forget to bring along a raffle prize if possible.

The following day Sunday 15th May 2022 we are holding our Breed Appreciation Day( BAD) and Seminar at the same venue. It will be held according to Kennel Club Rules and Regulations and we welcome anyone who is interested in the Podengo to come along and listen to Gabriela Veiga also from Portugal, the International Judge and Accomplished Speaker on the Breed Standard and all things Podengo including a brief insight into its history.

Enthusiasts can come along for the Talk in the morning 10.30 to 11.am for Registration 11am to 12.15 Breed History, Breed Standard and Question time, followed by lunch. The KC approved multi question exam will take place from 2.15pm, and paper marking and mentoring* will follow. The certificates will be given out on the day and we will finish at 3.30pm. *Hands on "judging" and mentoring by those wishing to take part with REAL dogs will be available whilst the marking of papers is underway.

The times in between the start and finish times may vary, according to the number of candidates and Question time etc.

The costs are as follows :
1)  Talk on History of the Breed and Breed Standard  -  £15
2) As above but to include lunch  -  £20
3) As 2 but including multi question examination and ensuing mentoring ( if required ) - £25

Application forms can be obtained from the

Breed Education Day Registrar - Rob Dunning
 
We hope to welcome as many of you as possible, to make this Special 10th Anniversary Open Breed Show a  “Show and BAD/Seminar to remember “

(Susan Pearson, Committee member)

!!! PLEASE NOTE !!! 

^{Candidates wishing to take the Multi Choice Exam should ensure they have passed the JCF entry level criteria.} 

^{It is recommended that candidates should read the Portuguese Podengo Breed Standard before the event. This can be found on the Kennel Club website.}

^{No dogs other than those invited to the event are permitted in the hall.}

^{Further information can be obtained from Rob Dunning - Email: anjuskar@outlook.com} 

^{Tel: 01296 485303}

^{Payment by cheque or postal order to the "Northern Portuguese Podengo Association."}