USA BREEDERS CUP AWARD PROGRAM

as approved at the Executive Board meeting
in Bangor, Maine, May 6, 1998.

This program is designed to encourage German Shepherd Dog breeders in the United States of America to follow the breeding regulations of the United Schutzhund Clubs of America for the German Shepherd Dog as a working dog balanced in character attributes and physical qualities.

These regulations have been submitted by the 1998 Breed Advisory Committee and have been approved on May 6, 1998 by the Executive Board at the meeting in Bangor, Maine.

1. Beginning with the year of 1998, the United Schutzhund Clubs of America, Inc., will recognize and award every year the first three most successful breeders of German Shepherd Dogs based on the Breed Survey System.

2. The award is named:

"USA Breeders Cup"
1st to 3rd place (year)

All breeders of German Shepherd Dogs, which are residents of the United States of America and are members in good standing with the United Schutzhund Clubs of America, Inc., are eligible to participate under the following conditions:

1. The dogs must be bred by the same person under the same USA registered kennel name.
2. Only dogs, which are breed, surveyed either with the United Schutzhund Clubs of America Inc., or the SV in Germany can be recognized. It is the breeder’s responsibility to submit the Breed Survey Certificates before April 15th of the following year when the dog has been surveyed in Germany.

4. Beginning with the year 2000, only dogs which have been registered as a complete litter under the regulations of the United Schutzhund Clubs of America Inc., can be recognized.

5. The three (3) breeders earning the highest numbers of points from their breed surveyed dogs of the current year will receive the USA Breeders Cup Award 1st to 3rd place (year).

6. The following points will be awarded:

KKL 1 = 10 points
KKL 2 = 7 points.

7. The winner of the "Breeders Cup" will be announced in the USA Magazine as soon as results are available (after April 15th of the following year).

8. The winners of the "Breeders Cup" will receive their awards at the Sieger Show Banquet of the following year.

9. Breeders of USA breed surveyed dogs from previous years back to 1992 will receive the same recognition and awards based on the same principles.

10. Because of the importance to identify the breeders of the "True German Shepherd Dog" in our organization, an ongoing list of the all-time top ten breeders based on these regulations will be established and published once a year in the USA Magazine in connection with the "USA Breeders Cup Award.