Working Weight Pull Dog Application
Working Weight Pull Dog Advanced/Excellent Application
Purpose of the scheme
The purpose of this scheme is to encourage owners of the Canadian Eskimo Dog to take part in recognised working events and to provide a method of identifying and celebrating dogs who achieve the required levels by offering certification. It is hoped that this scheme will encourage the breeding of Canadian Eskimo Dogs that are fit for purpose.
Scope
The scope of the scheme is:
- To establish criteria for certification of the working Canadian Eskimo Dog.
- To establish the rules for certification.
- To revise the criteria as required to improve the certification program.
The criteria may only be modified, changed or discontinued upon the recommendation of the majority of the Working Dog Committee and approval of the CEDCGB General Committee.
The Working Dog Certification Scheme shall be self-supporting and thereby not be a financial burden to CEDCGB. Certification charges shall be sufficient to pay for printing and mailing of certificates and any unforeseen costs.
Eligibility
The Canadian Eskimo Dog must be registered to The Kennel Club or other country’s recognised registration society (AKC, CKC, etc.). The scheme will not apply to unregistered or cross-bred dogs.
Basic Requirements
All weight pull events entered shall be open events and must meet requirements in this document.
Open events are those which are not restricted to club members only and are sufficiently advertised so that non-club members may compete for a nominal charge.
It is the responsibility of the dog owners to make sure that their dogs are sufficiently trained and conditioned that they pose no hazard to the health or welfare of themselves or other dogs participating in the event. Any team proven a hazard to other dogs or owners shall be disqualified from certification.
It is the responsibility of the dog owner to obtain and mail all the necessary documents, signatures and otherwise complete all requirements to get their dogs certified by the CEDCGB.
Common courtesy and good sportsmanship shall prevail during all events. Any applicant who is abusive to his dogs or other people shall not be eligible for a Working Dog award for his dogs.
Certified Dogs
Any dog certified by the Canadian Eskimo Dog Club of Great Britain shall be privileged to use the title in any CEDCGB literature. This title does not constitute part of a dog’s Kennel Club registered name.
Protests
Any person wishing to protest the eligibility of a dog or dog team, the qualification of an event for certification purposes, or protest any violation of race rules or certification requirements, must do so immediately following the conclusion of the event. The protest may be verbal but must be followed by a written statement to the event organiser within 10 days with a copy to the Working Dog Certification committee. The committee shall notify the concerned parties of the protest in order that they may file an appeal. It shall be the responsibility of the Working Dog Committee to decide whether or not the protest is valid by a 2/3 majority vote.
Officials of the Scheme
The scheme shall be managed by the Working Dog Committee of the CEDCGB, overseen by the General Committee. Judges, or other necessary officials, may be CEDCGB members or other person the Committee recognises and accepts as having necessary qualifications to confirm eligibility of working applications.
Certification Requirements
Only events approved by the Working Dog Committee of the Canadian Eskimo Dog Club of Great Britain will be allowed when claiming for certification. Event lists will be added to or amended as required. Current approved events are (2018):
- Allerton Park weight pull championship pulls, run by Kaytoo Alaskan Malamutes
- Eastleigh weight pull championship pulls, run by the AMCUK.
Canadian Eskimo Dogs taking part in the events are required to adhere to the rules of the competition in question and certification claiming qualifying legs must be signed by the chief judge/event organiser.
All event entry fees must be paid to the event organiser to qualify.
A fee of £6.50 shall be paid to the Canadian Eskimo Club of Great Britain for production and postage of certificates.
Any person found guilty of willingly falsifying documents in order to certify a dog shall be ineligible for certification. (Falsifying records may consist of a dog’s name, forging documents or otherwise making false claims to certify a dog).
The Working Dog Committee shall consist of a pre-determined number of persons appointed by the General Committee.
Certification application forms may be obtained by writing to the Working Dog Committee whose name will be listed on the CEDCGB website and in the club magazine. The completed forms shall be returned to the Committee for review.
Working Weight Pull Dog (WWPD)
Rules
A dog must qualify in 4 separate events. Dogs must be weighed before each event.
On natural surfaces such as snow or dirt the weight pulled must equal or exceed 8 times the dog’s weight.
On artificial surfaces such as concrete, carpet etc. the weight pulled must equal or exceed 12 times the dog’s weight.
Working Weight Pull Dog Advanced (WWPDA)
Rules
A dog must qualify in 5 separate events. Dogs must be weighed before each event.
Dogs must qualify in 5 competitions by:
- Pulling 14 times his body weight on snow with a sled.
- Pulling 16 times his weight on any other natural surface with a wheeled cart.
- Pulling the following weights by weight class, on a man-made surface:
- 60 lbs and Under Class – 23 times the dog’s weight
- 61-80 lbs and Under Class – 23 times the dog’s weight
- 81-100 lbs Class – 21 times the dog’s weight
- 101 lbs and above Class – 19 times the dog’s weight
All weights are rounded down to the nearest whole lb.
If, at a competition, over 75% of the total number of dogs entered in the entire competition (encompassing all classes except Novice) pull the required weight, that pull will be disallowed for certification purposes
Working Weight Pull Dog Excellent (WWPDX)
Rules
A dog must qualify in 5 separate events. Dogs must be weighed before each event.
Dogs must qualify in 5 competitions by:
- Pulling 14 times his body weight on snow with a sled.
- Pulling 16 times his weight on any other natural surface with a wheeled cart.
- Pulling the following weights by weight class, on a man-made surface:
- 60 lbs and Under Class – 23 times the dog’s weight
- 61-80 lbs Class – 23 times the dog’s weight
- 81-100 lbs Class – 21 times the dog’s weight
- 101-120 lbs Class – 19 times the dog’s weight
All weights are rounded down to the nearest whole lb.
In addition to requirements 1, 2 or 3, the dog must place in the top 1/3 of his weight class in each event. In the event the top 1/3 comes out as a fraction, that dog will qualify.
If, at a competition, over 75% of the total number of dogs entered in the entire competition (encompassing all classes except Novice) pull the required weight, that pull will be disallowed.