Spinone Club of America National Specialty
April 25-29, 2001
Hustle, Virginia

This year our National Specialty will be held at the B&T Restaurant, Richard's Country Store in Hustle, Virginia. We will have a full program of events for Spinone owners (and prospective owners) to enjoy. This is our first meeting after gaining full recognition from the AKC in September, 2000. Our conformation show and obedience trials are both AKC events this year. In addition we will have both AKC and NAVHDA hunt tests. There will be clinics and demonstrations on a wide variety of Spinone activities including agility, therapy, tracking, and conformation handling. Again this year we will offer the Canine Good Citizen (CGC) test, as well as CERF testing and microchipping. Don't forget about the fun-filled Spinone Olympics, and our awesome auction of Spinone items!

Don't miss out on the fun, join us in Hustle!

SCOA REGISTRATION FORM

FULL REGISTRATION fees (includes Wednesday night reception, and lunch and dinner for three days**) are as follows:

Advance rates (before April 25th) are $90 per adult, $45 per child (ages 10 and under)

On site rates (on or after April 25) are $100 per adult, $55 per child

SINGLE DAY REGISTRATION fees (includes lunch and dinner for one day only) are $30 per adult, $15 per child

**Breakfast is not included in the registration fees this year at the request of the membership due to the distance from the hotels to the show/field sites. There are restaurants close to all hotels for breakfast.

Be sure to pre-register for these activities also:
MICROCHIP clinic @ $25.00 each
CERF clinic @ $20.00 each
AGILITY clinic @ $20.00 each

Submit all Fees (check or money order in US funds) payable to:
Spinone Club of America

Send registration forms and fees to:
Tammara Morgan
196 S. Ridge Rd.
Bumpass, VA 23024

NO COST ACTIVITIES

Please indicate which of the following activities you might like to participate in during the meeting. Note that checking any activity does not commit you to attend, but it does give our presenters an idea of how many people to expect.

 Conformation 101 (Thursday)
 Therapy Dog Presentation
 Tracking Presentation
 Spinone Olympics
 Conformation 201 (Saturday)
 Canine Good Citizen (CGC) test

PLEASE NOTE
Separate entry forms and fees are REQUIRED for AKC conformation, AKC obedience, AKC hunt tests and NAVHDA hunt tests. If you did not receive a premium for conformation/obedience, please contact Jan Naigus (spinoni@mediaone.net or (248)349-1565). Deadline for entries is 4/6/01. If you did not receive a premium for the AKC hunt tests please contact Alyssa Pease (peasea@osia.si.edu or (410)586-1018). Deadline for entries is 4/20/01. For NAVHDA test availability please contact Carol Prima (spinone@juno.com or (931)924-3869).

CLICK HERE FOR SPECIALTY SHOW AND PREMIUM LIST INFORMATION

ACCOMODATIONS

Hustle is a tiny town with no hotels. Accomodations are available at the Howard Johnsons in Fredericksburg (540) 898-1800 (Exit Rt. 95 at Rt. 17 South, sign says Massaponax/AP Hill, left on Rt. 1, ¼ mile to hotel on left). There is also a Super 8 (804) 443-3888 and a Days Inn (804) 443-9200 in Tappahannock, and a Best Western in Warsaw (804) 333-1700. Please mention that you are with SCOA.

TRAVEL

If you are arriving by air, there are three airports that serve the Washington, DC area; Reagan National, Dulles International, and Baltimore-Washington International. In addition there is an airport in Richmond, VA. Prices can vary significantly between these four, so shop around for the best fares. If you are driving, Fredericksburg is located about 30 miles south of Washington, DC on I-95.

DIRECTIONS TO SHOW/FIELD SITES

From Fredericksburg: South on Rt. 17, 29 miles to Rt. 635. Right on Rt. 635, 3 miles to B&T Restaurant and Richards Country Store (meeting and show site) on left just before the intersection of Rts. 635 and 637. To field site continue past the B&T and turn right on Rt. 637. Spindle Mill Pond is one mile down Rt. 637 on the left.

From Tappahannock: North on Rt. 17, 14 miles to Rt. 637. Left on Rt. 637, 4 miles to Rt. 635. Right on Rt. 635 to B&T Restaurant and Richards Country Store (meeting and show site) on right just past the intersection of Rts. 635 and 637. To field site stay on Rt. 637 one mile past intersection, Spindle Mill Pond will be on the left.

WEATHER Expect the unexpected! Freezing temperatures at night are not completely unheard of, and last year we had 90 degree weather the first weekend in May.

DOGGIE DOO RAFFLE & AWESOME AUCTIONS Please donate to these great causes! Doggie Doo Raffle prizes go to folks who clean up after their dogs. Auction proceeds (live and silent) help defray the costs of the meeting. Click here for more information on the Auction 2001