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    Quote Originally Posted by dxboon View Post
    I don't know if there are multiple Labs who took home an all round award from both PSLRA and Rose City this year (if there are multiple dogs who did, kudos, even better news), but the dog I'm referring to has his AKC GCH, JH, RN, CGC, WC. While some may feel that alphabet soup is "not too tough" to accomplish, I think it's great to see a breeder/owner/handler guide their dog to those titles.

    If you are bringing home multiple recognitions for your own program -- three in one year, from your club highlighting the all around versatility of the dogs you are breeding, you should be proud. Whether anyone feels the feat is tough to achieve or not, to me doesn't diminish the positive aspects of acknowledging and highlighting owners who care that their Labs are more than just a pretty face.
    I completely agree with this.

    And, just one all-around at Rose City. We were one of just two to win the versatility dog award and one of a two maybe three to win certificates of achievement and then there were a handful of title awards. We are trying to get people more involved in performance as it is sort-of the red-headed step-child at our events.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Labradorks View Post
    I completely agree with this.

    And, just one all-around at Rose City. We were one of just two to win the versatility dog award and one of a two maybe three to win certificates of achievement and then there were a handful of title awards. We are trying to get people more involved in performance as it is sort-of the red-headed step-child at our events.
    Congratulations on your awards!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Labradorks View Post
    I completely agree with this.

    And, just one all-around at Rose City. We were one of just two to win the versatility dog award and one of a two maybe three to win certificates of achievement and then there were a handful of title awards. We are trying to get people more involved in performance as it is sort-of the red-headed step-child at our events.
    Not sure what Rose City's requirements are but for PSLRA, the Versatility award is harder to get as you have to have titles in 3 different venues (titles appearing on the right side of the name), so that'd be obed, hunt test (no WC allowed), tracking, agility and certified therapy thru Delta (I believe that's the only one they will accept). Now that I've given up agility, I pretty much go w/ submitting for the All Around first. I'm not super crazy about Rally being approved as the Obed part, but one good thing that resulted from that is we aren't seeing as many undertrained dogs in the group stays at our obed trials now (who were just going for a club award...).

    But yes, it is a nice accomplishment and I wish there were more out there doing some performance w/ their show dogs. Trainability is SO much more important to most lab / pet owners. All we have to do is read a few posts on this board and it's pretty obvious not all are considered equal.
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    Quote Originally Posted by windycanyon View Post
    Not sure what Rose City's requirements are but for PSLRA, the Versatility award is harder to get as you have to have titles in 3 different venues (titles appearing on the right side of the name), so that'd be obed, hunt test (no WC allowed), tracking, agility and certified therapy thru Delta (I believe that's the only one they will accept). Now that I've given up agility, I pretty much go w/ submitting for the All Around first. I'm not super crazy about Rally being approved as the Obed part, but one good thing that resulted from that is we aren't seeing as many undertrained dogs in the group stays at our obed trials now (who were just going for a club award...).

    But yes, it is a nice accomplishment and I wish there were more out there doing some performance w/ their show dogs. Trainability is SO much more important to most lab / pet owners. All we have to do is read a few posts on this board and it's pretty obvious not all are considered equal.
    Do dogs need to be at the top level of the event to get versatility? Planning on starting hunt tests second half of the year with my agility girl and I a fairly confident it won't be too hard get the JH title on her .... would that get her an AKC versatility award?
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    windycanyon always has shown in pics very healthy looking labs imo. the titles just a bonus actually I dont see many on tis site posting unhealthy looking labs. but looks arent everything, guess thats why the titles are needed. Chili needs a mans best friend title
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    Quote Originally Posted by fidgetyknees View Post
    Do dogs need to be at the top level of the event to get versatility? Planning on starting hunt tests second half of the year with my agility girl and I a fairly confident it won't be too hard get the JH title on her .... would that get her an AKC versatility award?
    The awards I was talking about were club-based and not AKC-based. If you wanted to get an AKC companion versatility title this discussion from AKC's press person to someone who wrote in asking about titling in versatility might be of interest:

    Q: How does a dog earn an AKC Versatility Title? Is there more than one way to achieve this title?


    A: In 2001, the AKC began to offer the Versatile Companion Dog (VCD) title as a way to reward those hardworking dogs and handlers who compete in all the Companion sports of Obedience, Agility, and Tracking.

    For example, if your dog completes his Companion Dog (CD) title in Obedience and his Tracking Dog (TD) title in Tracking and two Agility Requirements, both from either the Regular or Preferred classes, such as NA & NAJ or the NAP & NJP titles, he will then be awarded the title of VCD1. The 1 denotes that this is the first level, or novice level, of accomplishment. As the dog completes higher levels he can earn a VCD2, VCD3, and even a VCD4. The ultimate title for the Versatile Companion Dog is the Versatile Companion Champion Dog (VCCH) title. So far, no dog has accomplished this prestigious title.

    All show records toward these titles are maintained by the AKC and owners are automatically issued a VCD title certificate upon completion of the requirements. For a more detailed look at what titles are required for the VCD levels here is a list below:

    Versatile Companion Dog Title
    The AKC will issue a Versatile Companion Dog certificate and will permit the use of the letters VCD following the name of each dog that completes the titles as follows:

    Versatile Companion Dog 1 (VCD1) - CD, NA, NAJ, TD or CD, NAP, NJP, TD
    Versatile Companion Dog 2 (VCD2) - CDX, OA, OAJ, TD or CDX, OAP, OJP, TD
    Versatile Companion Dog 3 (VCD3) - UD, AX, AXJ, TDX or UD, AXP, AJP, TDX
    Versatile Companion Dog 4 (VCD4) - UDX, MX, MXJ, VST or UDX, MXP, MJP, VST

    Versatile Companion Champion Title
    The AKC will issue a Versatile Companion Champion certificate and will permit the use of the letters VCCH preceding the name of each dog that completes the titles as follows: Obedience Trial Champion (OTCH), Master Agility Champion (MACH) and Champion Tracker (CT).

    Don't know if this was helpful in response to your question or not.

 



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