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SECTION 12: TRIATHLON AWARD: Chow Club, Inc. Any retiring Officer or Director Register of Merit and
The Triathlon Award will be awarded to the Chow with three or more years of service will be given Circle of Honor
a certificate plaque. Other positions that may be
Chow which gets a leg in obedience, a ribbon in awarded are those that have served the club outside
conformation defeating other dogs and either an of board membership, including Chow Life Editor
agility leg, or a CGC, or rally leg during the awards and the Statistician. A special award may be given to Section 1: Register of Merit
year. A certificate will be awarded to each Chow any Officer or Director that has accumulated service
Chow owned or co-owned by a member of the Chow of 25 or more years. These Awards will list all offices ROM points may be acquired by any AKC registered
Chow Club, Inc., which meets the above criteria. held and the years served in each position. The Chow Chow sire or dam, whether currently living or
A certificate plaque will be awarded to any Chow Appreciation Chairman will supply this information
Chow which completes titles in at least three events to the Awards Chairman who will prepare these deceased.
(obedience, rally, agility, CGC, Trick Dog and/or awards to be presented at the Annual Awards The person submitting data for qualifying a dog or
conformation) during an awards year, providing the Banquet. Records of the Chairman will be maintained bitch for the ROM title is responsible for providing
Chow Chow is an AKC Champion of Record or that and passed to the incoming chairman as they assume all documentation to substantiate the title.
one of the titles earned is AKC Champion. responsibility.
Revised April 22, 2019 Revised April 22, 2019 The persons applying for the Register of Merit must
submit a completed ROM Qualification Form or
another document containing the required informa-
SECTION 13: HEALTH AWARD: SECTION 17: OTHER AWARDS tion and the following validations.
A Certificate plaque will be awarded to the breeder A certificate plaque will be awarded to those Chow NOTE: Validations may include copies of documents
and owner of an AKC champion (conformation, Chows having earned a Gold or Platinum level Grand that come from AKC or OFA to include their com-
obedience or agility title) Chow Chow who is owned Championship, as designated by the AKC, who are puter reports and published documentation from
or co-owned by a member of the CCCI and has owned or co-owned by a CCCI member in good the CCCI. All wins and titles must be AKC or CCCI
received all of the following health/temperament standing.*
clearances: statistics. All health clearances must be from OFA or
any other CCCI acceptable organization.
* “Member” is defined as a member in good standing of The
• OFA hip certification Chow Chow Club, Inc. on December 31st of the award year. 1) The registered name and AKC number
of the dog or bitch achieving the honor and
• OFA elbow certification Revised April 22, 2019 their get.
• OFA patella certification 2) The names of the breeder(s) and owner(s)
• OFA thyroid certification SECTION 18: DUPLICATE AWARDS of the dog or bitch achieving the honor.
• OFA Eye Certification A duplicate of any award may be requested by an 3) For each show win, validation of that win.
• Canine Good Citizen award owner or breeder at their own expense for the cost of This can be a copy of report from AKC Show
the award and shipping.
Adopted April 22, 2019 Awards or the AKC Progeny report. It may
The award must be requested in writing and must also be a copy of show superintendent’s show
results.
include copies of all required certifications including
the Canine Good Citizen award. 4) For Chow Chow Club Inc. awards, a copy
Revised April 22, 2019 of certificate awarded from CCCI or Chow
Life issue and page number where it is listed
i.e. Top Ten Chow Chows, Supreme Chow and
SECTION 14: HEALTH AWARD OF Premier Bitch.
EXCELLENCE:
A Plaque or special award will be awarded to 5) For each title (AKC Champion, AKC
Grand Champion, AKC Obedience or AKC
the breeder and owner of an AKC champion
(conformation, obedience or agility title) Chow Performance) Validation of that title. This can
Chow who is owned or co-owned by a member of the be a copy of AKC Awards report listing the dog
CCCI and has received all of the following health/ or bitch with the title, a copy of Title achieved
temperament clearances: Certificate from AKC, an AKC Progeny report
listing the titles or the Chow Life Issue and
• OFA hip, elbow and patella certification by a page number where it is listed.
Board certified specialist 6) For Health Clearances, a copy of the cer-
• OFA thyroid certification tificate OFA printed report from the OFA da-
• OFA cardiac certification by a Board certified tabase, the CCCI OFA data base or the Chow
Life issue and page number where it is listed.
cardiologist
• OFA Genetic Eye Screen 7) For the dog or bitch claiming the points,
• Canine Good Citizen award validation is needed for the parent/offspring
relationship achieving the ROM honor. This
could be a copy of the AKC Registration
The award must be requested in writing and must Certificate, AKC Pedigree, a copy of the AKC
include copies of all required certifications including Progeny Report, a copy of AKC Offspring
the Canine Good Citizen award. report or a copy of OFA progeny report.
Adopted: April 16, 2018 Method of scoring for the Register of Merit (points
earned by sires and dames of winning progeny):
* “Member” is defined as a member in good standing of The
Chow Chow Club, Inc. on December 31st of the award year.
3pt show 4pt show 5pt show National Specialty
Bonus points
SECTION 15: AWARDS PREPARATION:
The responsibility of preparing the plaque awards BOB from Classes* 6 8 10 10
and bronze trophies for WW Supreme Chow and BOB from Specials 6 8 10 10
the Premier Chow of the Year, presented at the BOS from Classes* 6 8 10 10
Annual Awards Banquet, shall be designated to the
Chairman or designated subcommittee of the Awards BOS from Specials 6 8 10 10
Committee. WD or WB 3 4 5 7
Revised July 23, 2017
RWD or RWB 5
SECTION 16: APPRECIATION AWARD BOW 2
A certificate will be given to each retiring Officer *Points listed for BOB and BOS from classes are instead of points for WD and WB, not in addition. For example,
and Director with a minimum of one year service if a dog wins BOB from classes at a 3 point major, it earns a total of 6 points for the win. It does not earn 3 for
in appreciation for his or her service to the Chow WD and 6 for the BOB totaling 9.