Post by gsdoglady on Jan 20, 2004 12:38:27 GMT -5
OK Janis -- here it is -
AKC shows consist of many layers -
Within the breed: Classes are divided by gender except for the Best of Breed class.
There are 7 classes - the first three age specific:
6-9 months, 9-12 months, 12-18 mo, then: Novice, Bred By Exhibitor, American bred and Open. The winners of each of these classes are then judged against each other and the winner is awarded championship points based on the number of dogs of that sex actually exhibiting. A show can award between 0-5 points. Shows awarding 3,4 or 5 points are "majors". A dog requires 15 points, and at least 2 major wins, to become a Champion.
Once the male classes are run and the "Winners Dog" is selected, the process is repeated with the bitches. When the Winners Bitch has been selected (again, she gets the points based on the number of bitches actually exhibited), the Winners Dog, Winners Bitch and any Champions entered compete. This time the judge selects "Best of Breed" (could be of either sex) and then "Best of Opposite Sex to Best of Breed" the actual name of the award. If the BOB is a male, the BOS is a female. At an all-breed, the Best of Breed winner then continues on to the Herding Group to compete against the BOB winners of the other Herding breeds. The Group winners then compete with other group winners for Best in Show.
At a Specialty show, the judging stops at Best of Breed.
The CKC is similar except they do not require major wins, so you can get 10 -1 pt wins and become a Champion. There are many, many dogs in this country who have lots of points but because they have not won their 2 majors, they do not get the title.
There are lots of other things about point scales, etc, but this is the short version.
I have seen several dogs manage to win 3-5 pointers on a long weekend, but that is not the way it usually is done. Our Jester finished in 5 weekends. But most of the time you get to invest quite a bit of time and effort.
AKC shows consist of many layers -
Within the breed: Classes are divided by gender except for the Best of Breed class.
There are 7 classes - the first three age specific:
6-9 months, 9-12 months, 12-18 mo, then: Novice, Bred By Exhibitor, American bred and Open. The winners of each of these classes are then judged against each other and the winner is awarded championship points based on the number of dogs of that sex actually exhibiting. A show can award between 0-5 points. Shows awarding 3,4 or 5 points are "majors". A dog requires 15 points, and at least 2 major wins, to become a Champion.
Once the male classes are run and the "Winners Dog" is selected, the process is repeated with the bitches. When the Winners Bitch has been selected (again, she gets the points based on the number of bitches actually exhibited), the Winners Dog, Winners Bitch and any Champions entered compete. This time the judge selects "Best of Breed" (could be of either sex) and then "Best of Opposite Sex to Best of Breed" the actual name of the award. If the BOB is a male, the BOS is a female. At an all-breed, the Best of Breed winner then continues on to the Herding Group to compete against the BOB winners of the other Herding breeds. The Group winners then compete with other group winners for Best in Show.
At a Specialty show, the judging stops at Best of Breed.
The CKC is similar except they do not require major wins, so you can get 10 -1 pt wins and become a Champion. There are many, many dogs in this country who have lots of points but because they have not won their 2 majors, they do not get the title.
There are lots of other things about point scales, etc, but this is the short version.
I have seen several dogs manage to win 3-5 pointers on a long weekend, but that is not the way it usually is done. Our Jester finished in 5 weekends. But most of the time you get to invest quite a bit of time and effort.
. (OR did they stop doing that?)