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2025 National Open Championship Results We are pleased to officially announce the placements and awards from the 2025 National Open Championship. Congratulations to all who finished, placed, and earned recognition—an outstanding accomplishment at the very highest level of competition. ChampionDog #64 – NFC Bad Habits Jenny (“Jenny”)Owner: Bob DavidHandler: Amelia Baxter Second PlaceDog #65 – Coco (Absolute Big Jim’s Favorite of NAWOC)Owner: Ben CowanHandler: Dan Murray Third PlaceDog #74 –
📣 2025 National Open Championship – Daily UpdatePretty Prairie, Kansas 🇺🇸 Good morning, everyone! It’s a beautiful start here at the 2025 National Open Championship as we kick off the day with the Fifth Series — 18 Flags. The weather is shaping up nicely for competition: dry conditions with sunshine this morning and highs climbing into the mid-50s later today, with winds light and temperatures comfortable for both handlers and
NOC Update – All 21 dogs that swam today have been called back for the fifth series! Congratulations to everyone on a great day of work. Best of luck tomorrow as you and your dogs give it your all—we can’t wait to see who will be crowned our next National Champion! Series 5 will start at 9 am tomorrow at Property 3 Water Series Update – National Open Championship We’ve
National Open Championship – Daily Update Callbacks are now set for the Fourth Series, with 37 dogs advancing in the competition. 16 dogs will run under Judge Dominique Savoie 21 dogs will run under Judge Rick Shively Competition will resume tomorrow morning at 8:00 a.m. on Property #4, beginning exactly where the third series concluded. Following completion of the fourth series, the field will then move on to the
UPDATE: 7:50 pm Hello everyone, I want to share an updated callbacks list (Version 2, issued at 7:47 PM this evening). As I reconciled the original yellow sheet with the marshals’ callback boards, I noticed a few discrepancies. Based on the boards in the field, I am showing 68 dogs returning to the second series rather than 70, along with a few changes toward the end of the list. To
📣 Sunday Night Update — NOC Daily 📣 Good evening, everyone! We hope you’re settled in and ready for a great start tomorrow. 🌅 First Series Begins Tomorrow MorningA quick reminder that the Handlers Meeting and UTV Meeting will be held at 7:40 a.m., with the first series starting sharply at 8:00 a.m. Please plan accordingly so we can stay on schedule. 🌤️ Weather Outlook – Pretty Prairie, KansasExpect cool
Important Schedule & Location CorrectionsNotice received from the Field Trial Chair on January 10 at 10:50 p.m. Central Time. Training Day – Sunday, January 11Training will take place at Property #4 (NOT Property #1) as shown on the Maps tab of the website. Time: 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Coordinator: Will PickPlease ensure you navigate to the correct property. First Series – Monday, January 12The First Series will be held
Date: January 7, 2026 From NAC Secretary Elaine O’Keefe There has been a correction to the Western Interclub Amateur High Point results. ESSFTA would like to extend sincere congratulations to Todd Fearon and NAFC FC AFC G&D’s My Aggravation (“Aggie”), who are the Western Interclub Amateur High Point winners with 13 points. Well done on an outstanding achievement and a well-earned recognition. Congratulations, Todd & Aggie!
See the letter below from FTC Brent Blundell for information about the 2025 NOC judge reinstatement.
The health and wellbeing of all dogs at AKC events is paramount. After a review of the AKC Discipline Guidelines and in consultation with AKC’s Chief Veterinary Officer, Dr. Jerry Klein, the AKC Board of Directors approved two new offenses and associated penalties for individuals that knowingly bring dogs that have been diagnosed or exposed to communicable diseases on AKC event grounds. This change is not intended to punish the individual that
Attention: AKC Spaniel Field Trial Clubs The AKC recognizes the time and effort involved in organizing field trials and values every participant in the sport. To ensure fairness and consistency, we want to clarify that clubs must adhere to the Premiums published closing dates for entries. Per Chapter 8, Section 9 of the Field Trial Rules for Spaniels:“Any field trial-giving club that accepts an entry fee different from that published in its premium
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From National Secretary Mhari Peschel: I have received communication from the following that want to be included on the National Judges Ballot. If you are not on the list and I did not receive your response please let me know. Mhari Peschel NAC NOC Mark Haglin
From NAC Secretary/Treasurer Elaine O’Keefe:
Please contact Jill Hibbard with questions at [email protected] NOTE: Below are pictures of the form in case your device can not view pdf files.
