Awards

WHWTCA VERSATILE DOG PROGRAM

Awards in the Versatile Dog Award program are presented to members whose Westie achieves certain high levels of accomplishment in his or her lifetime. Awards are based on a point system, where each level of achievement in an area earns a point. The awards have other requirements as described below. The levels of accomplishment and point system are:


Levels


Conformation


Obedience


Tracking


Agility


Earthdog

A
(1 pt.)		 CH CD or RN TD NA, NAJ
NAP, or NJP		 JE or
CG*
B
(2 pt.)		 Top10 in Breed
in Sex		 CDX or RA   OA, OAJ,
OAP, or OJP		 SE
C
(3 pt.)		 Top10
Westie		 UD or RE TDX
or
VST		 AX, AXJ,
AXP or AJP		 ME
D
(4 pt.)		 Top10
Terrier		 UDX
or
OTCH or
RAE		 CT (MX + MXJ)
or
(MXP + MJP)
or MACH		 10 SE +
10 ME

  • The Versatile Dog Award requires a total of 3 points earned across three areas of competition, or 4 points in two areas of competition with a C-level being earned in conformation or Earthdog, or 5 points with a D-level in any area.

    • Click on the VDA Award to see the list of winners.

  • The Versatile Dog Excellent Award requires 6 points earned in four areas of competition, or 5 points earned in five areas, or 7 points in three areas with a C-level being earned in conformation or Earthdog or a D-level in any area.

    • Click on the VDX Award to see the list of winners.

  • The Master of Versatility Award requires 9 points in five areas of competition, or 10 points in four areas with a C-level being earned in conformation or Earthdog or a D level in any area, or 11 points in three areas.

    • Click on the Master Award to see the list of winners.
ADDITIONAL VD RULES:
* A Championship, Earthdog title, or D-level accomplishment is required for all awards.
* Only AKC titles qualify except AWTA's Certificate of Gameness (CG) earned before 1/1/99.
* When Terrier Type was published (up until about 2001), the KSTTW is the Knight System Top Ten Westie Dogs or Bitches, the TTTTW is the Terrier Type Top Ten Westies (inter-sex), and the TTTTT is the Terrier Type Top Ten All Terriers Dogs or Bitches. They are final year statistics as published annually by Terrier Type. Note the Knight System counts Westies defeated by winning BOB and the Terrier Type system counts terriers defeated by group placements.
* After 2002, the nearly equivalent AKC TopDog web report is used for level conformation level b, C, and D. For the AKC reports, see http://www.akc.org/store/reports/topdogs/index.cfm although you need to log into the AKC store before this link will actually get you there.

Level B is top 10 dog or top 10 bitch in the calendar year "AKC TopDog By Breeds using Breed totals" report.

Level C is Top Ten Westies (inter-sex) in the calendar year "AKC TopDogs By Breed Using All-Breed Totals".

Level D is Top Ten All Terriers Dogs or Bitches in the calendar year "AKC TopDog By Group Using All-Breed Total".
* The D-level Earthdog is 10 extra SE legs and 10 extra ME legs after earning the ME.

A dog who achieves these requirements while one or more of his owners were not members needs to earn at least one further title while all his co-owners are members.

Members must provide photocopy documentation for AWTA titles. Members must supply in writing the year that their Westie made Knight System or Terrier Type Top-Ten. Members must supply a detailed list of the 10 SE + 10 ME Earthdog legs showing test name and date.

Members should also notify the chairperson of the performance committee, in writing, when their dogs earn one of these awards to be sure the Club database is up to date. (Send this to Sil Sanders, 33101 44th Ave NW, Stanwood, WA 98292 or sil@WestiesNW.com).





TITLE GLOSSARY
CONFORMATION
  • CH: Champion

  • KSTTW: Knight System Top Ten Westie

  • TTTTW: Terrier Type Top Ten Westie

  • TTTTT: Terrier Type Top Ten All Terriers

OBEDIENCE

  • CD: Champion Dog

  • CDX: Champion Dog Excellent

  • UD: Utility Dog

  • UDX: Utility Dog Excellent

  • OTCH: Obedience Trial Champion
  • RN: Rally Novice

  • RA: Rally Advanced

  • RE: Rally Excellent

  • RAE: Rally Advanced Excellent

TRACKING

  • TD: Tracking Dog

  • TDX: Tracking Dog Excellent

  • VST: Variable Surface Tracker

  • CT: Champion Tracker

EARTHDOG

  • CG: AWTA Certificate of Gameness

  • JE: Junior Earthdog

  • SE: Senior Earthdog

  • ME: Master Earthdog
AGILITY
  • NA: Novice Agility
    NAP: Novice Agility Preferred

  • OA: Open Agility
    OAP: Open Agility Preferred

  • AX: Agility Excellent
    AXP: Agility Excellent Preferred

  • MX: Master Agility
    MXP: Master Agility Preferred

  • NAJ: Novice Agility Jumpers
    NJP: Novice Jumpers Preferred

  • OAJ: Open Agility Jumpers
    OJP: Open Jumpers Preferred

  • AXJ: Agility Excellent Jumpers
    AJP: Agility Jumpers Preferred

  • MXJ: Master Agility Jumpers
    MXP: Master Jumpers Preferred



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