Revised ASTC Performance Award Qualifications

Highest scores are the top 3 for the title earned in the award year or the top 3 scores for the award year. This is to include dogs working above the RE level.

Rally Advanced Excellent (RAE) Shih Tzu Plaque
Awarded to Shih Tzu earning their first RAE title.

III. OTHER AWARDS

PERFORMANCE HALL OF FAME ACHIEVEMENT

A. Developed to recognize Shih Tzu who have attained the highest degrees in AKC-recognized performance events.

B. Criteria – earning a total of 100 points, based on the following point schedule:

AKC Title Points
BN-3 | CD 5 PCD-5 | GN-7 | CDX 10 | PCDX-10 | GO-7 | UD 20 | PUTD-7 | VER-20 | UDX 30* | PUDX-30* | OM-33 | OGM-35 | OTCH 40* | POC-40 | NA 5 | NAJ 5 | NF-5 | OA 10 | OAJ 10 | OF-10 | AX 15 | AXJ 15 | XF-15 | MX 20* | MXJ 20 * | MXF-20* | PAD-25* | PJD-25* | T2B-10* | MACH 30* | NAP 5 | NJP 5 | NFP-5 | OAP 10 | OJP 10 | OFP-10 | AXP 15 | AJP 15 | XFP-15* | MXP 20* | MJP 20* | MFP-20* | PADP-25* | PJDP-25* | PAX-25 | T2BP-10* | PACH-30* | TD 5 | TDX 10 | VST 20 | RN 3 | RA 5 | RE 10 | RAE 15*
*Note: On titles that can be earned multiple times (ex. MACH, MACH2), points will be accumulated for each time the title is earned.

C. In addition, the owner of the dog must be a member of ASTC at the time the dog completes the requirements. The award is retroactive to the formation date of the club, but is only available to a dog whose owner was a member of ASTC at the time the dog would have completed the requirements, and is a member at the time the application for the award is submitted.

D. Only awarded once in a dog’s lifetime.

E. When counting points in obedience and agility must be either regular or preferred titles not a combination of the two.

VERSATILITY AWARD Plaque

A. Awarded to a Shih Tzu that is a conformation champion and achieves any obedience title, agility title, tracking title, or rally title.

B. Only awarded once in a dog’s lifetime.

VERSATILITY EXCELLENT AWARD Plaque

A. Awarded to a Shih Tzu that has any championship (CH, MACH, OTCH, PACH, CT) and achieves titles in two other events (other than what the championship is in), including conformation, obedience, agility, tracking and rally obedience. Award not to be retroactive.

B. Only awarded once in a dog’s lifetime.

MASTER OF VERSATILITY AWARD Plaque

Awarded to a Shih Tzu that has earned 2 championships: CH, MACH, PACH, OTCH, POC, CT
Award to be retroactive
Awarded only once in a dog’s lifetime

HIGH IN TRIAL Plaque

Given to any Shih Tzu that achieves High in Trial at an AKC all breed obedience trial.

SAWYER AWARD – Sponsored by Beth Scorzelli

In Memory of Scorzelli’s Sassy Sawyer UD MX AXP AXJ MJP RE
Awarded to a dog that has earned advanced titles in obedience and agility. Must have at least an AKC CDX AND any ONE or more of the following agility titles: MX MXJ MXP MJP MACH PAX
To be awarded once in a dog's lifetime.

“High Scoring Agility Awards” will be calculated by the ASTC awards committee. All others above, the owner/club member must apply for by January 15th of the year following the calendar year when the award was earned with performance awards chairman. Obedience and Rally qualifying dates and scores should also be submitted to the awards chairman by January 15th of the award year.