UKC Elite Awards, Presented by Bone Clone

Season 7 Third Quarter Nominations

February 2, 2024

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

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Judge Of The Year Nominee

• Travis Meadows

Travis spent quite a bit of time this past quarter with a stopwatch in his hand helping clubs with judging duties. His assignments added up to over a week judging dogs this quarter alone. Thank you for donating so much time and energy judging dogs so that the rest of our sport can enjoy a day of participating under a qualified, fair, and impartial Judge.

Club Of The Year Nominee

• K9 Fanciers

K9 Fanciers has continued a trend this season. For the third quarter in a row, a Michigan club has claimed the nomination for club of the year. In a quarter filled with more Dog of the Year events than the previous two combined, K9 Fanciers still managed to draw a significant crowd full of competitive dogs. Congratulations to the crew over at K9 Fanciers!

Youth Handler Of The Year Nominee

• Zach Meadows

This young man had a very successful quarter. He is no stranger to the podium and is proving to be quite a formidable handler. Zach, congratulations on your success last quarter, good luck in the fourth quarter!

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.

• Travis Meadows

A name that is familiar in this quarters nominations perhaps, but it is well-deserved and cannot be denied. His peers have noted his selfless donation of time, energy, resources, knowledge, and positivity and made it a point to ensure he is recognized in this category. Not only is he one to jump in and help any way he can at events, but he is also just as helpful to his fellow competitors, both new and veteran. He will take the time to help uplift fellow handlers who are having a bad day and is one of the first ones to congratulate someone for their success. Thank you, Travis, for being such a notable ambassador and role model in the sport!

Dog Of The Year Standings

Now that we are three quarters of the way done with this seasons Dog of the Year events, we are getting a pretty good idea of how the new format is going to work out. We have hit a total of 11 events with only three weekends left. This quarter encompassed the largest amount of events, more than any other quarter, with a total of six weekend events; thats 12 opportunities to get a qualifying run! Take a look at the third quarter ranking to see what dogs are in the top ten:

Shed Dog S7 Q3 Nominations

DOG NAME	RANK	QUALIFIED	DOY POINTS	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH
DOG NAME Champion Class Dog of the Year
DOG NAME ESD9 RPM TYRA'S FROZEN SHOT OF AMMO HOF	RANK 1	QUALIFIED Yes	DOY POINTS 273.2	1ST 5	2ND 2	3RD 1	4TH 1
DOG NAME USJ ESD2 SHR CHOPS ITTY BITTY SLICK KITTY HOF	RANK 2	QUALIFIED Yes	DOY POINTS 161.3	1ST 1	2ND 2	3RD 1	4TH 2
DOG NAME USJ ESD4 SHR KICKASS LIL BIT O' BLACK ICE HOF	RANK 3	QUALIFIED Yes	DOY POINTS 159.35	1ST 2	2ND 1	3RD 1
DOG NAME USJ ESD3 KICKASS ONE IN FORTY-TWO MILLION SPOT HOF	RANK 4	QUALIFIED Yes	DOY POINTS 131.15	1ST 1	2ND 1		4TH 2
DOG NAME GRCHSD LISKONEYFRESH FRANK OF SHIMNAVALE	RANK 5	QUALIFIED Yes	DOY POINTS 118.85		2ND 3		4TH 1
DOG NAME ESD RPM'S IT'S IN HER BLOOD	RANK 6	QUALIFIED Yes	DOY POINTS 107.9	1ST 2		3RD 1
DOG NAME GRCHSD2 TULIP HILL'S SOME LIKE IT HOT	RANK 7	QUALIFIED Yes	DOY POINTS 100.8		2ND 1	3RD 2
DOG NAME GRCHSD RPM'S I GOT A FEELING	RANK 8	QUALIFIED Yes	DOY POINTS 95.6		2ND 1	3RD 1	4TH 2
DOG NAME ESD4 RPMS CANT FIND EM GRIND EM HOF	RANK 9	QUALIFIED Yes	DOY POINTS 92.85		2ND 1	3RD 2	4TH 1
DOG NAME ESD ETCHED IN STONE INIAN ROYALTY	RANK 10	QUALIFIED Yes	DOY POINTS 81.65	1ST 1	2ND 1
DOG NAME
DOG NAME Non-Retriever Breed Dog of the Year
DOG NAME DOG NAME	RANK RANK	QUALIFIED FINISHES	DOY POINTS DOY POINTS	1ST BREED
DOG NAME GRCHSD2 BLUE CLAY'S LUNAR ECLIPSE	RANK 1	QUALIFIED 11	DOY POINTS 61.55	1ST ENGLISH COCKER SPANIEL
DOG NAME NV NI ESD HICKORY RIDGE CARMELLA CAMMY	RANK 2	QUALIFIED 10	DOY POINTS 37.4	1ST BELGIAN SHEPHERD DOG
DOG NAME UEJCH NC CHSD CH CHER CAR'S COME FLY WITH ME	RANK 4T	QUALIFIED 4	DOY POINTS 16.2	1ST DUTCH SHEPHERD
DOG NAME CHSD USJCH URO1 UAGI CHER CAR'S FIRE IN EVERY NOUK	RANK 4T	QUALIFIED 4	DOY POINTS 16.2	1ST DUTCH SHEPHERD
DOG NAME SV CHSD SI AN FIELD WARRIOR VON CHAR CAR	RANK 4T	QUALIFIED 4	DOY POINTS 16.2	1ST DUTCH SHEPHERD
DOG NAME GRCHSD HICKORY RIDGE DALTON	RANK 4T	QUALIFIED 4	DOY POINTS 16.2	1ST BELGIAN SHEPHERD DOG
DOG NAME URO1 CHSD USJ AN HOODCATZ WILE E TITUS COYOTE SPOT-ON	RANK 5T	QUALIFIED 3	DOY POINTS 12.1	1ST UNRECOGNIZED
DOG NAME NI NE USJ UMJ URO1 CHSD AC SPARTAN PRIDE CASSIUS OUSSIDE SPOT-ON	RANK 5T	QUALIFIED 3	DOY POINTS 12.1	1ST UNRECOGNIZED
DOG NAME MC SN UNJCH MV GRCHSD SAT NIGHT SPECIAL V FROHENHAUS SPOT-ON	RANK 6T	QUALIFIED 2	DOY POINTS 8.5	1ST BELGIAN SHEPHERD DOG
DOG NAME NV NE UWP ROM CHSD TALLULAH POOP SPOT-ON	RANK 6T	QUALIFIED 2	DOY POINTS 8.5	1ST UNRECOGNIZED
DOG NAME NWCH SCH MCH ACH NNCH SFCH UJJCH ECH GSJCH CA HOP DASH RACEA GRCHSD2 THE CISCO KID OF CHER CAR SPOT-ON	RANK 6T	QUALIFIED 2	DOY POINTS 8.5	1ST BELGIAN SHEPHERD DOG
DOG NAME ESD2 KING OF THE MOUNTAIN MONTE HOF	RANK 6T	QUALIFIED 4	DOY POINTS 8.5	1ST BORDER COLLIE
DOG NAME
DOG NAME Working Class Dog of the Year
DOG NAME DOG NAME	RANK DOY POINTS	QUALIFIED RANK	DOY POINTS QUALIFIED
DOG NAME WSD5 MELTONS PICKIN UP THE PIECES	RANK 180.3	QUALIFIED 1	DOY POINTS Yes
DOG NAME WSD2 RPM'S LIGHT'EM UP	RANK 105.65	QUALIFIED 2	DOY POINTS Yes
DOG NAME WSD5 KICKASS HEADS ROLL ON BLACK ICE	RANK 80	QUALIFIED 3	DOY POINTS Yes
DOG NAME WSD3 WHEN THE COLD WIND BLOWS WIKITA	RANK 75.25	QUALIFIED 4	DOY POINTS Yes
DOG NAME WSD3 RPM'S DROPPIN THE HAMMER	RANK 71.85	QUALIFIED 5	DOY POINTS Yes
DOG NAME WSD3 SWAMPCOLLIES GUNNA BAYOUA RHIVER	RANK 52	QUALIFIED 6	DOY POINTS No
DOG NAME WSD FORESTVIEW CHERRYBLOSSOM	RANK 48.45	QUALIFIED 7	DOY POINTS No
DOG NAME WSD6 COUNTRY AS HUCK FINN	RANK 47.55	QUALIFIED 9	DOY POINTS Yes
DOG NAME WSD2 KICKASS I LOVE ROCK N ROLL	RANK 40.35	QUALIFIED 8	DOY POINTS No
DOG NAME WSD9 NEWCOMB'S SIPPIN' ON A MAI TAI	RANK 39.6	QUALIFIED 10	DOY POINTS Yes
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