Members who have a dog who has never been validated or just
want to do photography contest can enter the 2015 Auxiliary Entries for Texas
4-H Dog Show. The following is detailed information about this
process. Please forward to any interested members. Thank you for
your assistance in this matter.
If you didn’t certify a dog project,
there are still a couple of ways you can participate in the Texas 4-H Dog
Show. The Photography Contest and the Foster/Family Dog Program.
There is also an avenue for dog project leaders to register to help. To
register you will go through 4-H CONNECT, go to the Register a Member box at
the bottom of your 4-H CONNECT profile. Once you select a member, look
for 2015 Auxiliary Entries for Texas Dog Show in the event box.
The 2015 Auxiliary Entries for Texas Dog
Show registration is now open on 4-H CONNECT. The Texas 4-H Dog Show will
be held at the Bell County Expo in Belton, Texas on July 10-12, 2015. The
deadline for registration is May 9, 2015. From May 10th -16th
, late registration will be open for a $50 late fee. DO NOT wait until
4:55 on the last day to enter. It will be difficult for your County
Extension Office to help you if you run into problems. Registration will
be a little different this year.
Photography Contest will show up
with each of the categories you can enter. Mark each one you will be
submitting an entry for. Then each photo will be e-mailed according to
the following guidelines.
1. Formatting your
Photograph: Each photograph must be formatted in a jpg file to where it can be
printed at 300 dots per inch (dpi) at a 3 inch X 5 inch size. File must not be
over 1.5 MB in size to upload.
2. Labeling/Naming your
Photograph: Each photograph will need to be clearly labeled with the 4-H
member’s last name, first initial, and name of the category (see below for
label name). For example: A 4-H member entering the Dog – Still Life category
would label their photography as: Dog.Still Life_qtee.s (Dog.Still Life is the
category file label name and qtee.s is the 4-H member’s last name and first
initial).
3. Submitting your Entry:
Between April 3, 2015 to May 8, 2015, Late Entry May 9th to 15th with a $50
late fee all contestants will need to register through the 4-H Connect system.
By May 22, 2015 the photograph(s) must be e-mailed to: cmcalister@ag.tamu.edu.
4. E-mailing
Photograph(s): In the subject line of the e-mail, include the name of the 4-H
member and their county. Example: Photography Entry: Suzy Qtee, Whatever
County. Please make sure the photograph(s) have been attached to the e-mail
prior to sending. No text is needed in the body of the e-mail. (E-mails can
come from personal e-mail addresses or County Extension Office e-mails).
5. Confirmation of
Received Photograph(s): Once your photograph(s) is received and downloaded you
will receive a confirmation e-mail reply back
Foster/ Family Dog Program - You will
enter the name and breed(s) of the dog you are entering and then select the
event for that dog. Once you select the event, you will be given the
option to select the specific class as you scroll down the page. At the
bottom of the page are three buttons. If you have another dog to enter,
click “Save and Add New Entry”. With the new entry page pulled up, select
the next dog and repeat the entry process. At the end of the last dog, you
will click “Continue”. This will take you to a payout page with a
list of the dogs you have entered and the total for each one. At the end
of the list, in blue, you will see “Edit Payment Information”. Please
double check the payment information you have. The most common problem is
credit cards that have expired. DO NOT click 4-H/County Check unless
you have specific information from your County Extension Office to do so.
Once you hit submit, it will first go to
the county level, where your County Extension Agent or support staff will
approve them. If you have made a mistake or need to make a change, contact
them to kick it back for you to correct. The charge will not go through
until the entry is approved at the State level.
Since the Foster/Family Dog Competition
is new, the rules are included in this e-mail. In addition to fostering a
dog, if you have recently adopted a dog or discovered 4-H this is an
opportunity to get some show experience.
New: Foster/Family Dog Competition Rules
Dogs with home environment experience
that are well mannered are more adoptable. Some families may not be able to
make a long term commitment to dog ownership. In an effort to promote and
encourage 4-H members to participate in this service learning project, the
Foster/Family Dog program was developed. Patterned after other states programs,
it offers the opportunity to showcase some of the community service projects
4-H members have been doing allowing more members to participate.
1. Subject to the Texas 4-H Dog
Show Rules EXCEPT ownership/certification guidelines.
2. Handler and dog team is only
eligible for the Foster/Family Dog program for one year. A dog that has been
previously certified is not eligible for the Foster/Family Dog program.
3. Classes open to Foster/Family
Dog include score sheet classes Costume, Tricks, Obedience, Rally and Canine
Good Citizenship.
4. Foster/Family dogs will be
awarded on the Danish System of Blue, Red and White ribbons.
5. An exhibitor that has
previously shown at the Texas 4-H Dog Show may participate in the Foster/Family
Dog Competition with a foster dog. However, they must show in Obedience and
Rally classes befitting the dog/ handler team’s experience. No lower than
Obedience Pre-Novice B or Rally Novice B.
For details of Costume, Tricks,
Obedience and Rally, refer to those events in this rulebook.
