There are four levels of awards.  The award is a certificate and a medal.

How do you get involved?

The prerequisite test for our Versatility awards is that all participants must have passed the U.S. Canine Good Citizen (CGC) or Canadian CKC Good Neighbour test.  Many Obedience schools offer this test.   RRCEC offers this test at events in the fall and where the numbers warrant.

You choose from the following activities, whichever you want and participate locally according to your own schedules. 

Activities to choose from:  Conformation, Obedience, Racing, Tracking, Herding, Flyball, Therapy Dog and Agility in addition to your CGN test.

1st Level (2 activities) = Versatility Dog                Bronze Medal

2nd Level (3 activities) - Versatility Dog Excellent        Silver Medal

3rd Level (4 activities) = Versatility Champion        Gold Medal

*4th Level (6 activities) = Master Versatility Dog or RRCEC Wunder Dog!

*For Master Versatility Dog you must have your Canadian Championship on your dog, i.e. conformation.

You can send in your certificates for the calendar year, 2005, at any time.  The awards are given out at the AGM following, i.e. 2006.  

Begin now, to work on your awards for 2006…..let's all see your progress and some of us might be jealous and want to also participate and catch you!

Send photocopies of your certificates, titles and other proof of success to the Club Secretary, Rhonda Hooper,  3237 Conc. 7, RR#2, Orono, ON L0B 1M0 by the end of this calendar year for 2005.

i) The Vortrekker Trophy for Companion Dog (CD)

To the Rhodesian Ridgeback with the best score in Obedience trials (CD) in Canada for the

calendar year (the total of the dog's 3 highest scores).

What is required from you: Keep a record of your passing scores. Keep your original test

results but make copies and send them to the Club Secretary: Rhonda Hooper, 3237 Conc. 7,

RR#2, Orono, ON L0B 1M0 by the end of the calendar year .

ii) The Heronhill Perpetual Trophy for Companion Dog Excellent (CDX)

To the Rhodesian Ridgeback with the highest score in Obedience trials (CDX) in Canada for the

calendar year.

What is required from you: At the end of the year, send us a copy of your highest score achieved. The Secretary will do the rest!

The Rindurr Racing Trophy is offered to the ridgeback with the highest combined score in

racing (Straight, Oval and Uval racing) in Canada for the calendar year.

How to qualify: Keep your results from events in  Canada (under the auspices of

CARA). Keep your scores. Send copies to the Club Secretary, Rhonda Hooper, who does the

rest.

Note: Only registered dogs owned, or co-owned by a member of RRCEC shall be eligible for

any of the above mentioned awards.  RRCEC members who own non-registered and/or rescue

ridgebacks may be eligible to participate in some of the above disciplines. For a fee as well as

proof of ownership of a purebred ridgeback, the CKC offers registration for these purebred dogs

which permits owners to compete in a variety of activities.   Conformation however, remains the

exception.

And lastly, all Breeders

Call for applications for the

Breeder Register of Merit Certificate

The RRCEC Register of Merit certificates awarded to the breeder of champions.

For males, you require five (5) children as champions; for females, you require three (3).

A letter of application should be written to the Club Secretary. Supporting documents are

required. Either the Dogs in Canada listings of the champions, or the congratulatory letter and

certificate that the CKC sends. Photocopies are accepted.

All awards are for a calendar year (Jan-Dec). and are awarded at the following AGM.