PerfDog Updates
Here's where we keep track of all the cool new stuff we've added, the tweaks we've made, and the pesky bugs we've squashed!
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JUNE 2024
June marks a period of exciting developments, featuring the introduction of NEW support for AFTCA trials, alongside Amateur Walking Puppy and Master Hunter Excellent stakes within our Hunt Tests!
In response to valuable feedback from our users, we've implemented a myriad of enhancements, corrections, and modifications to the app, all designed to streamline processes and clarify functionalities.
View the updates below.
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NEW
- We now fully support Amateur Walking Puppy (AWP) stakes within Hunt Tests.
- We introduced the 'Master Hunter Excellent' stake, including special score cards and the 'two series' format.
- We added support for AFTCA (Amateur Field Trial Clubs of America) field trials.
- All required form fields are now marked with a red asterisk for easier identification by new users.
- We added an 'Entries documents' section on the event page for easier access to waivers and related documents.
- We added an 'I participate in these activities' section on the home page for easier management of entries.
- Hunt test score cards now indicate if an entry is marked 'advanced'.
- URLs in 'extra' item descriptions are now clickable.
- The default setting for the handler in clinics is now the person entering.
- We overhauled the 'My account' and 'My entries and extras' pages for a more user-friendly experience.
- Actual event names (entered by the event organizer) are now included in confirmation emails and event search results.
- Added a confirmation step for admins choosing to refund entries or extras.
- Introduced "What's this?" buttons on the credit card payment page to explain "authorize future charges".
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CHANGES
- Simplified the 'Alternate email / Merge accounts' section on the user profile page and removed it from the 'You' step in the entry/registration wizard.
- Users are now prevented from clicking 'Save' on the 'report event updates' screen until all required details are provided.
- The 'user permissions' page now allows admins to create new PerfDog users on-the-fly.
- Simplified the 'Add dog' form in clinic entries to include only call name and breed.
- Improved the Payee section when copying events.
- Fixed "Partner event" pairing issues.
- Renamed 'My activities' to 'My entries' for better clarity.
- Updated date fields to show '01/01/20' as a placeholder to clarify date format requirements.
- Added Yahoo! to the list of email providers we offer information for if entrants encounter email delivery issues.
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BUG FIXES
- Fixed issues related to the new credit card processing update.
- Ensured proper updating of entries and transactions when merging user accounts.
- Fixed an issue preventing admins from finalizing events.
- Corrected the start time display issue when removing the first stake of a day.
- Improved error messaging for email bounces to event and club admins.
MAY 2024
May brings new features for non-AKC events, PWD Water Trials, and a new checkout experience and credit card saving features for users. Read all the details below.
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- We've introduced a new feature in the event setup process that lets organizers eliminate the paper check payment option (sending checks and registrations to PerfDog) for non-AKC events, including clinics and PWD Water Trials.
- Cloning PWD Water Trials now comes with built-in level-specific limits, such as 10-minute runs for Juniors, to help eliminate any setup errors.
- We've transformed the checkout experience—say goodbye to the old pop-up payment window. Now, you can effortlessly complete your purchase with credit card payments, Amazon Pay, Apple Pay, and Google Pay, seamlessly integrated right into the payment page itself.
- From the 'My Account' page, users have the flexibility to manage, add, or modify their Credit Card info.
- Card details refresh automatically for cards that have expired or been reissued.
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CHANGES
- The system now tells users to retry if a stake or level becomes full at exactly the same time they move to the 'review' step during entry, allowing them to join the waiting list.
- A specific warning message is now shown instead of an error when a stake becomes full before users select a handler for a new entry.
- The text messaging feature was updated to prioritize the most important information, enhancing smart watch readability.
- AKC Reports for Hunt Tests and Field Trials have been updated to distinguish between 'first entry per dog' and 'additional entry per dog' fees.
- PWD Water Trials now see 'substitute steward' instead of 'alternate handler' during entry.
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BUG FIXES
- Prevent errors when creating a user (handler, etc.) who does not have an account.
- Update credit card information without errors when dealing with legacy cards.
- Prevent double payments for the same transaction when someone clicks multiple times.
- Avoid UI crashes when finalizing events or editing stakes with 'TBD' names.
- Don’t show error messages when trying to copy club pages in specific instances when there's no error.
- Correctly merge accounts even if the primary email address isn’t verified.
- Fix issues around changing event dates to new ones that overlap old ones.
APRIL 2024
April is all about bug fixes! See what we squashed below!
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BUG FIXES
- Prevent errors when finalizing events that have Extras with a description, but no items to choose from.
- Save event directions that contain unusual characters.
- Avoid UI crashes in the registration wizard due to pre-existing entries without handlers.
- Merge existing accounts of users into new user accounts without errors.
- Update club membership sponsors when replacing or merging user info.
- Finalize events without errors in rare cases.
- Let admins acting on someone else's behalf create non-registered dogs in the registration wizard
- Fix an issue where someone couldn't renew their club membership because they started the process many months ago but didn't finish it until their membership expired, then the club decided to require a sponsor and digital signature for new memberships, and then the user finally tried to finish their renewal process.
MARCH 2024
Exciting News - Our Website Has a Fresh Look! Discover the ease of exploring PerfDog's offerings for dog clubs on our revamped site. Features like Event Search, Event Entry, and Club Websites have moved to an exclusive app for a streamlined experience. The app's home page is also redesigned. Dive deeper into this month's changes by choosing a section below.
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- We've launched a brand new, information-rich website designed specifically to meet the needs of clubs and event organizers/secretaries. This replaces our previous, less informative website. While the application itself remains separate, it's now easily accessible from the new home page through multiple buttons and the streamlined Event search function.
- We redesigned the application's home page with clear category columns and intuitive UI enhancements to simplify event discovery.
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CHANGES
- We've made stake/level editing easier for admins with user-friendly navigation and alerts for unsaved changes.
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BUG FIXES
- Clinics no longer lose setup information and show incorrect group/level names.
- Account merges now handle email address changes correctly.
- Edits made to dogs after an event is finalized are now saved correctly.
- Restored functionality of pre-HubSpot cut-over email links.
- Resolved permanent spinners on event setup if the event has a partner event with an event that doesn’t partner back.
FEBRUARY 2024
In our February 2024 update, we continue to improve Account Merging and fixed a few other issues. See more about these by selecting a section below.
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- For events such as clinics, it's now easier for entrants to add their dog. If the dog isn't registered with a national organization like the AKC, only the call name, sex, breed, and birth date are required.
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CHANGES
- Specific help is now provided to minimize confusion when users merge their two accounts into a third one, especially when trying to add a new junior handler without their own email address.
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BUG FIXES
- Bugs related to email addresses have been addressed, ensuring operations like merging user accounts are not affected by typos
- New user email addresses are forced to lowercase upon signup.
- A critical bug preventing payment processing when an admin started an entry on someone's behalf and then sent them the admin's URL has been resolved.
- Improved search functionality for specific event types like 'rattlesnake avoidance clinic".
- Error messages are now shown only to the uploader when a recent image upload times out on a club web page.
- An error that occurred when an admin went straight to their event's email history page in a new browser has been fixed.
JANUARY 2024
This minor release has brought several updates and bug fixes to PerfDog. See more by clicking a section below.
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Secretaries can now mark custom hunt tests or field trials as "official." These will appear in official records like AKC reports and judges' books. This helps overcome limitations like only allowing one stake of the same type per event (e.g., "Master AM" and "Master PM").
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BUG FIXES
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Shopping Cart:
- Fixed a shopping cart icon display issue (it wasn't showing fully).
- Resolved a rare UI crash in the event finalization wizard review step for some browsers.
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Account Merging:
- Improved account merging stability, addressing issues with:
- Family members merging accounts within the same family.
- Merging 3 or more accounts simultaneously (including accidental merges).
- Improved account merging stability, addressing issues with:
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Event Management:
- Fixed a bug causing the shopping cart to "spin" indefinitely due to incorrectly configured partner events.
- Ensured smooth removal of cart items for entries where the stake was removed from the event.
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DECEMBER 2023
In this December 2023 update, we are excited to introduce Account Merging, along with a handy option to hide dogs in My Dogs. Additionally, we have addressed a fix for membership renewal reminder emails. Discover more about these and more updates by selecting a section below.
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Account merging: Combine duplicate accounts created by accident, social logins, or different emails.
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Users can now have multiple email addresses listed in their account and sign in with any of them.
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Users can now hide inactive or deceased dogs in their profile.
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"Who can copy" info has been added to the clone activity/event page.
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Placeholders now guide users on what they should enter in dropdowns and forms.
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SignUp survey: Learn user interests and identify club officials for onboarding assistance.
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Facebook login: Sign in/up directly using Facebook in the Facebook browser.
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CHANGES
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Clarified the club membership renewal email to explain login requirements and link to help article.
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Holiday homepage banner: Festive cheer for the season.
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Placeholder text encourages club members to explain their interest in joining a club.
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Improved backup email resending when emails fail to send
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BUG FIXES
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Fixed an issue where events were mistakenly appearing under "I manage these activities".
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Admin customization access: Re-enabled customization editing for admins.
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Fixed an issue related to merging users in club memberships.
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Fixed renewal reminder sending issue.
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NOVEMBER 2023
This minor release contains bug fixes. See more by clicking a section below.
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BUG FIXES
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Sign in/up from the Facebook browser has been fixed.
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Club admins can turn off membership management after turning it on.
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Changing an AKC contact's role now works properly.
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Admins can now see their field trial catalog PDF even when no judges are set for a stake with entries.
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OCTOBER 2023
This month has brought us some awesome upgrades to the Send Email feature, and guess what? You can now even include emojis! 🎉🍻
We've made Limits statuses much more noticeable so you know when a stake or level is full or almost full (we'll work on the colors later, promise!). Now, when people make a reservation, they'll see they have an hour to check out before the slot opens up again to the public. Also, admins can now upload their own logo on the event page to add a personal touch. And, we've made it easier for you with on-screen guidance on how to fix any premium upload errors.
See all the details below!
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Emojis are now supported in emails, text messages, entry notes, stake descriptions, and more. 👏🏻
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An admin can send an email with a degree symbol in it.
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CHANGES
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Admins can now see the final check amounts to their club and any other payees when they finalize their activity.
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Admins can now more easily see when a day, trial, stake, or level is either full or almost full on the 'limits and timing' page.
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Users now see a message saying that they have 1 hour to finish checking out or their cart will be emptied.
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The premium upload page now gives helpful tips (with specific details) when a premium is rejected.
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Event admins can now upload their club logo from the top of their event page.
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Waiting list entries are now reset to a 'waiting for reply' status when someone "accepts" a waiting list entry and puts it in their cart, but then lets the cart time out (and they still have time before the deadline expires).
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The tooltip on the 'Results' button now tells the admin to lock the running order before they can see results.
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Weird characters in "Send email" are now ignored.
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BUG FIXES
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The spreadsheet on the Financial Report page has been fixed to include canceled transactions.
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Fixed an issue related to canceled entries when a secretary is entering results.
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SEPTEMBER 2023
Introducing our latest addition: 24x7 assistance! This month, we are thrilled to unveil our cutting-edge knowledge base and AI-powered help widget. It's a game-changing upgrade that surpasses our previous support system by leaps and bounds! Not only that, but we've also taken care of numerous bug fixes. See more details below!
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New help widget and help center with an advanced AI to answer questions at any time!
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CHANGES
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We now provide a better error message when an invalid address is entered.
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PerfDog will begin charging clubs 4% of all credit card charges for purchases associated with their activities on January 1, 2024. First announced in February 2023 and updated in the Club Agreement, this has now been added to the list of terms when administrators set up an event.
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Some processing fees will increase on January 1, 2024, for entries and extras priced at $75 and higher. This has been added to the list of terms when administrators set up an event.
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Facebook in-app browser can't be used to enter an event or pay for things due to incompatibility with the payment page, but folks can browse the site and search for events.
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BUG FIXES
Bug fixes related to water trial judge's history, event management, transaction cancellations, waiting list issues, hunt test event results, club officer info, server exceptions, user merging, event finalization, help center, web crawlers, and help center integrations.
AUGUST 2023
In response to receiving negative feedback on the website's performance, we made the decision to migrate to a new web platform that offers enhanced monitoring capabilities and allows us to address any issues promptly. Now, during periods of high traffic, our site's performance will be optimized to ensure smooth loading experiences for our users. Take a look at all the changes we've made this August.
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CHANGES
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Admin email reminders for checks due are now more informative.
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Setting up "extra" item fees is now easier with our new calculator.
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Setting up club membership pricing is now easier with our new calculator.
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We boosted website performance in general and especially during high traffic times.
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We moved to a new web platform to better monitor and maintain the site.
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BUG FIXES
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When an admin changes an event's starting time, the system now automatically updates any stakes that were supposed to start when the event starts.
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The instant message (text) history page now displays properly for admins
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Fixed a bug involving notification emails sent after a deadline expires and waiting list entries get put back on the list
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Fixed an issue with the screen loading after a secretary enters on someone's behalf and says they'll mail a check and forms
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JULY 2023
On site event updates are now live, so you can keep everyone in the loop by sending messages during your event. We now have amazing new event setup assistant and a super handy processing fee calculator. We've also made several fixes and improvements to our waiting lists and Water Trial paperwork. Plus, we've spruced up the user interface and added a new PDF viewer. Check out all the details below.
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On-site event updates by email and text messaging is live! Keep everyone up-to-date by easily sending messages to participants, volunteers, and committee members when something happens. Get people to the line on time and cut down on the "what's happening?" and "when do I run?" confusion by letting them know who is running now, where they are, who is running next, and more. Any volunteer can report status changes (e.g., someone is starting their run, a brace is in the bird field) and send text messages to anyone involved in the activity without having to know phone numbers or email addresses. NOTE: messages come from 740-PERFDOG (740-737-3364), so add this number as a contact in your phone.
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New event setup assistant! A simple set of steps guides admins through the process of setting up their new event!
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The stake/level form now uses numbered sections so it's easier to use and also adds these new fields:
- judges and other types of volunteers
- breed restrictions
- the number of dogs per run (e.g., 2 for hunt tests and field trials, 1 for most other activities)
- check boxes to specify if dogs are being judged against a standard (e.g., hunt tests) or compete against each other for placements (e.g., field trials) or both (e.g., obedience and rally trials)
- special dog info required to enter the stake (e.g., DNA number)
- run duration (e.g., 30 minutes for some field trial stakes and 2 minutes for some scent work elements)
- intra-run buffer time (e.g., 5 minutes for some field trial stakes)
- count limits (e.g., 20 entries)
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Admins can now see a history of instant messages (texts) sent in relation to their events, like we've already done for email.
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Setting up event entry fees is now easier and more intuitive with a new processing fee calculator.
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CHANGES
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The section showing "related activities you might like" on the shopping cart page has been redesigned to make it easier to see and understand.
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Portuguese Water Dog Water Trial catalog levels are now sorted the same way as they are in the running order.
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'Opened' notices are no longer included in the email history page because they're unreliable now that popular mail clients default to a privacy mode that downloads mail messages in the background even if the user never opens them.
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Any allowed waiting list entries ready for an entrant to accept are now shown right below the 'My entries' section on the event page.
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Showing judges' initials at the bottom of PDF catalog pages for hunt tests and field trials is now an option. Previously, we always showed them on reports.
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The system will now do a better job of guessing dog titles when they include a comma (like 'CH, MACH, PACH') or the dog's name includes what look like prefix or suffix titles (e.g., "Sea to Shining Sea" (SEA is a scent work suffix title)) in contexts where the dog's name without titles is already known.
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It's now easier for people to find their entries and see the open and close dates/times of an event on the event page.
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The process of uploading premiums, entries, and club documents is now faster and more reliable.
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A built-in PDF viewer has been added for premiums, entries, and club documents.
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The "move entry" page is now easier to use for admins.
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The icons for showing and hiding table row content is now more obvious and intuitive (+ instead of triangle)
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The running order and catalog number generation for water trials has been improved.
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BUG FIXES
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Fixed an issue where when someone with a voting club membership type went to renew and accidentally clicked a non-voting membership type, they were unable to change back to a voting type.
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Fixed Water trial catalog number assignments. They're now based on the current running order (levels) and also lists catalog entries in the same order as the running order if it's available.
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Choosing a payment recipient without a verified address now remembers the choice of user instead of clearing it out after the verify address dialog closes.
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Fixed an unexpected error that appeared in specific circumstances when a secretary tried to refund someone while cancelling an entry.
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Fixed an issue when an admin tried to pay someone else's outstanding charges but the payment failed for some reason (expired card).
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Fixed several waiting list entry issues.
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A UI crash occurring when trying to add another payee for club membership payment has been fixed.
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Changing venue name and creating a new venue on-the-fly now works as expected.
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Fixed information page layout issues
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A bug that could accidentally delete an admin user has been fixed.
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A bug that caused some entries to be incorrectly marked as "late" has been fixed.
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A bug that prevented admins from seeing if someone else had already allowed or canceled an entry has been fixed.
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A bug that caused the manage waiting list page to be in a bad state has been fixed.
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A bug that caused an error message to be displayed when someone was logged out while on the manage event checklist page has been fixed.
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APRIL 2023
We've spruced up the user interface this month to make website use and navigation easier. We've made some improvements to Water Trials and even revamped the labels for the new AKC Hunt Test Report. And of course, we've squashed several pesky bugs along the way. Take a look at all the changes below!
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Confetti is now displayed when someone finishes a transaction or finalizes their event.
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The 'Policies and notices' page now includes a 'Contact policy' that explains how PerfDog can send the user emails related to the current transaction and on behalf of activity admins and club officials regarding their participation.
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Microsoft Word .doc files are now supported for all document uploads.
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When an admin tries to upload a premium file that's too large, they will now be given a more specific error message instead of just 'try again later'.
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On the waiting list and cancel entries pages, admins will now be prompted to confirm whether they want to apply an action to all checked items or just the one they clicked on.
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Numbered icons have been added next to the areas of the payee page to make them easier to see and follow.
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An orange warning border is now shown around entry counts and timing limits of '0' to make it easier for admins to see potential mistakes.
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The exact opening date and time is now shown on the event page rather than time until.
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'(ret.)' now shows after the name of retrieving field trial stakes in the quick entries view, entry counts, and stakes page.
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'(advanced)' has been added to the stake name field for advanced hunt test entries on the PDF entries report.
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Numbers have been added next to each step on the registration stakes page to make it easier to see and follow.
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It's now possible to have a Portuguese Water Dog Water Trial that spans 2 days (where folks only enter one level over 2 or more days). This format is like a Pointing Breed Field Trial. This is in addition to the weekend water trials that local clubs have where folks can enter a level that is offered twice - which is similar to a Pointing Breed Hunt Test format.
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CHANGES
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The 'finalize your event' email has been updated to make it more clear that the recipient needs to click the link to finalize their event.
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When an admin says they have a check in hand, the amount must be exactly the amount that is currently due from the entrant. If it's not, a popup explains that they can enter the check info again later if the check covers multiple activities.
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Activities are now categorized on the homepage to make it easier for both entrants and admins to find what they need quickly.
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Secretaries can now create labels that better fit the new AKC hunt test report. Specifically, they combine dog and owner/handler information in a single label and no longer include the sire or dam. The old format is still available as an option.
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Label font sizes are now more consistent.
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The AKC judge number (if any) for the secretary is no longer shown when someone is entering a non-managed event.
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It is now explained on the premium upload page that entry fees shown in PerfDog must match what's in the premium. A link is also provided that describes PerfDog processing fees and associated payment options.
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BUG FIXES
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Fixed an issue where the payment page was blank.
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Fixed a bug related to canceling a $0 entry or purchase (e.g., a free entry or a headcount for lunch).
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Fixed a problem within the running order when changes were made to entries after the running order had been created.
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Fixed issues with financial history and results when events are partnered with other events in the system.
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Fixed cases when an empty "Policies and notices" page appears.
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Fixed a bug in the club payee field.
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MARCH 2023
We've made some exciting improvements this month! Get ready for enhanced event reports, user accounts, user interface, the extras page, the Premium upload page, and the event setup. Plus, we've resolved pesky issues with the running order, finalization wizard, catalog, and even dog loading. Details are listed below!
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New pointing breed field trial stakes are now supported: "Regional Grand Open Limited All Age," "Regional Grand Amateur Limited All Age," and "Regional Grand Amateur Limited Gun Dog."
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Secretaries can now export an Excel spreadsheet for Portuguese Water Dog Water Trials that includes most information they need to report qualifying scores to the Portuguese Water Dog Club of America.
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Portuguese Water Dog Water Trials now have formal catalog numbers for dogs that don't change if they move up, etc. The numbers look like "J1," "J2," "A1," "A2," etc. according to the level.
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A new "Show breeds" checkbox has been added to the running order and catalog screens that is unchecked by default if the event only allows a single breed (e.g., Vizsla Club of America National Gun Dog Championship).
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If someone is editing another user and puts in their own current email address, a warning is now shown and they are asked if they are trying to choose themselves or if they want to change the email address they entered.
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The event page has been updated to make it easier for admins to find the "Setup," "Manage," and "Report" buttons.
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A new "I manage these activities" area has been added to the home page so secretaries can get to their events faster.
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The "extras" page for admins has been updated with improvements to instructions and messaging.
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It is now much more obvious to admins when their event is missing some requirements that prevent it from taking entries.
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The premium upload page got a facelift and now has a preview of the premium document. The secretary admin page now has a button that goes to the premium upload page.
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The setup event flow has been completely redesigned to make it easier to understand and use. It starts with a "managed event checklist" and guides admins through the process of setting up their event.
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The 'settlement' email that includes a spreadsheet attachment now offers a link that doesn't require the user to be an event admin to download the spreadsheet.
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BUG FIXES
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Entrants are now required to provide their full address before entering an event. A previous bug made it possible for them to bypass this step, which caused an error later in the checkout process.
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Premium upload is now more consistent.
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Fixed the message 'running order is not current' so that it doesn't run off the page on small phones.
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A new event admin can get to their event management page before they've verified their email address, even if the event is non-managed.
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The UI no longer hangs when someone is trying to pay outstanding charges.
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Prevented an error message appearing after admins flipped the "managed" switch when they did not have a verified email address.
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Improved several error messages including:
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the error message shown when a user puts in an invalid code to verify email.
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the error message shown when a user inputs an invalid name (such as "Lisa & John").
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Fixed an issue with the running order when entries were canceled or dogs were moved.
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Fixed bugs in the finalization wizard.
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Fixed an issue in the catalog related to missing dog registration numbers
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Improved what the site does when someone rapidly clicks their back button after finishing the checkout process.
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We no longer show an error message when someone rapidly adds or removes entries or extras in the registration wizard.
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Fixed a bug related to confirming a pre-existing dog.
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Fixed a bug occurring in manage running order when all dogs were removed/canceled from a stake.
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FEBRUARY 2023
The highly anticipated Event Finalization Assistant is finally here! Event admins now have full control over finalizing their events and getting paid. Users now receive notifications if they're not receiving event emails, and admins can easily view email logs for their events to ensure that everyone is receiving PerfDog emails. Explore all the exciting changes that have been made this month in the sections below!
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New Event Finalization Assistant - Administrators of events are now in control of finalizing their event in order to get paid.
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Clubs can now pay multiple parties for both events and club membership. Clubs can designate who gets paid, when, and under what conditions. This makes it easy to automate paying event vendors, parent clubs, and much more.
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We now send final report emails (with spreadsheet attached) and mail a check when a PerfDog admin settles an event.
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Users now get a pop up message if they're not receiving email from PerfDog along with suggestions on how to fix it.
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Event and club admins can now see an email log that shows all email actions related to their event or club, including all entry confirmations, membership renewals, custom emails sent by admins, etc. They can see when every email was sent, delivered, opened, and clicked. They can also see the reason why we couldn't deliver an email to someone if that's the case.
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CHANGES
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When activity administrators copy another activity, they must now manually flip the 'managed' switch afterwards.
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We no longer allow admins acting on behalf of entrants to save credit card details, which will prevent the admin from accidentally saving their own personal card information that entrants can charge in the future.
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We now charge clubs a 'settlement fee' for each payment we make related to their events and membership dues. The fee is currently the same as our check printing and mailing fee of $3.
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Club officials will see the 'Become a member' button on their club's membership page if they're not yet a member according to PerfDog.
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We now warn entrants if they try to enter a non-AKC dog in an AKC event, but they can still enter after being warned.
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We now warn secretaries when someone they're about to email about accepting a waiting list entry has not been receiving PerfDog emails recently.
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It's now more clear to admins that their event premium is not an 'event entry document' and we re-route them to the Premium List uploader if they click 'Add Premium'.
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Checks that entrants are supposed to bring to events are now handled differently and as a result, refunds they get from cancelling will only be applied to other items in the same event; it will not reduce the amount of other checks they owe for other events.
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BUG FIXES
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BUG: fixed multiple issues related to someone adding allowed waiting list entries to their cart and starting to pay but then not paying before the waiting list allowance expired.
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BUG: fixed an issue where some new club memberships and renewals were showing the wrong expiration date.
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JANUARY 2023
Exciting news! PerfDog has made a major upgrade to become a fully Self-service platform. Event admins from pointing breed clubs now have the power to set up their own events, while other activities can easily be cloned from previous events. What's more, the approval process for the premium list can now be overridden. Discover all the changes below!
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Self-service! Many areas of the site, help center, and more have been updated to reflect our new fully self-service website. Thanks to our hundreds of help popups, articles, screenshots, videos, and wizards, clubs are now able to create and manage their own events, membership, and websites without contacting us.
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Activity administrators can now copy their own activities and those from other clubs to create a new activity! This feature is only available for activities other than AKC hunt tests and field trials, such as rattlesnake clinics, water trials, fun days, training practice, and the like.
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Event secretaries can now override issues discovered in our premium list checker if they believe all is well.
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New look to the home page in order to accommodate the new self-service message and links for guidance.
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We now show all dog titles in the catalog instead of cutting some off due to space limitations.
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Secretaries can now add entries after an event is finished, but not after it is 'finalized'.
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The entries and extras cancellation confirmation page is now more clear about the fact that all items listed will be cancelled and that checking boxes only affects refunds.
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BUG FIXES
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Events switched to 'non-visible' are now made visible to the event secretary.
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BUG: fix entrant and handler sorting in the manage waiting list table.
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BUG: fixed a dog wizard issue where we would sometimes lose the last digit of a registration number after showing a popup message.
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2024 Mid-Year Update!
Jun 21, 2024 by Neeta Cope
THE PERFDOG POST - December 2023 Newsletter
Dec 4, 2023 by Neeta Cope
2022 UPDATES
November 2022
Changes
- The partner event in the shopping cart view is now easier to see.
- Changed the dog registration type and registration number types to radio buttons (instead of a dropdown list) to avoid confusing first time PerfDog users.
- Removed the 'Dogs' step from the entry/registration wizard because it caused too much confusion. Instead, there are 'New dog' and 'Change dog info' buttons on the 'Stakes' step.
- Improved the automatic premium checker to be more flexible when looking for walking field trial stakes and 'change or cancel' language.
BUG FIXES
- Fixed a crash when showing a judge's history for a field trial without results.
- Fixed running order view on small phones.
- Fixed multiple UI issues with navigating from the standard club membership wizard's dogs step to the dog wizard for non-admins.
October 2022
NEW
- 'My activities' now includes a separate section for secretaries, chairpeople, and other people with special access to see the events they're involved in, whether or not they have entries in the events.
- We now notify club membership chairs or club secretaries when a non-event-related email (e.g., membership expiration warning) can't be sent to someone because their mailbox is full or some other 'permanent' problem occurs.
- We now immediately grant 'admin' permissions to the secretary and chair of a new AKC event.
- Added venue, address, map, and directions to user confirmation emails.
Changes
- The automatic premium checker now understands over 2000 common nicknames when looking for secretary, judge, and other names in premium text. It's also much more flexible when looking for the PerfDog address and other required information.
- Warn secretaries in a very obvious way before they cancel entries or extras without providing a credit or refund.
- When changing the breed restriction for an entire event, all stakes are immediately set to the same value.
BUG FIXES
- When replacing one dog with another in an entry, don't let a pre-existing waiting list entry for the new dog in the same stake prevent system from doing the replacement correctly.
- The blank scorecards feature now works again for hunt tests.
- Secretaries can now remove 'extra' item descriptions and instructions.
- Allow an exactly 6 month old dog to enter on the Sunday of a double hunt test that starts on Saturday when they're in an earlier time zone than the event.
- Secretaries can once again edit someone else's dog's information.
- Very long email addressee are now wrapped on the generated PDF entries report.
September 2022
NEW
- Secretaries can now make their own event 'managed' if they've previously been a secretary for the same type of event with the same club.
- Sign in pages now have a Help video showing how to reset a password.
- The premium upload page now has 'Copy text' buttons to make it easier for secretaries to copy and paste our required language into their premiums.
CHANGES
- The 'cancel entries and extras' page now has larger and accentuated checkboxes to make them harder to miss. We now also show a popup confirmation window if the admin doesn't check any boxes to make sure it's not a mistake.
- The home page's 'See more activities' button now immediately shows more in the same place. Clicking it again takes the user to the event search page.
- When a secretary locks a running order, they are now notified that this will make it visible to others.
- Added visual highlights around the 'return entry fee' and 'refund immediately' checkboxes on the cancellation page so they're harder to miss.
- Secretaries can no longer opt out of sending notification emails to themselves and entrants when performing moves, swaps, and cancellations. This is for record-keeping purposes.
- PerfDog now has new colors, new home page images, an updated menu bar, and event search on the home page.
BUG FIXES
- Fixed a crash when trying to show (or generate PDF's for) running orders, catalogs, and results for certain types of events.
- Fixed a crash caused when someone inserts a premium URL into a bulk email as text instead of a link.
- Fixed a crash when someone views a running order that doesn't have any stakes in one of the event's days
August 2022
Major release
NEW
- If an entrant and a secretary try to cancel the same entries at the same time, they will each see that someone else is making changes simultaneously and we'll ask them to coordinate. If they both proceed, the first one to move forward 'wins' and the duplicates will be removed from the other person's cart.
- Added new AKC field trial champion titles for 'Regional Championship' events.
- We now send reminder emails to entrants when they're supposed to bring a check to an event. The reminders are sent 3 days before the event is scheduled to begin. We also email event secretaries 2 days before their events begin to let them know who they should collect checks from and how much they should be for.
- Entrants now have 1 hour to finish checking out after reaching the 'Review' step of the registration wizard before their shopping cart will be emptied and they'll need to start over. PerfDog will send them a reminder email after 45 minutes if they haven't checked out yet so they'll have a chance to make progress, which restarts the 1 hour timer. After 1 hour without progress, they'll receive an email letting them know they need to start over.
- When admins enter on behalf of entrants, they can say that they already have a check in hand or that the entrant will bring their check to the event, in which case the club is responsible for the PerfDog processing fee if entries/extras paid for by that check are cancelled for any reason (including cancellation of the entire event). If the entrant later pays with a credit card instead, the club is no longer responsible for the fees.
CHANGES
- When a secretary allows a waiting list entry into their event, assuming the entrant will pay and enter after the deadline to respond expires, we let them know that we won't strictly enforce payment by credit card only in this situation and require them to accept responsibility for checks brought to their event. This can happen if the entrant does not have an authorized credit card on file or if the charge fails for some reason and the entrant does not try to charge their card again or switch to another card.
- Entrants must pay the check mailing fee if they enter an event where the club pays all fees, but then they cancel entries and ask for a refund after the event is finished.
- Significant change: we no longer allow people to pay for club memberships, membership renewals, or merchandise with a check. In fact, all non-event-related purchases must be paid for with a credit card.
- When admins allow someone's waiting list entries, they can say that the entrant will bring a check to the event, in which case the club is responsible for the PerfDog processing fees if the entries paid for by that check are cancelled for any reason (including cancellation of the entire event). If the entrant later pays with a credit card instead, the club is no longer responsible for the fees.
- Significant change: we no longer let people enter non-managed events and pay online. Instead, they must mail their printed entry forms along with their check to the event secretary themselves.
- Major change: we no longer let people enter an event and promise to mail a check. Instead, we now require them to mail printed entry forms along with their check before they can be entered or take up space in the event. If it's already past our mailing cutoff, we tell people they must pay with a credit card or contact the event secretary.
BUG FIXES
- BUG: don't let someone get stuck on the registration wizard if they uncheck the 'I agree' box on the documents step and then go backwards in the wizard before trying to go forward again.
- BUG: fixed nasty problem where somebody starts to cancel an entry and goes to the review page or their cart, then changes their mind and undoes the change and proceeds to finish checking out with whatever else is in their cart, then in the future they actually do cancel that original entry, which causes the system to get messed up.
- BUG: fixed rare issue that could cause dog wizard changes to be lost even though it looks like they're being saved.
- BUG: fixed a very rare issue where someone was able to click 'pay' twice in rapid succession, which caused Stripe to return a new error related to reuse of our idempotency key that we showed the user instead of hiding, which in turn made them try again and thus getting charged twice. Added multiple layers of additional protection to avoid this problem in the future.
- BUG: fixed some stake editing issues that occasionally caused serious problems with duplicate stake ID's (when adding custom stakes like "Huntin' Dawg" to a Hunt Test or when editing a Clinic), drag/drop issues, and stake ordering issues (due to incorrect values for 'order' in some cases). We now explicitly maintain 'order' on every stake (and level for events organized by day/trial/type/level) that starts at 1 each day and goes up from there without resetting at each new trial. Removing and re-adding custom stakes/levels can cause gaps in the stake ID (e.g, we might have 'other2' and 'other4' without an 'other3'), but 'order' will not have any gaps.
- BUG: fixed a rare issue where we think our PDF library is ready to use when it's not.
February 2022
Major release
NEW
- We now provide more helpful information when multiple people are trying to enter the same dog in the same event at the same time.
- Made 'move entry' much faster.
- AKC Obedience and Rally trials are now supported for online entry! We automatically enforce most entry rules, such as requiring a title to enter certain classes or preventing entry in other classes where having a title makes a dog overqualified. Secretaries can also enforce entry limits, see entry reports and counts, export entry and dog data to a CSV file, get a basic catalog (with catalog/armband numbers assigned automatically and jump heights for classes that require them), and more!
- Event catalogs now optionally include an 'Exhibitors index' page (showing each exhibitor/handler and their catalog/armband numbers (only for events that use catalog numbers), a 'Breeds index page' (showing an alphabetical list of all breeds entered along with their counts), and a 'States index page' (showing an alphabetical list of each US State where a dog's owner lives along with their entry counts).
- For AKC breeds with official varieties, dog variety is now a dropdown on both the dog wizard and the registration wizard. Dog variety is now required for these breeds when entering certain AKC event types. We now show variety next to bring in catalogs and other places.
- Added a club financial report for new club memberships and renewals.
- Optimized image loading throughout the website and in club pages and newsletters, which dramatically reduced the size of some image-heavy newsletters that prevented emailing them to club members.
CHANGES
- Updated the event stakes/classes editor to better support events organized by trials (scent work, obedience, rally, and barn hunt at this point).
- Secretary entry notification emails now include dog variety, color, and also jump height for events that require it.
BUG FIXES
- BUG: fixed an issue that caused incorrect club membership expiration dates for certain new members in clubs that require a separate 'reading' before members can be accepted into the club.
2021 Updates
December 2021
NEW
- Added AKC junior handler number to user profile and also a 'junior handler' checkbox to the registration wizard for certain event types (e.g., AKC Obedience). We show this information in catalogs and other places.
- Added a 'new exhibitor' checkbox to the registration wizard for certain event types (e.g., AKC obedience) and show that information in catalogs and other places.
CHANGES
- Improved voting on new club members by showing secondary members, membership type, and more.
- We no longer show 'dog swap' checkboxes in the drawing when viewed on a small phone or if the event has 3 courses because the lack of screen space caused problems. Use a larger device or rotate your phone to see more options.
BUG FIXES
- We fixed an issue that prevented a new user with a pre-existing profile from resetting their password.
- Fixed a time zone issue that caused us to occasionally miss sending out survey reminders.
- Fixed a dog wizard UI hang.
- Let people use the degree symbol in event directions so they can provide longitude and latitude.
- When a secretary swaps a dog, don't put the updated entry on a waiting list if there already is one.
- Fixed a problem caused when someone removed multiple entries at the same time and had PerfDog open in browsers on multiple devices at the same time.
November 2021
NEW
- Added basic entry support for obedience and rally!
- Added obedience jump height and rally jump height to the dog wizard.
CHANGES
- Club membership email recipients are now shown in a form that is easy to copy and paste into an email program.
- When someone chooses a pre-existing 'draft' dog in the system to add to their list of dogs, they are now required to provide any missing information that would be required to enter the dog in an event, such as its call name, sire, dam, and owner.
BUG FIXES
- Fix an issue related to our credit card processor that makes it seem like we're ready to take a payment when we're not.
- Anyone can now edit and claim a dog that has no relationships with another user as its owner, handler, or enterer.
September 2021
CHANGES
- Added 'first handler' columns to the CSV export so it's easier to sort and search for a specific handler.
- Event page now includes a table of contents at the top so people don't miss things because they don't scroll down far enough.
BUG FIXES
- Fixed an issue related to swapping and moving dogs and how they were reflected on the financial report if the stake was removed.
- Fixed a rare issue with credit card payments if people closed their browser or tab at a certain time before finishing checkout.
- Fixed an issue related to daylight savings time and birth dates.
August 2021
NEW
- Added a 'review bitches in heat' notice and button on the top of the running order page so secretaries can't miss when they need to be aware bitches in heat entered in their event.
- Added new features and improvements in event setup.
BUG FIXES
- Fixed crashes and hangs related to club membership, reports, and other pages.
July 2021
Major release
NEW
- Club logos now appear on all outgoing emails related to club membership, events, newsletters, surveys, reminders, and such.
- Clubs can now choose either a standard membership expiration date for everyone (such as December 31st or July 1st) or to let everyone have their own renewal schedule (starting on the day they first become a member).
- Scent work support! Clubs can now accept entries for scent work trials and perform basic admin functions in PerfDog (such as setting limits on number of entries, breeds, etc., getting financial reports, and managing waiting lists) while also being able to export entries to a CSV file that can be easily imported into mySWT/RyKris Scent Work software!
- Clubs can now choose to pay all PerfDog fees on behalf of entrants, including processing fees and refund check printing and mailing fees. This simplifies the premium and the entrant experience because they'll never see language related to fees on the website or in their confirmation emails.
- Hunt tests and field trials can now be fully customized to act like other events that require their structure. This is behind the scenes for creating customized events.
- Some terms on the website and in confirmation emails can be customized to replace the standard labels like 'clinic', 'stake', 'brace', 'course', 'judge', and 'premium'. This is behind the scenes for creating customized events.
- Customized words available to replace words such as 'secretary', 'enter', 'entry', 'entered', 'entrant', 'event', and more. This is behind the scenes for creating customized events.
CHANGES
- We now record who should automatically receives event related transaction notification emails and help emails.
April 2021
NEW
- Club website pages and club membership management are now live!
CHANGES
- Non-managed events: entrants can now use the 'manual' event entry forms right up until an event closes, even though they still can't enter and pay online after the cutoff we enforce (currently 14 days prior to event close) due to the slow postal service around the country.
- Added a note to the catalog stake picker for hunt tests: "To print the event number on catalog pages, choose stakes from only one event at a time." The event number goes in the header of each page in the catalog.
BUG FIXES
- Club newsletter titles should now be correct after they're edited.
- Fixed a very rare issue that caused entries to be removed from a stake when the secretary removed and rearranged stakes in a live event.
March 2021
Major release
NEW
- Clubs will be able to create, rename, move, and remove their site pages. They can also do the same with sub-pages.
- Admins can swap one dog for another in an entry without charging the entrant.
- Admins can move a dog from one stake to another. We automatically prevent moving to a stake (or trial or day) that is already full or if the dog isn't eligible (e.g., wrong breed or age). If the new stake costs the same as the old one, the entrant is not charged. If the new stake costs less, the entrant receives a credit for the difference. If the new stake costs more, the entrant is charged the same as if they cancelled the first entry then added the new one.
CHANGES
- We now allow users to fix and report bad or missing information when viewing or entering a non-managed event.
- We now show the AKC event number in the header of every catalog page of a day-oriented event (like a hunt test) when the secretary only includes stakes for a single day.
BUG FIXES
- Avoid a UI crash when loading the waiting list management page with multiple entries on it.
February 2021
Major release
NEW
- Help center support is now available with our new Help widget!
- Show stake notes on clinics and other day/trial/level type events like scent work and barn hunt.
- Event admins can now upload one or more documents that entrants must read and agree to before entering an event.
- Added a new permission so clubs can let someone to manage their club website on PerfDog, but not access other club management features like membership.
CHANGES
- Improvements made to shopping cart when secretary is acting on behalf of someone else.
- Reorganized the buttons in the Manage section. Added new Manage entries button and page that includes Add, Cancel, Swap, Move.
- The dog wizard now says that AKC registration information is optional, because it's not required for some events like clinics.
BUG FIXES
- Fixed club membership wizard problem where the user couldn't get past the 'members' step.
- Fixed a bug when allowing multiple waiting list entries at the same time.
January 2021
Major release
NEW
- Show 20 current and upcoming events on the home page (up from 8).
- Updated new club web pages look and feel and editing functions.
- When someone with club admin permissions visits a club page, but their email address hasn't been verified yet, they'll be prompted to have PerfDog email them a code that they can enter on screen to gain access to club admin features.
- Admins will be warned if they try to leave a club website page without saving their changes.
- Event Secretaries can edit their venue's map, directions, etc.
- Added a club membership directory! Club members and admins can now search, sort, filter, and see each other on a map.
CHANGES
- We now always show FDSB # and color on field tries entries report PDF pages.
- Update the dog view page to show registered name in addition to call name.
- Secretaries now receive a copy of any email they send through PerfDog.
BUG FIXES
- Don't let someone remove a dog from their list if they have entries with it. Records are dependent on this info.
- Make the Cancel button work on the find/add/change people page.
- Fixed secondary member creation and selection in the club membership wizard.
- Automatically replace problematic invisible characters copied/pasted from Microsoft Word or other programs into our email sending form.
2020 Updates
December 2020
Major release
NEW
- Warning! PerfDog no longer supports Microsoft Internet Explorer or what Microsoft calls their 'legacy' Edge browser (version 18 or below). PerfDog continues to support the 'new' Microsoft Edge browser (version 80 and higher) and recent versions of Chrome, Firefox, and Safari on desktops, laptops, tablets, and smart phones.
- Free entries are now supported. This lets admins create free 'stakes' like a rattlesnake avoidance clinic 'recheck' that doesn't cost anything, but allows the admin to track who signed up, create a running order, and the like. There is no PerfDog processing fee for stakes that are free to enter.
- Clinic support! PerfDog can now manage 'clinics', such as rattlesnake avoidance, bird dog training, and many other non-AKC events like fun days, picnics, and other ad hoc gatherings. This helps both participants and administrators whenever there's a need to sign up and optionally pay in advance (with a credit card or mailed in check), send confirmation emails, handle online changes and cancellations, create and email custom running orders, print labels or a catalog or a report, and have an easy way to email all participants.
- Club newsletters! Clubs can now easily create and email newsletters to their membership. The emails include an image of the front page of the newsletter and has the full newsletter as an attachment. Members can also view the newsletter online.
- Completely overhauled club pages to be far easier to create and edit. Admins can start from PerfDog-related templates.
November 2020
Major release
NEW
- Club admins can now download a membership report spreadsheet in the format the AKC requires annually.
- Club admins can now manage permissions for their club users. For example, an admin can give another user admin privileges.
- The club membership table now lets admins see only primary members or also secondary (e.g., 'household') members.
- Clubs can now track their officials and directors on their club membership page.
- Club membership renewal reminder emails now include the email address that the reminder is being sent to. This will help remind members to update their email address in PerfDog if it's out of date.
- When trying to become a member of a club, users can now select their 'sponsor' from a list of current club members if the club requires sponsorship as a condition of joining.
- Added a 'My clubs' page so users can quickly get to club pages where they have a membership.
- Club admins can see charts, shared interests, and other reports on their club's membership.
CHANGES
- Users can now find clubs and events when searching for an abbreviation. For example, searching for 'gsp' would find 'German Shorthaired Pointer Club of San Antonio'.
- On the home page, open 'managed' events now take priority over recently finished ones.
October 2020
Major release
NEW
- We now fully support Water Test stakes in Field Trials.
- Club voting! Clubs can set up officer and director elections and voting on new members. The 'survey' creator decides who can respond (e.g., voting club members, all club members, only club officials, or only club directors). Eligible voters will be notified by email that they can vote and will receive additional reminder emails until they vote or the deadline has passed.
- Club admins can send emails to their club through PerfDog. They can easily choose to send only to club officials,voting members, members due to renew soon, or to all members.
- Club membership! PerfDog can now manage a club's membership, including helping people become members initially and handling renewals. We can automatically send out reminder emails when it's time to renew. New applicants and existing members can pay online at PerfDog. Members can see their current status, what kind of membership they have, and when it expires. Club admins can enter membership types and prices, upload membership documents, view current members, and manually add/edit memberships.
- Club sites within PerfDog can now be found at https://perfdog.com/club/<club ID> where the <club ID> can be either the club 'short name' (e.g., 'RMVC') or the full name using dashes instead of spaces (e.g., 'Rocky-Mountain-Vizsla-Club')
BUG FIXES
- If someone scratches the last dog in a brace after a running order has already been generated, remove the entire brace.
- Allow PDF event results to be viewed on smart phones.
August 2020
Major release
NEW
- Initial Club Pages release! Every pointing dog breed club now has their own area within PerfDog where they can share standard information about their club, membership, rescue, and the like. Club admins are all known AKC contacts and event chairs and secretaries. Admins must verify their email address online before they can edit club pages.
- Judge Search! See all of a judge's field trial and hunt test assignments, sorted by date, club, or stake. All assignments include placements and dogs with links to the associated events, dogs, and fellow judges.
- Dog search! Find any pointing dog that has placed in a field trial or had a qualifying hunt test run since 2010.
- Let users upload premiums as either PDF or MS Word docs.
CHANGES
- Added more game type options for field events: ducks and guinea hens.
- Lots of improvements to our Documentation and Help Center, including new 'How to' guides!
- Event search results are now properly sorted by date on every page when the table is sorted by date.
BUG FIXES
- Fixed AKC hunt test report pagination when a stake has an exact multiple of 5 qualifying dogs
January-July 2020
NEW
- PerfDog event pages now provide links to their associated AKC event pages.
- Hunt test secretaries can now see multiple courses side by side when managing running orders.
- Water test stakes are now supported in hunt tests.
- Entrants can change a non-managed event secretary's name and club name if PerfDog has incorrect information.
- PerfDog now enforces a 10 day cut-off prior to the official registration close date for entering non-managed events online to make sure there's enough time to mail entries to the secretary.
- Users can now enter any pointing breed field trial or hunt test through a new 'manual entry' method. They can search for an event; choose their dogs, stakes, and handlers; and download or print final entry forms ready for signing and mailing to the event secretary. It's all FREE!
- Users can now enter any pointing breed field trial or hunt test online and pay online with a credit card. Users provide their digital signature which is printed on their entry forms. PerfDog charges a special check and entry form printing and mailing fee for this service in addition to the standard processing fee per entry that is automatically added to the entry fees shown in the premium (or on the AKC website).
- PerfDog no longer supports the Internet Explorer browser. Users should visit the site with a recent version of Chrome, Firefox, Safari, or Microsoft Edge.
- The event page now shows a calendar and a map. Clicking the map opens a new browser tab/window to Google Maps.
- Secretaries can now view, print, email, and post results for PerfDog-managed hunt tests.
- Entrants can now view hunt test results for both PerfDog-managed events and imported event results. They can now also view imported field trial event results.
- Bulk email sending! Secretaries can now easily send email to judges, other volunteers, handlers, entrants, any users in the system, or arbitrary email addresses.
- Added two new fields to the event 'basics' form: 'AKC event status' and 'AKC judge panel status'. Both must be approved for an event to open for entries.
- Added tooltip when hovering over almost any disabled button to show why it's disabled.
- We now show a small colored dot on the right side of user dropdown lists to signify people who have never signed onto the system before.
- Let secretaries immediately charge entrants by check (or credit card if saved and authorized) when allowing their waiting list entries into an event.
- Add an instructions page as a cover letter to secretary catalog PDF's.
- Let secretaries 'publish' an event so everyone can see it or put it back in 'draft' mode until they're ready.
- Let secretaries set an opening date/time to start accepting entries.
CHANGES
- Updated our About page.
- Event venues now have a dropdown list.
- Let users remove dogs from their 'My dogs' page if they have no recorded passes or placements with the AKC and have never been entered in an event on PerfDog
- Gave the user a button to get back to the home page after completing a transaction.
- Refreshed fonts and colors throughout the site to match our new logo and branding.
- Update field trial points awarded in amateur stakes on results and running orders.
- Improved automatic running order problem fixer to be much faster and more accurate!
- Add a button to get to the limits and timing page from manage running orders (and a button there to return).
- Support 3 courses side-by-side on the manage running orders page (for users with wide screens) and added a toggle switch to enable the scrolling of multiple courses independently.
- Secretaries can now choose 'one at a time' or 'side by side' formats when emailing and posting running orders.
- Improved issues related to credit card processing failures.
- Secretaries can now add lunches and other breaks to running orders. They can also put in a 'stop for the day' marker and say when they want to continue the remaining braces.
- Auto-filling dog details is more than 3 times faster now.
- Entrants can now pay off the balance of what they owe by check with a credit card at any time.
- When secretaries act on behalf of entrants, they will now be able to use the entrants' pre-existing credits.
- Home page overhaul.
BUG FIXES
- Secretaries can now drag entries past a lunch break or end of day break if there are no other entries there already.
- Entrants now see the policies page if they're getting a refund or don't owe anything, as long as they're adding entries or extras.
- Let the user try again after a credit card processing error.
- Fixed an issue that prevented some versions of Microsoft Edge from downloading PDF's.
- Fixed an issue related to bitch in heat notifications on the running order page.
- Fixed an issue with running order when changing settings.
- Fixed a problem where taking a specific path caused loss of dog's basic info.
- Fixed drag/drop issues in running order when bye dogs are involved
2019 UPDATES
January-December 2019
NEW
- Added a downloadable CSV file for secretaries containing all information for a specific event (i.e., event info, stake info, entries, handlers, dogs, owners, results, etc.).
- Allow secretaries to add, change, move, and remove stakes.
- Admins can create, remove, and change entries on behalf of users.
- Admins can edit user profiles and dog records. They can also add new users and dogs to the system.
- Show a prefix of 'BH-' in form fields where we ask for a Barn Hunt Association (BHA) number so users know what to type.
- Secretaries with active events can now search for, view, edit, and add dogs and users.
- Secretaries can now choose which day(s) they want to include in catalogs, running orders, and score cards, both on screen and in PDF.
- Support lots of new dog titles, mainly for barn hunt, scent work, and trick dog, including repeat titles like RATCHX4.
- Dogs can now have a variety and a height in inches.
- Support for barn hunt trials. Dogs can only enter elements they're eligible for according to titles held.
- Support for scent work trials. Dogs can only enter elements they're eligible for according to titles held.
- Secretaries can now edit basic event information: name, venue, start and end dates/times, entry deadlines.
CHANGES
- Improved dog entering capabilities for people who are not owners of a dog.
- Improved check out speed and performance of other webpages.
- Hunt test score cards now include the names of all judges below the 'qualified' check box in case they want to sign or initial, but secretaries can also use this information to help organize their paperwork.
- Field trial stakes can now have special notes that appear only when the user enters that stake.
- Made it easier for users to enter non-AKC dogs with Barn Hunt Association (BHA) and Field Dog Stud Book (FDSB) numbers.
- We now support Canadian addresses (provinces, territories, and postal codes) and US territories.
- 'Training' and 'rental' are two new kinds of 'extras'.
- Hunt test secretaries can now see, download, and print score cards after an event is finished.
- Hunt Test stakes are now always in junior-senior-master order by day to avoid confusion.
- Let someone enter an AKC field trial with just a Field Dog Stud Book (FDSB) number.
- Improved the quick entries view page.
- We now detect and warn users who try to add entries for the same dog at roughly the same time. We also prevent duplicate entries if one user finishes their transaction before the other user puts the entry in their cart.
- Multiple field trial catalog improvements.
BUG FIXES
- Fix an issue with stake ordering issues.
- Fixed a problem where a user could switch from paying by check to paying by credit card, but still see the credit card buttons on the transaction confirmation page after successfully paying by credit card.
- Fixed issues with date and date/time fields not always responding, which was extremely frustrating.
- Fixed a bug that prevented users from adding a new dog with an AKC number.
2018 UPDATES
January-December 2018
NEW
- Create a 'catalog' for Hunt tests and Field Trials so secretaries can print everything ahead of the on-site event.
- Add Judges and volunteer page to Setup.
- Add 'color' to dog profile.
- Show club logos for events on home page.
- Show AKC number type (e.g., PAL, Foreign) and/or country on AKC reports, catalogs, and entries report for non-AKC/US dogs.
- In Hunt test catalogs, show a "Check if qualified" box next to each entry and "Judge initials" lines at the bottom of each page.
- Let users know their browser might show a PDF in a separate tab.
- Let secretaries print pre-filled or blank judges score cards for hunt tests. Use running order for pre-filled cards.
CHANGES
- Improved 'owners' section of dog info
- On registration stakes page, show more information about each dog if there are more than 10 or duplicate call names. This helps pro handlers, in particular.
- When secretary enters field trial results, show the total number of entrants and starters for each stake to make double checking easier.
- Show number of starters and points on field trial results PDF.
- Add number of starters and points to field trial results web page and remove date from field trial results PDF.
- Add dog call name to hunt test and field trial AKC reports to make it easier for judges and secretaries to confirm.
- Allow non-AKC dogs to enter AKC events to make sure foreign-registered dogs can get in.
2015-2018 UPDATES
2015-2018
PerfDog's online entry software was first used in a Hunt Test in Colorado in 2015. After that successful trial run, we slowly began adding additional features such as labels for scorecards and AKC reporting paperwork. Additional features followed and clubs began finding us, wanting to use our software, which helped us improve what PerfDog does. We thank the Rocky Mountain Vizsla Club and Skyline Brittany Club for using our software at the very beginning of our journey!
PerfDog began with the goal of helping Pointing Breed Hunt Test secretaries run their events more efficiently. See our About us page to learn more about our story.