Dear Sportsfriends,
As all of you know, our Regional Championships are approaching, and we all want the championships to be the best they can be. To that end, it is of utmost importance that we recruit the best helpers we can for the event. If you or someone in your club is a Club Level (or higher) USA Helper, please consider trying out for the championships. Helper tryouts will be on Saturday Sept. 11 following the obedience in the stadium for the 1’s and 2’s. Bring a dog with you capable (even with lots of handler help) of doing a SchH 3 protection routine. You may end up handling your dog for other helpers, or your dog may not end up being used at all, as the judge will decide which dogs to use. The host club will NOT be providing dogs for the helper tryouts.
I know that we have some very talented helpers in the Region that fit this requirement, but I also know that we don’t have a large number. After discussions with the host club, we would like to use 3 helpers for this event – one for the 1’s and 2’s and two for the 3’s. Because of the uncertainty in our ability to attract three club level decoys for tryouts, we have requested a waiver from the USA Helper Committee to allow us to openthe tryouts to Basic Level Helpers. Note that this is not a guarantee that even the most talented Basic Level Helpers will be chosen, since we will only get a waiver to allow Basic Level helpers if there are not enough Club Level and higher helpers to work the event.
Sorry to bury you all in the bureaucracy, but I wanted to be clear about how the process will work. Of course, waiver or not, the judge makes the call of who works which part, and the judge’s decision is final.
I look forward to seeing everyone in a few weeks!
Yours in the sport,
WJ
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