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XXI. UKC Conformation Titles.
A. Requirements for Champion title. Championship points are awarded in accordance with the Point Schedule found elsewhere
in this rulebook. To earn a UKC Champion title, a dog must
1. Earn a minimum of 100 championship points,
2. Earn points under at least three different UKC licensed Judges, and
3. Win three Best Male/Female (or higher) classes with competition at three different shows under three different UKC
licensed Judges.
B. Competition for the Champion title. Competition is defined as more than one male/female entered and shown in any one
of the regular classes (Puppy, Junior, Senior, Adult, or Breeder/Handler classes). If a judge withholds a first-place ribbon
and awards a dog a second, third or fourth place ribbon in a class of one, this dog will count as having competed and shall
count as competition. If a judge withholds all awards from the dog, then it shall not count as competition. Dogs that are
excused or disqualified do not count as competition. A dog that is judged in a class, but whose entry is subsequently determined
to be invalid, shall count as competition.
1. Earning a competition win by going Best of Winners. If only one male/female dog is entered in the regular classes,
that dog may earn championship points, but such wins do not count as wins with competition. However, if a Best Male and a
Female is selected the dog that is awarded Best of Winners, will earn a win with competition.
2. Earning a competition win by going Best of Breed. A Best Male/Best Female who has no competition of the same or opposite
sex in the regular classes may still earn a win with competition by defeating a Champion or Grand Champion of either sex for
Best of Breed.
3. Earning a competition win by placing in the Group. At shows where Group competition is offered, a Best Male/Best Female
with no competition in its breed may still earn a win with competition by winning a Group placement. A Group 4 win only counts
as a win with competition if there are five or more breeds in the Group class.
4. Earning a competition win by winning Best in Multi-Breed Show, Reserve Best in Multi-Breed Show, Best in Show or Reserve
Best in Show. At shows where Best in Multi-Breed Show or Best in Show competition is offered, a Best Male/Best Female with
no competition in its breed may still earn a win with competition by winning Best in Multi-breed Show, Reserve Best in Multi-breed
Show, Best in Show or Reserve Best in Show.
C. Requirements for Grand Champion title. To earn a UKC Grand Champion title, a dog must:
1. Win the Champion class at least five times with competition, and
2. Win the Champion class under at least three different UKC licensed Judges.
D. Competition for the Grand Champion title. Competition is defined as at least three dogs correctly entered and shown
in the Champion class. When awards are withheld from other dogs entered in the Champion class (i.e., Reserve Champion) and
a dog is declared the winner of the Champion class, the other dogs shall not count as competition. A Champion wining Best
of Breed may count the number of Champions defeated as well as any Grand Champions defeated by winning Best of Breed to fulfill
the requirements of a competition win towards the Grand Champion title.
E. Requirements for a Conformation Champion and Conformation Grand Champion title. The following breeds who participate
in Conformation Events administered by the UKC Dog Events Department and held under these Conformation Rules may earn their
Conformation Champion (CCH) or Conformation Grand Champion (CGRCH) titles following the same requirements as outlined in Section
XXI.A. through XXI.D. The breeds eligible to obtain a CCH and a CGRCH are:
* American Black & Tan Coonhound
* Beagle
* Black Mouth Cur
* Bluetick Coonhound
* English Coonhound
* Leopard Cur
* Mountain Cur
* Plott Hound
* Redbone Coonhound
* Stephens' Cur
* Treeing Cur
* Treeing Feist
* Treeing Walker Coonhound
* F. National Grand Champion. Effective August 31, 1989, the National American Eskimo Association, the National American
Pit Bull Terrier Association and the National Toy Fox Terrier Association may designate the Grand Champion class at their
national specialty as the "National Grand Champion" class. Provided that at least five dogs of either sex are exhibited
in the class, the winner of this class shall earn the title "National Grand Champion." UKC will issue a special
certificate recognizing the win and the designation "NGRCH" will appear before the dog's name in all UKC records.
The host club may request permission to have this class judged by a three Judge panel, consisting of at least two Senior Judges
licensed for that breed. Such requests must be made in writing at the time the club applies to host the event. The names of
the Judges shall not be made public until immediately prior to the start of judging for this class.
*G. National Best Of Breed (NBOB). This honorary title (retroactive to January 1, 2004) was created in honor of all those
dogs that win Best of Breed at UKC National Specialties. The NBOB title will be added to the dog's permanent record. The NBOB
title is in addition to, and does not replace, the National Grand Champion title that is given to the winner of the Grand
Champion class at the American Eskimo, American Pit Bull Terrier and Toy Fox Terrier national specialties.
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For the point schedule, go to http://www.ukcdogs.com/ConformationRules.htm , and scroll down the links to "UKC Conformation
Point Schedules".
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