Versatile Aussie Award

The Versatile Aussie Award:

The Versatile Aussie award was first created in 2006 to encourage both showing and a working discipline to be competed for at the same event on the same day, and demonstrate the ideal which is that a working dog can be beautiful, or a beautiful dog can also work. Since its creation it has been kindly sponsored by Ruth Summerley and is quite a sought after award to obtain at the Open Show. The Versatile Veteran Award was then introduced in 2016.

The format is on a points basis, points being collected at the open show only.
The classes are open to both dogs and bitches
Each dog must compete in a minimum of 1 breed class as per the show schedule. The type of breed class you enter does not matter, so, you could enter just a colour class or a working class if eligible.
Each dog must also compete in at least 1 working class for which it is eligible, either Obedience, Agility/Jumping or both.
The same person MUST handle that dog in all the disciplines entered to obtain points. Although moving the dog by a runner in the breed classes would be permitted.

The Points:

Points obtained for placings in all of the classes are as follows:

Competing in a Class means:

Breed Class - being in the ring for the duration of that class entered (if marked absent from the class this will not count)
Obedience - doing ALL the exercises and being marked for them.
Agility/Jumping - completing the course even if eliminated and getting a course time. Dogs aged upto 6 years will be marked from the graded classes and dogs aged 7 years and over will be marked from the Veteran classes only.
TRAINING ROUNDS DO NOT COUNT

Each dog must compete in a minimum of 1 breed class as per the show schedule. The type of breed class you enter does not matter, so, you could enter just a colour class or a working class if eligible.

Each dog must also compete in at least 1 working class for which it is eligible, either Obedience, Agility/Jumping or both.

The same person MUST handle that dog in all the disciplines entered to obtain points. Although moving the dog by a runner in the breed classes would be permitted.

How the winner is decided:

The highest points from 1 Breed class and 1 Working discipline are put forward onto the score board.
In the event of a tie or ties the points from second and subsequent classes would be taken into consideration assuming that more than one discipline has been entered. A maximum of 2 obedience and 2 agility/jumping classes would be taken into overall consideration. If the result was still tied the scores in obedience and times in agility/jumping classes would be counted, i.e. the lowest points lost in obedience class would be the higher placed dog or the fastest times in Agility/Jumping would be the higher placed dog.
Usual KC rules for entry into classes apply as per the show schedule.

So now you know the ins and outs why don’t you have a go. Book your classes at the next open show and step within the shoes of our previous winners.