How Does A Dog Earn a Championship Title
Earning an AKC championship title is the only time that a dog can put that title in front of his registered name. Titles earned in other organizations sports such as NADAC, ASCA or AHBA (American Herding Breed Association) are not apart of a dog’s AKC titles when entering their registered name in an AKC event. Below are some of the few VVDAC championship titled dogs. If you have any dogs with an AKC Championship title, please send your picture and dog into to Cynde.
CONFIRMATION TITLES... as seen in above slide show
Deb & Rick Castro
Judy & Carl Baumeister
Undefeated in Obedience and Rally. Ranked #1 Terv in region, top 10 Terv nationally.
(Had limited showing in conformation and was ranked #2 all breed) (#1 in Region). Top 5 dogs
owner/handler years end. Multiple group placements. Two agility titles all first places.
MACH TITLES
Carol Feralazzo
OTCH TITLE
Cynde Leshin
Deb & Rick Castro
- Alaric: GCH CH Alcher TMAC Prince Of Darkness v Gentry
- Addy: CH Gallant’s Classified Adds v Ciden, CD, RA, TKN, ROM “Addy” of note ROM is a Doberman Pinscher Club of America award. It stands for Register of Merit and means they are a Champion have a qualifying obedience title and have passed the DPCA’s Working Aptitude Evaluation( which is a temperament evaluation).
- JJ: CH Gallant’s I Found that Girl v Ciden D ‘Tales, CGC, BN
Judy & Carl Baumeister
- LEGEND
Undefeated in Obedience and Rally. Ranked #1 Terv in region, top 10 Terv nationally.
- SHANEL
(Had limited showing in conformation and was ranked #2 all breed) (#1 in Region). Top 5 dogs
owner/handler years end. Multiple group placements. Two agility titles all first places.
MACH TITLES
Carol Feralazzo
- MACH. Raven
OTCH TITLE
Cynde Leshin
- Kaffee: OTCH Contact Point Kaffee UDX4 OM7 RE HSAds HSBs HIAds HXAsd OA NAJ OF
EARNING A CONFORMATION TITLE – Champion and Grand Champion
The American Kennel Club requires a dog to obtain a total of 15 points with two major wins (a major win is worth three points or higher) to become a champion. The majors must be won under different judges and at least one other judge must award some of the remaining points — so you need to win under at least three different judges.
The American Kennel Club requires a dog to first be a Champion and then obtain a total of 25 points with three major wins (a major win is worth three points or higher) to become a Grand Champion. The majors must be won under three different judges and at least one other judge must award some of the remaining points — so you need to win under at least four different judges. Also at least one Champion of Record must be defeated at three of these shows
Example of recognition of championship title:
Deb and Rick Castro's Alaric: GCH CH Alcher TMAC Prince Of Darkness v Gentry
EARNING A MACH (Master Agility Championship) title
To obtain the Master Agility Champion Title (MACH) a dog must achieve a minimum of 750 Championship Points and 20 Double Qualifying scores (obtained in the Excellent B Classes). Dogs placing first in their class double their championship points.
EARNING MACH POINTS:
EARNING A OTCH (Obedience Trial Championship) title
The OTCH titles are reserved for only the best obedience dogs as they can only be earned by WINNING through competition. Only the top finishers earn points. This is not a pass/fail competition.
Before any OTCH points can be accumulated, a dog must first have earned a minimum of a CD (Companion Dog), CDX (Companion Dog Excellent), & a UD (Utility Dog).
After earning the UD, a dog can begin earning the 100 points and wins needed.
Points will be recorded for those dogs that have earned a first, second, third or fourth place ribbon competing in the Open B or Utility B class, according to the schedule of points established by the AKC Board of
Directors (see latest 2021 Point Schedule below). When counting the number of eligible dogs in competition,
a dog that is disqualified or excused from the ring by the judge will not be included.
Requirements for the Obedience Trial Champion are as follows:
The dog must have won:
1. 100 points
2. A first place in Utility B with at least three dogs in competition
3. A first place in Open B with at least six dogs in competition
4. An additional first place under the conditions of 2 or 3 above
5. All three first places under three different judges
Only one of the required first places may have been won at a specialty
show or a Junior Obedience Showcase.
Example of OTCH title with registered name:
Cynde Leshin's Kaffee: OTCH Contact Point Kaffee UDX4 OM7 RE HSAds HSBs HIAds HXAsd OA NAJ OF
The American Kennel Club requires a dog to obtain a total of 15 points with two major wins (a major win is worth three points or higher) to become a champion. The majors must be won under different judges and at least one other judge must award some of the remaining points — so you need to win under at least three different judges.
The American Kennel Club requires a dog to first be a Champion and then obtain a total of 25 points with three major wins (a major win is worth three points or higher) to become a Grand Champion. The majors must be won under three different judges and at least one other judge must award some of the remaining points — so you need to win under at least four different judges. Also at least one Champion of Record must be defeated at three of these shows
Example of recognition of championship title:
Deb and Rick Castro's Alaric: GCH CH Alcher TMAC Prince Of Darkness v Gentry
EARNING A MACH (Master Agility Championship) title
To obtain the Master Agility Champion Title (MACH) a dog must achieve a minimum of 750 Championship Points and 20 Double Qualifying scores (obtained in the Excellent B Classes). Dogs placing first in their class double their championship points.
EARNING MACH POINTS:
- 1 point is awarded for each full second under standard course time. (No partial points are awarded.)
- Dogs earn points from the Master Agility Standard class and/or the Master Jumpers With Weaves class
- Dogs qualifying with scores of 100 in both the Master Agility Standard class and the Master Jumpers With Weaves class on the same day.
- Qualifying in both the Master Agility Standard class and the Master Jumpers With Weaves class on the same day equals 1 (2Q).
EARNING A OTCH (Obedience Trial Championship) title
The OTCH titles are reserved for only the best obedience dogs as they can only be earned by WINNING through competition. Only the top finishers earn points. This is not a pass/fail competition.
Before any OTCH points can be accumulated, a dog must first have earned a minimum of a CD (Companion Dog), CDX (Companion Dog Excellent), & a UD (Utility Dog).
After earning the UD, a dog can begin earning the 100 points and wins needed.
Points will be recorded for those dogs that have earned a first, second, third or fourth place ribbon competing in the Open B or Utility B class, according to the schedule of points established by the AKC Board of
Directors (see latest 2021 Point Schedule below). When counting the number of eligible dogs in competition,
a dog that is disqualified or excused from the ring by the judge will not be included.
Requirements for the Obedience Trial Champion are as follows:
The dog must have won:
1. 100 points
2. A first place in Utility B with at least three dogs in competition
3. A first place in Open B with at least six dogs in competition
4. An additional first place under the conditions of 2 or 3 above
5. All three first places under three different judges
Only one of the required first places may have been won at a specialty
show or a Junior Obedience Showcase.
Example of OTCH title with registered name:
Cynde Leshin's Kaffee: OTCH Contact Point Kaffee UDX4 OM7 RE HSAds HSBs HIAds HXAsd OA NAJ OF
EARNING A HCH (Herding Trial Championship title)
The American Kennel Club requires a dog to obtain a total of 15 points with two major wins (a major win is worth three points or higher) to become a champion.
Eligible dogs must have acquired an HX title and earned 15 championship points in Advanced classes at licensed or member trials under the published point schedule, with at least two first places in an Advanced class carrying championship points. A First Place is determined as a dog winning a blue ribbon in a regular class. One of the Advanced class first places must be for three points or better, and both Advanced class first places must be acquired under different judges. Championship points cannot be accrued at the trial in which the dog acquires the HX title. The number of points awarded will be determined by the total number of dogs in competition in all Advanced classes, including dogs with the HX and Herding Championship titles. There shall be no differentiation between dogs working any allowed stock type (combined total in the Advanced classes) when determining championship points.
When a dog from an Advanced class goes High-InTrial, one Championship point is earned if there was only one dog in the Advanced classes, and two Championship points are earned by the highest scoring dog when there were two dogs in the Advanced classes
The American Kennel Club requires a dog to obtain a total of 15 points with two major wins (a major win is worth three points or higher) to become a champion.
Eligible dogs must have acquired an HX title and earned 15 championship points in Advanced classes at licensed or member trials under the published point schedule, with at least two first places in an Advanced class carrying championship points. A First Place is determined as a dog winning a blue ribbon in a regular class. One of the Advanced class first places must be for three points or better, and both Advanced class first places must be acquired under different judges. Championship points cannot be accrued at the trial in which the dog acquires the HX title. The number of points awarded will be determined by the total number of dogs in competition in all Advanced classes, including dogs with the HX and Herding Championship titles. There shall be no differentiation between dogs working any allowed stock type (combined total in the Advanced classes) when determining championship points.
When a dog from an Advanced class goes High-InTrial, one Championship point is earned if there was only one dog in the Advanced classes, and two Championship points are earned by the highest scoring dog when there were two dogs in the Advanced classes