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VERSATILITY:

 

BSCA Versatility Program Requirements 

Chair: Linda Brady

  1. Dogs must qualify per the AKC definition of the event, in two of the four AKC performance events – Regular Obedience, Tracking, Herding or Agility
  2. Dogs must participate in, and be able to qualify in, a regular, non-regular or sweepstakes confirmation class.
  3. Dogs that are “excused” or “disqualified” from participation in any event, not including normal “non-qualifying scores” in performance events will be disallowed/excused from further Versatility Award competition and participation for that year's award.
  4. Performance event points

Passing VST, Utility, TDX, Herding Advanced or Agility Excellent – 25 pts
Passing TD, Open Obedience, Herding Intermediate, Agility Open, Agility Preferred Excellent – 20 pts
Passing Novice Obedience, Herding Started, Agility Novice, Agility Preferred Open, Rally Advanced Excellent (RX) – 15 pts
Passing Herding Pre-trial (PT), Agility Preferred Novice, Rally Advanced (RA) – 10 pts
Passing Herding Test (HT), Rally Novice (RN) – 5 pts
Dogs that qualify in more than one class in the same category of the four AKC performance events (obedience, herding, agility, tracking) may count only the higher class or score, except for tie-breakers.

  1. Ties will be broken by
    a. Dogs that qualify for all four categories (as listed in #1 above) regardless of level, except that passing the HT shall not count for the tiebreaker.
    b. Highest qualifying class(es) based on the above ranking.
    c. Highest score – Herding Trial score, ½ obedience score, TD-85 points, PT-60pts.

Participants in the Versatility Award must sign up BEFORE the closing date of the entries . Information will be provided in the Premium list and/or Specialty Information Booklet and/or on the BSCA Web Site, so sufficient “participant” rosettes are available

 

Versatility Form

Versatility Form (PDF)