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EARNING A OTCH (Obedience Trial Championship) title
On Saturday July 27th at the Flagstaff Kennel Club show under judge Curt Curtis, Beckett earned his OTCH along with HIT and HC. So proud of Beckett who always tries to happily work for me doing a sport which is not boring for him but filled with positive rewards.
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. AND IT IS ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT CHAMPIONSHIP TITLES TO EARN as you will see below.
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
AND NOW: OTCH HC Cedar Quantum Leap Beckett UDX2 OM4 BN GN GO RA HSBds HSDs HIBs HIDs HSAdMsM HIAdMsM HXAdMsM SWN SCA CGC TKA.
On Saturday July 27th at the Flagstaff Kennel Club show under judge Curt Curtis, Beckett earned his OTCH along with HIT and HC. So proud of Beckett who always tries to happily work for me doing a sport which is not boring for him but filled with positive rewards.
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. AND IT IS ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT CHAMPIONSHIP TITLES TO EARN as you will see below.
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
AND NOW: OTCH HC Cedar Quantum Leap Beckett UDX2 OM4 BN GN GO RA HSBds HSDs HIBs HIDs HSAdMsM HIAdMsM HXAdMsM SWN SCA CGC TKA.
