ABBA Championship Requirements
(REVISED effective August 1, 2009)
Championship requirements – Truly a registry for the all around versatile bully breed dogs, a dog can champion 2 different ways, Conformation or Performance but either championship requires a demonstrated suitable disposition. As long as a dog is healthy, functional and purebred with a suitable temperament, it can champion.
The conformation standard will focus on the following appearance or impression: Compact, powerful, muscular, with an emphasis on muscle mass, substance and heavy bone; athletic ability and stable balanced temperament; physical balance, symmetry and proportions are critical.
Behavior and temperament will be evaluated and training and good disposition is expected. (NOTE:We don’t expect perfectly trained dogs. The ABBA understands and will do everything possible to make training opportunities available. All we expect is willingness to learn, willingness to risk looking less than perfect for the sake of helping your dog.)
CGC (Canine Good Citizen) – Training, evaluations, testing will be offered at ABBA shows and dogs earning certification will be awarded an ABBA CGC certificate as well.
To complete championship requirements, a dog must also pass the temperament testing and DNA profiling within 12 months of earning sufficient points.
Varieties = compact, standard and large class will be determined at 12 mos of age; puppy classes will be divided according to gender.
ABBA Conformation Champion & Grand Champion Point System
First place class win 10 points
Best Male or Best Female (Best of Sex) 15 points
Best of Winners 10 points
Best of Breed 10 points
(Must have Best Male/Best Female compete against each other for class to be held and for points to be awarded)
The requirements for a Championship are a minimum of 100 CH points and three major wins with competition under a minimum of two different Judges.
The requirements for a Grand Championship is 5 Champion class wins under a minimum of 2 different judges
Competition is credited in one of the following manners.
1. The class dog must win a minimum of their Best of Sex (Best Male or Best Female) and win over another class dog (any class) of the same breed, same sex.
2. If the dog is the only one of its sex, it must also win a minimum of their Best of Sex and beat the other Best of Sex for Best of Winners. In other words the Best Male and the Best Female would compete, and the dog awarded the Best of Winners would receive an appropriate competition win.
3. If the class dog is awarded the Best of Breed win OVER either Champions or Grand Champions of the same breed, competition would be credited.
( Click this link to view PRINTABLE point system)
Conformation champion (CC) = 100 points and 3 majors plus DNA profile and Temperament Certification within one year of earning points and majors
Performance champion (PC) = (numbers of points plus Temperament Certification needed to champion TBD)
Universal Grand Champion = Conformation and Performance Championships plus Temperament (TT/CGC) certification
Awards: Ribbons, trophies and prizes (merchandise, gift certificates, dog food, free litter registration or show registrations) featured on ABBA Dogs website
