...so... I made my decision/joined the SV

[Mrs.K]

I made my decision about Nala.

Yesterday I joined the SV. I'm going to continue to train with Debbie Zappia in Obedience and put the BH on her. Besides that I'll start her in tracking. That I don't need a club for to do that yet. As for protection... lets get the BH first and then go from there. Maybe not a bad thing to get the BH first and then worry about the protection phase...maybe I can teach her to Revier already? Even though it'd be an "obedience exercise". But it's something I don't necessarily need a Club for yet.

Also, hopefully I can show her before June to get an SG on her before she turns 2 years of age.

[Mrs.K]

All I need is the SV Membership, right? I don't need a club membership for the BH if I am not a member of a Club by the time we are ready?

[Liesje]

What you need depends on the organization you'd be trialing or showing under...

[Mrs.K]

Originally Posted by Liesje

What you need depends on the organization you'd be trialing or showing under...

Since I want to get her titled in SchH I'd do it via the WUSV meaning USCA since she's registered with the SV.

My question is if I already need a Club Membership to put the BH on her or if he Membership in the SV itself is enough to start in the US or do I need to be a member of the USCA itself? Or, if I can't be a Member of a Club by the time we are ready would it be enough to be a member with a German Club "on paper" ? That could be arranged.

As far as I remember, all it takes to do the BH is the membership of the SV itself but not necessarily a Club membership?

[Mrs.K]

I think I need to join the USCA on top of that from what I read on the website.

[Liesje]

If you have an SV scorebook it needs to be certified by USCA. This costs $40 for a non-member (scorebooks are $10 for USCA members).

"USA CERTIFICATION OF FOREIGN or NON USA SCOREBOOKS
Scorebooks issued by other clubs, SV, DVG, ADRK, etc. (with the exception of scorebooks issued by the German Shepherd Dog Club of America, WDA) can be USA-certified by sending the original scorebook, a copy of the dog’s registration papers and a copy of your current membership card to the USA Office. The appropriate fee(s) are as follows: if you are a current USA member, the cost would be $10.00. If you are a non-member, the fee would be $40.00."

[Liesje]

How much does it cost to join the SV? It costs $100 for USCA membership and $10 for a scorebook so that's $110 to enter a USCA trial for the BH (apart from the entry fee). If it's $40 for an SV scorebook to be certified, if the SV membership costs more than $70 then it's not worth it, IMO.

[Mrs.K]

It's 48 Euros to Join the SV, 15 Euros for shipping the SV Magazine, not sure about the scorebook. Need to look that up.

Oh oh, Nala has different papers. Her results go directly into the papers so I don't know if I even need a scorebook?

[Liesje]

If you're going to show and trial under USCA it's probably cheaper to join that club and use their scorebook. Otherwise you're basically doubling up, or paying USCA additional fees to "certify" your SV stuff.

[Mrs.K]

Now I'm actually wondering about the scorebook since she's got a table right on the back of her papers to fill in the trial results. I'd rather have the papers locked up in a Safe Deposit Box than carrying them to every trial. If ANYTHING happens to those papers it's a pain in the arse to get them back.

I already had a heartattack when I thought they shredded them... and I'm trying to get Yukons papers for two years now...