Install and Configure

Before continuing, please make sure you've read through the following pages and have a grasp on the basic concepts.

The follow instructions will focus on the portions of the program unique to AKC CAT's.

Entries & Stakes

Hounds Button

The following Event Stakes are available for AKC CAT's:

  • CAT - General CAT stake.  All entries may be entered in this single stake, or you can choose to enter them in the (###) stakes instead.  The benefit of the distanced stakes is that the scoresheeets will be grouped by the stakes.
  • CAT (600) - 600 standard yard course stake
  • CAT (300) - 300 yard course stake for smaller and brachycephalic dogs
  • CAT (400) - 400 yard course stake for standard veterans
  • CAT (200) - 200 yard course stake for smaller and brachycephalic veterans

Age and height will not have an effect on which stakes are available or force a dog into one. 

Roll Call & Order Numbers

Roll Call Button

During the Roll Call check-in, you can make adjustments to the stakes and the heights of the dogs, though the height have no effect on anything during AKC CAT's. 

For the Order Number, you have two options:

  • Leave them blank - During the Test Scoring, the order number will auto-fill with the next count integer.  This will maintain a scored order for how the dogs ran or at least the order the results were put into the system. 
  • Fill them out - Use the Sort menu button at the top, you can sort the Order Number, Name, Stake or Height.  From there, you can use the Ordering menu button to either Set the order which will number from 1 to n down the list as it is currently ordered or Clear which will remove all ordering from the entire list.

Test Judging Sheets

Roll Call Button

For the judging sheets for the CAT's, you have Split Stakes checkbox option. 

  • Unchecked - All entries will be grouped together and printed out on the judging sheets by order number then call name. 
  • Checked - Separate sets of judging sheets will be printed out for each stake (600/400/300/200) and within each set, the dogs ordered by order number, then call name.
AKC CAT Judging Sheet

Test Scoring

Test Scoring Button

On the General Info tab of the Trial Info form, you will find the Test Scoring button.  Using this form, you can mark the Pass/Fail status of each of the test entries.  These results will show up on the Test Judging Sheets if you choose to reprint the form for the judge's signature.

AKC CAT Scoring Form

Button Bar

Test Scoring Sort Button
Sort

Sort the entries by:

  • Order # - Sort by the Order Number, blanks at the end.
  • Name - Sort by call name of the dog
  • Time - Not used
Test Scoring Scoresheets Button
Scoresheets

Scoresheets can be pulled up at various phases

  • All - All entries ordered by Order Number, ungrouped by stakes
  • Stake - Only sheets for the stake of the currently highlighted entry
  • Lastest Complete - Most recently completely filled-out sheet
  • Current - Latest partially completed sheet