17. -- Point System -- Each year the U.S. Complete Shooting Dog Association will make the following awards: Open Shooting Dog, Open Derby, Open Puppy, Amateur Shooting Dog, Amateur Derby and Amateur Puppy. 

“Dog of the Year” awards will be selected in accordance with the following rules:

A.:  Points will be awarded only to dogs placing in trials conducted by member clubs in good standing of the U.S. Complete Shooting Dog Association.

B.:  Points will be awarded only to dogs placing in trials duly recognized by The American Field.

C.: A dog must be registered in order to receive due recognition as “Dog of the Year” and a copy of the dog’s registration must be given to the club secretary at the time of the win. A copy of the dog’s registration must be given to the U.S. Complete secretary within 30 days of the trial.

D.:  The U.S. Complete Shooting Dog Association shall provide an appropriate award for each “Dog of the Year” classification to be awarded each year.

E.:  It is not necessary that handlers be members of the U.S. Complete Shooting Dog Association.

F.:  The officers of the U.S. Complete Shooting Dog Association shall appoint and designate a person to

maintain accurate and correct records with respect to “Dog of the Year” awards.

G.:  It shall be the responsibility of each club member to keep up-to-date records of results of his or her club trials and forward, immediately after each trial, the results to the person designated by the officers to the Association.

H.:  Each club should send a copy of the trial results to the U.S. Complete Shooting Dog Association secretary immediately after the trial for points to be counted in the “Dog of the Year” standings. Results must be postmarked to the secretary no later than thirty (30) days following the trial. If there is an error in publicizing the information, the club has twenty (20) days following the letter’s postmark date to notify the secretary of any errors.

I.:  Each club will receive a copy of the “Dog of the Year”   awards rules and requirements.

J.:  The method of selecting “Dog of the Year” award winners in each category shall be based on a point

system computed as follows:

1.  30-Minute Trial:         1st -- 3 points for each dog under him

                                           2nd -- 2 points for each dog under him

                                           3rd --1 point for each dog under him

2.  45-Minute Trial:        1st -- 4 points for each dog under him

                                           2nd -- 3 points for each dog under him

                                          3rd -- 2 points for each dog under him

3.  1-Hour Trial:             1st -- 6 points for each dog under him

                                          2nd -- 4 points for each dog under him

                                          3rd -- 2 points for each dog under him

4.  Championship and Futurity Trial:  No points will be awarded for a championship win.

K.:  A dog in each respective category accumulating the most points shall be declared “Dog of the Year.”

L.:  The “Dog of the Year” award will be presented each year at the annual banquet.

M.:  Any questions relative to these rules may be answered by the officers of the U.S. Complete Shooting Dog Association.