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Well with such a large community now and so many active users I have decided that this year will be the first year we are going to publish the first ever FBC Beardie Calendar where so many of your lovely Beardies can be featured!

The competition is open to all FBC Members and their dogs and the winners, 13 in total will have the opportunity to have their Beardie featured on one of the months on a 12" x 12" page. Naturally the overall winner of the competition will be featured on the Cover!

The calendar will also feature small thumbnails for the days of the month where there is space and with the Briard Calendar I have always managed to get all dogs on the calendar some how! I hope I will manage that with the Beardies as well but with the amount of dogs that might be a challenge! Smile

The calendar will be printed in the UK by my local printer who did a fantastic job on the Briard calendar last year when I decided to have them printed in the UK instead of Hong Kong and support our own economy.

It will be a 12" x 24" calendar when opened with the show dates for next year showing as well, it will be printed on high quality paper and I can assure you will be the best Beardie calendar around!

Depending on the volume of calendars that are sold I am hoping to also donate money to Beardie Rescue!

Judging will be done by a Panel of Judges who I will select after the competition is closed.

Now here are the rules and requirements:

1: The competition is open to all registered members of the FBC.
2: Only upload photos that you think really have a chance to win, uploading a large number of photos will not increase your chances of winning!
3. The competition will accept entries till the end of August after which I will close the album and begin the selection process.
4. All images must have a minimum resolution of 1600 x 1200, higher preferred. Please note that I need to receive the original image when your photo has been selected!! Please do not enter photos where you do not have the original digital image.
5. Do not alter your photo, no cropping etc. I need high resolution!
6. Don't reduce your camera setting to get 1600 x 1200, the higher the better, just re-size your photo to 1600 x 1200 to be able to upload.
7. The decision will be made by a panel of members, their decision is final! (Bribes will be accepted if you want me to influence their decision!! Wink

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8. It is a Fun Competition, if you choose to rate a photo please be kind!
9. The rating system is not used for the selection of finalists.
10. Orders will be taken but calendars will not be delivered till November / December. (It will take me some time to produce the calendar! Wink

11. I am busier then ever these days so please remember this is done as a hobby and in my spare time (which there is little off)!
12. Please don't treat me like I am a professional company / shop! I am not! This calendar is produced by 1 individual! Me!! Be kind, I can't always respond straight away!
13. Please make sure you if the photo is not yours that you have permission of the copy right holder to use it in the calendar before submitting the photo.

For those of you who have not found the Beardie FBC Calendar 2010 Album please click here!

Good luck!! I look forward to a Great FBC Beardie Calendar!!

Paul