> The title “champion” is actually a dime a dozen for anyone who attempts to show the dog more than once a month.<
Really? Wow, where do I sign up? So all I have to do is go to the pet shop, plunk down money on a dog with AKC papers and take it to one show a month? Wow, that’s so easy anyone with any dog can do it.
Your best bet would be a rare breed.
Not only do you face less competition, the points system is based on the number of dogs you have to beat and if there’s only 2 other dogs of your breed in the ring, you’ve got a great chance at having a ‘champion’.
Try a Finnish Lapphund.
Very few of those around.
FYI, I’ve seen seriously flawed dogs win their title simply because they were heavily campaigned and a -lot- of money was behind them.
Or you could show your dog in Canada only and get what we refer to as a “cheap champion”.
The points/grouping system is different up there and an Ibizan can be finished in a matter of months.
One of my dogs’ sister finished her championship at the age of *10* after being dragged to every show possible.
The dog’s final show picture was of an elderly, miserable dog who’d been mercilessly hauled to every show on the east coast until some judge finally took pity on her and gave the “big win”.
That was only done so that her children and grandchildren who were born late in her life and also being shown at the time would have more ‘gravitas’ in the ring.
Pitiful.