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Titles of Excellence from UKC and Requirements to Earn Them
*Revised January 1, 2009
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 PERFORMANCE PACK CHAMPION (PCH)
The official UKC points awarded in the Registered portion of a UKC licensed hunt are as follows:
PLACE | POINTS | PLACE | POINTS |
1st | 40 | 6th | 15 |
2nd | 35 | 7th | 10 |
3rd | 30 | 8th | 5 |
4th | 25 | 9th | 5 |
5th | 20 | 10th | 5 |
To be declared an official Performance Pack Champion, a dog must have at least 100 UKC points recorded on the records at a Performance Pack event in the UKC Championship Office and have at least one first place win in a UKC licensed Hunt. Additionally a dog must pass one certification test.
*After having completed the requirements for the Performance Pack Champion degree (PCH), a hound has 30 days in which to complete his certification for Championship. During that 30 days, the hound may continue to participate in UKC licensed events in the Registered category. After 30 days, the hound is no longer eligible to compete in the Registered division and may not participate in UKC licensed events until it has been certified and is eligible to move up to the Champion class.
This policy is set forth to accommodate those who finish immediately prior to a major event and do not have time to certify. However, it also prohibits dogs who fail to certify from staying in the lower ranks to accumulate points.
2. PERFORMANCE PACK CHAMPION CERTIFICATION PROCEDURES:
Purpose: The purpose of certifying Performance Pack Champions is to insure that each Performance Pack Champion is able to strike, jump and circle a rabbit with no assistance from a pack. It is also to assure that the dog is not gun-shy. The test must not be for more than one hour (not including time outs), unless a strike occurs within the last four minutes of the certification. There must be two licensed Performance Pack judges to conduct a certification.
1. The Certification judges shall carry-out the certification procedure in the same manner as Performance Pack competition in respect to the conduct of owners, handlers and spectators. Certification may take place:
A. Certification on a specific date is permissible if advertised in the magazine in the month proceeding the certification or is posted on the Internet where it is publicly accessible at least 30 days prior to the certification date. The date, time and location for the certification must be listed.
B. Certification may be held during, or at the close of a licensed Performance Pack event. It must be publicly announced at the event.
2. All hounds that are present at the certification shall be drawn in random order. Any dogs arriving after the draw will be added to the end of the list and will be certified if time permits. The hound’s owner or handler must present to the judges the necessary paperwork to show that the dog is eligible for certification.
3. The number of dogs tested simultaneously solely depends on the number of judges available to test the dogs. If certifications are going on simultaneously, they must be done at distances great enough not to interfere with each other.
4. A licensed Judge cannot be involved in the certification testing of his/her own dog or a dog that he/she has owned within the past 6 months. They may not test a dog owned by a member of their immediate family or household
5. The dog must hunt by itself with no assistance. Once the dog is turned loose, one judge will stay within sight of the dog and will judge this dog under the same criteria as a Performance Pack event. Although a high score does not matter in certification, three minuses will fail the dog. Once a chase is started, the second judge will remain in the area that the chase began and look for the rabbit. If the rabbit is seen, judges should communicate between themselves and attempt to get to the area of the marked line, however it is not necessary that the judges see the rabbit. Once one or both of the judges see the dog trail through the area that the rabbit was seen or where it is likely that the rabbit was (after complete circle) a blank pistol is to be fired in the air at a reasonable distance from the dog. If the dog shows no signs of being gun-shy, they are to be certified. If the dog shows sign of being gunshy, they are to be failed.
6. In the case that a judge, handler or spectator inadvertently jumps a rabbit, no dog is to be turned into that track. Judges may choose to move a reasonable distance from that track and let the dog “find the track on its own”.
Handlers and Spectators: Handlers and spectators may be present during the certification process. Handlers nor spectators are not to encourage dogs in any way nor shall they interfere with the certification process. Once the rabbit is jumped, a handler essentially becomes a spectator.
Time Outs: Time out may be called by the judges for the following reasons.
A. When dogs are getting on highway, trail onto posted land or trail into a place where there is danger to dogs or hunters.
B. When other hunters get too close. If dogs get with another group of dogs.
C. If new ground must be found to finish test.
D. In case of accident or sickness.
E. If cast becomes lost.
All dogs are to given the full hour to find their own rabbit, completely circle the rabbit and be fired over. If at any time before the one hour expires the dog completes this criteria the test is to stop and the dog is to be certified. A dog is not required to hunt the complete 60 minutes if they certify before the completion of the hour. All Performance Pack rules are to be followed by the judges and if a dog accumulates 3 minuses or are scratched in accordance with the Performance Pack rules they are to fail the certification. The decision to pass or fail a dog is to be unanimous by both judges.
Fees and Forms: The owner/handler must pay a $10 fee to have his/her hound tested for certification. $5 of this fee is kept by the host club and $5 is to go to the certifying judges. All forms must be completely filled out and presented to the certifying judges before the certification begins. At the conclusion of the test both judges are to sign the form and mark either pass or fail. A copy of this certification will be sent to United Kennel Club, Inc.
Any Judge found to be in violation of UKC Performance Pack running or Certification rules will be subject to sanctions by United Kennel Club, Inc.
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 PERFORMANCE PACK CHAMPION (GRPCH) - Earned by winning five Performance Pack Champion events at a UKC licensed hunt. In this portion of the event, only Performance Pack Champions compete against other Performance Pack Champions.
The number of dogs awarded Performance Pack Champion wins toward their GRPCH degree will be based on the number of Champions entered in the event.
# Of PCH’s Entered
1-20
21-40
41 & Over | # Of Dogs Given PCH Placements
1
2
3 |
Placements will only be given to Performance Pack Champions who are cast winners, with plus points scored. For example, in an event in which there are 45 Performance Pack Champions entered, the three highest scoring Performance Pack Champion cast winners would be given wins toward their GRPCH Champion degree.
In case of a two-day hunt, when calculating the number of Performance Pack 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 (SHOW)
Immediately following the Grand Champion class, Best of Breed will be judged. Best of Breed will consist of the Best of Winners, Champion of Champions 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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