THE AMERICAN BLACK & TAN COONHOUND CLUB
HALL OF FAME
Established April 22, 1992
Revised 11-98
Revised 12-2002
Revised 11-11-2005

Eligibility:

  • The owner must be a member of The American Black and Tan Coonhound Club at the time of induction.
  • The Black and Tan Coonhound must be AKC registered, or hold an AKC ILP number.
  • The only titles eligible for consideration are those awarded by The American Kennel Club, or by The American Black and Tan Coonhound Club.  This governs all awards or wins either by the individual Black and Tan Coonhound him/her self, or his/her get or  produce. 

The Award:
  • As of December 2005 the American Black and Tan Coonhound Club will have a Conformation Hall of Fame, a Performance Hall of Fame and a Versatility Hall of Fame.
  • This is a lifetime achievement award.  During the course of the animals life, he/she will accumulate points toward the total points needed to be inducted into the Conformation Dog Hall of Fame, the Performance Dog Hall of Fame, or the Versatility Dog Hall of Fame.  It will be the responsibility of the owner to keep track of their dog's achievements and the number of points they have accumulated.  When the necessary points are attained, it will be the responsibility of the owner to submit copies of the documents that show the needed points have been earned.  These documents along with an awards form will then be submitted to the Awards Chairman for verification, and if correct, the induction will take place at the forthcoming Annual Meeting and Awards Banquet. 
  • To be inducted into any of the three (a dog can be inducted into one or all) Hall of Fames a dog must meet the following requirements. 


Conformation Hall of Fame - 500 total points needed
For each Best in Show 25 points
For each Group One 15 points
For each Group Two 10 points
For each Group Three 8 points
For each Group Four 5 points
 
Best of Breed at the National Specialty 30 points
Best of Breed at the Regional Specialty 20 points
Best of Opposite Sex at the National Specialty 15 points
Best of Opposite Sex at the Regional Specialty 10 points
 
Champion Title 15 points
 
Register of Merit Award 30 points
Sire/Dam of a Group placer (for each get) 5 points
Sire/Dam of a Best in Show Winner (for each get) 20 points
Sire/Dam of a National Specialty Best of Breed 20 points
Sire/Dam of Register of Merit Award 20 points
For each Champion produced over the Sire of Merit
Requirement ten (10)		 5 points
For each Champion produced over the Dam of Merit
Requirement four (4)		 5 points

1st Place Ranking for B&Ts Defeated for Year in Conformation   

 25 points
For each 25 B&Ts defeated 5 points


Performance Hall of Fame
Total of 100 points earned from a minimum of 2 areas (obedience, tracking,
agility, field events) OR a Level 5 title (Performance Hall created 12-2002, Revised 11/11/2005)
Level 5 titles
Title Points
OTCH - Obedience Trial Champion 100
MACH - Master Agility Champion 100
CT - Champion Tracker 100
VCD4 - Versatile Companion Dog 4 100
Winner World Hunt 100
 
Hunting titles Level 4 and below
FC - Field Champion 10
WCH - Water Race Champion 10
NCH - Nite Champion 10
GFC - Grand Field Champion 15
GWCH - Grand Water Race Champion 15
GNCH - Grand Nite Champion 15
SGFC - Senior Grand Field Champion 20
SGWCH - Senior Grand Water Race Champion 20
SHNCH - Senior Grand Nite Champion 20
 
Obedience titles Level 4 and below
CD - Companion Dog 10
CDX - Companion Dog Excellent 15
UD - Utility Dog 20
UDX - Utility Dog Excellent 25
 
Agility titles Level 4 and below
NA - Novice Agility 10
NAJ - Novice Agility Jumper 10
OA - Open Agility 15
OAJ - Open Agility Jumper 15
AX - Agility Excellent 20
AXJ - Agility Excellent Jumper 20
MX - Master Agility Excellent 25
MXJ - Master Agility Jumper 25
MXF - Master Excellent Fast 25
 
Tracking Dog titles Level 4 and below
TD - Tracking Dog 15
TDX - Tracking Dog Excellent 25
VST - Variable Surface Tracker 25
 
Versatile Companion Dog titles Level 4 and below
VCD1 - Versatile Companion Dog 1 10
VCD2 - Versatile Companion Dog 2 15
VCD3 - Versatile Companion Dog 3 25
 


Placement Points Which May Be Earned For Obedience, Rally Obedience & Agility
High In Trial – All Breed Show 10
High In Trial– Specialty 5
High Combined – All Breed Show 10
High Combined – Specialty 5
First Place – All Breed Show 8
First Place – Specialty 5
Second Place – All Breed Show 7
Second Place – Specialty 4
Third Place – All Breed Show 6
Third Place – Specialty 3
Fourth Place – All Breed Show 5
Fourth Place – Specialty 2
1st Place Ranking For B&Ts For Year In Specific Sport 5
2nd Place Ranking For B&Ts For Year In Specific Sport 4
3rd Place Ranking For B&Ts For Year In Specific Sport 3
4th Place Ranking For B&Ts For Year In Specific Sport 2
1st Place Ranking All Breed For Year In Specific Sport 25
2nd Place Ranking All Breed For Year In Specific Sport 20
3rd Place Ranking All Breed For Year In Specific Sport 15
4th Place Ranking All Breed For Year In Specific Sport 10

    

  • There is no restriction to the number of Black and Tans that may be inducted each year.
  • Conformation Hall - Grandfathering Clause: For those dogs who have passed away prior to April 22, 1992, whose conformation accomplishments for their time are felt by someone to be of importance to the breed, their “resume” should be sent to the Secretary to be distributed to the Board with as much documentation as possible for consideration.
  • Performance Hall – Grandfathering Clause: For those dogs who have passed away prior to June 1, 2002, whose performance accomplishments for their time are felt by someone to be of importance to the breed, their “resume” should be sent to the Secretary to be distributed to the Board with as much documentation as possible for consideration
  • For those dogs who have passed away prior to April 22, 1992, whose accomplishments for their time are felt by someone to be of importance to the breed, their "resume" should be sent to the Secretary to be distributed to the Board with as much documentation as possible for consideration.
  • As it is impossible to judge the Black and Tans of yesterday on today's standards, it was felt by the Hall of Fame committee, and many club members who were polled, that submitting a resume on each individual Black and Tan would be the most efficient way to honor those who opened the door for today's Black and Tans.

Versatility Hall of Fame
This hall requires points in conformation AND performance. Requirements are as follows:

Versatility Hall accepted by Officers and Board of Directors 11/11/2005

 
Conformation - 200 points needed computed from the Conformation Hall of Fame point scale
For each Best in Show 25 points
For each Group One 15 points
For each Group Two 10 points
For each Group Three 8 points
For each Group Four 5 points
 
Best of Breed at the National Specialty 30 points
Best of Breed at the Regional Specialty 20 points
Best of Opposite Sex at the National Specialty 15 points
Best of Opposite Sex at the Regional Specialty 10 points
Champion Title 15 points

1st Place Ranking for B&Ts Defeated for Year in Conformation   

 25 points
For each 25 B&Ts defeated 5 points
 
 
Performance - 3 points needed from 3 different venues. Higher titles within a venue do not bring extra points (for example a TD and a VST count for 1 point not 2)
 
Venue Point
CD - Companion Dog
CDX - Companion Dog Excellent
UD - Utility Dog
UDX - Utility Dog Excellent
 1
TD - Tracking Dog
TDX - Tracking Dog Excellent
VST - Variable Surface Tracking
 1
NA - Novice Agility
OA - Open Agility
AX - Agility Excellent
Mx - Master Agility
 1
NAJ - Novice Agility Jumper
OAJ - Open Agility Jumper
AXJ - Excellent Agility Jumper
MXJ - Master Agility Jumper
 1
Preferred Agility 1/2
Rally 1/2
WCH - Water Race Champion
GWCH - Grand Water Race Champion
SGWCH - Senior Grand Water Race Champion
 1
NCH - Nite Champion
GNCH - Grand Nite Champion
SHNCH - Senior Grand Nite Champion
 1
FC - Field Champion
GFC - Grand Field Champion
SGFC - Senior Grand Field Champion
 1

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