THERE IS  reserved benching at the show.  a 10X10 SPACE WITH POWER INDOORS WILL BE PROVIDED.    YOU NEED TO BOOK THESE IMMEDIATELY through the alberta kennel club     Entries for all shows with exception to the WC test can be done on line    Visit the  Alberta Kennel Club Website to view all of the conformation, obedience , rally premium lists .   There is a link on this website to take you to online entry.  PREMIUM LISTS FOR THE NATIONAL, REGIONA AND THE TESTS SHOULD BE UPDATED AND ON LINE BY MAY 15TH  WC. WCI and WCX tests have been approved for the Flat Coated Retriever Society of Canada Judges are approved. They will be held on August 1, 2010.   More information will be posted as it becomes available. Any questions please contact Loreen and Andy Frost.
For the National Sweepstakes judge is Alice Andrews (Cedarlane Kennels) My life has always had dogs in it.   My father was an avid hunter and fishernman.   He always had 2 dogs, a bird dog usually a lab and a beagle for rabbits.   Some of his proudest days hunting were when he did not fire a shot.   He would proudly say his dog found someone elses's wounded bird. In  our home huntuing was a means to put food on the table .   My grandfather had a wonderful Irish Setter.   As an adult I got my first Irish and a lab but while looking at a Dog World Magazine I saw a picture of Vern Vogel and his dog "Jamie".   I had never heard of a flat coated retriever but I knew I had to check them out.   I met Nancy and Don Kerns who were showing kCh. Kernwoods Coal Miner.   it took 2 years fronm discovery to our first flat Ch. Kernwoods August Rainbow  who we got in 1977.    I am proud to say I have never spent a day without a flat coat since.   it was my honor to show Am. Can. Ch. D'Acqua of Manoridge A. Can. CD .   Dac became part of our breeding program and Cedarlane Flat Coats were born.   I am roud to have bred such notable dogs as Am. Can. Ch. Cedarlane's Knight Ryder CD and Am. Can. Ch. Hawk of Krieger Ridge.     Cedarlane Flat Coats have topped the rankings in America and Canada.   I am equally proud of HIT winners and all the titles be they, conformation, obedience field or flyball.   I am greatful to all the oweners who loved their dogs, titles or not. Mr. James Irvine  of Scotland     Vbos  Kennels Regular and Non Regular Classes As one of the nominated Judges at the forthcoming Canadian National Specialty on the 29th and 30th July 2010, I have been asked to submit a short biography. I was born and currently live in South Queensferry on the outskirts of Edinburgh, Scotland.  I have been married for 42 years and have two grown-up daughters and four grandchildren.  I have been involved with Flatcoated Retrievers for 28 years and have owned/bred 7 UK Show Champions.  I also helped campaign another flatcoat to its title in 1994 for my late friend, Mr Jock Ross, namely Sh. Ch. Kintore of Rosenberg. My first flatcoat was purchased from Miss Velma Ogilvy-Shepherd in 1981.  Sh. Ch. Vbos Video (Ch. Falswift Apparition x Vbos Vilna), won 3 CCs and 6 RCCs and gained his title in 1989 at almost 8 years of age. In 1985 I decided to purchase a second dog from Miss Ogilvy-Shepherd and he became Sh. Ch. Vbos Vervine (Ch. Bordercot Guy x Vbos Velmourn).  Velmourn was a litter sister to Video.  Guy was a Crufts Gundog Group Winner in 1987 and the Reserve Group Winner in 1985.  Vervine won 4 CCs and 2 RCC and he also gained his title in 1989 at the age of 4 years. My foundation bitch was Sh. Ch. Gayplume Fine Fashion of Dravidian (Sh. Ch. Kenjo Blackmark x Sh. Ch. Gayplume Dixie), born and purchased in 1993.  Bred by Mrs Chris Murray from Bedford, England, she won 14 CCs and 6 RCCs and was top bitch in 2000.  Fine Fashion won the Bitch CC at Crufts in 1998 and gained her title the same year at the age of 4 years.  She also had a Group placing at Championship Show level.  In 1997 I decided to mate her to Sh. Ch. Branchalwood Strathfinnan and this produced the bitch Sh. Ch. Vbos Lady From Louisiana, from a litter of 5 dogs and 3 bitches.  Louisiana won 14 CCs and 8 RCCs and gained her title in 2000 at the age of almost 3 years.  Amongst her wins was the Bitch CC at Crufts in 2000 and 2004 plus the RCC in 2005.  In 2001 she was mated to the Sorcerer's Apprentice From Jaeva, which produced a litter of 7 dogs and 3 bitches.  This litter has produced 3 Show Champions, 2 dogs and 1 bitch.  Louisiana was Top Brood Bitch in the UK for 4 consecutive years.  From this litter, Sh Ch. Vbos Lady From Monterey was kept at home and gained her 3rd CC in 2006.  She was mated to Sh. Ch. Branchalwood Strathybay in October 2005 and this produced a litter of 2 dogs and 1 bitch.  I kept the bitch puppy and she is registered as Vbos Lady From Sonora. Sh. Ch. Vbos The Tycoon JW ShCM is owned by Mr S Chipperfield and Miss H Higginbotham.  He gained his title in November 2004 and to date he has won 8 CCs. Sh. Ch. Vbos The Kentuckian was originally owned in joint ownership but reverted back to my name in December 2003 after the death of Mr Ross.  The Kentuckian gained his title in January 2005 and to date he has won 38 CCs, 33 with BOB and 11 RCCs.  He has 10 Group placings including R.B.I.S. at National Gundog Association Ch. Show in August 2006 and 2007.  In addition he was B.I.S. at United Retriever Club Championship Show  in 2007 and R.B.I.S. in 2008.  He has also been B.I.S. at 5 Breed Championship Shows.   This year (2009) Jet won the Scottish Gundog Competition and was runner-up in the Scottish Top Show Dog Competition (all breeds). I am currently campaigning The Kentuckian's daughter, Broomiedean Lady of Hatari at Vbos JW who has recently been awarded her Junior Warrant. The Vbos affix was gifted to me by the late Miss Ogilvy-Shepherd and was transferred to my name after her death in 1994.  After the transfer I allowed the Dravidian affix to lapse.  I started to judge flatcoats in 1986 and awarded CCs for the first time in 1995.  I have now awarded CCs in the UK on 11 occasions, including bitches at Crufts in 2009.  My first Scandinavian/European appointment was in 1998 and since then I have judged in Norway, Holland, Switzerland, Sweden and Finland. As a founder member of the Flatcoated Retriever Club of Scotland, I was actively involved in the administration of this Club for many years.  I became their first Show Secretary in 1991 and held this appointment for 7 years.  I was Vice-Chairman for 2 years and Chairman for 3 years before retiring from active involvement.  I was also a founder member of the Northern England Flatcoat Retriever Association.  In 2001 I joined the Committee of Gundog Breeds of Scotland as the flatcoat representative. I feel very privileged at having been invited to judge at your Show and am extremely excited about this forthcoming appointment.   Jim Irvine	For the Regional Our VETERAN SWEEPS AND PUPPY SWEEPS JUDGE Sue Jones   Suchanoit    England Although my first dogs were yellow labradors I had always loved flatcoats and used to spend hours by the ringside at Crufts in the late 70s, gazing longingly at such beautiful dogs as Puhfuh Phineas Phinn and Shargleam Blackcap dreaming of the day when I would own one.  I used to think that "show dogs" were something very special, something that I could never hope to achieve with my “pet” dog who slept on my bed!.  Never could I have imagined then that I would be lucky enough to have two such special dogs - Chester (Ch Happy Harry) was BOB Crufts 1993 and Joker (Sh Ch Gayplume Dream-maker) was BOS in 1999, BOB and BIG in 2002, and BOB again in 2004.    Chester was my first flatcoat and he came to live with me when he was 3½ and in need of a new home.  I did obedience and agility with him and eventually started showing him when he was almost 6; he got his first ticket under Pat Chapman at only his sixth show; was made up to champion at the age of 7; Best of Breed at Crufts at 9.  He was my very special bear and my "dog of a lifetime".   I love Crufts - I used to get so excited I couldn’t sleep for days beforehand and still get such a buzz when I see that green carpet.  And in 2002 what an honour it was - the thrill of Joker being one of those final seven dogs for BIS at Crufts is something that even now the thought of it makes me tingle with pride.   I have two flatcoats at the moment– Rumpus (Gayplume Flamboyant at Suchanoich) who is son of Joker, and Mildred (Houndswood Holly) who is completely working bred.  Over the last few years I have turned more to enjoying the working side, competing in working tests and picking up regularly every winter at small local shoots.   I spent many years on the Committee of my local obedience and agility training clubs and organised many shows and flyball tournaments in the early days of the sport in the UK.   I work part-time as a PA in a large law firm in the City of London and look forward to my weeks off when I can spend more time enjoying my dogs.
OUR OBEDIENCE JUDGE We will be sharing judges for the National and the Regional   (pending CKC approval) For the national Regular Obedience will be judged by Mr. Michael A. Calhoun from Hemmingford Quebec Rally O will be Lawrence Klassan from Red Deer Alberta For the Regional, give it a flip Lawrence Klassan doing our Regular Obedience Michael Calhoun will be doing Rally O	Our regional specialty judge will be Mrs. Vivienne Bowen of Clandrift Kennels. I have owned Flatcoats since 1980, my first being of Ryshot breeding though not bred by them. I bred from her and kept, on Dennis Izzards recommendation, a dog as well as the bitch that I was planning on keeping.This was the start of my Clandrift line. I showed the two dogs with some success, with the highlight for me at that time winning the reserve CC at Crufts centenary show 1991 ( 394 entries) with Clandrift Black Admiral. I began judging at open shows that year and then in 2005 I gave my first set of Challenge Certificates. I gave my second set in 2008 and will be judging again this year. I now have 6 Flatcoats, my youngest being a great grandson of Black Admiral and I try to work all my dogs as well as show them. I was delighted to be the breeder of the 2009 Crufts Best Of Breed winner, his mother was sired by Gayplume Dreammaker