Best In Show: Dog Show Judging Procedures
Sunday, November 30th, 2008
Ever wonder how they determine Best In Show at all these dog shows that go on every weekend across the country?
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First, the above tables show what is done within each breed class. The boys compete against the boys at first and the girls compete against the girls at first to determine the winner of the boys and the winner of the girls and a reserve winner in each gender.
Second, Best of Breed or Variety Competition consists of both male and female champions, plus Winners Dog and Winners Female. The Best of Breed Variety award qaulifies this dog to represent the Breed in its own group compitition next. Best of Winners is selected from the Winners Dog and Winners Female. Best of Opposite Gender is then selected from the remaining dogs of the Opposite Gender to the Best of Breed or Variety.
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Third, once the overall winner (best of breed) is chosen that dog will move on to represent their breed in the group competition.
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Each Best of Breed winner will compete in the designated group class for his/her breed to determine an overall group winner. The judge will also give a 2nd, 3rd, and 4th place ranking as well that does go down in the record books as an additional accomplishment for each dog that places in group competition. The first place winner from each group will then represent each of the 7 groups for Best In Show |
BEST IN SHOW
The final judging is done with the group winners bidding for Best In Show to determine the overall winner for the entire show that day. Each show day is a new opportunity to make it all the way to the Best In Show winner.
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