We
feel very fortunate to be able to use the Westcoast Silverdale Hotel as our
Specialty site.
This hotel does not normally accept dogs but agreed to give us an
opportunity to show them that we will be welcomed guests.
Since
we contracted with them, several other breeds have scheduled their Specialties
at this hotel.
As their first Specialty, please, help us to demonstrate that the Hotel
Management made a wise decision and perhaps they will pass along a good
recommendation throughout their chain of hotels for possible future specialty
sites.
Policy
on Standards of Behavior by ABTC Members attending National (and other)
Specialty Shows
The
ABTC has an excellent history of maintaining its Specialty headquarters and show
site in good condition.
Rings, grooming areas and hotel rooms occupied by its members are
expected to be left with no appreciable damage, and as clean as possible, after
the Specialty is over.
As a measure of insuring that this standard will be met, the Club, as a
matter of policy sets forth the following standards of behavior.
1.
No dog should be left uncrated in a hotel room in the absence of the room
occupants at any time.
2.
Dogs that constitute a nuisance to the other occupants of the hotel by
continual barking or howling, may subject their owners to being removed by the
hotel.
3.
There will be no extensive grooming of dogs in the hotel rooms.
Grooming will be permitted only in the areas set aside for that purpose.
4.
No dogs should be washed in hotel bathtubs, and hotel towels should not
be used on dogs for drying them or any other purpose.
5.
The external and internal premises of the hotel and show site shall be
kept free of debris and feces caused by the presence of dogs attending the
Specialty.
6.
The Club will provide a committee to inspect rooms upon member checkout,
either separately from, or in concert with, designated member from the hotel
staff. Should
any room or its contents exhibit signs of unusual wear or damage because of the
presence of a dog or dogs, the occupant of that room may be held up to censure
by the Club and shall recompense the hotel for all damages.
Offenders may be censured, held in suspension of membership, or expelled
from membership in the ABTC should the circumstances warrant.
7.
While the ABTC cannot assume legal responsibility for the actions of
individual persons attending one of its national specialties, it does
assume ethical responsibility for their actions.
It will make every effort to assure that any offending person make
redress to the hotel or show site in the event that he/she is responsible for
damage to the premises.
8.
The ABTC urges its member to carefully inspect their rooms prior to
checkout.
All
members of the ABTC are expected to adhere to these Standards.
Exhibitors
are requested not to bring litter of puppies to the Show Headquarters.
Non-ABTC
members attending the Specialty will be held accountable to these Standards.
