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The newly organized ASR will be operated as a Florida Not-for-Profit
corporation and will not be connected in any way with the business
interests of any member of its Board.
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Membership Advisory Committee: |
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Each board member will have an equal voice, and majority vote will rule. There will be no "veto power," nor is any board member under the control, influence or employment of another.
With a unanimous vote of the Board of Directors, ASR's charter will be written to state that ASR will always contain the elements of Civil Aggression, Muzzle Attacks, Hidden Sleeve Bites, multiple decoy scenarios, building searches and woods/area searches. No action by any future board will be able to remove any of these elements.
Although no drastic rules changes will be implemented, there will be many operational and procedural changes that will make ASR more clear, open and understandable. We will make ASR more accessible to anyone interested by posting current rules, decoy guidelines, events, results, and by explaining infractions and penalties on the Web site.
Over the past few years, as interest in the program began to increase, Ted Hoppe came to realize that, due to business and family time constraints, he could not dedicate enough time to ASR to keep the program expanding and growing. |
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Each of the Board members has at one time or another considered this type change to ASR, and we found ourselves in complete agreement as far as what would need to happen to help bring the program into the mainstream. The decision to go ahead with this reorganization was easily reached, and we all are excited about the future of ASR.
While some changes to the program are inevitable, the Board Members are dedicated to the original principles under which ASR was founded: |
- To create a network of dog training enthusiasts whose goal is to
promote quality, practical, protection training in a realistic setting.
- To provide a program that serves as a quality foundation for dogs
entering police or security work.
- To provide a trial environment in which each dog is tested fairly
and consistently, and evaluated against a standard, without any bias from the decoys or evaluators.
- To do all of this in a fun and friendly yet competitive atmosphere.
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The Board Members of the "new" American Street Ring are excited at the
opportunity to expand the program to which they have become so
dedicated. Input from interested parties will always be welcome and
well received.
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| For more information concerning the future of ASR, Please contact: |
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Thank you for your interest in American Street Ring.
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