Judge's Education Committee

1. Judge's Education Committee American Rottweiler Club Education Organization Fairness

2. The Team The JE Team is composed of • a Coordinator – • Diane Garnett; • a Head Presenter – • Susan C. Catlin • the Team of Mentors & Presenters - YOU.

3. Overview • Remit - to educate people to judge the Rottweiler • In order to achieve the desired goal of distance education of a large unknown audience across the US, it is necessary to have a program and tools available publicly. Today's world = Internet

4. GOAL - To create, accumulate, and share the tools necessary for the education of: JUDGES, MENTORS AND PRESENTERS

5. Long-term goal • Education: • Education for Mentors and Presenters as well as Judges • Recruitment of additional regional educators • Networking with the JE groups nationwide to provide Mentors and Seminars • Written program tools to assure Mentors represent the ARC in knowledge (conformation and standard) and decorum.

6. HOW ??????

7. Website and program development • Website to include: • seminars listing • mentors list • Judges Handbook • Illustrated Standard • Articles about conformation • Guidelines and application forms • Tools for presentations and seminars for download when needed • Links to the AKC Judges Education Website for forms and rules • Links to Judges Education Groups

8. The Present Situation and You • Judges wanting to add additional breeds • The AKC retired the in-ring observation program. • AKC program for additional breeds • Where YOU come in • Ring side observations and mentoring • Kennel visits • Presentations

9. Educate ourselves • Handout and what it says to you as a Mentor • Learning how to train people using only the positive aspects of our dogs • Ringside observation comments • Answering questions by quoting the Standard – you will never get in trouble • Lower jaw question and how it relates to upper lip as well • Illustrated Standard review • Review of materials included in the JE Packet • Review of mentor and presenter process and rules and AKC rules

10. Education • Open and frank round table discussions at the national or any show (following judging) regarding: • Interpretation of the Standard • Terminology and what it actually says • Styles and how they effect changes to the Standard – teach the Standard • From the judges point of view that is what they must be able to identify in the ring under the oversight of the AKC Reps. • Teaching the Standard and not the styles • Learning what the Standard truly calls for • Measurements • Angles • Relationships and what they look like • Tricks of IS overlay, measuring pictures with transparencies, Lines to dots, measure and calculate

11. Where are we now • We have • a group • some procedural documents and articles • presentation materials available for Presenters • We have a website • Tools, information for judges and us

12. Our Website: www.americanrottweilerclubjudgeseducation.com

13. Mentor Page

14. Presenter page

15. The way forward – what to do now • Get involved as much as you wish • Help build the information for the program • Volunteer as a Mentor or Presenter • Train yourself on the information • Review information and give suggestions • Write articles or add to the FAQ’s • Ask questions

16. Recommendation • Go and distribute this message. • Know that we are building something for today and tomorrow where information is not lost. The future will build on what we start today. Be a part of it! • Our breed will benefit • Information is available to everyone, we aren’t just training the judges, we are training anyone who wants to learn. • Go enjoy the show and Good Luck to you all. Questions? Questions? Questions? Questions?