Awards will be made in the following classifications. Winners will be decided on the number of points amassed during the year. The Malamute Of The Year Awards (MOYA) were introduced in the Millennium. The competition is open to all Club Members and will run annually from 1^st January to 31^st December, with results having to be lodged by 31^st January the following year.

 

MALAMUTE OF THE YEAR

DOG OF THE YEAR 

BITCH OF THE YEAR 

PUPPY OF THE YEAR 

VETERAN OF THE YEAR

STUD DOG OF THE YEAR

BROOD BITCH OF THE YEAR

IMPORT OF THE YEAR

SPECIAL BEGINNER OF THE YEAR

 

Points to be awarded in breed classes only for exhibits in Championship or Open Shows regardless of the number of entrants or exhibits.  Points to be awarded as follows:

 

	Championship Shows	Open Shows
You win	You get	You get
1st in class	15 points	3 points
2nd in class	12 points	2 points
3rd in class	9 points	1 point
Reserve in class	6 points	Nil
VHC in class	3 points	Nil
Best Dog	10 points	Nil
Best Bitch	10 points	Nil
Reserve Best Dog	5 points	Nil
Reserve Best Bitch	5 points	Nil
Best Of Breed	10 points	3 points
Best Puppy	10 points	3 points

 

Please note that for the purpose of the awards, wins at the Alaskan Malamute Club Show will be considered as wins at Championship level and points should be calculated at the higher rate.

Points won in puppy classes and for best puppy awards count only towards Puppy Of The Year and should not be included towards the Mal of the Year contest.

 

RULES AND CONDITIONS

 

• Points won by puppies in breed classes other than Puppy and Minor Puppy, shall count towards the overall title, regardless of age of puppy

 

• Points for Puppy of the Year can only be gained in Puppy, Minor Puppy and by winning Best Puppy in Breed

 

• Veteran- total of all points won in veteran and open breed classes

 

• Stud Dog/Brood Bitch- total of all points won in breed classes (to include progeny owned by non-members)

 

• Special Beginners- only open to dog, handler and/or owner never having won a CC or equivalent at the Club Show or General Championship Show in Malamute classes. Previous winners of MOYA’s also excluded

 

• Import- as the name suggests

 

• Awards to be presented the following year at the Annual General Meeting

 

Some examples ease calculation and prevent grey areas:

 

• Dog wins open class, Best Dog and BOB at a Championship Show:

Class win = 15 points, Best of Sex = 10 points and BOB = 10 points= TOTAL 35 points

 

• Equivalent win at an Open Show would count:

Class win = 3 points, Best of Sex = Nil, and BOB = 3 points= TOTAL 6 points

 

• Claims cannot be made for Best of Sex or Reserve Best of Sex awards at open shows as in most cases these are not declared

 

Puppy wins Minor Puppy, Puppy and 2^nd in Junior at a Championship Show:

 

• Towards puppy title: 15+15+Nil=30 points

 

• Towards Mal of The Year title: Nil+Nil+12 points=12 points

 

Same puppy wins Best Puppy and Reserve Dog:

 

• Towards Puppy title: initial 30+10+Nil=40 points

 

• Towards Mal Of The Year: initial 12 +nil+5= 17 points