Dec. 23, 2011 - 8:10 am Central Time
Allen Mills amended his motion to remove “or State Finals Trial” from his original motion, seconded by Herbert Holmes.
The motion now read “A Ranch Handler may earn no more than 105 points before being required to move to a higher class. Points will be assigned to handlers beginning with those earned in the 2011 trial year. Open Ranch Handlers may run a dog in the Ranch Class, however that dog is not eligible for Triple Crown & Dog of the Year. 

Francis Raley, 12, 23, 2011

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Dec. 17 - 10 am - Central Time
 

Motion made by Allen Mills.  Seconded by Gary Young.

A Ranch Handler may earn no more than 105 points before being required to move to a higher class.  Points will be assigned to handlers beginning with those earned in the 2011 trial year.

Open Ranch Handlers may run a dog in the Ranch Class, however that dog is not eligible for Triple Crown, Dog of the Year or the State Finals Trial.

12/17/11

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 Oct. 14, 2011m  9:05 am Central Time

 Amended motion.

Herbert Holmes motioned to Allow a ranch or open ranch handler to drop an open dog down to the ranch class. Run the dog for the points currently allowed for moving a dog down a class. When the open dog that was dropped to the ranch class is moved up to the open ranch, it can only earn 16 points and is not eligible for end of the year awards.  Seconded by Jo Anne Noble.

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Oct. 8th   8:05 am, Central Time
Herbert Holmes motioned, A. Allow a Ranch or Open Ranch handler to drop an open dog down to the Ranch Class. Run the dog for the points currently allowed for moving a dog down a class. When the open dog that was dropped to the ranch class is moved up to the open ranch. It can only earn 16 points and is not eligible for end of year awards.

B. Allow a Ranch or Open Ranch handler to run a non-owned open dog in the Ranch or Open Ranch Class. This team would be ineligible for any TSDA annual awards. The dog can not be run by the owner at the same trial that day.  Seconded by Gary Payne
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2/10/11   Central Time  6:20 am

Inasmuch as there are no other offers for the 2011 Finals, I move to accept
Pat Ashcraft's offer and sign a contract with person/persons, seconded by Mary Calder.

E.B. Raley
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Nov. 29, 2010  5:00 am Central Time

Jo Anne Noble motioned that each trial host has the option to limit the number of dogs per handler entered in each class. Arena trials (Ft. Worth, San Antonio, Star of Texas) is limited to 2 dogs per handler per class, seconded by Mary Calder.

Francis Raley, 

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Nov. 20, 2010
At the B/D meeting at the annual meeting in Stephenville, TX. the board was present with a set of rules by the cattledog committee to be consider by the Board of Directors..  Gary Payne motioned to accept the rules as written, seconded by E.B. Raley. 

Francis Raley,  11/20/10

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June 18, 8 pm,
Kay Stephens motioned, the TSDA nursery dog age rule will be the same as USBCHA, with dogs turning 3 by July 1 ineligible to run in the nursery class after August 1. The exceptions to this rule are 1) any Triple Crown Trial occurring after August 1, and 2) the TSDA finals trial. Overage nursery dogs may compete in these trials in a separate class from age eligible nursery dogs, seconded by Herbert Holmes.

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Feb. 15, 2010  6:20 pm. Central Time

 Gary Payne moved  to accept the Stephenville Chamber of Commerce proposal and Pat Ashcraft's proposal for fields and sheep for the 2010 TSDA Finals, seconded by E.B. Raley

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5:45  pm 1/28/10  Central time

E.B. Raley motioned, On this date January 28, 2010, I offer a motion to rescind motion dated January 10 that changed the format of TSDA Finals trials for 2010 allowing a “trial within a trial format”, seconded by Dal Lamphere.

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1/12/10   5:45 am Central Time

Herbert Holmes motioned for the Nursery dog of year points count from the first day of August thru the last day of July, the following year, with the exception of the first TSDA finals nursery class that falls after the Nursery dogs eligibility has run out. those points will count for dog of the year. At time of the TSDA finals nursery trial, we can have a USBCHA eligible nursery trial which will not count towards the previous years nursery dog of the year, seconded by Kay Stephens.

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1/10/10   8:05  AM Central Time

E.B. motioned  to amend motion (12/31/09) now being discussed, to open the TSDA Finals Open Class by creating a class within a class for open, add a USBCHA Nursery Class and review rules pertaining to the Finals, seconded by Kay Stephens.
1/9/10
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1/4/10   8:58  AM  Central Time

Kay Stephens moved  to amend EB's motion to read : Change the TSDA nursery dog age rule to coincide with that of the USBCHA, with the exception of permitting dogs to compete in the TSCDA State Finals trial, seconded by Gary Payne.

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12/31/09   11.18 pm  Central Time

E.B. Raley  motioned to change the TSDA Nursery age rule to coincide with that of USBCHA at the same time my motion disallows overaged nursery dogs to compete in TSDA nursery class after the end of July cut off date, seconded by Gary Payne.

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12/31/09    7:15 am  Central Time

Gary Payne  motioned to open up the TSDA Finals trial to all dogs and all handlers by creating a "trial within a trial" and in order to facilitate this change we need to delete all rules currently in place in regard to the sheep finals (refer to Rules Section IV-H), seconded by Kay Stephens.

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8:10 pm  11/30/09 Central Time

Several months ago Kay formed a committee and charged JoAnne Noble with chairing the committee to review the issue of handlers entering TSDA trials, especially novice class, from other venue, (e.g.: AKC, ASCA, AHBA, etc). The committee members were; Red Oliver, Francis Raley, Ron Burkey, Joy Hall, Geri Abrahms, Catherine Laria, Sheryl McDonald, Terri Nicolau.  Kay Stephens motioned to accept the proposal from the committee, seconded by JoAnne Noble.

After reviewing the rules of the different herding venues, we propose the current change to the novice rule (underlined):

III. CLASS DEFINITIONS

D. NOVICE CLASS

2. HANDLER
A Novice handler is any person that has not competed in any venue in the world, at any level, with any stock higher than beginner/started level. In the TSDA rules this is any handler that has not competed in Ranch, Open Ranch, Nursery or the Open class world wide.

3. DOG
A Novice dog is any dog that has not competed in any venue in the world, at any level, with any stock higher than beginner/started level. In the TSDA rules this is any dog that has not competed in Ranch, Open Ranch, Nursery or the Open class world wide.
 

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5:45.am  11/20/09

11/19/09

Minutes of Cattle Dog Committee Meeting

November 7, 2009

Members Present:  Kenneth Beasley, Jerry Lynch, Ricky Kennedy, Jimmy Walker, George Wallace, Gilbert Carter, Arnel Bryan and Dal Lamphere

Members Absent:  Chester Williams

1. Meeting called to order by Kenneth Beasley at 5:47 P.M.
2. Kenneth opened the meeting by asking that the committee entertain a request from L.H. Woods, who is 84 years old, to be able to ride his horse to trial his dog since he is handicapped and can’t walk.  After discussion, the motion was made by George Wallace to allow L.H. Woods to ride horseback on the trial field so he can participate in the trials.  Second by Jimmy Walker.  All voted aye.  Motion passed.
3. A discussion was had about appropriate action to take if a second dog gets on the trial course as a run is being made.  No action taken as there is already a rule in place to cover this.
4. At the Snyder trial in April the Cattle Dog Committee voted to reinstate lifetime points and to allow a Novice and Pro Novice dog 30 points before having to advance to the next higher class. The DOY and the runner up for DOY will also have to advance the next higher class following the finals trial. If a dog reaches the 30 points necessary for compulsory advancement in the middle of a trial year, the dog may stay in the class he starts the year in and move up at the end of the trial year.
   At the Odessa trial in September, the Cattle Dog Committee voted that the DOY, beginning with trial year 2010, will be determined by the hander/dog’s top 4 trial placings plus the finals average. Tie will be broken by average finals winner.
   Jimmy Walker suggests that we re-visit the rules for Finals Trial.
5. Correction to paragraph 4.    At the Snyder trial in April the Cattle Dog Committee voted to reinstate lifetime points and to allow a Novice and Pro Novice dog 30 points before having to advance to the next higher class. The DOY and the runner up for DOY will also have to advance to the next higher class following the finals trial. All dogs will start the 2010 trial season with 0 lifetime and DOY points. Beginning with trial year 2010, lifetime points will accumulate and carry over from one trial year to the next. 
   A dog may finish the trial year in the class he begins the trial year in even if he reaches the number of points necessary for compulsory advancement (i.e., if a dog begins a trial year in the Pro Novice class with 29 lifetime points, he may run all trial year in the Pro Novice class even after reaching 31 points. At the end of the trial year, he must then advance.
6. At the Odessa trial in September, the Cattle Dog Committee voted that the DOY, beginning with trial year 2010, will be determined by the hander/dog’s top 4 trial placings plus the finals average.  Tie will be broken by average finals winner.
7. Jimmy Walker suggests that we re-visit the rules for Finals Trial.
8. Kenneth Beasley also wanted it emphasized that the Committee voted at the Snyder meeting to pay 1 place for every 5 entries at the Cattle Dog Finals.
9. George Wallace made the resolution thanking Kenneth Beasley (Rosie) for heading the Finals Committee and producing a quality finals.
10. Jimmy Walker made the motion that Kenneth Beasley remain as the head of the Cattle Dog Committee.  Second by Dal Lamphere.  All voting aye.  Motion passed.
11. Motion to Adjourn at 6:35 p.m.  All voting aye. Meeting adjourned.

Dal Lamphere,  11/7/09

E.B. Raley moved to accept the corrected version of the Cattledog Committee minutes.  Seconded by Chris Thomson. 

Francis Raley,  11/20/09

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Posted Nov. 3, 2009, 9:45 am Central Time

Motion was made by Kay Stephens and seconded by E.B. Raley.  Motion reads as follows;

COMPULSORY ADVANCEMENT REQUIREMENTS":
Any dog that begins its trial year with 50% or fewer of the Lifetime points required to point out of its class may continue to run in the same class for that trial year with no restriction on the number of DOY points it can accrue. When such dog reaches its Lifetime points requiring advancement, for all purposes other than DOY, including the sale of the dog to a new owner, it is considered a member of the next higher class. Such a dog must move up following the Finals Trial if it has reached or exceeded the Lifetime points requiring advancement. Any dog that begins its trial year with more than 50% of the Lifetime points required to point out of its class must move to a higher class immediately upon exceeding its maximum allowable Lifetime points. Dogs moved down one class must advance at the time they reach or exceed the number of points allowed for such dogs.

Lifetime points requiring dogs to advance consistent with the above:

Open Ranch - 57 or more
Ranch - 35 or more
Novice - 29 or more

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May 22, 2009 - 3:25. pm

April 17, 2009

Kay Stephens motioned that rule H I “the finals trial is conducted over a three day period” be eliminated, seconded by Herbert Holmes.

Francis Raley

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Texas Sheep/Cattle Dog Association

Annual Meeting, Nov.  21, 2008
Ozona, Tx. 

AGENDA

Call to Order
Reading of Minutes
Treasurer’s Report

Old Business
Election of Directors

New Business

                                             A.  Committee Report - B/Y Proposal

                                                   1.  Introduction and spokesperson for committee

                                                   2. Discussion

                                             B.  Vote by membership on DOY preference results

DOG OF THE YEAR BALLOT

Please circle the proposal that you support:

----- Amendment #3

 "A dog that begins the year with zero lifetime points in a class will be allowed to run in that class for the entire tsda trialling year".

-----Amendment #2

 That a dog which begins a trial year with no more than 50% of their lifetime points be allowed to run for DOY for an entire trial year in the class they begin the trial year in. Any dog which has earned more than 50% of their lifetime points must move up at the point in the trial year they reach the lifetime points for compulsory advancement allowed for that class

-----Amendment # 1

 I make the motion that a dog who has less than 16 lifetime points be allowed to run for DOY for an entire trial year in the class they begin the trial year in. Any dog which has more than 16 points must move up at the time they reach the lifetime points for compulsory advancement allowed for that class”.

-----Original motion: 

“I make the motion that a dog be allowed to run for DOY for an entire trial year in the class they begin the trial year in. Each dog will begin the trial year with 0 DOY points, but will maintain and add to their earned lifetime points from one trial year to the next. They must move to the next class at the end of the trial year in which they reach the lifetime points for compulsory advancement allowed for that class”.

 ------I do not support any change to the current system of DOY.

------I do not support any of the above proposals but would like to suggest the following:

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Nov.  6, 3:35 pm, Central Time

Herbert Holmes  amended the motion to read "A dog that begins the year with zero lifetime points in a class will be allowed to run in that class for the entire TSDA trialling year", seconded by Emil Luedecke.

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Oct. 30,  5:50 am,  Central Time

Dal Lamphere amended the last motion to read, "That a dog which begins a trial year with no more than 50% of their lifetime points be allowed to run for DOY for an entire trial year in the class they begin the trial year in. Any dog which has earned more than 50% of their lifetime points must move up at the point in the trial year they reach the lifetime points for compulsory advancement allowed for that class”, seconded by Kay Stephens.

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Oct. 15, 2008 - 6:25 am, Central Standard Time

A motion has been made and seconded;  "A dog be allowed to run for DOY for an entire trial year in the class they begin the trial year in.  Each dog will begin the trial year with 0 DOY points, but will maintain and add to their earned lifetime points from one trial year to the next. They must move to the next class at the end of the trial year in which they reach the lifetime points for compulsory advancement allowed for that class”.
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5-11-08, 7:20 pm Central Time

Motion has been made and seconded,  III-Class of Rules, For all class Definitions add the following statement, "It is the responsibility of buyers and sellers to properly represent class status of any dog. Failure to do so may result in sanctions against either or both parties."

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8:20 am - Feb. 20, 2008

Red Oliver motioned to raise the maximum entry of the three arena trials (Ft. Worth, Austin, San Antonio)  from two dogs to three dogs per handler, per class, seconded by Herbert Holmes.

Vote may be taken at 8:20 am, Feb. 22, 2008