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SECTION 12: TRIATHLON AWARDS SECTION 16: APPRECIATION AWARD
The Triathlon Award will be awarded to the Chow A certificate will be given to each retiring Officer Register of Merit and
Chow which gets a leg in obedience, a ribbon in and Director with a minimum of one year service
conformation defeating other dogs and either an in appreciation for his or her service to The Chow Circle of Honor
agility leg, or a CGC, or rally leg during the awards Chow Club, Inc. Any retiring Officer or Director
year. A certificate will be awarded to each Chow with three or more years of service will be given
Chow owned or co-owned by a member of The a certificate plaque. Other positions that may be SECTION 1: REGISTER OF MERIT
Chow Chow Club Inc, which meets the above awarded are those that have served the club outside ROM points may be acquired by any AKC registered
criteria. of board membership, including Chow Life Editor Chow Chow sire or dam, whether currently living or
Triathlon Award of Excellence: A certificate and the Statistician. A special award may be given deceased.
plaque will be awarded to any Chow Chow which to any Officer or Director that has accumulated
completes titles in at least three different venues (i.e. service of 25 or more years. These Awards will The person submitting data for qualifying a dog or
obedience, rally, agility, CGC, Trick Dog, etc. and/or list all offices held and the years served in each bitch for the ROM title is responsible for providing
conformation) during an awards year, providing the position. The Appreciation Chairman will supply all documentation to substantiate the title.
Chow Chow is an AKC Champion of Record or that this information to the Awards Chairman who will The persons applying for the Register of Merit must
one of the titles earned is AKC Champion or any prepare these awards to be presented at the Annual
level of AKC Grand Champion. Awards Banquet. Records of the Chairman will be submit a completed ROM Qualification Form or
Adopted April 9, 2005 maintained and passed to the incoming chairman as another document containing the required informa-
Revised April 28, 2013 they assume responsibility. tion and the following validations.
Revised March 20, 2016 Adopted May 2, 1989
Revised April 22, 2019 Revised May 20, 1991 NOTE: Validations may include copies of documents
Revised April 18, 2021 Revised June 2, 1996 that come from AKC or OFA to include their com-
Revised April 27, 2013
Revised March 17, 2015 puter reports and published documentation from
SECTION 13: HEALTH AWARD Revised April 22, 2019 the CCCI. All wins and titles must be AKC, AKC
A Certificate plaque will be awarded to the breeder SECTION 17: OTHER AWARDS recognized or CCCI statistics. All health clearances
and owner of an AKC Champion (conformation, A certificate plaque will be awarded to those Chow must be from OFA or any other CCCI acceptable
obedience, rally or agility title) Chow Chow who is Chows having earned a Gold or Platinum level organization.
owned or co-owned by a member of the CCCI and Grand Championship, as designated by the AKC,
has received all of the following health/temperament who are owned or co-owned by a CCCI member in 1) The registered name and AKC number of the
clearances: dog or bitch achieving the honor and their get.
good standing.*
• OFA Hip Certification 2) The names of the breeder(s) and owner(s) of
• OFA Elbow Certification A certificate will be awarded to those Chow the dog or bitch achieving the honor.
Chows having earned a Championship, Grand
• OFA Patella Certification Championship, or Bronze or Silver level Grand 3) For each show win, validation of that win.
• OFA Thyroid Certification Championship, as designated by the AKC, who are This can be a copy of report from AKC Show
• OFA Eye Certification owned or co-owned by a CCCI member in good Awards or the AKC Progeny report. It may
• Canine Good Citizen Award standing.* also be a copy of show superintendent’s show
results.
The award must be requested in writing by January A certificate will be awarded to those Chow Chows 4) For Chow Chow Club Inc. awards, a copy of
31st following the awards year and must include having earned titles in events not recognized certificate awarded from CCCI or Chow Life
copies of all required certifications including the elsewhere in these awards such as International issue and page number where it is listed i.e.
Canine Good Citizen Award. Weight Pulling or Carting. The award must be Top Ten Chow Chows, Supreme Chow and
Adopted April 23, 2006 requested in writing and must include copies of Premier Bitch.
Revised April 19, 2008 any certificates or other verification of the award by
Revised March 17, 2015 January 31st following the awards year. 5) For each title (AKC Champion, AKC Grand
Revised April 22, 2019 Champion, AKC Obedience or AKC Perfor-
Revised April 18, 2021 * "Member" is defined as a member in good standing
of The Chow Chow Club, Inc. on December 31st of the mance) Validation of that title. This can be a
SECTION 14: HEALTH AWARD OF award year. copy of AKC Awards report listing the dog or
EXCELLENCE Adopted April 1, 2014 bitch with the title, a copy of Title achieved
A Plaque or special award will be awarded to the Revised April 18, 2021 Certificate from AKC, an AKC Progeny report
Revised April 10, 2022
breeder and owner of an AKC Champion (confor- listing the titles or the Chow Life Issue and
mation, obedience, rally or agility title) Chow Chow SECTION 18: DUPLICATE AWARDS page number where it is listed.
who is owned or co-owned by a member of The A duplicate of any award may be requested by an 6) For Health Clearances, a copy of the certificate
CCCI and has received all of the following health/ owner or breeder at their own expense for the cost OFA printed report from the OFA database,
temperament clearances: of the award and shipping. the CCCI OFA data base or the Chow Life is-
• OFA Hip Certification sue and page number where it is listed.
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• OFA Elbow Certification 7) For the dog or bitch claiming the points, vali-
dation is needed for the parent/offspring rela-
• OFA Patella Certification by a Board-
Certified Specialist tionship achieving the ROM honor. This could
be a copy of the AKC Registration Certificate,
• OFA Thyroid Certification AKC Pedigree, a copy of the AKC Progeny Re-
• OFA Cardiac Certification by a Board- port, a copy of AKC Offspring report or a copy
Certified Cardiologist of OFA progeny report. Pedigrees or Reverse
• OFA Eye Screen Pedigrees from The Chow Chow Club, Inc.
Pedigree Database may also be used.
• OFA DM Clear Certification
8) Copy of AKC Registration Certificate for dog/
• Canine Good Citizen Award
bitch being submitted for ROM.
The award must be requested in writing by January Method of scoring for the Register of Merit points
31st following the awards year and must include
copies of all required certifications including the earned by sires and dams of winning progeny:
Canine Good Citizen award.
Adopted: April 16, 2018
Revised: April 22, 2019
Revised April 18, 2021 3pt show 4pt show 5pt show National Specialty
Revised April 10, 2022 Bonus points
* "Member" is defined as a member in good standing of The BOB from Classes* 6 8 10 10
Chow Chow Club, Inc. on December 31st of the award year.
BOB from Specials 6 8 10 10
SECTION 15: AWARDS PREPARATION
The responsibility of preparing the plaque awards BOS from Classes* 6 8 10 10
and bronze trophies for the Supreme Chow and BOS from Specials 6 8 10 10
the Premier Chow of the Year, presented at the
Annual Awards Banquet, shall be designated to WD or WB 3 4 5 7
the Chairman or designated subcommittee of the RWD or RWB 5
Awards Committee.
Adopted March 20, 1980 BOW 2
Amended April 6, 1997
Revised April 27, 2013 *Points listed for BOB and BOS from classes are instead of points for WD and WB, not in addition. For example,
Revised March 17, 2015 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
Revised July 23, 2017
WD and 6 for the BOB totaling 9.