From: tittle@ics.uci.edu (Cindy Tittle Moore)
Subject: Re: Request for show info/experiences
Newsgroups: rec.pets.dogs
Reply-To: tittle@ics.uci.edu (Cindy Tittle Moore)
Organization: ICS Dept., UC Irvine
Date: 21 Aug 92 18:08:22 GMT

All right, thanks to many of you for emailing and posting about my
summary.  This is what I've got now, any other comments?
I'm still unclear on two things.

First, I understand how reserve works, up to a point.  What if the
disqualified dog went BOB?  How do they figure in the replacement?

Second, I'm not clear on where the specials compete.  I thought that
they tried for WD/WB, but from the way the points are set up, it looks
more like they compete directly for BOB/BOS.

Thanks in advance.


BEGIN EXCERPT

A Champion must obtain 15 points.  Of those 15 points, two majors (a
show where 3, 4, or 5 points are won) must be obtained under two
different judges.  The remaining points can come from 1 or 2 (or
more!) point shows; at least one of these must be from a third judge.
A dog must win at least the Winners Dog (WD) or Winners Bitch (WB) to
get points.  So even if your dog wins a class, you don't get points.
It's only the WD/WB within a breed in competition that get points.
You don't get anything for second place, but a ribbon, some
recognition as an upcoming hopeful, and some experience.

Reserve Winners (one for WD and one for WB) *may* get points if the
winner of their sex is later disqualified.  This can happen if the dog
is improperly entered (into the wrong class, for example).  So reserve
wins can be important.

Special dogs are dogs with their CH; they do not normally compete in
the classes.  They compete for WD/WB along with the dogs that won
their respective classes; many breed clubs award national ratings to
dogs based on the total number of dogs of the same breed that a dog
has won over for a calendar year.  Each club calculates this slightly
differently.  Sometimes they are entered just to bring the show up to
a major.

Best of Winners can pick up the greater of the points that WD/WB has.

Best of Breed (BOB) gets to calculate its points based on the number
of dogs or bitches in the classes, whichever is greater, plus all of
the specials that were entered.

Best of Opposite Sex (BOS) calculates its points based on the number
of dogs or bitches in the classes, whichever is greater, plus all the
specials that are the same sex as BOS.

Thus, a 1 or 2 point show can turn into a major depending on how high
your dog goes.

Dogs that go on to win Best In Show will get as many points as any dog
they defeat, if those points total more than what they have garnered
so far.

The number of points obtained at a particular show is dependent on the
number of dogs or bitches present, the breed, and the geographical
location of the sho.  There is a point schedule that determines the
ranges: rarer breeds require fewer dogs for points whereas popular
breeds must have more dogs present for the same points.

[...]

A short chart:

                     Best of Breed (points toward CH from largest group of
                           |        of either sex of class dogs including
                           |        all specials)
                           |
                   Best of Opposite Sex (points toward CH from largest group
                           |             of either sex of class dogs plus
                           |             specials of same sex)
                           |
                     Best of Winners   (points toward CH from largest group
                                        of either sex of class dogs)
                      /           \
              Winner's dog    Winner's bitch   (points towards CH from
                                                same sex group)
               /                           \
   (first in each class advances to Winner's competition; specials
    compete for Winner's dog or Winner's bitch directly)
           Open class                  Open class
           American Bred               American Bred
           Bred by Exhibitor           Bred by Exhibitor
           Novice                      Novice
           Dogs (12-18 mo.)            Bitches (12-18 mo.)
           Puppy dogs (9-12 mo.)       Puppy bitches (9-12 mo.)
           Puppy dogs (6-9 mo.)        Puppy bitches (6-9 mo.)

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--Cindy
--
Cindy Tittle Moore -- Terrell's Chocolate Deduction (chocolate labrador bitch)

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