ABMC 2007 Specialty Versatility

Versatility Award

Most Versatile Malinois
CH OTCH MACH6 AVONLEA LOVE ‘EM N WEAVE ‘EM UDX3, RAE, TDX, XF (16 pts)

Versatility Qualifiers
CH BULL MTNS CELESTIAL WISHES UD, RE, AX, AXJ (13 pts)
CH BULL MTN WITHOUT A TELESCOPE CD RE OA OAJ (12 pts)
CH ROULET’S TREW EWE MOVE ME, RN (7 pts)
MPACTS AFFAIR OF THE HEART CD, RE (5 pts)
MPACTS ALWAYS IN PURSUIT CD, RE (5 pts)

1) Dogs must earn points (i.e. qualify) in at least three (3) of the following four (4) venues: agility, conformation, herding and/or obedience. A dog is permitted to participate in all four, if so desired.

2) Membership in the ABMC is not required.

3) Registration requires completion of a registration sheet containing: dog's registered name, owner's name, address, telephone number and email address, and classes entered. To facilitate tracking of points, score sheets must also be completed for each venue the dog is entered in. These sheets will be venue specific and will contain the following: dog's name and handler's name, class in venue entered, and the arm band number for that class. The owner is responsible for completion of the basic information on the score sheets, as well as their delivery to the trial Chairperson or Secretary of each venue entered. The venue Chair or Secretary will fill in the dog's score and placement as appropriate, based on the dog's armband number. He/she will then confer with the individual in charge of the Specialty Versatility Award and arrange for a mutually convenient place for all sheets to be picked up by the individual in charge. The individual in charge will be responsible for assigning and totaling point values. The winner will be the dog earning the most points and will be announced at the Specialty banquet. Preliminary standings will be posted in the hospitality area of the show site as well the national Speciality Show Secretary's area throughout the Speciality week.

4) A plaque as well as a large rosette, comparable to that awarded for Best of Breed or High in Trial, will be awarded to the winner. A medallion will be given to all dogs earning a qualifying score in a minimum of three (3) venues.

5) Announcement and appropriate specifics of the award will be made: a) in an issue of the Performer published prior to the Specialty; b) in the premium list; and c) in the Specialty catalog.

6) After the Specialty, the person in charge will be responsible for getting information on the winner and event to the Performer Editor in a timely fashion. Because this is still a relatively new and complicated award, he/she will also be responsible for evaluating the procedure and point system for the award and suggesting possible revisions, if any, to the 2007 Specialty show committee.

POINTS MUST BE EARNED IN AT LEAST THREE (3) VENUES. THE SINGLE HIGHEST POINT VALUE EARNED IN EACH VENUE WILL BE USED IN TABULATING THE FINAL STANDINGS.

AGILITY
2 POINTS: QUALIFYING SCORE IN NOVICE
3 POINTS: QUALIFYING SCORE IN OPEN OR WINNING NOVICE CLASS (A OR B)
4 POINTS: QUALIFYING EXCELLENT (A OR B) OR WINNING OPEN CLASS
5 POINTS: WINNING EXCELLENT CLASS (A OR B)
6 POINTS: DOUBLE Q IN ANY COMBINATION OF STANDARD AND JUMPERS CLASSES AT ANY TWO LEVELS
7 POINTS: DOUBLE Q IN EXCELLENT A OR B

AGILITY (PREFERRED CLASSES)
1 POINT: QUALIFYING SCORE IN NOVICE
2 POINTS: QUALIFYING SCORE IN OPEN OR WINNING NOVICE CLASS (A OR B)
3 POINTS: QUALIFYING EXCELLENT (A OR B) OR WINNING OPEN CLASS
4 POINTS: WINNING EXCELLENT CLASS (A OR B)
5 POINTS: DOUBLE Q IN ANY COMBINATION OF STANDARD AND JWW CLASSES AT ANY TWO LEVELS
6 POINTS: DOUBLE Q IN EXCELLENT A ORB

HERDING
1 POINT: QUALIFYING IN HT/PT
2 POINTS: QUALIFYING STARTED (COURSE A OR B)
3 POINTS: QUALIFYING IN INTERMEDIATE (COURSE A OR B) OR WINNING STARTED CLASS (COURSE A OR B)
4 POINTS: QUALIFYING IN ADVANCED (COURSE A OR B) OR WINNING INTERMEDIATE CLASS (COURSE A OR B)
5 POINTS: WINNING ADVANCED CLASS (COURSE A OR B)
6 POINTS: RESERVE HIGH IN TRIAL
7 POINTS: HIGH IN TRIAL

OBEDIENCE
2 POINTS: QUALIFYING SCORE IN NOVICE
3 POINTS: QUALIFYING SCORE IN OPEN OR WINNING NOVICE CLASS (A OR B)
4 POINTS: QUALIFYING SCORE IN UTILITY OR WINNING OPEN CLASS (A OR B)
5 POINTS: WINNING UTILITY CLASS (A OR B)
6 POINTS: QUALIFYING IN OPEN B AND UTILITY A OR B
7 POINTS: HIGH IN TRIAL AND/OR HIGH COMBINED

CONFORMATION
1 POINT: PLACE 4 IN WORKING SWEEPSTAKES
2 POINTS: PLACE 3 IN WORKING SWEEPSTAKES
3 POINTS: PLACE 2 IN WORKING SWEEPSTAKES
4 POINTS: PLACE 1 IN WORKING SWEEPSTAKES
5 POINTS: PLACE BEST IN WORKING SWEEPSTAKES
(unless there is a conflict of interest with Sweepstakes judge, only Working Sweepstakes class placements count. If there is a conflict (judge is breeder of dog), then regular class placement counts)
2 POINTS: RESERVE WINNERS DOG OR BITCH
3 POINTS: WINNERS DOG/WINNERS BITCH
4 POINTS: BEST OF WINNERS
5 POINTS: AWARD OF MERIT
6 POINTS: BEST OPPOSITE SEX TO BEST OF BREED
7 POINTS: BEST OF BREED

THE AWARD WILL BE PRESENTED AT THE BANQUET ON THE EVENING OF SUNDAY, MAY 13, 2007. THE WINNER WILL BE THE DOG WITH THE MOST POINTS EARNED AT THE NATIONAL SPECIALTY EVENTS IN AT LEAST THREE (3) VENUES. THE PRIZE WILL BE A LARGE ROSETTE AND Placque. ALL OTHER DOGS QUALIFYING IN AT LEAST 3 VENUES WILL RECEIVE A MEDALLION. THE WINNER OF THE AWARD DOES NOT HAVE TO BE PRESENT TO WIN. IN THE EVENT THE WINNER IS NOT PRESENT WHEN THE TROPHY IS AWARDED, IT WILL BE MAILED.

**IN THE EVENT OF A TIE, EACH DOG'S SCORES OF ALL QUALIFYING PERFORMANCES FROM EACH VENUE WILL BE ADDED INTO ITS POINT TOTAL. THE DOG WITH THE HIGHEST COMBINED TOTAL SCORE WILL BE AWARDED MOST VERSATILE BELGIAN MALINOIS 2007.

For Example:

Dog A - SuperMal's Fideaux

Herding:
trial #1 - HS, qualifying run (2 points)
trial #2 - HI qualifying run (3points)
High Combined both trials - (7 points)
(points are not cumulative-only highest
points count, in this case the HC for 7 points)

Agility:
trial #1 - Open standard - 1st place (4 points)
Open JWW - NQ
trial #2 - Open standard, qualifying run (3 points)
Open JWW - qualifying run, 1st place (4 points)
**Double Q in Open standard/Open JWW (6 points)
(owner CANNOT add ALL point scores together,
each amount is an individual score on its own unless
the dog achieves a DOUBLE Q. The score for a
QQ is the highest # of points achieved from this venue)

Obedience:Not entered

Conformation:
4th place Working Sweeps (1 point)
1st place Open Dog (0 point)
RWD (2 points)
(highest point value is used, all points are NOT totaled together!)

Standings:
SuperMal's Fideaux:
Herding: 7 pts
Agility: 6 pts
Obedience: 0 pts
Conformation: 2 pts
TOTAL: 15 pts

Dog B - Ch Winsalot of Ribbons

Herding:Not entered

Agility:
trial #1 - Excellent standard - qualifying run (4 points)
Excellent JWW - qualifying run (4 points)
**DOUBLE Q in ExcellentB/Excellent JWW (7 points)
trial #2 - Excellent standard, qualifying run, 1st place (5 points)
Excellent JWW - NQ
(owner CANNOT add ALL point scores together,
each amount is an individual score on its own unless
the dog achieves a DOUBLE Q. The score for a QQ
is the highest # of points achieved from this venue)

Obedience:
Utility A - qualifying (3 points)
Winning Utility Class (5 points)
(highest point value is used, all points are NOT totaled together)

Conformation:
AOM (5 points)
(highest point value is used, all points are NOT totaled together!)

Standings:
Ch Winsalot of Ribbons:
Herding: 0 pts
Agility: 7 pts
Obedience: 5 pts
Conformation: 5 pts
TOTAL: 17 pts