Versatile Companion and Versatile Companion Excellent Awards
Application for Versatile Companion with titles
Award RULES
At the time of submission, the person applying for a versatility award must be both an ASC member in good standing and an owner of the dog. A minimum of 3 titles must be earned while the owner is a member of the American Spaniel Club.
All requirements must be met by December 31 of the year prior to award.
Submission of versatility applications *&* PROOF of all pertinent titles must be received by the Versatility Statistician by January 31 via email or photocopy and postal mail, so that they can be verified, and the award confirmed.
Versatility Certificates will be presented at the Cocker Spaniel National Specialty in July.
If owners are not in attendance, certificates may be mailed to the owners at owner’s expense.
New Versatility Awards will be publicly recognized in the ASC Bulletin.
Versatility Applications for cocker spaniels meeting the requirements, may be submitted posthumously.
Any titles not currently recognized on the Versatility Schedule may be reviewed by the versatility committee, per request by the applicant.
VC – VERSATILE COMPANION
- A minimum of 5 titles from at least 3 venues
- No restrictions on the number of titles/venue
VCX – VERSATILE COMPANION EXCELLENT
- A minimum of 10 titles from at least 4 venues
- Prerequisite of a VC
- Maximum of 5 titles per venue may be counted.
- Maximum of 2 titles from the Miscellaneous Group
- At least two title levels must be earned in each of three venues (ex: NA, OA or SCN, SCA)
Acceptable titles are listed in chart below. Of note: Miscellaneous: Includes any AKC recognized venue such as CGC, Trick Dog, Farm Dog, Temperament, FastCAT/Coursing, Barn Hunt, Dock Diving and Flyball, where titles are recognized by AKC, or the venue does not require multiple passes under multiple judges for a title.
| Conformation | CH, GCH, GCHB, GCHS,, GCHG, GCHP | |
| Agility | NA, NAJ, NAP, NJP, NF, NFP, OA, OAJ,, OAP, PJP, OF, OFP, AX, AXJ, AXP, AJP,, XF, XFP, MX, MXJ,, MXP, MJP, MXF,, MXP, T2B,, T2BP,, PAD, PJD, PAX, MACH, PACH, AGCH | Maximum 2 titles from any level Bronze, silver, gold and century titles will not count |
| Obedience | BN, CD, PCD, GN, CDX, PCDX, GO, VER, UD, PUTD, UDX, PUDX, OM, , OGM, OTCH, POD | |
| Hunting | JH, JHA, SH, SHA, MH, MHA, MH Lifetime | |
| Rally | RN, RI, RA, RE, RM, RAE, RACH | |
| Tracking/Scent | TD, TDU, TDX, VST, CT, SCN, SIN, SEN, SBN, SWN, SCNE, SINE, SENE, SBNE, SWNE, SHDN,, SHDNE, SCA, SIA, SEA, SBA, SWA, SCAE, SIAE, SEAE, SBAE, SWAE, SHDA, SHDAE, SCE, SIE, SEE, SBE, SWE, SCEE, SIEE, SEEE, SBEE, SWEE, SHDE, SHDEE SCM, SIM, SEM, SBM, SWM, SCME, SIME, SEME, SBME, SWME, SHDM, SHDME, SWD | Maximum 2 titles from any level of scent work |
| Therapy | THDN, THD, THDA, THDX, THDD, THDS | |
| Miscellaneous | CGC, CGCA, CGCU, FDC, ATT, TT, TKN, TKI, TKA, TKP, TKE BCAT, DCAT, FCAT, CA, CAA, CAX, BARN HUNT - RATN, RATO, RATS, RATM, RATCH Dock Diving, Flyball | Maximum 2 titles for VCX award |
Restrictions on the number of titles counted:
- Titles must be earned to count. This restriction applies to hunting where dogs may be started at any level.
- in venues like agility and obedience with regular and preferred title tracks, equivalent titles in the two tracks will not be counted. For example, if a dog has earned an NA and an NAP in agility or a CD and a PCD in obedience, only one of these titles will be counted toward a versatility award from agility and obedience respectively.
- Instinct titles, like RATI, ACT are not acceptable to qualify for versatility awards.
Questions: Contact Jeanne Grim (skiboos@bellsouth.net).