Hi Folks,
NADAC sure appreciates all the suggestions for the 2017 Champs sites. Like some say....it takes a Village...
I do think it would help NADAC, if everyone did a bit of research prior to offering suggestions. I think the first thing would be to see if any of the dates at the end of Sept are even available for the suggested site. There is some leeway with dates, like last week in Sept thru the first week of Oct....which seems to be the recent time frame.
I know it would help also, if you could list the assets (ring size, description of crating area, seating, dates available etc) about each site you suggest in your post. So at a glance, the office can quickly decide to investigate your suggestion.
I know we had this same discussion back in April, and I have copied below some of the criteria needed for a NADAC CHAMPS.
We need a minimum of a clear span area of 125x300 arena floor, with raised seating, a large vendor area, and a good crating area. Plus we need at least 125-150 RV spots with electric hookups as a minimum.
The crating area would need to be in another building or a separate enclosed area attached to the arena building. I noticed some of the sites have stalls or open space suitable for crating within the same building as the arena and bleachers.....BUT....because each run is videoed by Three Pines Video, there can not be any other dogs barking, screaming or howling heard during the runs. And trust me, this happens all day long in the crating areas. I would hate to have a run ruined by another person's dog upsetting the dog in the ring or listen to a dog screaming because an owner took his second dog out, on my personal video.
NADAC tries to find locations where dogs can be crated indoors in another building. At Gillette there was an attached enclosed building with concrete floor space (with power) that worked great. Easy access to the arena but dogs were not heard out in the ring. At Illinois, the dogs were crated indoors in the horse stalls across the driveway from the arena. In Utah, the dogs are crated in the stalls located next to the arena across the driveway, even though not fully enclosed in a building...not the best scenario but it worked okay.
There also needs to be an area for the vendors with power available. Plus room for the awards/ribbon wall area (20'x30' space) and an area for the huge raffle that takes place (usually 12-15 tables are used for the raffle, a 15 x 30' area?), along with the works raffle and hospitality area. Ultimately, the vendors, awards and raffle area would like to be on concrete vs dirt. Dirt gets into and on everything! But if dirt is the only option, then we live with it! It's not a deal breaker, just a desired wish.....
Arenas with upper mezzanine space similar to South Jordan Utah is the ultimate. So everyone working the raffle tables, and vendors can also watch their friends run.
Another requirement would be to have some grass available to potty dogs or exercise them. The larger the better since this is going to be a week long event. If the grass area is too small, the 300+ attending dogs will destroy it and it will become a cesspool.
A food vendor on site is also a good thing!!
Also are there restaurants, and hotels nearby that take dogs and an airport within a reasonable driving distance.
All suggestions are appreciated!!
