YABTC Trials at the Mayor Ralph Infante Wellness Center 
213 Sharkey Drive, Niles, Ohio
					November 28 and 29, 2015
Directions to Show Site  
If you are using a GPS, please use the address 1000 West Park Avenue, Niles, OH 44446. 
From South: Take I-77 or I-71 N toward Cleveland.  Exit onto I-76 East toward Akron.  Take I-80 toward Youngstown and NYC.  Exit on Route 46 North toward Niles.  See “All” below.

From West: Take Ohio Turnpike to Exit 218.  Take I-80 East to Rt. 46.
See “All” below.

From East: Take PA Turnpike, to Ohio Turnpike, to Exit 218.  Tale I-80 East to Rt. 46.  See “All” below. 

All: Go north on 46 for about 5 miles into Niles, where 46 becomes North Main 
Street. Turn left on Park Avenue. (If you reach E. Church Street you've 
gone a little too far.)   In less than a mile, turn right into Waddell Park.  The park entrance is just past Highland Avenue. (If you reach Parkway Drive, you've gone .6 miles too far.) The Wellness Center will be on your right.

From North: Route 11, to exit onto Tibbitt Wicks Road, go right, which becomes
 Robbins Avenue.  Turn left onto Main and right onto Park and proceed. 

Set Up:  You may set up crates for your dogs on Friday evening from 5:30-7:00 p.m.  On Saturday and Sunday, the site will be open at 7 a.m.  If you are using x-pens, please be sure that they are no larger than a crate needed for your dogs.    You will need a tarp or pad under the crates.  Come in the front doors.  Crating areas will be indicated by taped lines.  There is plenty of room.

Motels: The following motels accepted dogs at the time the premium was written. Most hotels have a dog fee.  Please check to be sure they still accept dogs when you make your reservation.  They are located at I-80/Route 46, about 5 miles from the show site.
  
 Comfort Inn and Suites Austintown
 5435 Clarkins Dr., Austintown, OH, TEL 330-792-9740 
There is a discount for booking a room under the YABTC block

Best Western Meander Inn
870 N. Canfield-Niles Road
Austintown, OH  44515
330-544-2378
Sleep Inn
5555 Interstate Blvd., Austintown, OH  44515, TEL 330-544-5555
Country Inn & Suites
5570 Interstate Blvd., Youngstown, OH, TEL 330-544-0300
Do not leave your dog(s) alone in the rooms at any of these places. Please pick up after your dog(s) at the motel, in the park, and at the Wellness Center—everywhere.  Failure to pick up both at the trial site and at the motel will mean expulsion from the show with no refund.  Please do not permit your dog to urinate on or in the building at the motel or the show site.
Food: “The Well” has food for purchase provided by Riccardo’s Sweets and Eats, and there are fast food vendors nearby.  

Workers: If you have volunteered to work, thanks!  If you haven’t, we will need your help since this is a two-ring trial, and we are a small club.  Workers will receive tickets which they can use for food and/or vendors.  NOTE CHANGE in WORKER HERDERS: Please email our worker herders Rae and Bill Reinhart at billrae05@aol.com or  agilityworker@yabtc.com if you are able to work. 

Vendors and Raffles:  There will be vendors and a photographer at the trial. There will be a raffle at this trial. Countryside Agility will be providing the equipment at the trial and will have items available for purchase. 
Show Conditions: Indoors on soccer flooring in 100’ by 100’ rings.  Contacts have a rubberized surface. The site is air conditioned.  Coolness: The facility is kept at a constant temperature of the high 60's year round.  It cannot be changed (so don't ask) as it is computerized and even the manager cannot change it.  Exhibitors should bring a sweatshirt (although the dogs will love it!)
Limitations:  Only water is allowed inside the track area.  NO FOOD.  The dog exercise area is designated by the signs on the doors. There will be pick up bags available.  This is a very nice community park, and you are welcome to walk your dog, on leash, in it, if you pick up.
Local Events, Restaurants, Retail:  If you are staying in the Niles, Ohio area and would like information on local events, restaurants, and/or retail, then please go to the front desk.   Information and coupons are available.  Within minutes from the venue are many excellent restaurants, Scrappers baseball, the Eastwood Mall complex and other retail stores, including two large pet stores.  If you visit a local business, mention that you are with the dog show.  
Emergency Veterinary Service:  Animal Emergency Clinic, 2680 W. Liberty Street (I-80 and Salt Springs Road, Youngstown, OH.  330-530-8387 (Call first.)
Measuring:  Dogs will be measured between classes. There will not be a VMO.
Running Order: 26”-4” each day.  In each jump height, B dogs will run first, followed by A dogs and followed by preferred dogs unless conflicts change the running order. There will be split walk throughs for Excellent/Masters STD and JWW for both Saturday and Sunday:
26-24 inch will walk/run, 20 inch will walk/run, 16 inch will walk/run, 12 inch will walk/run and 8-4 inch will walk/run.  

Saturday:	Ring 1:	Excellent/Masters FAST, Excellent/Masters Std., Open Std, 
				Novice Std.  Briefing and walk through for EXC/MAS FAST at 
				7:45 A.M. 

Ring 2:	Novice FAST, Open FAST, Novice JWW, Open JWW, Excellent/Masters JWW.  Briefing and walk through for NOV FAST at 8:00 A.M. 

Sunday:   	Ring 1: 	Excellent/Masters Standard, Open Standard, Novice Standard. 
The briefing for EXC/MAS STD will begin at approximately 08:15 A.M. or whenever the judge has judged the 26-20 inch dogs for T2B in ring 2.  

                 	Ring 2:	T2B, Novice JWW, Open JWW, Excellent/Masters JWW, 
				Premier JWW.  Briefing and walk through for T2B at 7:45 A.M.

 I wish each team clean runs and fast times.

Sincerely,
Stacy Judge
AgilityTrial@yabtc.com
YABTC Trial Secretary
TEL: (330)506-6203