PERFORMANCE AND THE HALL OF FAME
Roberta Berman
Once upon a time, when the Hall of Fame was first proposed getting a dog into it was a relatively simple process. All you needed to do was show the dog until it had acquired 800 or more points and then finish one of its’ puppies, or breed a dog until it had 8 champion puppies and then put 10 breed points on it. Not all that difficult, as long as you had a good dog, or one who reproduced well, and produced nice, finishable puppies.
BUT, someone asked, what do we do with those wonderful dogs that also do great things, but aren’t champions and will never reproduce? In other words, what do we do with performance dogs? Since it was necessary to have credit in least two disciplines before a dog could get into the Hall Of Fame, this could be problematic. We found a way, but it wasn’t all that easy. There were dogs out there that only did Obedience, nothing else. It was truly a problem.
Not so today.... Do you want to get your dog into the Hall Of Fame? Do you want to enjoy your time with him/her? Do you want to form a really strong bond with your puppy? Do performance. These days we have more than one venue where we can play with our pets. There’s Obedience, Rally, Agility (for the physically fit only, please... human... not dog... well... dog too), Earth Dog, Tracking and anything else the AKC might decide our dogs are capable of doing.
In 2005 11 dogs were admitted to the Hall of Fame. Of those 11, 6 had performance titles. In 2006, we only admitted 9 dogs to the Hall, and of the 9, 5 had performance titles. From the beginning of the Hall of Fame until 2000, 12 dogs were admitted who did not have championships. Since 2000, 6 dogs have been admitted who have not been champions. This is a significant increase, and it can only continue as more and more of our dogs do other things. Join the crowd, have a good time, go play with your dog, get those titles... it is worth it in so many different ways.
8.2 Hall of Fame Point System
Inclusion in the Hall Of Fame requires a total of 800 points earned from two different categories or 1500 points earned in one category only.
The Committee shall compile points from the AKC Gazette Show Awards listings except
that copies of Temperament Test Certification, Canine Good Citizen Certification, proof
of Therapy Dogs visits and copies of Flyball titles shall be sent by the owner to the
Awards Committee Chairperson. Activities are limited to American titles only.
Hall of Fame as of January 2012
Conformation:
Conformation – General
(Cumulative)
Championship earned…………….100 points
Grand Champion……………………100 points
For all levels of Grand Championship…..100 points per level
Best in Show …………….….…..…..125 points
Group 1…………………………....…..100 points
Group 2……………………………….…75 points
Group 3…………………….…………….50 points
Group 4……………………….………....25 points
BOV 2-5 dogs competing.........5 points
6-10 dogs……………………10 points
11-15 dogs ……………..….15 points
16-20 dogs ………………….20 points
over 20 dogs……..…………25 points
Conformation – National Specialty
(Cumulative)
Best of Breed……………….………….100 points
Best of Opposite Sex to Breed…….50 points
Best of Variety………………………….100 points
Best of Opposite Sex to Variety……50 points
Award of Merit……………………….....25 points
Winners Dog/Bitch………………….....25 points
Best of Winners………………………....25 points
Grand Sweepstakes Winner..……....50 points
Variety Sweepstakes Winner………..25 points
Variety Sweepstakes BOS……….……15 points
No additional points will accrue to these
winners based upon the number of
Manchesters defeated by these wins.
Companion Events:
Agility:
Novice Agility………………………………25 points
Open Agility………………………………..50 points
Agility Excellent…………………………..75 points
Master Agility Excellent…………….…100 points
Master Agility Champion………….…..150 points
Triple Qualifer Excellent………………150 points
Preferred Agility Champion……….…150 points
Jumpers title points are the same as
standard titles.
Fast class title points are the same as Standard titles.
Class Placements (in classes of more than 8):
First……………………………………………..50 points
Second……………………………………..…..40 points
Third…………………………………….………30 points
Fourth…………………………………..………20 points
Class placements will be counted only in
classes where title is earned.
Class Placements (in classes 8 or fewer):
First……………………………………………25 points
Second……………………………………….20 points
Third………………………………………….15 points
Fourth………………………………………..10 points
Qualifying score in same class title is earned,
provided the dog does not place in class…10
points
Obedience:
Companion Dog…………………...……..50 points
Companion Dog Excellent……...…....75 points
Utility Dog………………………….....….100 points
Utility Dog Excellent…………….....….150 points
Obedience Trial Champion…...…..…200 points
Obedience Master……………………….100 points
High In Trial (20 dogs or more total entered in the trial)……100 points
High In Trial (fewer than 20 dogs total entered in the trial)...50 points
Class Placements (in class with more than 20 dogs):
First…………………………………………100 points
Second………………………..…………….75 points
Third……………………………….…………50 points
Fourth………………………………………..25 points
Class Placements (20 Dogs or fewer):
First…………………………………....…….50 points
Second……………………………………….40 points
Third…………………………………….……30 points
Fourth…………………………………..…...20 points
Qualifying Score in same class after title is
earned, provided the dog does not place in
class…………………………………………..10 points
Non-regular titling classes……………..25 points
No points for class placements or qualifying scores
Rally:
Rally Novice……………………………………25 points
Rally Advanced……………………………… 25 points
Rally Excellent…………………………………25 points
Rally Advanced Excellent....................25 points
Rally Placements:
First……………………………………….……….25 points
Second………………………………..………….20 points
Third……………………………………..……….15 points
Fourth…………………………………….………10 points
Five (5) points for each qualifying score earning a
title, provided the dog did not place in the class.
NOTE: All future agility classes and regular and non-regular obedience
classes will use the point schedule listed for currently approved classes.
Coursing Ability Tests: All titles earned in this category: 25 per title.
Tracking:
Tracking Dog…………………..……….....100 points
Variable Surface Tracker…………….…150 points
Tracking Dog Excellent…………….….…150 points
Tracking Champion………………………..100 points
Citizenship: This is to be a separate category
Canine Good Citizen (CGC)...25 points
Temperament Tested (TT)…..50 points
Therapy Dog ….Ten (10) documented visits
within a one (1) year period………..100 points
Earth Dog Titles
Junior Earth Dog…………………………...…50 points
Senior Earth Dog………………………..…….75 points
Master Earth Dog……………………..…….100 points
Earth Dog Qualifying run after title……..10 points
Flyball Titles
Flyball Dog………………………………..……25 points
Flyball Dog Excellent……………….…..…..25 points
Flyball Dog Champion……………….……..25 points
Accomplishments of Offspring:
Sires: 50 points for first title only earned by offspring.
Dams: 50 points for first title only earned by offspring.
If a dog goes into the Hall of Fame based upon 800 points, the dog may not earn more than 500 points in any one venue.
The Board and the Hall of Fame Committee reserve the right to change the point schedule as the need arises.
THE REGISTER OF MERIT
The Register of Merit is intended to honor those dogs which have reproduced well. In order to become a ROM dog, the dog has to have a minimum of four Champion get or dogs with advanced performance titles such as a CDX, RA or any advanced Agility title. Register of Merit certificates are supplied by the Awards Committee upon the request of the owner of the dog.
