Register of Merit and Excellence Awards
The Register of Merit and Excellence Awards
The NSDTR Club of Canada Register of Merit Award is available to all members of the Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever Club of Canada.
The Register of Merit (ROM) and Register of Merit Excellent (ROMX) Awards have been established to recognize a sire or dam’s outstanding contribution to the Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever breed in Canada through the accomplishments of their offspring(children).
Approved ROM and ROMX applicants will receive a congratulatory letter and certificate from the NSDTR Club of Canada recognizing their accomplishment, and will be recognized in Toller Talk as well as the official Club web site.
In 2010 a program was implemented by the Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever Club of Canada to promote and recognize outstanding accomplishments of Tollers and their offspring. To honour these individual owners and their Tollers, a special Register of Merit and Register of Merit Excellent certificate has been awarded to the following dogs by the NSDTR Club of Canada.
These are one-time awards which must be applied for by the owner or breeder of the stud dog or bitch. All applicants must be a member in good standing of the NSDTR Club of Canada for at least one year before an application is made. It is the responsibility of the applicant to provide all required documentation.
Approved ROM and ROMX applicants will receive a congratulatory letter and certificate from the NSDTR Club of Canada recognizing their accomplishment, and will be recognized in Toller Talk as well as the official Club web site.
In 2010 a program was implemented by the Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever Club of Canada to promote and recognize outstanding accomplishments of Tollers and their offspring. To honour these individual owners and their Tollers, a special Register of Merit and Register of Merit Excellent certificate has been awarded to the following dogs by the NSDTR Club of Canada.
These are one-time awards which must be applied for by the owner or breeder of the stud dog or bitch. All applicants must be a member in good standing of the NSDTR Club of Canada for at least one year before an application is made. It is the responsibility of the applicant to provide all required documentation.
Requirements for Sires
ROM
- Accumulate at least 100 points from titles of his offspring; and
- The 100 points must be accumulated from ten (10) individual qualified offspring; and
- Five (5) individual get must have been awarded the title of CKC Champion; and
- At least three (3) individual offspring must have been awarded a CKC Working Certificate or Hunt Test title.
- To maintain the versatility of our breed, remaining points are to be from any category except conformation with one exception: 5 points for a championship earned from a recognized, non-CKC organization will be accepted allowing the total offspring with earned Championship titles to be six (6).
ROMX
- Accumulate at least 200 points from titles of his offspring; and
- The 200 points must have been accumulated from twenty (20) individual qualified offspring; and
- Ten (10) individual get must have been awarded the title of CKC Champion; and
- At least six (6) individual offspring must have been awarded a CKC Working Certificate or Hunt Test title.
- To maintain the versatility of our breed, remaining points are to be from any category except conformation with one exception: 5 points for a championship earned from a recognized, non-CKC organization will be accepted allowing the total offspring with earned Championship titles to be eleven (11).
Requirements for Dams
ROM
- Accumulate at least 60 points from titles of her offspring; and
- The 60 points must have been accumulated from six (6) individual qualified offspring; and
- Three (3) individual offspring must have been awarded the title of CKC Champion; and
- At least two (2) individual offspring must have been awarded a CKC Working Certificate or CKC Hunt Test titles.
- To maintain the versatility of our breed, remaining points are to be from any category except conformation with one exception: 5 points for a championship earned from a recognized, non-CKC organization will be accepted allowing the total offspring with earned Championship titles to be four (4).
ROMX
- Accumulate at least 120 points from titles of her offspring; and
- The 120 points must have been accumulated from twelve (12) individual qualified offspring; and
- Six (6) individual offspring must have been awarded the title of CKC Champion; and
- At least four (4) individual offspring must have been awarded a CKC Working Certificate or CKC Hunt Test titles.
- To maintain the versatility of our breed, remaining points are to be from any category except conformation with one exception: 5 points for a championship earned from a recognized, non-CKC organization will be accepted allowing the total offspring with earned Championship titles to be seven (7).
Rules
- This is a one-time award which must be applied for by the owner or breeder of the stud dog or bitch. The application is to be completed once all requirements for the award have been obtained.
- All applicants must be a member in good standing of the NSDTR Club of Canada for at least one year before an application is made.
- In order to establish qualification, all documentation must be sent to the ROM Administrator by email or regular post. Please do not send original documents as they will not be returned.
- All qualifying offspring born after July 1, 2008 must be in compliance with the current NSDTR Club of Canada Code of Ethics. The COE can be found at: Bylaws, Code of Ethics + Constitution.
- The name, date and location of CKC titles earned must be provided to the ROM Administrator as proof of certification achieved by qualifying progeny. Copies of CKC certificates may be requested by the Administrator if they are unable to verify titles with the CKC. In the case of titles from recognized, non-CKC organizations, a certificate or official letter from the awarding organization must be sent with the application.
- Only one non-CKC title in each of the accepted disciplines is allowed. Recognized non-CKC organizations are AKC, ARBA, UKC, HRC, NAHRA, KC, FCI and recognized Australian kennel clubs. Other organizations will be considered case-by-case by the Executive of the day.
- Points are not cumulative. If the dog has earned a WC, it is awarded 10 points. If the same dog earns a WCI, the WCI points replace the WC points (i.e. this dog would have a total of 15 points, not 25).
Examples
A) ROM – Sire
- CH RED DOG: 10
- CH BLUE DOG: 10
- CH ORANGE DOG: 10
- CH GREEN DOG: 10
- CH YELLOW DOG: 10
- PURPLE DOG WC: 10
- BLACK DOG WC: 10
- GREY DOG WC: 10
- WHITE DOG CD: 10
- BROWN DOG RA: 10
TOTAL MUST BE ≥ 100/100
B) ROM – Dam
- CH RED DOG: 10
- CH BLUE DOG: 10
- CH ORANGE DOG: 10
- AKC CH PINK DOG (non-CKC): 5
- GREEN DOG WC: 10
- YELLOW DOG JH: 10
- PURPLE DOG AKC CD (non-CKC): 5
TOTAL MUST BE ≥ 60/60
C) ROMX – Sire
- CH RED DOG: 10
- CH BLUE DOG: 10
- CH ORANGE DOG: 10
- CH GREEN DOG: 10
- CH YELLOW DOG: 10
- CH PURPLE DOG: 10
- CH BLACK DOG: 10
- CH GREY DOG: 10
- CH WHITE DOG: 10
- CH BROWN DOG: 10
- SILVER DOG WC: 10
- GOLD DOG WC: 10
- TEAL DOG JH: 15
- AQUA DOG JH: 15
- PINK DOG WC: 10
- BRONZE DOG WC: 10
- CH CORAL DOG WCI: 15
- PEACH DOG TDI (non-CKC): 5
- INDIGO DOG AGN: 5
- GMH OTCH CH IVORY DOG RAE TDX: 85
TOTAL MUST BE ≥ 200/295
D) ROMX – Dam
- CH RED DOG: 10
- CH BLUE DOG: 10
- CH ORANGE DOG: 10
- CH GREEN DOG: 10
- CH YELLOW DOG: 10
- CH PURPLE DOG WC: 20
- BLACK DOG WC: 10
- GREY DOG JH: 15
- CH WHITE DOG JH: 15
- CH BROWN DOG WC CD: 25
- SILVER DOG AgN (non-CKC): 5
- GOLD DOG RN: 5
TOTAL MUST BE ≥ 120/145
ROM Application
Applications are to be completed and forwarded to the coordinator:
Krista Wendland
1001 Osprey Drive
Duncan, BC
V9L5S9
rainkist@telus.netDownload PDF
Download a printable PDF copy of the ROM Application:
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