Cane Corso Show Information

CCAA Grand Championship:

1. A Grand Champion of Record is achieved by earning 85 points and two Specialty wins.

2. For a dog to earn Grand Champion points, it must be entered in the Best of Breed class.

3. A dog must be six months of age, inclusive of the first day of the show, to be eligible for Grand Champion points.

4. A point is earned for each dog defeated, with a maximum of 5 points earned during each show.

5. Points are earned by the Best of Breed and the Best of Opposite Sex only.

6. The points earned by the Best of Breed are inclusive of both dogs and bitches entered in the show. In contrast, the points earned by the Best of Opposite Sex are limited to its same sex.

7. Fifteen of the 85 points are earned during a dog's campaign for its Championship.

8. A Specialty win is achieved by earning a five point win for Best of Breed or Best of Opposite Sex at a CCAA-sanctioned Regional or National show.

9. The Specialty wins must be earned under two different judges.


CCAA Reproductive Champion:

1. A Reproductive Champion is achieved for a stud dog by producing 6 Champions of Record; a Reproductive Championship is achieved for a brood bitch by producing 4 Champions of Record. (after July 1, 2010 only AKC championships apply)

2. The owner or owners of the stud dog or brood bitch must be a CCAA member or members during the time their dog's or bitch's progeny earned their Champion of Record titles.

Note:
This title is not an automatic title. The owner or owners of the dog in question are responsible to provide proof of this accomplishment to the
Awards and Standings committee.

Starting in Jan 2010 - Corso owner must be a member of the CCAA at the time the points are earned in order for those points to be counted for the awards below.

Dog of the Year:

1. The title of Dog of the Year is achieved by earning the highest number of points in one calendar year by the same sex of dog.

2. To earn this title, the owner of said dog must be a CCAA member at the time points are earned.

3. A dog must be six months of age, inclusive of the first day of a show, to be eligible for points.

4. Points are earned by the total number of Cane Corsos defeated in each show, based on the calculations outlined in the following rule (5).

5. Points are achieved by earning Winners Dog, Best of Winners, Best of Opposite Sex, or Best of Breed only.  First, if a dog wins Winners Dog, the points are limited to non-Champion classes of the same sex.  Second, if the dog wins Best of Winners, the points are calculated by the total number of non-Champion class entries minus one.  Next, if said dog achieves Best of Opposite Sex, the points are calculated by all class entries of the same sex minus one. Last, if the dog achieves Best of Breed, the points are calculated by all class entries minus one.

Bitch of the Year:

1. The title of Bitch of the Year is achieved by earning the highest number of points in one calendar year by the same sex of dog.

2. To earn this title, the owner of said dog must be a CCAA member at the time points are earned.

3. A dog must be six months of age, inclusive of the first day of a show, to be eligible for points.

4. Points are earned by the total number of Cane Corsos defeated in each show, based on the calculations outlined in the following rule (5).

5. Points are achieved by earning Winners Bitch, Best of Winners, Best of Opposite Sex, or Best of Breed only.  First, if a dog wins Winners Bitch, the points are limited to non-Champion classes of the same sex.  Second, if the dog wins Best of Winners, the points are calculated by the total number of non-Champion class entries minus one.  Next, if said dog achieves Best of Opposite Sex, the points are calculated by all class entries of the same sex minus one. Last, if the dog achieves Best of Breed, the points are calculated by all class entries minus one.

Puppy of the Year:

1. The title of Puppy of the Year is achieved by earning the highest number of points in one calendar year including both sexes under the age of 15 months, excluding the shows taking place on the date of the 15-month birthday.

2. To earn this title, the owner of said dog must be a CCAA member at the time points are earned.

3. A dog must be six months of age, inclusive of the first day of a show, and up to fifteen months of age, excluding the shows taking place on the date of the 15-month birthday, to be eligible for points.

4. Points are earned by the total number of Cane Corsos defeated in each show, based on the calculations outlined in the following rule (5).

5. Points are achieved by earning Winners Dog, Winners Bitch, Best of Winners, Best of Opposite Sex, or Best of Breed only.  First, if a dog wins Winners Dog or Winners Bitch, the points are limited to non-Champion classes of the same sex.  Second, if the dog wins Best of Winners, the points are calculated by the total number of non-Champion class entries minus one.  Next, if said dog achieves Best of Opposite Sex, the points are calculated by all class entries of the same sex minus one, or the greater number achieved for Best of Winners.  Last, if the dog achieves Best of Breed, the points are calculated by all class entries minus one.

CCAA Breeder of the Year (Starting Jan 1st, 2011)

Awarded to the breeder who is a member in good standing who accumulates the most points from January 1st to December 31st each year, based on the scale below from. (only points earned while CCAA membership is current are counted)