I thought your boy was a Rabymar!!
OK here goes, all the dogs who win their class at a Champ Show go forwards into the "Challenge", this is where the judge decides which dog will be awarded the "Challenge Certificate" which is the TOP honour, you need 3 Challenge Certificates, signed by three different judges to make your dog up to a Champion. The CC as it is also known as, or the "Ticket" basically says
"I (name of judge) am of the opinion that the dog/bitch (KC registered name of dog/bitch) is of a standard high enough to be considered worthy of the title Champion"
They then award the "Reserve Challenge Certificate" which is worded
"I (name of judge) am of the opinion that the dog/bitch (KC name of dog/bitch) is of high enough quality to replace the Challenge Certificate Winner should they be disqualified from the competition"
Then the CC winning Dog and the CC winning Bitch go against each other for "Best of Breed", the dog judge goes over and assesses the bitch and the bitch judge goes over the dog and assesses him, they then try to convince each other which dog fits the breed standard best and should be Best of Breed (BOB) sometimes they cannot decide so the referee gets called in, they go over both dogs and make the decision instead!! PHEW! Got there in the end!
So basically, the RCC/Reserve ticket is second best dog on the day, and if the top winning dog is disqualified the reserve ticket winner moves up to the top winner status. This has only happened once I believe in the history of Cavaliers and that was way, way back!!
Think that sounds complicated? Try working out which class to enter your dog in based on his wins
Once you get used to the system it is pretty straight forwards, but until you work it out, it is about as clear as mud! :lol:
Your boys Dad is one of my favourite B/T's out there right now, his kennel have some fantastic dogs and I am on a waiting list for one of them FWIW!!
Hope that helps/makes sense?