Senior Conformation Judges Association

 

 


(Founded 1983)
Dedicated to serving for the good of all associated with the dog world

IMPORTANT READ: SCJA Summer News Letter

Attached is our summer newsletter. A lot of you were concerned that the SCJA was not invited to the July 25th, 2010 meeting in Houston between the other two judges groups and the AKC Judges Department to discuss the annual judges fee. Your Board was of the opinion that little would be gained if the proposed meeting was limited to one subject, i.e. the annual judges fee. The newsletter primarily discusses the SCJA’s alternative course of action - - our proposal to AKC’s Chairman, Board and President. As you read the details of our comments and proposals, bear in mind we are happy to report that AKC Chairman Menaker took positive action after receiving SCJA’s letter discussed in the newsletter and placed the SCJA letter on the agenda for discussion at AKC’s August Board meeting. Rest assured, Chairman Menaker’s positive action concerning our letter clearly indicates he is open for all suggestions that might affect savings in any area where our judges are involved. We will keep our members informed. Once again, a thank you to AKC Chairman Menaker for his timely action.

After reviewing the minutes from the meeting in Houston last month, and talking to some of the individuals involved, the general consensus was that the meeting was not quite as productive as hoped for. We believe the SCJA’s course of action was appropriate and so far effective. We were bombarded with complaints, emails and telephone calls when AKC’s proposal for an annual judges fee first came out. No one was for a fee of any sort. We did not query our membership since we couldn’t imagine any of our members thinking it was a good idea. Recall our very strong mid-May letter opposing the proposed annual judges fee to all judges, Delegates and others within the sport which included our success in not having the judges annual fee implemented back in 2005 when the subject first came up.

Click to view the letter sent to AKC
(this may take several minutes to download):

Letter Sent To AKC

The main purpose of SCJA is:

  • To emphasize and assist in every way possible with the education of judges, prospective judges, and dog breeders.
  • To sponsor educational seminars and symposia on a regional and national basis on all phases of judging and any other facet of the dog world for judges, prospective judges, breeders and exhibitors and to work closely with and support the Senior Conformation Judges Association Education Fund. (A separate tax-exempt 501 (c)(3)educational corporation.). To represent the judges' positions and act on their behalf with all national kennel clubs and other governing bodies pertaining to the promulgation of rules, regulations, and policies concerning all phases affecting the judging of pure-bred dogs and the actions of the individual judges.
  • To solicit, on behalf of the members, special rates from motels, airlines, car rental companies, etc., with the aim of reducing travel costs for the benefit of show-giving clubs and ultimately the exhibitors.
  • To record, honor, and recognize the contribution to the fancy of Senior Dog Show Judges.

     

You MUST read the Current News......

IMPORTANT:
SCJA Open Letter on Annual Judges Fee

Read the current news letter for
more information
Summer 2010
"News Letter"

Notice:
The Summer newsletter is out

__________

SENIOR CONFORMATION JUDGES ASSOCIATION ANNUAL DUES NOTICE & FALL NEWSLETTER --- Rather lengthy but lots of information - 17 minutes reading time - if you are not making Westminster and New York in February 2010, you may skip the detailed info on New York. ---

AKC Judges Department, the Judging Approval Process, Questionable Actions of Certain AKC Reps While Observing Our Judges and AKC's Additional Requirement for Approval to Judge starts on Page 4 - VERY INTERESTING READING!!

Any questions, feel free to call us at
(703) 451-5656.
Wally Pede/CEO

The Judges Expense Form is now posted and can be downloaded

The Provisional Judge Form
can now be downloaded