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Originally Posted by Bellasmom30  Ah! Okay. So then I take it that, that owner/exhibitor had nothing to gain points wise then? Otherwise, they would stay, right? Well, it was already a Ch Ch if I'm not mistaken? |
The Yorkie that got Best of Breed yesterday is already a champion and is trying to earn his grand championship. A champion can win points toward their grand championship by winning BOB or getting a Select during the breed competition. The BOB winner also earns points that go toward their Breed ranking. (This is how a Yorkie can become #1 Breed Yorkie, #2 and so on in AKC for the year)
The BOB winner can then compete in the Toy Group competition. By placing or winning in the Toy group, you can earn points toward All-Breed ranking (this is how a Yorkie can become #1, #2, etc All-breed Yorkie in AKC for the year). If there were 300 toy breed dogs competing one day, the winner of the Toy group would win that many points since they beat that many dogs. 2, 3, and 4th place in the group also win points toward their all-breed ranking.
So there are points to be won from Group competition as well.
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