Championship points

Winners Dog:  Must be at least one other male in the class to receive a point. Should the WD beat 3 or more males he is to be awarded a major. Classes include those defined by the show organization: 6-9 months, 9-12 or 9-15 months, bred by and open.

Winners Bitch:  Must be at least one other female in the class to receive a point. Should the WB beat 3 or more females she is to be awarded a major. Classes include those defined by the show organization: 6-9 months, 9-12 or 9-15 months, bred by and open.

Best Of Winners:  Best of Winners takes the higher points whether it be the male or female class. Should that class have a major then the Best of Winners also takes the Major.

Best of Opposite:  Additional championship points will accrue for every Coton in the Best of Breed class defeated by the Best of Opposite and of the same sex as the Best of Opposite.

Best of Breed:  Any non-champion dog that wins BOB receives a championship point for every dog defeated in the BOB ring.

Group:  Group 1 receives 3 championship points and a major if your dog defeats three other dogs in group.

Reserve Best In Show: RBIS receives 4 championship points and a major if your dog defeats 4 or more dogs.

Best In Show: BIS receives 5 championship points and a major if your dog defeats 5 or more dogs.
 
15 points and two majors are required to earn an ACC Championship.

At least one of these majors must be earned by defeating at least 3 Cotons in the ring.

A maximum of 5 points and 1 major per show may be earned.

An ACC Champion must have appeared before at least two different judges.

Cotons must be six months or older to accumulate Championship points and must be registered with ACC.

Junior Championships are awarded to dogs less than one year of age without health certification.

Full Championships and a certificate are awarded to health certified Cotons more than one year old. JC points are transferable to Full Championships.

The Championship point coordinator will notify you when you have accumulated enough points for a Championship. 

Application for a Full Championship and a Championship Certificate must be accompanied with a check to ACC for $18. 

Ranking Points

Your Coton earns ACC ranking points according to the schedule below. Ranking point totals will be updated biweekly. The Coton with the highest number of ranking points in each calendar year will receive an award.

Winners Dog - 25 points

Winners Bitch - 25 points

Best of Winners - 0 pts

Best Opposite Sex - 30 pts

Best of Breed - 50 pts plus the number of Cotons defeated

Group 1 - 100 points plus Best of Breed plus number of dogs defeated in Group ring

Group 2 - 90 pts plus Best of Breed plus number of dogs defeated in Group ring

Group 3 - 80 pts plus Best of Breed plus number of dogs defeated in Group ring

Group 4 - 70 points plus Best of Breed plus number of dogs defeated in Group ring

Reserve Best in Show - 125 pts plus Group plus Best of Breed plus number of dogs
defeated in Best in Show ring

Best in Show - 250 pts plus Group plus Best of Breed plus number of dogs defeated
in Best in Show ring
 

Snowy River's Bizee Blaze, bred and exhibited by Hailey Parker

ACC and USACTC Champion
Pirate Captain Tew, bred and exhibited by
  Sara France Saint-Pierre

ACC and USACTC Champion Cotonnerie Sunshine Zoé,
bred and owned by Sara France
Saint-Pierre
 

ACC and USACTC Champion Cotonnerie Sunshine Charlotte,
bred and exhibited by Sara France Saint-Pierre

ACC and USACTC Champion Cotonnerie Alex at Renaissance, bred by Sara France Saint-Pierre, owned and exhibited by Lynn Baron

ACC and USACTC Champion Cotonwind Twist of Renaissance, bred by Karen Black, owned and exhibited by Lynn Baron

ACC and UKC Champion Diamond Cali Rose,
bred, owned and exhibited by Linda Dolan