UKC Elite Awards, Presented by Bone Clone

Season 7 Second quarter nominations

October 27, 2023

Source: Domenick Muoio
Job Title: Field Trial & Hunt Test Program Manager
Email: dmuoio@ukcdogs.com

UKC Elite Awards are Presented by Bone Clone

Judge of the Year Nominees

• Jen Marenich and Rob Lewis

Jennifer Marenich and Rob Lewis have donated quite a bit of time to the sport with a stopwatch around their necks this quarter. They both spent some of their time this past quarter judging Dog of the Year events and together had assignments at over half of the events hosted in the second quarter earning their nominations and recognition for this quarter. Congratulations to Jennifer and Rob for their nomination!

Club of the Year Nominee

• Motown Shed Dogs

Motown had a great turn out, averaging 35 dogs each day. Even more impressive was the fact that it was this club's first event since being chartered earlier this year. Congratulations to Motown Shed Dogs for earning this quarters nomination!

Youth Handler of the Year Nominee:

• Levi Lewis

This young man has been burning up the roads with Tulip Hill's Some Like It Hot "Monroe" this quarter. Finding the podium at Great Lakes (MI), Country Roads (WV), and Buckeye (OH) events! Levi is no stranger to the youth program and at just 10 years old, he shows some great promise to become a fantastic adult handler one day!

Ambassador of the Year Nominee

The ambassador of the year is a unique award because there is no metric used to calculate who was the most involved or helpful over the past three months. If somehow, we did quantify this award, we would have a tie between countless people every quarter. This sport is driven forward by the welcoming, respectful, and helpful nature of all the participants. Ambassadors and nominees, past, present, and future should hold themselves to a higher standard and be role models for new and existing members.

• Gideon Fuchs

The reoccurring theme circulating around the comments from his peers is his helpful nature. He is friendly, encouraging, and well versed in the world of shed dogs. From being willing to share knowledge with those new to UKC shed dog trials to sharing his insight and experience as a wild shed hunter, Gideon represents the sport well. Congratulations to Gideon for earning this quarter's nomination for ambassador of the year

Dog of the Year Standings:

Now five events into the new Dog of the Year format, the field is shaking out to be a bit of a nailbiter! Only fractions of a point separating some of the working dogs and just one great weekend performance for any of the top 10 champion dogs separates them from claiming the top spot. We are starting to see some of the top dogs meet the 8 run qualification criteria and even more are just one weekend away! Between October and December there will be SIX Dog of the Year events! This means that a lot can happen between now and the new year! Best of luck to all our competitors!

Shed Dog of the Year Season 7, 2nd Quarter Standings

DOG	RANK	FINISHES	DOY POINTS	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH
DOG Champion Class Dog of the Year
DOG USJ ESD3 KICKASS ONE IN FORTY-TWO MILLION SPOT HOF	RANK 1	FINISHES 8	DOY POINTS 91.65	1ST 1	2ND 1		4TH 2
DOG ESD8 RPM TYRA'S FROZEN SHOT OF AMMO HOF	RANK 2	FINISHES 6	DOY POINTS 90.25	1ST 1	2ND 2
DOG USJ ESD2 SHR CHOPS ITTY BITTY SLICK KITTY HOF	RANK 3	FINISHES 8	DOY POINTS 72.75	1ST 1		3RD 1	4TH 1
DOG ESD3 SHR RUNNING DANCER'S SHADOW HOF	RANK 4	FINISHES 6	DOY POINTS 69.35	1ST 1	2ND 1	3RD 1
DOG GRCHSD TULIP HILL'S SOME LIKE IT HOT	RANK 5	FINISHES 6	DOY POINTS 63.2		2ND 1	3RD 1
DOG USJ ESD2 SHR KICKASS LIL BIT O' BLACK ICE HOF	RANK 6	FINISHES 8	DOY POINTS 55.7	1ST 1
DOG ESD RPM MILLIE JEAN BOGGS	RANK 7	FINISHES 4	DOY POINTS 52.1	1ST 1
DOG ESD NEWCOMB'S MATO SA TANKA	RANK 8	FINISHES 6	DOY POINTS 51.05	1ST 1			4TH 2
DOG GRCHSD3 RPMS LIVIN THE HIGH LIFE	RANK 9	FINISHES 4	DOY POINTS 43.8		2ND 1
DOG ROM ESD3 USJCH UCD URX2 UROG HR BLACK ROCK TIME TO DREAM SPOT-ON HOF	RANK 10	FINISHES 2	DOY POINTS 42.8	1ST 1
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DOG Non-Retriever Breed Dog of the Year
DOG Dog Name	RANK Rank	FINISHES Finishes	DOY POINTS DOY Points	1ST Breed
DOG GRCHSD2 BLUE CLAY'S LUNAR ECLIPSE	RANK 1	FINISHES 2	DOY POINTS 28.15	1ST ENGLISH COCKER SPANIEL
DOG NV NI GRCHSD2 HICKORY RIDGE CARMELLA CAMMY	RANK 2	FINISHES 6	DOY POINTS 22.9	1ST BELGIAN SHEPHERD DOG
DOG UEJCH NC CHSD CH CHER CAR'S COME FLY WITH ME	RANK T3	FINISHES 4	DOY POINTS 16.2	1ST DUTCH SHEPHERD
DOG CHSD USJCH URO1 UAGI CHER CAR'S FIRE IN EVERY NOUK	RANK T3	FINISHES 4	DOY POINTS 16.2	1ST DUTCH SHEPHERD
DOG SV CHSD SI AN FIELD WARRIOR VON CHAR CAR	RANK T3	FINISHES 4	DOY POINTS 16.2	1ST DUTCH SHEPHERD
DOG CHSD HICKORY RIDGE DALTON	RANK T3	FINISHES 4	DOY POINTS 16.2	1ST BELGIAN SHEPHERD DOG
DOG URO1 CHSD USJ NN HOODCATZ WILE E TITUS COYOTE	RANK T4	FINISHES 3	DOY POINTS 12.1	1ST UNRECOGNIZED
DOG USJ UMJ URO1 CHSD NC SPARTAN PRIDE CASSIUS OUSSIDE	RANK T4	FINISHES 3	DOY POINTS 12.1	1ST UNRECOGNIZED
DOG MC SN UNJCH MV GRCHSD SAT NIGHT SPECIAL V FROHENHAUS SPOT-ON	RANK T5	FINISHES 2	DOY POINTS 8.5	1ST BELGIAN SHEPHERD DOG
DOG NV NE UWP ROM WSD2 TALLULAH POOP SPOT-ON	RANK T5	FINISHES 2	DOY POINTS 8.5	1ST UNRECOGNIZED
DOG SFCH UJJCH ECH GSJCH CA HOP DASH RACEA GRCHSD2 THE CISCO KID OF CHER CAR SPOT-ON	RANK T5	FINISHES 2	DOY POINTS 8.5	1ST BELGIAN SHEPHERD DOG
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DOG Working Class Dog of the Year
DOG Dog Name	RANK DOY Points	FINISHES Rank	DOY POINTS Qualified
DOG MELTONS PICKIN UP THE PIECES	RANK 41.5	FINISHES 1	DOY POINTS Yes
DOG WHEN THE COLD WIND BLOWS WIKITA	RANK 31.3	FINISHES 2	DOY POINTS No
DOG MELTONS FADED ROSE DELTA DAWN	RANK 28.85	FINISHES 3	DOY POINTS No
DOG RPM'S I HEARD SHE'S KICKASS	RANK 28.1	FINISHES 4	DOY POINTS No
DOG NEWCOMB'S SIPPIN' ON A MAI TAI	RANK 22.2	FINISHES 5	DOY POINTS No
DOG MAPLEVIEW WATCHMEWIPNNAYNAY	RANK 21.4	FINISHES 6	DOY POINTS No
DOG RPM'S DROPPIN THE HAMMER	RANK 17.55	FINISHES 7	DOY POINTS No
DOG RIVERSTONES LITTLE PIECE OF HAVEN	RANK 17	FINISHES 8	DOY POINTS No
DOG COUNTRY AS HUCK FINN	RANK 14.55	FINISHES 9	DOY POINTS No
DOG TOP NOTCHES LOVELY LADY MAE	RANK 13.95	FINISHES 10	DOY POINTS No
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