Breeder Competition 2026 Rules

The breeder pointscore is split into 2 sections - Conformation and Performance (Dog Sports)

Points Allocation - Conformation Breeder Pointscore

For the conformation breeder competition, points will be allocated as follows.

Conformation Show Wins *Points
* Only the top 40 wins (points value) from eligible conformation shows will be included in the tally for each dog
All Breeds or Group Specialty Shows
Best In Show (All Breeds or Group Specialty)20 points
Runner Up In Show (All Breeds or Group Specialty)17 points
Best In Group (All Breeds or Group Specialty)10 points
Runner Up in Group (All Breeds or Group Specialty)7 points
Best of Breed (All Breeds or Group Specialty)1 point
Single or Multi Breed Specialty Shows
Best In Show (Single or Multi Breed Specialty)15 points
Runner Up in Show (Single or Multi Breed Specialty)12 points
Best of Breed (Multi Breed Specialty)1 point
Royal Shows (Selected Capital Cities only)
Best In Show (Royal Show)40 points
Runner Up In Show (Royal Show)34 points
Best In Group (Royal Show)20 points
Runner Up In Group (Royal Show)14 points
Best Of Breed (Royal Show)5 points
Challenge (Royal Show)3 points
Conformation TitlesPoints
Champion50 points
Neuter Champion25 points
Grand Champion100 points
Neuter Grand Champion50 points
Supreme Champion130 points
A2O: Asia, Africa & Oceania Champion40 points
A2O: Asia, Africa & Oceania Grand Champion70 points
A2O: Asia, Africa & Oceania Supreme Champion100 points
CIB: FCI International Champion80 points
CIB-J: FCI International Champion - Junior30 points
CIB-V: FCI International Champion - Veteran30 points
Sire of Merit130 points
Dam of Merit130 points

Points Allocation - Performance Breeder Pointscore

For the performance breeder competition, points will be allocated for the following titles.

Performance TitlesPoints
Sprintdog Novice - N.SPRD
Novice Draft Dog - NDD
10 points
Community Companion Dog - CCD
Rally Novice - RN
Scent Work Novice - SWN
Tracking Dog - TD
Track & Search Dog - TSD
Trick Dog Starter - TK.S
Herding Test - HT
Pre Trial Test - PT
Qualifying Novice Dog - QND
Sprintdog - SPRD
Junior Courser - JC
Junior Pursuit - JP
Earthdog Instinct Test - EIC
Agility Dog - AD
Jumping Dog - JD
Snooker Dog - SD
Gamblers Dog - GD
Strategic Pairs Dog - SPD
Freestyle Starter - FS.S
Heelwork To Music Starter - HTM.S
Endurance Test - ET
Flyball Dog - FD
Working Team Dog - WTD
Working Weight Pull Dog - WWPD
Working Novice Pack Dog - WNPD
Draft Dog - DD
Brace Novice Draft Dog (for two dogs) - BNDD
20 points
Companion Dog - CD
Rally Advanced - RA
Scent Work Advanced - SWA
Tracking Dog Excellent - TDX
Track and Search Dog Excellent - TSDX
Trick Dog Novice - TK.N
Herding Started - HS
Herding Started Masters - HSM
Novice Retrieving Dog - NRD
Restricted Retrieving Dog - RRD
Novice Reteiving Ability Test - NRA
Sprint Dog Advanced - SPRD.A
Senior Courser - SC
Coursing Ability - CA
Lure Pursuit - LP
Junior Earthdog - JE
Agility Dog Excellent - ADX
Jumping Dog Excellent - JDX
Agility Dog Open - ADO
Jumping Dog Open - JDO
Snooker Dog Excellent - SDX
Gamblers Dog Excellent - GDX
Strategic Pairs Dog Excellent - SPX
Freestyle Novice - FS.N
Heelwork To Music Novice - HTM.N
Flyball Dog Excellent - FDX
Working Team Dog Excellent - WTDX
Working Weight Pull Dog Excellent - WWPDX
Working Pack Dog - WPD
Brace Draft Dog - BDD
Advanced Novice Draft Dog - ANDD
30 points
Companion Dog Excellent - CDX
Rally Excellent - RE
Scent Work Excellent - SWE
Trick Dog Intermediate - TK.I
Herding Novice - HN
Quailifying Restricted Dog - QRD
Novice Field Dog - NFD
Sprintdog Excellent - SPRD.X
Coursing Ability Advanced - CAA
Lure Pursuit Advanced - LPA
Senior Earthdog - SE
Agility Dog Master - ADM
Jumping Dog Master - JDM
Snooker Dog Master - SDM
Gamblers Dog Master - GDM
Strategic Pairs Dog Master - SPDM
Freestyle Intermediate - FS.I
Heelwork To Music Intermediate - HTM.I
Flyball Dog Champion - FDCh
Working Lead Dog - WLD
Working Weight Pull Dog Master - WWPDM
Working Pack Dog Excellent - WPDX
Master Draft Dog - MDD
Advanced Brace Novice Draft Dog - ABNDD
40 points
Utility Dog - UD
Rally Advanced Excellent - RAE
Trick Dog Advanced - TK.A
Scent Work Interior - SWI
Scent Work Exterior - SWX
Scent Work Container - SWC
Scent Work Vehicle - SWV
Herding Intermediate - HI
Herding Intermediate Masters - HIM
All Age Retrieving Dog - AARD
Open Retrieving Ability Test - ORA
Sprintdog Masters - SPRD.M
Coursing Ability Excellent - CAX
Lure Pursuit Excellent - LPX
Master Earthdog - ME
Freestyle Advanced - FS.A
Heelwork To Music Advanced - HTM.A
Australian Flyball Champion - AfCh
Working Lead Dog Excellent - WLDX
Master Brace Draft Dog - MBDD
50 points
Utility Dog Excellent - UDX
Rally Master - RM
Scent Work Master - SWM
Herding Excellent - HX
Certificate of Merit - CM
Diploma of Merit - DM
Retrieving Trial Champion - Artifical Game- R T CH (AG)
Retrieving Trial Champion - R T CH
Sprint Dog Champion - SPRD.CH
Coursing Ability Master - CAM
Lure Pursuit Master - LPM
Lure Courser of Merit - LCM
Lure Courser Excellent - LCX
Flyball Master - FM
60 points
Flyball Master Excellent - FMX 70 points
Obedience Champion - O CH
Rally Champion - R CH
Scent Work Ultimate - SWU
Tracking Champion - T CH
Track & Search Champion - TS CH
Herding Champion - H CH
Versatile Herding Champion - VHCH
Field Trial Champion - F T CH
Lure Pursuit Champion - LP CH
Earthdog Champion - ED CH
Agility Champion - AG CH
Agility Games Champion - AG Games Ch
Jumping Champion - J Ch
Freestyle Champion - FS CH
Heelwork To Music Champion - HTM Ch
Field Champion - FCh
Singles Field Champion - sFCH
Flyball Master Champion - FMCh
Flyball Master Champion - Onyx Award - ONYX
100 points
Obedience Grand Champion - O GR CH
Rally Grand Champion - R GR CH
Scent Work Champion - SW CH
Tracking Grand Champion - T GR CH
Track & Search Grand Champion - TS GR CH
Grand Herding Champion - GR HCH
Versatile Herding Champion Excellent - V H CHX
Grand Field Trial Champion - Gr F T CH
Grand Retrieving Trial Champion - GR RT CH
Earth Dog Grand Champion - ED GR CH
Freestyle Grand Champion - FS GR CH
Heelwork To Music Grand Champion - HTM GR CH
Flyball Dog Grand Champion - FDGCh
Flyball Dog Grand Champion - Jeddah Award - JEDDDAH
Flyball Dog Grand Champion - Ezri Award - EZRI
150 points

Competition Specific Rules

  • These rules should be read in conjuction with the rules covering all pointscore competitions.
  • The Breeder Tally Board will be split separately into conformation (eligible titles and show results) and performance (eligible titles).
  • Entry into the Breeder Competition is open only to persons who at some time during the period 1/1/2026 to 31/12/2026 are the registered owner of the prefix under a registration in Australia with Dogs Australia (ANKC).
  • Points for results and titles are only awarded for dogs that have been bred in Australia under a registered (and financial) Australian prefix.
  • Points for Royal shows are restricted to the capital city Royals (ie Brisbane, Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne, Hobart, Adelaide, Perth, Darwin)
  • For the conformation tally, in the event that more than one Prefix has the same number of points, the Owner whose Prefix had the most BIS awards will be the winner.
  • To receive points for a Dogs Australia (ANKC) Title, the date the certificate was issued must be between 1st November 2025 and 31st December 2026 and we must receive a copy of the certificate (not the pedigree form) within 90 days of the date of issue for verification purposes. FCI issued titles must be received by us within 12 months of the issue month. (Final date for acceptance of certificates for inclusion in the 2026 competition is 4-Jan-27 9:00 (AEST)).
  • For the conformation tally, only the top 40 wins (points value) from eligible conformation shows will be included in the tally for each dog.
  • Grand Champion and Supreme Champion cannot be claimed in the same competition year. If both titles are claimed in the same competition year, the Supreme Champion points will replace the Grand Champion points.
  • When sending the certificate to us, please follow up with us after 7 days if the points have not been added. It is your responsibility to check that the title has been received by us and the points have been added within the 90 day timeframe and any other time limits as specified in the rules.
  • You can forward a copy of the certificate to us by one of the following methods.