Saywoo

We strongly believe that when a child dedicates him/herself to a dog the benefits are endless and touch many. We are offering a $100 award each year to a young person (up to the age of 16) with an exemplary dedication to a pure bred Siberian Husky. While we applaud those who dedicate precious hours in kennels, grooming shops or rescues, this award is meant for those devoted to the care and training of their pure bred, registered Siberian Husky as well as verifiable participation in one or more dog sports or activities throughout the year. Some examples would be competitive agility, obedience, conformation, 4H, therapy dog training/work, lure coursing, sledding, racing, tracking or weight pull. Any other verifiable activities of a youth/dog team will be considered. Deadline for this year's award will be January 1st, 2009 and it will cover participation between Jan 1st, 2008 and December 31st, 2008. To be considered, the applicant must fill out an application and write a brief paragraph about their activities with their dog. Proof of participation such as letters from the organization involved (i.e. from a 4H leader, therapy dog organization), results records, newspaper clippings etc. should be included. Parental consent must be submitted with the application as well as 1-5 photographs of the youth/dog team in action. Submission of these photographs, the application and parental consent form authorizes us to use the child's/dog's names, photos and story on our website when listing the annual award winners. No other personal identifying information will be posted to protect the privacy of the minor.

In response to recent inquiries about the registered name or producer of the winning team's dog;
This competition was created to encourage young people in the pursuit of dog sports, not to advertise kennels, pedigrees etc. A dog's registered name may also be considered personal identifying information and tie the dog to a specific child or family. Therefore, it is our policy that the registered name of the dog or kennel will not be revealed except to the voting members of SAYWOO
as part of an overall application.