HSDAA Championship Rules and Procedures
Effective August 16, 2007
HSDAA awards 4 types of championships-
- Junior Certified Champion- awarded to dogs under two years of age with HSDAA Provisional Certified registration
- Certified Champion- awarded to dogs and bitches over two years of age with HSDAA Certified Registration
- Junior Companion Dog Champion- awarded to spayed/neutered dogs under two years of age with HSDAA Companion Dog registration
- Companion Dog Champion - awarded to spayed/neutered dogs over two years of age with HSDAA Companion Dog registration
Each individual HSDAA Championship for which a dog is eligible shall be awarded upon the accumulation of 15 points, under at least three judges, and at least 2 of which shall be major points.
- “Point cards” shall be awarded at an HSDAA show based upon each individual dog’s conformation to the standard and judges shall fill out a written critique for each entry. There is no limit on the number of point cards which may be awarded at any show or in any class.
- Judges shall rate each dog in 12 areas of breed type and soundness as “Excellent”, “Good” or “Needs Improvement”, along with written comments, on a standardized form.
- Points awarded to each individual dog at a show shall be based the number of “Excellent” and “Good” ratings recorded on the dog’s critique as follows:
A 5-point card shall be awarded to a dog receiving all “Excellent”
ratings (Major)
A 4-point card shall be awarded to each dog receiving at least 9
“Excellent” ratings, with the remainder rated “Good”. (Major)
A 3-point card shall be awarded each dog receiving at least 6
“Excellent” ratings, with no more than 1 N.I. (Major)
A 2-point card shall be awarded to each dog receiving at least 3
“Excellent” ratings, with no more than 2 N.I. ratings.
A 1-point card shall be awarded to each dog receiving at least 1
“Excellent” rating, with no more than 3 N.I. ratings.
- Classes at all shows shall be divided by sex and age, as well as Certified and Companion.
- Class ribbons shall be awarded, and first-place winners in each class shall compete together for Best of Breed and Best of Opposite Sex to Best of Breed. (Point cards are awarded independent of class placements and may exceed the number of placements awarded)
- Winners of Best of Breed and Best of Opposite shall receive an extra 3 championship points at each show where there are at least 5 dogs competing in the Winners class. (Eligible BOB and BOS winners will receive a card with award and date noted, in addition to the point card awarded during the classes.)
- HSDAA Champions of Record are automatically eligible to compete in the Winners class at all HSDAA shows.
- Dogs awarded Junior Certified Championships may be awarded Certified Championships once they have met the requirements for Certification at two years of age, upon the accumulation of at least two additional “major” cards under two additional judges.
- Junior Companion Dogs may be awarded Companion Dog championships after the age of two under the same rules, except that they are exempt from the Certification requirement.
- In order for championships to be recorded and championship certificates to be issued, point cards reflecting the necessary 15 points must be submitted by the owner to HSDAA Show Records – championships will not be automatically issued.
HSDAA SHOW PROCEDURES
Exhibitors must pre-register (premium lists and entry forms will be available on the website) by the closing date listed. At the club's discretion, day of show entries may be accepted but those dogs, of course, will not be listed in the catalog.
Exhibitors are expected to be ringside prior to the start of judging to pick up armbands.
Classes will be called in catalogue order, and standard ring procedure will be followed.
Judges will fill out a written report on each entry during the individual examination. Point cards will be awarded at the end of each class based on the judges' score.
Class placements and ribbons will be awarded at the end of each class.
First place winners from each class, as well as HSDAA Champions of Record, are eligible to compete in the Winners class, where Best of Breed and Best of Opposite Sex are awarded, along with any other special awards offered at the discretion of the show-giving Club (such as Best Puppy, Best Companion Dog, etc.) although only BOB and BOS will receive “bonus” point cards.
Puppies and adults entered in the Companion Dog classes (as well as Veteran, Stud Dog, Brood Bitch, and Foundation Dog classes when offered) may be shown in pet clip, but should carry sufficient coat to evaluate.
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