Stockdog Kennel of Excellence

There is no sequential numbering system for the Stockdog Kennel of Excellence recognition program. Only the year attained will be printed on the certificate.

1. For applications with all titles awarded before 1991:

• a. Qualifying titles:
  OTDc (Open Trial Dog cattle)
  OTDh (Open Trial Dog hogs)
  OTDs (Open Trial Dog sheep)
  ATDd (Advanced Trial Dog ducks)*
  *Maximum of four (4).
• b. Minimum of six (6) dogs.
• c. Any twenty (20) titles.
  Notes: Fewer trialing and titling opportunities.

2. For applications not covered in 1 with all titles awarded before 1998:

• a. Qualifying titles:
  Arena titles: ATDc (Advanced Trial Dog cattle), ATDs (Advanced Trial Dog sheep)
  PATD and RTD titles: RTDc (Ranch Trial Dog cattle), RTDs (Ranch Trial Dog sheep), PATDc (Post Advanced Trial Dog cattle), PATDs (Post Advanced Trial Dog sheep)
  Championship titles: WTCH (Working Trial Champion)
• b. Minimum of six (6) dogs.
• c. Thirty (30) titles including:
  i. Minimum of one (1) PATDc, PATDs, RTDc, or RTDs title
  ii. Minimum of three (3) Championship titles
  Notes: WTCH’s were only offered since 1991 and at the end of 1997 only 243 had been awarded of which 59 were earned before 1991, championships comprise 10% of required titles.

3. For applications not covered in 1 or 2 with all titles awarded before 2009:

• a. Qualifying titles:
  Arena titles: ATDc (Advanced Trial Dog cattle), ATDs (Advanced Trial Dog sheep)
  PATD and RTD titles: RTDc (Ranch Trial Dog cattle), RTDs (Ranch Trial Dog sheep), PATDc (Post Advanced Trial Dog cattle), PATDs (Post Advanced Trial Dog sheep)
  Championship titles: WTCH (Working Trial Champion)
• b. Minimum of seven (7) dogs.
• c. Thirty (30) titles including:
  i. Minimum of two (2) PATDc, PATDs, RTDc, or RTDs title; any combination
  ii. Minimum of six (6) Championship titles

4. For applications not covered in 1, 2 or 3 with all titles awarded before 2017:

• a. Qualifying titles:
  Arena titles: ATDc (Advanced Trial Dog cattle), ATDs (Advanced Trial Dog sheep)
  PATD and RTD titles: RTDc (Ranch Trial Dog cattle), RTDs (Ranch Trial Dog sheep), PATDc (Post Advanced Trial Dog cattle), PATDs (Post Advanced Trial Dog sheep)
  Farm Trial titles: AFTDc (Advanced Farm Trail Dog cattle), AFTDd (Advanced Farm Trail Dog ducks)*, AFTDs (Advanced Farm Trail Dog sheep), AFTDm (Advanced Farm Trail Dog mixed)
  Championship titles: WTCH (Working Trial Champion), WTCH-X (Working Trial Champion – Excellent), SDCH (Stockdog Champion)
  *Maximum of two (2).
• b. Minimum of seven (7) dogs.
• c. Thirty (30) titles including:
  i. Minimum of three (3) PATDc, PATDs, RTDc, or RTDs title; any combination
  ii. Minimum of four (4) AFTD titles
  iii. Minimum of seven (7) Championship titles

5. For applications not covered in 1, 2, 3 or 4 with any titles awarded 2017 and after.

• a. Qualifying titles:
  Arena titles: ATDc (Advanced Trial Dog cattle), ATDs (Advanced Trial Dog sheep)
  PATD and RTD titles: RTDc (Ranch Trial Dog cattle), RTDs (Ranch Trial Dog sheep), PATDc (Post Advanced Trial Dog cattle), PATDs (Post Advanced Trial Dog sheep)
  Farm Trial titles: AFTD-Xc (Advanced Farm Trail Dog – Excellent cattle), AFTD-Xd (Advanced Farm Trail Dog – Excellent ducks)*, AFTD-Xs (Advanced Farm Trail Dog – Excellent sheep), AFTD-Xm (Advanced Farm Trail Dog – Excellent mixed)
  Championship titles: WTCH (Working Trial Champion), WTCH-X (Working Trial Champion – Excellent), SDCH (Stockdog Champion), FTCH (Farm TrialChampion)
  *Maximum of two (2).
• b. Minimum of eight (8) dogs.
• c. Thirty (30) titles including:
  i. Minimum of three (3) PATDc, PATDs, RTDc, or RTDs title; any combination
  ii. Minimum of four (4) AFTD-X titles
  iii. Minimum of eight (8) Championship titles

*Effective March 2021.

Stockdog Kennel of Excellence Application