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SECTION 12: TRIATHLON AWARD: Committee. Register of Merit and
The Triathlon Award will be awarded to the Chow Revised July 23, 2017 Circle of Honor
Chow which gets a leg in obedience, a ribbon in
conformation defeating other dogs and either an
agility leg, or a CGC, or rally leg during the awards SECTION 16: APPRECIATION AWARD Section 1: Register of Merit
year. A certificate will be awarded to each Chow A certificate will be given to each retiring Officer
Chow owned or co-owned by a member of the Chow and Director with a minimum of one year service ROM points may be acquired by any AKC registered
Chow Club, Inc., which meets the above criteria. in appreciation for his or her service to the Chow Chow Chow sire or dam, whether currently living or
Chow Club, Inc. Any retiring Officer or Director
TRIATHLON AWARD OF EXCELLENCE: A with three or more years of service will be given deceased.
certificate plaque will be awarded to any Chow a certificate plaque. Other positions that may be The person submitting data for qualifying a dog or
Chow which completes titles in at least three events awarded are those that have served the club outside bitch for the ROM title is responsible for providing
(obedience, rally, agility, CGC, Trick Dog and/or of board membership, including Chow Life Editor
conformation) during an awards year, providing the and the Statistician. A special award may be given to all documentation to substantiate the title.
Chow Chow is an AKC Champion of Record or that any Officer or Director that has accumulated service The persons applying for the Register of Merit must
one of the titles earned is AKC Champion. of 25 or more years. These Awards will list all offices submit a completed ROM Qualification Form or
Adopted April 9, 2005 held and the years served in each position. The another document containing the required informa-
Revised April 28, 2013 Appreciation Chairman will supply this information tion and the following validations.
Revised March 20, 2016 to the Awards Chairman who will prepare these
Revised April 22, 2019 awards to be presented at the Annual Awards NOTE: Validations may include copies of documents
Banquet. Records of the Chairman will be maintained that come from AKC or OFA to include their com-
and passed to the incoming chairman as they assume puter reports and published documentation from
SECTION 13: HEALTH AWARD:
responsibility. the CCCI. All wins and titles must be AKC or CCCI
A Certificate plaque will be awarded to the breeder Revised April 22, 2019 statistics. All health clearances must be from OFA or
and owner of an AKC champion (conformation, any other CCCI acceptable organization.
obedience or agility title) Chow Chow who is owned
or co-owned by a member of the CCCI and has SECTION 17: OTHER AWARDS 1) The registered name and AKC number
received all of the following health/temperament of the dog or bitch achieving the honor and
clearances: A certificate plaque will be awarded to those Chow their get.
Chows having earned a Gold or Platinum level Grand
Championship, as designated by the AKC, who are 2) The names of the breeder(s) and owner(s)
• OFA hip certification owned or co-owned by a CCCI member in good of the dog or bitch achieving the honor.
standing.*
• OFA elbow certification
3) For each show win, validation of that win.
• OFA patella certification This can be a copy of report from AKC Show
* “Member” is defined as a member in good standing of The
• OFA thyroid certification Chow Chow Club, Inc. on December 31st of the award year. Awards or the AKC Progeny report. It may
• OFA Eye Certification Revised April 22, 2019 also be a copy of show superintendent’s show
results.
• Canine Good Citizen award
4) For Chow Chow Club Inc. awards, a copy
SECTION 18: DUPLICATE AWARDS
of certificate awarded from CCCI or Chow
The award must be requested in writing and must A duplicate of any award may be requested by an Life issue and page number where it is listed
include copies of all required certifications including owner or breeder at their own expense for the cost of i.e. Top Ten Chow Chows, Supreme Chow and
the Canine Good Citizen award. the award and shipping.
Premier Bitch.
Revised April 22, 2019 Adopted April 22, 2019
5) For each title (AKC Champion, AKC

Grand Champion, AKC Obedience or AKC
SECTION 14: HEALTH AWARD OF Performance) Validation of that title. This can
EXCELLENCE: be a copy of AKC Awards report listing the dog
A Plaque or special award will be awarded to or bitch with the title, a copy of Title achieved
the breeder and owner of an AKC champion Certificate from AKC, an AKC Progeny report
(conformation, obedience or agility title) Chow listing the titles or the Chow Life Issue and
Chow who is owned or co-owned by a member of the page number where it is listed.
CCCI and has received all of the following health/
temperament clearances: 6) For Health Clearances, a copy of the cer-
tificate OFA printed report from the OFA da-

tabase, the CCCI OFA data base or the Chow
• OFA Hip Certification Life issue and page number where it is listed.
• OFA Elbow Certification
7) For the dog or bitch claiming the points,
• OFA Patella Certification by a Board Certified validation is needed for the parent/offspring
Specialist relationship achieving the ROM honor. This
• OFA Thyroid Certification could be a copy of the AKC Registration
• OFA Cardiac Certification by a Board Certified Certificate, AKC Pedigree, a copy of the AKC
Cardiologist Progeny Report, a copy of AKC Offspring
report or a copy of OFA progeny report.
• OFA Genetic Eye Screen by a Board Certified
Ophthalmologist Method of scoring for the Register of Merit (points
• Canine Good Citizen Award earned by sires and dames of winning progeny):
The award must be requested in writing and must 3pt show 4pt show 5pt show National Specialty
include copies of all required certifications including Bonus points
the Canine Good Citizen award.
BOB from Classes* 6 8 10 10
Adopted: April 16, 2018
Revised April 22, 2019 BOB from Specials 6 8 10 10

* “Member” is defined as a member in good standing of The BOS from Classes* 6 8 10 10
Chow Chow Club, Inc. on December 31st of the award year. BOS from Specials 6 8 10 10
WD or WB 3 4 5 7
SECTION 15: AWARDS PREPARATION:
RWD or RWB 5
The responsibility of preparing the plaque awards
and bronze trophies for WW Supreme Chow and BOW 2
the Premier Chow of the Year, presented at the
Annual Awards Banquet, shall be designated to the *Points listed for BOB and BOS from classes are instead of points for WD and WB, not in addition. For example,
Chairman or designated subcommittee of the Awards 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
WD and 6 for the BOB totaling 9.