The title “champion” is actually a dime a dozen for anyone who attempts to show the dog more than once a month.
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Ever tried Labradors ? ( didn’t think so )
dime a dozen ? Maybe in lesser known breeds but not Labradors.
Here is my divisions point schedule.
http://www.akc.org/pdfs/events/conformation/point_schedule/2011/division5.pdf
I’m a German Shepherd person, so I’m pretty aware of high point schedules.
My point is there are thousands of “champions” in the AKC world, in any part of it. We have ads for many of them whom most of the powers that be wouldn’t know from Adam. Not all of them are world-beaters; they just have pro handlers who take them to 3 shows every weekend to make sure they get a CH. ASAP. You don’t even have to actually win a show to be a Ch. as in most sports, so that’s a whole lot of Ch’s.
Dobermanns are arduous to get titled.
The sheer number of dogs competing is incredible.
Same with GSDs and the other ‘top 25’ breeds.
I could’ve titled all of my Ibizan Hounds in less than 6 months if I’d been so inclined.
There are so few of them that amassing points is not that hard.