• The Standard Schnauzer Club of America offers annual acknowledgements/awards for competition in the following AKC events: Conformation, Obedience, Agility, Rally, Herding, to its members under the rules specified for each award. The Club also offers acknowledgements/awards for competition in Junior Handling. The awards are categorized as follows:
  • Standard Schnauzer Conformation Dog of the Year* [receives plaque(s)] and Standard Schnauzer Conformation Dog of the Year-Opposite Sex* [receives plaque(s)]
  • Stud Dog of the Year [receives plaque] and Brood Bitch of the Year [receives plaque]
  • Obedience Standard Schnauzer of the Year [receives plaque]
  • Open Obedience Standard Schnauzer of the Year [receives special certificate]
  • Novice Obedience Standard Schnauzer of the Year [receives special certificate]
  • Agility Standard Schnauzer of the Year [receives plaque]
  • Open Agility Standard Schnauzer of the Year [receives special certificate]
  • Novice Agility Standard Schnauzer of the Year [receives special certificate]
  • Rally Standard Schnauzer of the Year [receives plaque]
  • Herding Standard Schnauzer of the Year [receives plaque]
  • Junior Handler of the Year in Conformation [receives plaque]
  • Junior Handler participants in Conformation [receives special certificate]
  * If the Standard Schnauzer Conformation dog/bitch earning the most SS Points is different from the dog/bitch earning the most All Breed Points, two separate awards will be issued.
  In addition, the Club recognizes dogs that compete in multiple venues (usually over a period of years) with Versatility Award Certificates.
  
  
• All award winners will be announced in the Pepper 'N Salt July issue (SSCA magazine) upon final compilation and confirmation of all points by the Awards Committee.
  
  
• The Awards Committee Chairperson shall submit to the President and Secretary the names of the winners in ample time for appropriate announcement and presentation of trophies at the Annual Awards banquet during the SSCA National Specialty weekend.
  
  
• Members, whose dogs are competing for the Annual Awards, must be in good standing with both the American Kennel Club (AKC) and the Standard Schnauzer Club of America (SSCA) for the entire period during which they compete. Junior Handlers are considered eligible for an award if a family member (as described in the Junior Handler award section) is an SSCA member in good standing.
  
  
• New members of the SSCA are eligible for awards from the date their membership takes effect. Points accumulated and/or titles obtained prior to this date cannot be counted.
  
  
• A dog that has been disqualified from showing under the rules of the AKC is ineligible to compete for an award unless it is reinstated by April 15th of the following year. (See special rules for Junior Handler competition.)
  
  
• The American Kennel Club will be the official source of confirmation of all points/titles claimed by the contestant.
  
  
• The year of competition will run from January 1 through December 31 inclusive. Only wins from this period will be counted. Final awards will be announced after winners' points and scores have been confirmed.
  
  
• Contestants will forward all competition data to their Regional Director for the area in which the owner of the dog lives no later than February 1, 2021.
  
  
• The Annual Awards Committee is composed of the Regional Directors and the Committee Chairperson. The Companion & Performance Chairperson is responsible for the Obedience, Rally, Herding, and Versatility submissions. The Agility Chairperson is responsible for the Agility submissions.
  
  
• Points claimed will be forwarded to the Regional Director and are accepted on a tentative basis pending confirmation by the Regional Directors. This rule does not apply to Companion & Performance Awards or Agility Awards.
  
  
• Contestants submitting material for the Companion & Performance Awards or Agility Awards will forward their scores directly to the Companion & Performance Chairperson or Agility Chairperson no later than February 1. (See Annual Awards program information in the specific sections.)
  
  
• For all dogs applying for Conformation/Stud Dog/Brood Bitch awards where submission of a CHIC number is required in order to be eligible, the requirements are as follows (a) CHIC number with PASSING test results if the dog is over 2 years of age, or (b) required tests for a CHIC number as specified by the SSCA with passing test scores, if the dog is younger than 2 years. (A dog must be tested at 2 years or over to receive a CHIC number.)
  
  In the event frozen semen from a dog deceased prior to January 1, 2014 is utilized, that dog must have an OFA clearance for his application to be considered for "Stud Dog of the Year". If using frozen semen from a dog deceased on or after January 1, 2014, the above CHIC requirements apply (see # 13 above).
  
  
• All applicants for a Companion/Performance Dog of the Year Award must submit a CHIC number or submit results for requirements for a CHIC number as specified by the SSCA.
  NOTE: Passing test results are not required for a dog to be eligible for Companion/Performance awards.
  
  

Please note that the deadline for ALL awards is February 1, 2021!
No entries will be accepted AFTER this date.
Awards information postmarked February 1 OR earlier will be accepted.