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Any USA member in good standing is eligible to
earn USA Sports Medals.
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Only USA sanctioned trials or trials in which the
participant is an official USA team representative are valid for the
awarding of points toward a USA Sports Medal.
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The SchH1 and IPO 1 and the SchH2 and IPO2 scores
placed on an individual dog can only be counted once while the SchH3
and IPO3 and FH can be repeated so long as there are two weeks
between trials. Exceptions to this rule are the USA National SchH3
Championship, the USA FH Championship, the WUSV World Championship
and the USA North American Championship which can be counted even
though the two week rest period has not been met.
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Dogs that possess the SchH3 or IPO3 and are older
than six years can be shown in the lower categories for points as
long as there are two weeks between trials. The SchH1 and IPO 1 and
SchH2 and IPO2 scores can be repeated for dogs in this category.
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A handler may show several dogs in the same trial
and receive points for each one but a handler may not show the same
dog more than once in the same trial even when the trial continues
over more than one day.
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In order to earn points the dog & handler team
must pass with a rating of at least (Good) (G).
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Handlers less than sixteen years of age can earn
points if they pass the examination with a trained dog even if they
did not train the dog themselves.
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The dog must have been trained and handled for
the title by the applicant in order for the points to be awarded.
However, if the dog changes handlers the new handler may receive
points by repeating the SchH3 or IPO3 or FH examinations only if the
last SchH3 or IPO3 or FH under the previous handler is more than one
year old. The same rule applies for the SchH1 or IPO1 and the SchH2
or IPO2 for dogs more than six years of age. The borrowing of SchH3
or IPO3 or FH dogs to repeat the SchH3 or IPO3 or FH in order to
earn points is not allowed.
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Handlers may receive points for successfully
handling dogs in other actual working dog evaluations including
Search and Rescue Dog and Police dog certification events when
participation is confirmed in writing by the authorities responsible
for the event. If more than one level of evaluation is used (such as
PD1 and PD2), the lower level is treated as a SchH2 and the higher
level is treated as a SchH3. Where ratings are given, they will be
translated into the appropriate SchH rating for the awarding of
points. If no ratings are given five and seven points will be
awarded for level one and two, respectively. If there is only one
level of performance eight points will be awarded.
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An applicant must notify the USA Office to be
considered for a Sports Medal. A photocopy of the identification
page and performance pages from the scorebooks of each dog used in
the accumulation of points and a fee of $20.00 per Sports Medal
claimed must accompany the letter of notification. The applicant
must clearly indicate those scores to be used in the accumulation of
points.
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The official records of trial results as
maintained by USA will be used to verify an applicant's claim. In
the case of dispute the official USA records will prevail.
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The following describes the Sports Medals to be
awarded, the point requirements, and the basis upon which the points
will be awarded:
