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| SUPERDOG 2008 SUPERDOG is a very special honor awarded at the end of the National Specialty. This honor recognizes the overall versatility of the Portuguese Water Dog by requiring participation in a variety of events. It rewards the capabilities and efforts of the individual PWD who competes in three or more events and accumulates the most overall points at a National Specialty. To be eligible for SUPERDOG, dogs must be entered and compete in at least three of six areas of competition: Conformation, Obedience, Agility, Rally, Tracking and Water. Scoring for SUPERDOG Conformation - Points are given in all classes that are eligible for Best of Breed. 1st place-4 points, 2nd place-3 points, 3rd place-2 points, 4th place-1 point. Best in Specialty gets 6 points total. Award of Merit, Best of Winners, Best of Opposite Sex, Winners Dog/Bitch will receive 5 points total. (Note: a dog with two placements will take the points for the higher win. For example, WD and 1st place: the dog will be given the points for WD win only.) Obedience - Regular class points are- 1st place-4 points, 2nd place-3 points, 3rd place-2 points, 4th place-1 point. All qualifying scores that do not place receive 0.5 point. Dogs with two placements will take the points for the higher win. Combined scores, qualifying in Open and Utility, will receive 5 points (regardless of class size or placement). High Combined and High in Trial will receive a maximum of 6 points. In non-regular obedience classes points are - 1st place-3 points, 2nd place-2 points, 3rd place-1 point, 4th place and all other qualifying scores-0.5 point. Qualifying classes will have 200 available points (Veteran, Graduate Novice, and Graduate Open, etc) A dog must earn a minimum qualifying score of 170 points from a possible 200 to be eligible to earn points from these classes. Rally- Novice class points are- 1st place-3 points, 2nd place-2 points, 3rd place-1 point, 4th place and all other qualifying scores-0.5 point. Advanced and Excellent class points are- 1st place-4 points, 2nd place-3 points, 3rd place-2 points, 4th place-1 point. Dogs with two placements will take the points for the higher win. All qualifying scores that do not place receive 0.5 point. Combined scores, qualifying in Advanced and Excellent, will receive 5 points (regardless of class size or placement). Agility - Standard Agility, JWW and FAST- Points for placements are- 1st place-4 points, 2nd place-3 points, 3rd place-2 points, 4th place-1 point. All qualifying scores that do not place receive 0.5 point. A dog who places in JWW/STD and/or Fast will take the points of the higher placement. An additional 0.5 point for all double Qs (STD/JWW) will be added to a maximum of 4.5 points. A dog who receives a double Q in JWW/STD will take the points of the higher placement. Dogs who double Q in JWW/STD Excellent B class will receive 5 total points. Preferred classes- points are- 1st place-3 points, 2nd place-2 points, 3rd place-1 point, 4th place and all qualifying scores that do not place receive 0.5 point. If two days of Agility are offered, points will be considered from both trials. The higher point value of the two days will be awarded to a maximum of 5 points. **Specialty High in Agility Trial dog will receive 6 total points and will be determined by the PWDCA approved HIT formula (see Policy and Procedures Manual) Water Work - Points for qualifying scores in water classes are-JWD- 3 points, AWD- 4 points, WWD- 5 points, CWD and Versatility- 6 points. Tracking - All qualifying dogs will receive 4 points for TD, 5 points for TDX, 6 points for VST qualifiers. Additional information for SUPERDOG FEO- When "For Exhibition Only" entries are permitted by the host club, qualifiers will be awarded one LESS point for the appropriate placement. (For example, FEO WWD qualifier will earn 4 points, FEO TD qualifier will earn 3 points, etc.) FEO eligibility will be defined by the host club in the Specialty premiums. Class Size - There must be a minimum of 5 dogs in the class in Conformation, Obedience, Rally or Agility or the points will be lowered except where noted. For example, 4 dogs in the class, the points will be 3, 2, 1, and 0.5 points; 3 dogs, points will be 2, 1 and 0.5 points (0.5 will still be awarded to non-placing qualifiers 4/11/2007regardless of the number of dogs in the class). Maximum Points - The maximum SUPERDOG points any dog can receive in any one event is 6. The scoring system allows dogs at all levels to compete and be recognized for their achievements and their versatility. Notes to specialty host clubs- A listing of competitors will be posted on the Specialty grounds, with tabulations updated periodically. A first place SUPERDOG will be awarded at the Awards Banquet. The dog that does the best in the most events will take precedence over all other dogs when breaking ties. In the case of a final tie, the dogs will share the honor. It is the responsibility of the specialty host club to provide duplicate awards in the case of a final tie. **Only one Agility HIT will be offered at each National Specialty (It will be based on the second day of a two day trial). No scores from the Preferred or FAST classes will be considered for HIT. The specialty host club will determine the SUPERDOG entry fee. (Revised 5/18/2008- Okayed by Board) |
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