Conformation
Reservations for grooming space must be made on their respective forms and sent to Keith Kozakiewicz with full payment. Grooming spaces at Purina are 5’ X 10’ and cost $50 per space. Reservations open for all exhibitors on January 2, 2025, and close March 19, 2025. No cancellations, changes or refunds will be accepted after March 19, 2025.
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Reservations for grooming space must be made on their respective forms and sent to Nancy Tappe with full payment. Reservations open for all exhibitors on January 2, 2025, and close March 19, 2025. No cancellations, changes or refunds will be accepted after March 19, 2025.
ASSA will again host a Welcome Party at the 2024 National. This fun and informal event will be held on Monday, April 14, 2025, starting one hour after completion of Futurity judging. A full buffet dinner will be served. ASSA hopes you will attend the Welcome Party. What a great way to kick off the National Week. Reserve your space at the Welcome Party on the Master Reservation Form. Deadline for reservations is March 19, 2025. No refunds will be made after this date. Ticket confirmation will be sent via email.
The grooming area will be the showplace for visiting hours, which will be held on Thursday, April 17, 2025. Layouts, pedigrees, photos, business cards, and displays are encouraged. Please remember, no puppies under 6 months of age and no “For Sale” signs allowed. The 2024 event will be fun and festive with a cash bar and refreshments.
Contest for Best Decorated Grooming Space, and People’s Choice award.
The grooming space decorating competition is a fun way to help bring the energy and enthusiasm of past Nationals back to Visiting Hours. There will be a PEOPLE’S CHOICE/WINNER’S AWARD in which the winner gets a free grooming space at the 2026 National, a beautiful rosette AND they get to choose where within the ASSA the funds raised are donated. So the incentives to go all out with your decorations are greater than ever. GAMBLERS: (No charge to enter). Come to the Welcome table and tell them you are participating in the grooming space competition. You will be given an ID card with your space number on it to display at your grooming space. Put in a visible place for voters to see on Friday. BETTORS: Tickets will be sold all day Friday ($1.00 per ticket, $5.00 for 6 tickets, $10.00 for 15 tickets, $20.00 for 30 tickets). Beginning at 6:00 PM, write the grooming space number of your choice on your ticket(s) – one grooming space per ticket. Place your wages (your completed tickets) into the jar set up on the Welcome Table. Judging will conclude at 9:00 PM. The winner, total amount raised and the winner’s fund designation will be announced Saturday in the ring at the conclusion of Winners Dog.
Welcome Party
Preferred Seating
Grooming Spaces
Master Reservation
Visiting Hours
Use the Master Reservation Form to register for the Welcome Party, Symposium, Top 20 program and to order catalogs. Reservations will be accepted by March 19, 2025. Requests for refunds must be received no later than this date after which no refunds will be issued. Events and items ordered on the Master Reservation Form may be paid for by check or money order in US funds or via PayPal.
An exciting, non competitive event, showcasing the top winning Shelties from 2024. The rankings are based on Canine Chronicle Breed Statistics and invitations will be emailed once they are published.
Entry Fee Price Pending
(covers the cost of the rosette)
Due to requests in prior years, everyone will be awarded a rosette.
Duplicates can be ordered as well but all awarded rosettes must be paid for in advance and no later
than closing date.
If you will not be there and want the rosette to be mailed, there is an additional $10.00 charge.
You do not need to be present to have this spectacular rosette awarded for all your hard work.
To participate, owners will receive an invitation welcoming you to take part in the showcase event and
will explain how this year's event will work. Fill out the info and send it to Terry Jennings Bailey. All of this will be printed in a beautiful designed color program to be
distributed the night of the showcase. BIOS TO BE LIMITED TO 75 words or less - if more, it will be
edited. All titles are NOT included in the count of words for the bios or placed on the rosette, neither is
pertinent information required above. Programs will include all information.
Firm closing date for all information is March 1, 2025. If you do not want a rosette, send no money.
Rosette will NOT be provided if fee is not included.
There will be a People's Choice awarded. Ballots must be received by the end of the event. Late ballots will not be
counted!
Top 20 Invitational
There is no entry fee for the Parade of Veterans, but a completed AKC entry form and a short history (100 words or less) of the dog must be submitted. This event will be held on Monday, April 14, 2025, ½ hour after the completion of Futurity judging. This is a noncompetitive exhibition open to any TITLED SHETLAND SHEEPDOG over the age of 10 years and not adopted from rescue. Registration for the Parade closes on March 22, 2023. To register, send a completed AKC entry form and history of the dog email Liz Bianchi. Note: If sending "overnight," please indicate "signature not required."
Parade of Rescued Performance Dogs This is a non-competitive exhibition open to any Shetland Sheepdog entered in any performance event at this National that was adopted from a Sheltie Rescue group. This event will be held on Monday, April 14, 2025. A Rosette will be awarded to each participant. There is no entry fee. To register, please use an AKC entry form and attach a short (100 words or less) history of the dog. Registration for the Parade closes on March 20, 2024.
Note: If sending "overnight," please indicate "signature not required."
DO NOT SEND TO THE SUPERINTENDENT OR TRIAL SECRETARY.
