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Award Eligibility Dates are from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022
The BTCA Board and Show Committee is proud to announce the following Annual Awards for our members. This is just the start. We are willing to add to the list in future years and reconsider the rules for eligibility in future years. Many of the awards are what most AKC Parent Clubs have and a few of our own! The rankings are based upon members of BTCA only. They will run from January 1 to December 31 of each year. This being started effective January 1, 2022.
Most of the awards are “self-reporting”. You as a member will need to fill out a form listing your dog and registration number and other information so that the club can confirm and rank accordingly. The exceptions would be the Top Ten Dogs and Bitches in Breed and All Breed, Grand Champion, and Owner Handler. The BTCA rankings will be different from time to time from the other rankings you may see published. That is because we rank Dogs and Bitches in their own categories and members only.
The other reports will need certain forms filled out and sent to the BTCA Secretary. We will have those forms posted on our website soon. They are due to be received by the BTCA Secretary by 2/1 of the subsequent year to be considered.
The Annual Awards and Basic Eligibility
(only BTCA members are used in the rankings) are:
Top 10 Dogs & Bitches- Breed & All Breed - (rankings are for one full calendar year example 01/01 – 12/31)
Top 10 Owner Handled (rankings are for one full calendar year example 01/01 – 12/31)
Top Sire & Dam - awarded to any sire and dam who produced the most titled offspring during the current calendar year. Form required.
Breeder of the year - awarded to the breeder of the most titled dogs during the current calendar year. Form required.
Exhibitors of the year - owners of the most titled dogs during the current calendar year. Form required.
Owner Handler of the year - owner handled the most titled dogs during the calendar year. 10 of the 15 points received must be with the owner handling. This is challenging to track who is handling so we are on the honor system. Form required.
Additional Breeding and Show Awards:
Register of Merit (ROM) - To qualify for this Award: Sires – 6 Titled Offspring Dams – 4 Titled Offspring. Form required.
Register of Merit Excellent (ROMX) - To qualify for this award: Sires – 15 Titled Offspring Dams – 6 Titled Offspring. Form required.
Register of Merit Supreme (ROMS) - To qualify for this award: Sires – 25 Titled Offspring Dams – 10 Titled Offspring. Form required.
Gold Club, (GC) - To qualify for this Award a Biewer must:
- Win 100 Best of Breeds and/or Best of Opposite Sex to Best of Breed, or
- Bitches must win 50 Best of Breed and/or Best of Opposite Sex to Best of Breed, o
- Win back-to-back Group 1’s or
- Win back-to-back High In Trials, or
- Acquire an Obedience Championship (OTCH), or Utility Dog Excellent (UDX), or Champion Tracker (CT), or
- Master Agility Champion (MACH) title, or
- Acquire a combination of 3 different titles, one conformation CH title and one title from conformation and two from obedience, agility, tracking and rally.
(FORM REQUIRED)
Hall of Fame (HOF) To qualify for this Award a Biewer must:
- Win an all-breed Best In Show, or
- Win an all-breed High In Trial, or
- Acquire a conformation championship (Ch.) and a Companion Dog Excellent (CDX) title, or
- Acquire an Agility Excellent (AX) or Utility Dog (UD) title, or Rally Advanced Excellent (RAE) title or
- Earn a perfect 200 score in obedience competition
(FORM REQUIRED)
Versatility Award
We will have a very unique Versatility Award. The BTCA Versatility Award is to award the handler and their Biewer Terrier for achieving titles in activities within various categories. This includes both Conformation, Agility, Performance, Trick Dog, Scent Work, etc.
VA – Versatility Award
VAX – Versatility Award Excellent
The Versatility Award (VA) is awarded to the dog and handler team earning a minimum of 10 points in at least 3 categories. The Versatility Award Excellent (VAX) is awarded to the dog and handler team earning a minimum of 15 points in at least 4 categories. Earning the VA is a prerequisite to earning this award.
How to Obtain the VA/VAX Titles:
The owner is responsible and must apply for the title by completing the BTCA Versatility Award application which can be found on the BTCA website. (Coming soon). These awards will only be given when applied for and accompanied by supporting documentation. The owner must be a current member of BTCA and a BTCA member when the titles were earned. This may sound confusing. It’s not! When the form and full rules are posted you will see while you are filling out the form, it is pretty easy to figure out. So if you have a Biewer Terrier showing or participating in various venues, check it out!