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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 the 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 NITE CHAMPION (NITECH) The official UKC points awarded in the registered portion of a UKC Licensed Nite Hunt are as follows:
To be declared an official Nite 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 Nite Hunt.
A dog must have a total score of plus points, and be a cast winner, before they can receive Championship points. The ten high point cast winners from different casts will be judged the first ten winners.
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 Champion points:
Definition of Classes: Males and females are shown separately.
Puppy Class: Shall be for dogs six (6) months to one (1) year of age. The winner of this class will be awarded ten (10) points.
Junior Class: Shall be for dogs one year of age and under two years of age. The winner of the class will be awarded ten (10) points.
Senior Class: Shall be for dogs two years of age and over. The winner of this class will be awarded ten (10) points.
Best of Breed: Shall be selected from the winners of the Puppy, Junior and Senior Classes. The winner of this class shall be known as Best of Breed and shall be awarded fifteen (15) points.
Best Male or Female of Show: Shall be selected from the Best of Breed winners. The winner shall be known as Best Male or Female of Show and awarded ten (10) points.
Points Awarded:
First In Class-Males ..................................10 points
First In Class-Females..............................10 points
Best Male of Breed...................................15 points
Best Female of Breed ..............................15 points
Best Male of Show ...................................10 points
Best Female of Show...............................10 points
Qualifications for UKC recognized Show Champion: Dog must have earned a minimum of 100 UKC recorded Championship points and one win for “Best Male of Show” or “Best Female of Show”. Dog must have competition at the Class, Breed or Show level at the event they win Best of Show. Dog having no competition will receive Championship points but no win toward the Show Champion degree. Points must be earned under at least two different Judges.
3. UKC FIELD CHAMPION (FCH) 100 Championship points and must include one First Tree and First Line win in Grand Finals at least one time on the same date and in the same trial.
4. UKC WATER RACE CHAMPION (WCH) 100 Championship points and must include one First Tree and First Line win in Grand Finals at least one time on the same date and in the same race.
5. GRAND NITE CHAMPION (GRNITECH) Earned by winning five (5) Champion of Nite Champions events at a UKC Licensed Nite Hunt. In this portion of the event, only Nite Champions compete against Nite Champions.
The number of dogs awarded Nite Champion wins toward their Grand Nite Champion degree will be based on the number of Nite Champions entered in the event.
# Of Nite CH’s
Entered
1-20
21-40
*40 - 60
*61 & over | # Of Dogs Given
Nite CH Placements
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Placements will only be given to Nite Champions who are cast winners. For example, in an event in which there are 45 Nite Champions entered, the three highest scoring Nite Champion cast winners would be given wins toward their Grand Nite Champion degree.
In case of a two-night hunt, when calculating the number of Nite Champions entered, each night is counted separately.
6. GRAND SHOW CHAMPION (GRCH) Earned by winning five (5) Champion of Champions show classes in at least five different UKC Licensed Bench Shows. Must be under at least three different Judges. In this portion of the event, only Show Champions compete against Show Champions. Males and females will be shown separately and a Championship win will be awarded to each sex.
7. GRAND FIELD CHAMPION (GRFCH) A Champion must win five (5) Champion category events or heats, including at least one Grand Line and one Grand Tree Final on the same date and in the same trial, to become a UKC Grand Field Trial Champion.
8. GRAND WATER RACE CHAMPION (GRWCH) A Champion must win five (5) Champion category events or heats, including at least one Grand Line and One Grand Tree Final on the same date and in the same race, to become a UKC Grand Water Race Champion.
Effective June 1, 2004, UKC began offering two additional titles for Coonhounds, Beagles and Cur and Feists.
9. CONFORMATION CHAMPION (CCH). May be earned by Beagles, Coonhounds or Cur and Feist breeds participating in the Conformation Events administered by the Dog Events Department and held under the Official UKC Conformation Rules. Top Ten points cannot be earned at these events.
10. CONFORMATION GRAND CHAMPION (CGRCH). May be earned by Beagles, Coonhounds or Cur and Feist breeds participating in the Conformation Events administered by the Dog Events Department and held under the Official UKC Conformation Rules. Top Ten points cannot be earned at these.
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