The Cocker Spaniel Club of Queensland Inc.

Cocker Spaniel Puppy of the Year 2006

The Puppy of the Year Competition is run in conjunction with the Cocker of the Year Competition – giving all puppies owned by members (regardless of place of residence) a chance to attend the nominated pointscore shows and qualify for the finals in December of each year.

Points are accrued from Baby Puppy (3 months) through to Puppy (up to 12 months) classes and the top four qualifiers are invited to compete in two rounds (competition decided by random draw on the night) for Puppy of the Year.  On the following pages please find results for this year’s competition thus far, a table of results, a listing of pointscore shows and the rules of the competition.

If there are any discrepancies in the results listed, please contact the Puppy Pointscore Keeper, Terri Davies on Ph: 07 3424 0344 or by email [email protected] within 14 days.

Rules for the 2006 Competition

1. The 2006 Cocker Puppy of the Year Competition final will be held in conjunction with the Club’s end of the year celebration at which the winners will be presented their trophies.
2. The 4 cocker puppies that accrue the highest number of points during the competition will be eligible to compete and will be invited to attend the final.  In addition, a reserve dog will be nominated that finished immediately in the tally after the 4 finalists. 
3. The top 4 scoring puppies will be chosen to compete in a round of 2 heats and then the winners fo these heats will compete for “COCKER PUPPY OF THE YEAR”
4. Points are awarded as follows:

1^st            3 points

2^nd           2 points

3^rd            1 point

These points will accrue from wins at the 18 nominated shows for the year.

5. Points for one class per entrant only will be counted per show (maximum of 3 points per entrant per pointscore show)
6. In the event of a draw, a count back of class of breed will be done.
7. The competition is only open to financial members of the Cocker Spaniel Club of Qld Inc.  Points will be counted from when a person becomes a financial member, and dogs owned in partnership must have all members financial.
8. A panel of 3 judges will remain anonymous until the day of the Contest
9. The draw for the heats will be conducted immediately prior to the judging and each heat will be judged by 3 judges.  The judging will consist of playoffs, with 2 initial rounds of two dogs each followed by a final round with the remaining dogs competing for the title of “COCKER PUPPY OF THE YEAR” (Only one title is awarded, there will be no Runner Up awarded).
10. The decision of the subcommittee and the judges will be final and no correspondence will be entered into.
11. Any advice of points will be published on the newsletter and website.  It is the responsibility of the member to check the points tally and advise of any errors.
12. No recognition will be given to dogs absent on the day of judging and they will be replaced by a reserve.  Any nominee withdrawn by the owner will be final.  All withdrawals must be in writing no later than 5 days prior to judging.