

Traditionally, only one major kennel club in a country offered championships (two in the US), so no confusion arose from this system. or World-V# (World Championship and the year won) also placed before their registered name. Winners of the Fédération Cynologique Internationale World Show have World Ch. Mex.Ch Rice's Its Snow Tea Party (International and Mexican Championships). Other combinations are possible, such as the Miniature Schnauzer, ICh. An international Fédération Cynologique Internationale championship is written as Int. Registered names typically only reflect an individual kennel's recordkeeping system.Ībbreviations of the name of the country or countries where the championship was earned are often added before the Ch. See registered name for a discussion of dogs' registered names there is no championship requirement for any particular sort of registered name. Winner of the 2008 Westminster show (US) was a Beagle, Ch. Jafrak Philippe Olivier, call name Philip. The conformation championship title Ī dog qualifying for a championship at a conformation show has the designation Champion or "Ch." (or "GCH" for Grand Champion) added as a prefix to its registered name (but not to its call name, the name by which the dog is actually called.) The Best in Show winner of the 2008 Crufts show (UK), for example, was a Giant Schnauzer, Ch. Traditionally, a championship was received at a conformation show, but championships are now offered for dogs who have attained a high degree of perfection in other dog sports as well. Australian & New Zealand Champion Airedale TerrierĬhampionships are awarded to dogs who have passed through a process of selection at dog shows.
