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Versatility Awards

The Versatility Awards Program is part of the National Specialty. This program rewards the overall versatility, capabilities and efforts of the Portuguese Water Dog competing in a variety of events at the National Specialty. To be eligible dogs must be entered, compete and qualify in three or more areas of competition where points are tallied for placements 1 through 4. The scoring system allows dogs at all levels to compete and be recognized for their achievements.

Versatility Coordinator
Denyse Martin, denyse@pwdcc.org

Registration closing July 29, 2024. Send your form to Denyse, and etransfer funds to treasurer@pwdcc.org, in the comments section write Versatility entry and your name and dog’s call name.

2024_Specialty_Versatility entry form

(Note must be downloaded for the fields to work on the fillable form.)

Scoring for Versatility Awards

1. CKC Conformation

Points are given in all classes eligible for Best of Breed and Altered:

1st place 4 points
2nd place 3 points
3rd place 2 points
4th place 1 point

Class size
There must be a minimum of 5 dogs in the class for Conformation or points will be lowered.

2. CKC Obedience

Regular Obedience class points are:

1st place 4 points
2nd place 3 points
3rd place 2 points
4th place 1 point

3. CKC Rally

Rally Novice and Intermediate class points are:

1st place 3 points
2nd place 2 points
3rd place 1 point
4th place 0.5 point

Rally Advanced, Excellent, and Master classes are:

1st place 4 points
2nd place 3 points
3rd place 2 points
4th place 1 point

4. CKC Agility

Points for qualifying scores are:

1st place 4 points
2nd place 3points
3rd place 2 points
4th place 1 point

5. CKC Scent Detection

Points for qualifying scores are:

Instinct Q 1 point
Novice Q 2 points
Open Q 3 points
Excellent or Master Q 4 points

Additional Information

An additional 1 bonus point will be added to the final Versatility Awards totals for a dog that earns points in and is handled by one person in 3 or more venues (must include Conformation). The same handler must show the dog in all classes entered.

Exceptions are:

In case of a tie
In case of a final tie, the dogs will share the placement. It is the responsibility of the PWDCC to provide duplicate awards in the case of a final tie.

Should Water and or Tracking be offered at a future National Versatility, Rules will be specified at that time.