TSSCofNC - Our Specialty Shows

Our 2010 Back-to-Back SheltieSpecialty Shows
Specialty and Herding Breed Obedience & Rally Trials

The Triangle Shetland Sheepdog Club of North Carolina holds annual back-to-back Specialty Shows, usually the second weekend of each November. Historically, these specialty shows are held at the Felicite Latane Animal Sanctuary in Mebane, North Carolina, a great, easy-to-access location where we have enjoyed holding our local specialties for the tenth year in a row.

The Triangle Shetland Sheepdog Club of North Carolina's 2010 back-to-back Specialty Shows are none too far away, and that weekend will arrive before we know it! Information about this two-day event may be found below, and will be updated as more information is received.

NEWS! This year we are offering something new...
Additional Obedience and Rally trials for Herding breeds.
Friday and Saturday evenings (time TBD) we will hold a specialty Rally trial for Shetland Sheepdogs followed by a Rally trial for Herding Breeds (all AKC Herding group breeds, including Shelties eligible).
Obedience Trials for Shetland Sheepdogs followed by Herding Breed Obedience Trials will be held Saturday and Sunday earlier in the day.

~ Friday, November 12, 2010 ~
Shetland Sheepdog Specialty Rally:	Mrs. Nancy K Withers
Herding Breeds Rally:	Mrs. Nancy K Withers (Limit 30)

~ Saturday, November 13, 2010 ~
Sweepstakes:	Ms. Lindsey Spitznogle
Breed and Regular Classes:	Mrs. Susan Christie
Junior Showmanship:	Michael Kennedy
Sheltie Obedience:	Mrs. Nancy K Withers
Herding Obedience:	Mrs. Nancy K Withers (Limit 20)
Sheltie Rally:	Ms. Victoria Brown
Herding Rally:	Ms. Victoria Brown (limit 30)

~ Sunday, November 14, 2010 ~
Sweepstakes:	Mrs. Roselyn George
Breed and Regular Classes:	Ms. Jane Howard
Junior Showmanship:	Ms. Jane Howard
Sheltie Obedience:	Ms. Victoria Brown
Herding Obedience:	Ms. Victoria Brown (Limit 20)

Show Secretary:
Krystn Messer - showinfo@tsscofnc.com
80 Doe Court
Apex, NC 275238400
919-362-1941 or 919-906-8281

The 2010 Judging Program can be accessed at the link below. You may visit our Past Specialties Page, where you can access the results of our past Specialties, including brief information about class winners and, where possible, photos.

Obedience and Rally classes are held indoors, while Conformation classes are judged outdoors, weather permitting. TSSC of NC has been inordinately fortunate, enjoying great fall weather the weekend of our shows since we began using the Animal Sanctuary, and all are able to enjoy some of the great things about North Carolina's temperate climate.

Grooming space is available indoors, although it is asked that any/all chalking be done outside. The club offers an awesome raffle on both Saturday and Sunday and the raffle tables are always heavily-laid with some of the best raffle prizes the Triangle area has to offer. A local Boy Scout troop has become a staple supporter of our specialty shows, providing loading, unloading and setup assistance wherever needed, as well as providing sandwiches, drinks, chips and sweets for hungry show participants.

This is one two-day specialty event you just don't want to miss!

Premiums for our specialty shows are offered for download from this web site, and when the Judging Program is completed it, too, is made available for download here.

The following motels suggestions are for your convenience:

Motel	Phone	Dogs Allowed
Comfort Inn (Burlington Exit 141) Quality Inn (Burlington Exit 145) Econolodge (Burlington Exit 145) Motel 6 (Burlington Exit 145) Americas Best Value Inn (Burlington Exit 145) Holiday Inn Express (Mebane) LaQuinta Inn & Suites (Durham, exit 270)	336-584-4447 336-229-5203 336-227-1270 336-227-1270 336-227-3681 919-304-9900 919-401-9660	Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* No Yes*
*Check with motel on pet deposits and size and number of dogs allowed.

Directions to the show site:

From I-85/I-40: Take the Mebane (southwest bound) or Mebane Oaks Road (northeast bound) exit. (Exit 154). Turn south (away from Mebane). Go 6 miles. Turn left onto Nicks Rd. The Sanctuary will be 0.5 miles on the left.
From Chapel Hill/Carrboro: Take Hwy 54 West from Carrboro approximately 9 miles. Turn right onto Mebane Oaks Rd. Go 2 miles, turn right onto Nicks Rd. The Sanctuary will be 0.5 miles on the left.

If you ever have a problem accessing any of the forms and files made available on this web site, or if access to the files is an issue, please send Krys an e-mail and the problems will be resolved immediately. Files that are available here for download can be e-mailed directly to you if you need or wish.

Enter the show!

Premium list will be available August
2010 Premium as a PDF file (link active when available)

2010 Judging Program as a PDF file
2010 Marked Specialty Catalog
Links will be active when available

Dean will be taking reservations for sittings. Please contact Dean at deanvonpusch@mac.com

If you get an Adobe error when trying to open the Catalog, you may need to download a newer version of the Adobe Reader software. You can download that here.