Now that the COVID-19 pandemic has (hopefully) passed, we can again organize our annual Judges Seminar.
We refer to our former decision, supported by a very large majority of Member Clubs, that for the IFR World Show and the IFR World Championships, all registrations of dogs and/or the participation as a handler and even the presence as spectators will be refused for all that live in Russia. Besides this, Russian judges cannot be invited to judge these events.
The situation in Ukraine has since then not improved, to the contrary even.
The Board therefore sees no other possibility but to extend the former decision to all future IFR-events and this until the Meeting of Delegates will decide otherwise. The decision does not end the membership of the Russian Rottweiler Club. As its right to participate our events is suspended, we will not insist on its paying the annual membership fee.
The UFR is preparing some video's of the routines of the Utility Dog Test that will be organized at the IFR World Show 2023. These video's will be published on the website of the event www.ifr2023.fr and will feature the protection helpers that were chosen for the test. The routines will be without stick hits. Cfr. a former publication on this website.
To avoid all misunderstandings : participating and passing the test is not mandatory nor a necessity to obtain show results, not even for best male or female or Best Of Breed ! Passing the test is only necessary for the dog to be eligible for the title of IFR World Winner.
Cfr. our regulations (full regulations) :
Olburd Salivan
Gaya Unserbund
Toti Black Alliusion
Fila vom Hause Milacic
1st place Winner Dmitry Dudukin (Russia)