I am late reading mail this week. The Canadian Kennel Club offers a Grand Championship, but a dog needs to do some serious winning, not just accumulate points. The points awarded don't depend on numbers of dogs defeated (minimum numbers of dogs apply). Points cannot be earned until a dog is a conformation Champion. 100 points doesn't sound like much, but a max of 10 points in any given day for even the biggest wins might take a while to accumulate. There's a minimum of a Canine Good Neighbor as well. A minimum of 100 points which must include one Best in Show or a Best of Breed at a Breed National Specialty (where a minimum of ten dogs have competed) or a Best in Multiple Breed Specialty with at least five breeds represented; plus 3 group firsts or 3 Breed Specialty wins must be earned at Conformation shows. Group 1 or Best in Specialty Show 5 Points Group 2 or Best of Opposite Single Breed Specialty Show 4 Points Group 3 3 Points Group 4 2 Points Best of Breed 1 Point (To earn the breed point, at least 5 dogs must be shown at breed level) Best in Show or Best in National Specialty Show or Best in Multi Breed Specialty Show 10 Points The dog must have been awarded a title from any CKC event, other than Conformation, or awarded a Canine Good Neighbour Certificate. Jill Canada ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================