CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE/CONFORMATION CHAMPION and explanation of CLASSES CURRENTLY THIS YEAR 2018, THE ADF IS WORKING ON REVISING AND SIMPLIFYING THE SHOW POINT SYSTEMS FOR GRAND CHAMPION AND BEYOND. Issued to dogs registered with the ADF. Dogs may or may not be registered with another registry. Championship ratings are as follows: Dogs as well as puppies and altered individuals who are competing for their Championship Title can receive the following ratings A1, A2, A3 by the judges evaluating them and must receive three A-1 ratings to obtain their championship status. Dogs receiving 3 A1 ratings will compete within their breed for BOB- Best of Breed those dogs will then compete in their group the winner will receive a First in Group his subgroup and then judged against the remaiNIng groups of his kind, that winner will go on to compete in BIS Best in Show. POINT SYSTEM IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE BASED ON AREA OF THE COUNTRY. Ratings are as follows: RATINGS IN CLASSES Dogs 1 year and under 7 years , Veterans, Foundation 3 A-1 Ratings Required for Championship title * Best in show from the classes automatically earns the Grand Champion title •A -1 = Superior •A -2 = Good •A -3 = Acceptable •F = FAIR ( No Certificate) •U = UNSATISFACTORY DISQUALIFYING CONFORMATION FAULT. ( no certificate) PUPPY/YOUTH 3 Months Of Age Under 12 Months Of Age 3 A-1 Ratings Required for a Junior Championship *Best in show from the classes automatically earns the Junior Grand Champion title •A -1 = Superior •A -2 = Good •A -3 = Acceptable F = FAIR BEST OF BREED- BOB Champions of record and any dog winning his Championship the day of the show will compete in this class that winner will go on to Best in Group (see groups) The winners of each respective group will compete for their group judging, That winner will go on to compete for BIS- Best in show. Example: Our working group has 8 subgroups within it , all eight-8 winners will compete against one another for the placements of Group - 1 2-3-4- The group 1 winner from that group will go on to compete against the other 6 group winners for BIS - Best in Show. PUPPY CHAMPIONSHIP TITLES
Veteran Champion will also receive a longevity certificate.
Merit Champion Certificate
The following are the adult dog conformation titles and how they are won CHAMPION
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Dogs competing for the Grand Champion title must first be an ADF Champion Champions who are seeking their Grand Champion Title, do compete against each other. There must be at least 2 dogs competing being dogs and or bitches entered for the Grand Champion Title Dogs need 5 points for the Grand Champion title which are accumulated in the following way:
number of points available that day from their class entered toward their Grand Champion title. Bitches will be judged separately Class - Grand Champion Supreme Dogs need 5 points for the Grand Champion Supreme title which are accumulated in the following way: Each Grand Champion of record competes against the other champions of their breed entered in that class.
number of points available that day from their class entered toward their Grand Champion title. Bitches will be judged separately Register of Merit Title (ROM) Do compete against each other. Dogs Competing for Register Of Merit (ROM)
number of points available that day from their class entered toward their Grand Champion title. Bitches will be judged separately The winning dog and winning bitch will receive the ADF register of merit medal. For a list of Obedience Classes visit the Obedience Links |