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Annual Futurity Stake
    Updated April 25, 2022

CONDITIONS
1. The Futurity Stake is open only to Members of the American Boxer Club, Inc. and its Member Clubs except as herein otherwise provided.

2. The Futurity Stake is an annual event sponsored by the American Boxer Club, Inc. and is exclusively for the competition of Puppies and Juniors from six months of age and under eighteen months of age. Puppies from six months of age and under twelve months of age shall only be required to compete against each other. Similarly, Juniors from twelve months of age and under eighteen months of age shall only compete against each other. Puppies and Juniors shall not compete against each other except as herein otherwise provided.

3. Bitches may be nominated at any time between the breeding and whelping dates during the six-month periods preceding and following the date of the licensed show. The exact dates for the beginning and ending of these nominations are determined by the actual date of the Futurity or by the management.

4. All Puppies and Juniors are made eligible for competition before they are born. It is only through the Bitch that they are made eligible. Nominations of Bitches must be made AFTER THE BITCH IS BRED and BEFORE THE DATE SHE IS DUE TO WHELP. Only Puppies from nominated Bitches whelped AFTER THE DATE OF NOMINATION are eligible. THE DATE OF THE POST OFFICE CANCELLATION STAMP on the envelope containing the nomination determines, not the date received by the chairman. A fee of $15.00 for each Bitch is to accompany the Futurity Stake nomination form.

5. Fee of $5.00 will complete eligibility on each Puppy's nomination for the Futurity provided said fee is paid ON OR BEFORE the date Puppy reaches four months of age.

6. Puppies must be six months and under twelve months of age on the initially scheduled first day of the licensed show, and Juniors must be twelve months and under eighteen months of age on the initially scheduled first day of the licensed show. There are NO A.K.C. CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS CONNECTED WITH THE FUTURITY.

7. Puppies from litters from nominated Bitches are eligible even though sold to a new owner between the whelping date and the time of the Futurity WHETHER THE NEW OWNER IS A MEMBER OR NOT provided the original entry was made by a member breeder and provided further that all the conditions herein mentioned have been fully complied with.

8. Two Stakes will be created for the Futurity. One exclusively for the Puppy competition and one solely for Juniors. Nomination fees received from the breeders and owners of Bitches and Puppies eligible for competition in the Puppy classes, will become part and parcel of a Stake to be used for the Puppy classes only, and similarly like fees, received from breeders and owners of Puppies subsequently eligible in the Junior classes, will become part and parcel of a Stake to be used for the Junior competition.

9. The Cash Stake for the Puppy Competition will be divided as cash awards as herein below set forth.

Said percentage will be calculated on the total monies received from all nomination fees for the Puppy Competition, after first deducting 30% for expenses, cash awarded in the classes and after payment of $100.00 to the owner of the sire of the First Prize Futurity Winner Puppy.

10. PUPPY CLASSES; Dogs 6 months and under 9 months (Brindle); Dogs 6 months and under 9 months (Fawn). Bitches 6 months and under 9 months (Brindle); Bitches 6 months and under 9 months (Fawn). Best 6 months and under 9 months Puppy. Reserve; Dogs, 9 months and under 12 months (Brindle); Dogs, 9 months and under 12 months (Fawn); Bitches, 9 months and under 12 months (Brindle), Bitches, 9 months and under 12 months (Fawn). Best 9 months and under 12 months Puppy, Reserve; First Prize Futurity Winner Puppy.

11. One winner will be selected from each of said classes in the 6 months and under 9 months and 9 months and under 12 months classes to determine the Best Puppies and from these Winners will be selected the First Prize Futurity Winner Puppy.

12. The Cash Stake from the Junior Dog Competition will be divided as cash awards as herein below set forth:

Said percentage will be calculated on the total monies received from all nomination fees for the Junior Dog Competition after first deducting 30% for expenses, cash awarded in the classes and after payment of $100 to the owner of the sire of the First Prize Futurity Winner Junior.

13. JUNIOR DOG CLASSES: Dogs, 12 months and under 15 months (Brindle): Dogs, 12 months and under 15 months (Fawn): Bitches, 12 months and under 15 months (Brindle): Bitches, 12 months and under 15 months (Fawn): Best, 12 months and under 15 months Junior. Reserve; Dogs 15 months and under 18 months (Brindle); Dogs, 15 months and under 18 months (Fawn). Bitches, 15 months and under 18 months (Brindle). Bitches, 15 months and under 18 months (Fawn). Best 15 months and under 18 months Junior, Reserve; First Prize Futurity Winner Junior.

14. One Winner will be selected from each of said classes in the 12 months and under 15 months and 15 months and under 18 months classes to determine the Best Juniors and from these Winners will be selected the First Prize Futurity Winner Junior

15. The First Prize Futurity Winner Puppy will compete against the First Prize Futurity Winner Junior and the winner will be designated as the Grand Prize Futurity Winner.

16. First Prize Futurity Winner Puppy, First Prize Futurity Winner Junior and Grand Prize Futurity Winner will receive trophies in addition to the cash awards. The award for the Grand Prize Futurity Winner will be a special trophy given by the American Boxer Club, Inc. Said special trophy will become the permanent property of the owner.

17. In the event that a change is made in the Show Date the initially scheduled date will govern the determination of eligibility of nominees. Should the Show Date be set after the initially scheduled date, all nominees will remain eligible for the age categories for which they were originally eligible. Under no circumstances should a nominee be made ineligible because of the normal fluctuation in the American Kennel Club Corresponding Date Calendar.

18. All checks and money orders are to be made payable to American Boxer Club, Inc. and all nominations of Bitches and Puppies and nomination fees are to be forwarded to the current Futurity Chairman as indicated on the official nominating forms.

19. Futurity Puppies and Juniors must also be entered in any of the American Kennel Club Regular Classes or any other class in the said Specialty Show following the judging of the Futurity. The Annual Futurity Stake is to be run under these American Boxer Club Conditions approved by the American Kennel Club.

20. Entries for the Futurity and the Specialty are to be made directly with the Superintendent in charge with the appropriate entry fee for each as listed in the Premium List. Failure to enter Puppies and Juniors in the Specialty will result in disqualification for competition in the Futurity. The Futurity and Specialty are two distinct and separate shows.

21. A bitch may be nominated for the Futurity ON or AFTER the whelp date if all the previous conditions for the nomination are met and if a fee of $115 is paid. This fee will be added to the cash stake described in item 9 and item 12. The deadline for this late bitch nomination will be a postmark no later than 2 months before the first day of regular classes at the ABC National Specialty. This nomination would make puppies eligible for the Futurity per item 5 if puppies are nominated before their 4 month birth date or per item 22 if puppies are nominated after the 4 month deadline. (Effective beginning with the 2023 ABC Futurity)

22. A puppy may be nominated after the 4 month birth date of the puppy if the bitch has been nominated per item 4 or item 21, and if a fee of $105 per puppy is paid. This fee will be added to the cash stake described in item 9 and item 12. The deadline for this late puppy nomination will be a postmark no later than 2 months before the first day of regular classes at the ABC National Specialty. (Effective beginning with the 2023 ABC Futurity)

All Bitch and Puppy nominations must be sent to:
Korinne Vanderpool - ABC Futurity/Maturity Chairman
9160 Fishtrap Road
Cross Roads, TX 76227
Phone: 214-755-4296     Email: futurity@americanboxerclub.org
 

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