WELCOME

ANNUAL MEETING

DECEMBER 6,2008

MONETT,MO.

GRANT'S CAFE  11;AM

Mid-States Stockdog Association was formed in 1986 to help promote cattle and sheep trials and to teach and demonstrate the usefulness of stockdogs to farmers and ranchers . Mid-States has sponsored the Ozark, Mo. FFA sheep and cattle trial since the start and has provided several scholarships for the FFA young people .Mid-States members have won three open Championships at the National Cattledog Finals. Members have also won two nursery Championships and one reserve Championship at the National Cattledog Finals. Mid- States sanctions many trials in our 5 state area and members that compete accumulate points in the different classes for the high point awards at the end of the trial year.

OBJECTIVES OF THIS ORGANIZATION SHALL BE:

A. For the purpose of training herding dogs in order to develop their native ability and physical prowess.
B. To engage in and encourage participation in clinics, seminars and trials.
C. To hold and support educational opportunities to assist stockowners in having useful working farm dogs.
D. To carry out an educational program for the public that will advance the understanding of the herding dog.
E. To support other organizations with which the Association has mutual interest, such as Future Farmers of America, 4-H clubs, etc.
F. To protect and advance the interest of the herding dog and to encourage sportsmanlike competition at trials.
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