American Rottweiler Club Top 10 Awards
How Points are Calculated
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(Effective January 1, 2007)
The American Rottweiler Club calculates statistics for the Top Ten
Rottweilers in the following areas: Conformation, 2 areas of Agility
- Regular & Jumpers with Weaves; Carting; Herding; Obedience; Rally;
as well as Junior Handlers.
An ARC Medallion and Certificate shall be awarded to the #1 dog in
each area; all other rankings will receive a Certificate. Medallions
and Certificates will only be awarded to those dogs whose owners are
ARC members. However, all Top Ten recipients, whether or not the
owner is an ARC member, will be listed in the Top Dog Evening Catalog
and will be recognized that evening. All Top Ten Junior Handlers shall
be awarded Medallions and Certificates.
The top ten Rottweilers in each level of titles will be based upon
numbers of dogs defeated. If one or more dogs/Juniors receive the same
number of points, they will be considered tied for that place and the
dog(s) with the next number of points would be in the next place, i.e.
dog A & B have 60 pts. and are tied for 3rd place; dog C has 59
pts, he will be in 4th place. A dog must have a minimum of
10 points to be in the Final Top Ten Rankings in all areas, except Carting
and Junior Handlers where the 10 point minimum does not apply.
CONFORMATION
The ARC Conformation Awards are based on the number of Rottweilers defeated
through Best of Breed and Best of Opposite Sex wins at AKC licensed
shows from January 1st through December 31st, as reported in the AKC
Awards publication. There are 3 levels of awards: Dogs; Bitches; Top
Twenty (intersex). The number defeated is calculated as follows:
| BOB |
Number of Rottweilers in competition, minus 1. |
| BOS |
Number of Rottweilers in competition of the same sex, minus 1.
If BOS is a class entry, the number of class Rottweilers of the
same sex, plus the number of Specials of the same sex, minus one.
Should the BOS defeat the Best of Winners, then both sexes of class
entries are counted, plus the number of Specials of the same sex,
minus one. |
| SELECT |
Rottweilers receiving a Select Award at the ARC National Specialty
receive 5 points less than winner of Best of Opposite Sex. |
JUNIOR HANDLERS
The Top 10 Junior Handler Awards are based on placements and wins in
Junior Showmanship Competition at AKC licensed shows from January 1st
through December 31st, as reported in the AKC Awards publication. There
is only 1 award level, with all Junior Showmanship Classes being combined.
The points are calculated as follows:
| PLACEMENT |
The Junior must place in a class, then 1 point is counted for
each Junior defeated in the class. |
| BEST JUNIOR |
Total number of Juniors in the show, minus 1. |
AGILITY
The points for the ARC Top Ten Regular Agility Awards (Preferred &
Standard) are based on class placements and wins at AKC licensed trials
from January 1st through December 31st, as reported in the AKC Awards
publication. There are 6 levels of awards: Novice Regular; Open Regular;
Excellent Regular, Novice Jumpers with Weaves; Open Jumpers with Weaves;
Excellent Jumpers with Weaves, with Preferred & Standard classes
being combined at each level. The points are calculated as follows:
| PLACEMENT |
The dog must place in a class, then 1 point is counted for each
dog defeated in the class, i.e. if a dog was 2nd in a Novice Preferred
20" class that had 15 entries, the dog would earn 13 points
(15 total class entries minus 2 (1st place dog & dog itself). |
| HIGH IN TRIAL |
This is counted at the ARC National Specialty - Armetale
Day ONLY. A HIT win is calculated as minus 1 point from
the shows total entry (Standard & Preferred, Regular & Jumpers
with Weaves Classes only) as listed in the AKC "Awards"
publication. The winner’s name of this award will be taken from
the ARC National Specialty Supplement. |
| RESERVE HIT |
This is counted at the ARC National Specialty - Armetale
Day ONLY. A Reserve HIT win is calculated as minus 2 points
from the shows total entry (Standard & Preferred, Regular &
Jumpers with Weaves Classes only) as listed in the AKC "Awards"
publication. The winner’s name of this award will be taken from
the ARC National Specialty Supplement. |
AGILITY – FAST
The American Rottweiler Club does not calculate statistics for the Agility
FAST Classes. These classes will not be eligible for either the High
In Trial or Reserve High In Trial at the ARC National Specialty, nor
will the number of entrants be used to calculate the total number of
entries for the High In Trial and Reserve High In Trial awarded to Agility
– Regular and/or Jumpers with Weaves.
CARTING: SINGLE & TEAM
The points for the ARC Top Ten Obedience Awards are based on class placements
and wins at ARC approved Carting Tests from January 1st through December
31st, as reported to the ARC Carting Coordinator. There are 6 levels
of awards: Started; Intermediate; Excellent; Started-Team; Intermediate
-Team; Excellent-Team. The points are calculated as follows:
| PLACEMENT |
The dog must place in a class, then 1 point is counted for each
dog defeated in the class, i.e. if a dog was 1st in a Carting Started
class that had 10 entries, the dog would earn 9 points - 10 total
class entries minus 1 (dog itself). |
| HIGH IN TRIAL |
A HIT win is calculated as minus 1 point from the test's total
regular entry as reported to the ARC Carting Coordinator. |
| RESERVE HIT |
This is counted at the ARC National Specialty - Armetale
Day ONLY. A Reserve HIT would be calculated as minus 2
points from the test's total regular entry as reported to the ARC
Carting Coordinator. |
| TEAMS |
A team counts as one entry. |
HERDING
The points for the ARC Top Ten Herding Awards are based on class placements
and wins at AKC licensed trials from January 1st through December 31st,
as reported in the AKC Awards publication. There is only 1 award level,
with all Herding Classes being combined. The points are calculated as
follows:
| PLACEMENT |
The dog must place in a class, then 1 point is counted for each
dog defeated in the class, i.e. if a dog was 1st in a Herding Started
A Sheep class that had 7 entries, the dog would earn 6 points (7
total class entries minus 1 (dog itself). |
| HIGH IN TRIAL |
A HIT win is calculated as minus 1 point from the show's total
entry as listed in the AKC "Awards" publication. |
| RESERVE HIT |
Reserve High In Trial would be calculated as minus 2 points. |
OBEDIENCE
The points for the ARC Top Ten Obedience Awards are based on class placements
and wins at AKC licensed Obedience Trials from January 1st through December
31st, as reported in the AKC Awards publication. There are 3 levels
of awards: Novice; Open; Utility. The points are calculated as follows:
| PLACEMENT |
The dog must place in a class, then 1 point is counted for each
dog defeated in the class, i.e. if a dog was 1st in an Open B Obedience
class that had 10 entries, the dog would earn 9 points (10 total
class entries minus 1 (dog itself). |
| HIGH IN TRIAL |
A HIT win is calculated as minus 1 point that from the show's
total regular entry as listed in the AKC "Awards" publication. |
| RESERVE HIT |
This is counted at the ARC National Specialty - Armetale Day
ONLY. A Reserve HIT would be calculated as minus 2 points from the
show's total regular entry as listed in the AKC "Awards"
publication . The winner’s name of this award will be taken from
the ARC National Specialty Supplement. |
RALLY
The points for the ARC Top Ten Rally Awards are based on class placements
and wins at AKC licensed Rally Trials from January 1st through December
31st, as reported in the AKC Awards publication. There are 3 levels
of awards: Novice; Advanced; Excellent. The points are calculated as
follows:
| PLACEMENT |
The dog must place in a class, then 1 point is counted for each
dog defeated in the class, i.e. if a dog was 4th in an Advanced
A class that had 23 entries, the dog would earn 19 points (23 total
class entries minus 4 (1st, 2nd & 3rd place dogs & dog itself). |
THERE ARE NO HIGH OR RESERVE HIGH IN TRIALS IN RALLY, EVEN AT THE NATIONAL
SPECIALTY.
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