A dog starts winning
championship points when it is adjudged Winners Dog or Winners Bitch or Best of
Winners. The maximum and minimum number of points that a dog can win in a
breed competition is five (5) points and one (1) point respectively.
Points are awarded on the basis of a scale depending upon the number of dog in
competition.
To become a CHAMPION, a dog
needs fifteen (15) points won under at least three (3) different judges.
Among these fifteen points must be two majors (a win of 3 or more points) each
taken under a different judge.
To become a GRAND CHAMPION after becoming
a champion, the dog needs twenty-five (25) points won under five different
judges. Among these twenty-five points must be three majors (a win of 3 or
more points) each taken under three different judges.
The SHOW DOG HALL OF FAME
Award was started in 1998. To earn the SDHF title, a dog needs another one
hundred (100) points and at least a minimum of five (5) Group placements
under five (5) different judges.
PCCI's TOP DOG OF THE YEAR
TROPHY is awarded to the dog who garners the highest points equivalent to the
most number of dogs defeated during the year's PCCI held dog shows. The
Best In Show Winner gets the points from the total number of entries present
less one dog and as follows, the Runner-Up Best In Show gets the total number of
entries present less 2 points. While the Group winners too gets the points
from the total number of entries entered within the group less one dog.
These points are accumulated and whoever ends up with the highest number is TOP
DOG OF THE YEAR. The same is procedure is followed for the BEST PHILIPPINE
BRED DOG OF THE YEAR AWARD.
TOP BREEDER TITLE is
awarded to the breeders of dogs who have finished their championship within the
year, who ever has the most points accumulated is PCCI's Top Breeder. Ten
(10) points for every CHAMPION and twenty-five points for every GRAND CHAMPION
finished for the year. There are no additional points added for breeders
who have finished Show Dogs in the Hall of Fame. There are no
plaques, Certificates or trophies awarded except that the results are published
in the Official PCCI Gazette.
REGISTER OF MERITS are
Certificates issued by PCCI to either Sires and Dams who have produced a minimum
number of Champions or Grand Champions. For dogs that have sired six (6)
Champions, it is eligible for the ROM SIRE Certification, Top Producer.
For Bitches, a minimum of three (3) is required. A stud that have produced
ten (10) or more Champions is eligible for GRAND ROM Certification and for
bitches, six (6) Champions would merit the GRAND DAM Certification.
Presently, there are no
official awards given to TOP DOGS per BREED except for official show records
as per request of interested parties.