| Understanding the Ribbons |
| FIRST: Awarded to the best entry in the same colour, sex, and title group. |
SECOND: Awarded to the second best entry in the same colour, sex, and title group. |
THIRD: Awarded to the third best entry in the same colour, sex, and title group. |
WINNER: Awarded to the RED ribbon winner in the same colour, sex, and title group. |
BEST OF COLOUR: Awarded to the best entry in the same colour group, regardless of title. |
SECOND BEST OF COLOUR: Awarded to the second best entry in the same colour group, regardless of title |
| BEST OF BREED: Awarded to the best entry regardless of colour, sex, or title group. |
SECOND BEST OF BREED: Awarded to the second best entry regardless of colour, sex, or title group. |
BEST CHAMPION OF BREED: Awarded to the best entry regardless of colour, sex, in the Champion group or Best Premier in the Premiership Class. |
BEST GRAND CHAMPION OF BREED: Awarded to the second best entry regardless of colour, sex, in the Grand Champion group or Best Grand Premier in the Premiership Class. |
AWARD OF MERIT: Awarded to entries in the Household Pet class provided they are health, clean and amiable to being handled. |
| After all the cats in a class (Kitten, Championship, Premiership) have been judged and awarded ribbons within their own breed, the judge will present the Final Awards. |
ALL BREED FINALS
The judge will award a final position and rosette to the cats, kittens, and alters he feels are the best. The rosettes will designate placings from Best through to 10th Best, unless the number of entries in a class is less then fifteen - then only five awards are given. |
SPECIALTY FINALS
Although all the cats compete within their breed class the same in a Specialty Ring as in an All Breed Ring, when it comes to the final awards they only compete against cats with the same hair length designation (Longhair or Shorthair). The judge will award a final position and rosette to the cats, kittens, and alters that they feel are the best in the Longhair division AND the Shorthair division. The rosettes will designate the placings from Best through to 10th Best, unless the number of entries in a class is less then fifteen - then only five awards are given. |
HOUSEHOLD PET JUDGING AND AWARDS
Household Pets are judged on health, condition, colour or markings, and temperament. When the judge has finished evaluating all the Household Pets, they will choose ten cats for final awards and rosettes. |
BEST OF THE BEST
At the end of the show day all score totals are added up. The cat's with the highest point total, (generally the top three in each class - Kitten, Championship & Premiership) are presented with large rosettes for achieving "The Best of the Best". This is a very prestigious award to win!
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL |
