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Titles of Excellence from UKC and Requirements to Earn Them
Revised January 1, 2006
The rules, regulations, classifications, classes and Championship points as recognized by United Kennel Club are uniform throughout the United States and Canada.They are not given on a local or geographical basis.
The degrees of excellence as issued and recognized by the United Kennel Club, Inc. are:
1. UKC HUNTING BEAGLE CHAMPION (HBCH) - The official UKC points awarded in the Registered portion of a UKC licensed hunt are as follows:
| PLACE | POINTS |
| 1st | 40 |
| 2nd | 35 |
| 3rd | 30 |
| 4th | 25 |
| 5th | 20 |
| 6th | 15 |
| 7th | 10 |
| 8th | 5 |
| 9th | 5 |
| 10th | 5 |
To be declared an official Hunting Beagle Champion, a dog must have at least 100 UKC points recorded on the records in the UKC Championship Office and have at least one first place win in a UKC licensed Hunt.
2. UKC SHOW CHAMPION (CH) - The following points and classes have been established for the placement of a UKC registered dog in order to earn Show Championship points.
Definition of Classes: Males and females are shown separately except in the Best of Winners, Champion, and Grand Champion categories.
Puppy Class: Shall be dogs at least six months of age and under one year of age. The winner of this class will be awarded ten points.
Junior Class: Shall be for dogs one year of age and under two years of age. The winner of this class will be awarded ten points.
Senior Class: Shall be for dogs two years of age and under three years of age. The winner of this class will be awarded ten points.
Veteran Class: Shall be for dogs three years of age and over. The winner of this class will be awarded ten points.
Best Male and Female: Shall be selected from the winners of the puppy, junior, senior and veteran classes. Best Male and Best Female will be awarded 15 points.
Best of Winners: Shall be awarded to the winner of Best Male shown against Best Female. The winner will be known as Best of Winners and will be awarded ten points. If no competition in Best of Winners class, Best of Winners points will be withheld.
Points Awarded:
| First in Class - Males | 10 points |
| First in Class - Females | 10 points |
| Best Male | 15 points |
| Best Female | 15 points |
| Best of Winners | 10 points |
Qualifications for Show Champion: A Show Champion will be a dog that has earned a minimum of 100 UKC recorded Championship points and one win with competition while showing for Best Male or Best Female. Points must have been earned under at least three different UKC licensed Show Judges. Champion Males and Females are shown together and a Championship win will be awarded to the winner.
3. GRAND HUNTING BEAGLE CHAMPION (GRHBCH) - Earned by winning five Hunting Beagle Champion events at a UKC licensed hunt. In this portion of the event, only HB Champions compete against HB Champions.
The number of dogs awarded HB Champion wins toward their GRHBCH degree will be based on the number of Champions entered in the event.
| # Of HBCH’s Entered | # Of Dogs Given HBCH Placements |
| 1-20 | 1 |
| 21-40 | 2 |
| 41 & Over | 3 |
Placements will only be given to HB Champions who are cast winners. For example, in an event in which there are 45 HB Champions entered, the three highest scoring HB Champion cast winners would be given wins toward their GRHB Champion degree. In case of a two-day hunt, when calculating the number of HB Champions entered, each day is counted separately.
4. GRAND SHOW CHAMPION (GR CH) - A Grand Show Champion will be a dog that has won five Champion classes under at least three different UKC licensed Show Judges. Winning may be over a period of years at any UKC licensed show. Degree of Grand Show Champion will be awarded to the registered owner. Male and Female Grand Show Champions are shown together.
BEST OF BREED
Immediately following the Grand Champion class, Best of Breed will be judged. Best of Breed will consist of the Best of Winners, the Champion Winner and the Grand Champion winner. The winner of this class will be awarded “Best of Breed” for the day’s show. No additional championship points will be awarded for this class, only Total Dog points.
NOTE: A dog is not an official Champion or a Grand Champion until the records of the dog in the UKC Registration Office indicate same.
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This Weekend At UKC
National Hunting Beagle Association Days is also this weekend in Missouri. Come on out and enjoy the event with us! NHBA sectional runoffs on Friday and a 2 day hunt Saturday and Sunday.(More Information).
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