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Regardless of the number of chows entered, the To qualify for the Register of Merit Title, the follow-
following ROM points are awarded for the sires and ing criteria must be met: Stud Dog Circle of Honor:
dams for the following:
A. Dogs must have 130 points, earned by Bronze Award - Sired at least three dogs and/or
The Supreme Chow 5 pts at least 8 different progeny, including 4 AKC bitches who have earned ROM titles.
The Premier Bitch 5 pts Champion offspring. Silver Award - Sired at least five dogs and/or bitches
B. Bitches must have 110 points, earned by who have earned ROM titles.
at least 4 different progeny, including 2 AKC
The Top Ten Chow placements by Breed Gold Award - Sired at least eight dogs and/or bitches
Points: Champion Offspring. who have earned ROM titles.
#10 1 pts Persons submitting for a ROM award are to get writ-
ten confirmation within 45 days. The communication
#9 2 pts Brood Bitch Circle of Honor:
will serve to either advise that the ROM submission
#8 3 pts was incomplete or incorrect for specified reason(s) Bronze Award - Whelped at least two dogs and/or
or that the award has been earned and the ROM bitches who have earned ROM titles.
#7 4 pts
title is confirmed from date of communication. The
#6 5 pts certificate will be awarded at the next Annual Awards Silver Award - Whelped at least three dogs and/or
#5 6 pts Presentation. On a quarterly basis, a list of current bitches who have earned ROM titles.
Gold Award - Whelped at least five dogs and/or
qualifiers is to be published in Chow Life. The ROM
#4 7 pts bitches who have earned ROM titles.
committee is to be responsible to forward it to Chow
#3 8 pts Life by the cutoff date for the upcoming issue.
#2 9 pts Those applying and being accepted for the ROM NOTE: It is not required that the Stud Dog or Brood
each year will be recognized at the Annual Awards Bitch hold a ROM title; their titled ROM get have
#1 10 pts
Banquet with a Certificate. demonstrated consistent breeding quality through

Revised April 22, 2019 several generations.
Group Placements:
A complete, current list of ROM chows will be Adopted April 4, 1993
First 5 pts included in the statistician’s annual list of Published
Second 4 pts Champions.
Adopted June 2, 1996 SECTION 3: ROM/COH APPLICATION
Third 3 pts DEADLINE
Additional copies of ROM certificates may be pur-
Fourth 2 pts
chased for $5.00 by an owner or breeder. The deadline for submission of an application for
BIS or BISS 10 pts ROM or COH awards is January 31st following the
Revised May 25, 1998
SD or SB at National 5 pts awards year. Any submissions after that date will be
processed and held for the following awards year.
Championship Title 5 pts However, once the owner and/or breeder are notified,
SECTION 2: CIRCLE OF HONOR AWARDS
Grand Championship 4 pts they may begin using the ROM or COH suffix for
The Register of Merit-Circle of Honor Awards utilize their Chow Chow.
Obedience CD 5 pts the CCCI’s existing Register of Merit (ROM) program
Obedience CDX 8 pts to recognize committed long-term breeders and/or Revised April 22, 2019
co-breeders, and also recognize chows that are living
Obedience Tracking 5 pts
or dead that have distinguished themselves by their
Rally Novice RN 5 pts titled offspring. As ROM titles accumulate, the recipi-
Rally Advanced RA 5 pts ent may receive the next higher award. The recipient
of an award must be a CCCI, Inc. member in good
Rally Excellent RE 5 pts standing at the time of receiving the award. A list of
Rally Adv Exc (RAE) 10 pts all Circle of Honor award holders will be included
in the CCCI Published Champions Book. Circle of
Utility UD 10 pts
Honor recipients will be awarded with a plaque to
Utility Excellent UDX 10 pts commemorate the achievement. Additional plaques Forward ROM qualifications
OFA Hips number 5 pts may be purchased at cost plus shipping by an owner and questions to:
or breeder.
OFA Elbow number 5 pts Revised April 22, 2019

OFA Patella number 2 pts
Breeder and/or Co-Breeder Circle of Honor: Kim Bowden
OFA Thyroid number 2 pts
Bronze Award - Bred and/or co-bred at least four
OFA Eye number 5 pts dogs and/or bitches who have earned ROM titles. 5917 Wayne Ave.
OFA Cardiac number 2 pts Suffolk, VA 23435
Silver Award - Bred and/or co-bred at least seven
CHIC 10 pts dogs and/or bitches who have earned ROM titles. CanterburyTails@charter.net
ROM get 5 pts Gold Award - Bred and/or co-bred at least twelve
dogs and/or bitches who have earned ROM titles.
Any Title recognized by the
AKC not listed 2 pts Platinum Award - Bred and/or co-bred at least
eighteen dogs and/or bitches who have earned ROM
Any Championship title titles.
recognized by the AKC that Adopted April 4, 1993
is not listed (i.e. RATCH) 5 pts Revised April 26, 2020
A Special Thank You to the Awards Committee:
Vickie C. Ireland (vireland@sunlink.net), Awards Chairman, Cathy Clapp
(flamingstarchows@gmail.com), Statistician who compiled the Conformation Awards,
Sherell Guichard-Thomas who compiled the Obedience and Performance Awards,
and to Lisa Leonzio, ROM/COH Chairman from 2016 to 2019 who complied the
ROM/COH Awards.

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