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American Rottweiler Club Top 10 Awards
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| BOB | Number of Rottweilers in competition, minus 1. |
| BOS | Number of Rottweilers in competition of the same sex, minus 1. If BOS is a bitch, and the Winners Bitch also goes BOW, then the points are calculated to include all bitches and all class dogs, minus 1. The same would apply if BOS is a dog, and the Winners Dog also goes BOW. |
| 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.
Approved by ARC Board of Directors: 5/19/08
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