Versatility Award
The BSDCC Versatility Award criteria is reviewed yearly, based on suggestions from the membership, but keeping in mind the significance of the discipline in the history of the breed.
Questions, suggestions and applications may be forwarded to Committee Chair Cindy Bazin at <a href:"mailto:meadowgrove4@gmail.com">meadowgrove4@gmail.com</a>.
Applications may be submitted at any time, please include;
-> all supporting documentation. This can be screen shots of your CKC portal or photos of your actual certificates from CKC.
-> Also, a photo of your dog for use in the National Newsletter.
Versatility certificates of accomplishment are presented yearly at the AGM or the National Specialty Banquet. If the owner is unable to attend the certificate will be mailed out.
We are now offering the option of receiving the certificate digitally if preferred. All successful applications for the year will be included in the National Specialty Newsletter. In 2025 the National will be held in late September. If you wish to submit for recognition for 2025 please apply by August 1, 2025.
Please find below the current regulations:
- All applicants must be the owner or co-owner of the dog and must have been a member of BSDCC National Club for at least 1 year.
- The applicant must be a member in the year for which the award is being applied for.
- These awards are open to all registered Belgian Shepherd Dogs who meet the requirements and apply for the award. It is not necessary to apply the same year the titles are earned; applications will be accepted at any time.
- The dog must be alive on Jan1, of the year in which the award is applied for.
- Owners are responsible for keeping track of their accomplishments and copies of certificates/scorebooks must be submitted for verification. Certificates of achievement will be given out/acknowledged at the National Show each year and listed in the newsletter as part of the Specialty report.
- The points allocated for titles in any one discipline should not be totaled. The highest points, applicable to the highest title obtained in that discipline, will be the points counted.
- AKC titles will be counted as the CKC equivalent but submissions must include at least one CKC title.
- The Versatility Belgian (VB) is not a prerequisite for the Versatility Belgian Intermediate (VBI) or a Versatility Belgian Intermediate is not a prerequisite for the Versatility Belgian Excellent (VBX). A dog meeting the criteria for the Versatility Dog Excellent (titles in a minimum of 5 disciplines, and a minimum of 35 points), may be awarded the Versatility Dog Excellent immediately.
- Additions and revisions to the award criteria may be made at any time by the Versatility Committee of the BSDCC. Dogs that attained a Herding Instinct Certificate prior to January 1, 2018 may count one point for their herding discipline.
- Versatility Belgian: BSD must have earned titles in 3 of 7 disciplines compiling a minimum of 10 points.
- Versatility Belgian Intermediate: BSD must have earned titles in 4 of 7 disciplines compiling a minimum of 20 points.
- Versatility Belgian Excellent: BSD must have earned titles in 5 of 7 disciplines compiling a minimum of 35 points, must include one of the following: Ch, OTCH, RCh, TCh, HCh, AG, IGP3, FPr.3 FH2 and must include a Herding Title.
- Any club member who feels their dog has achieved a Versatility title must submit proper documentation, consisting of a picture of the title or award certificates received or screen shots of the dog’s CKC portal to the Versatility Committee.
For the application form: click here
Below is the point schedule we will be using for the Versatility Award. Point criteria for the other disciplines are outlined on the website.
| Agility | Points |
| AGN / AGNJ | 4 |
| AGI / AGIJ | 6 |
| AGX / AGXJ | 8 |
| AGM / AGMJ | 12 |
| AGM1 / AGMJ1 | 13 |
| AGM1+ / AGMJ1+ | 14 |
| Chase | Points |
| CA | 4 |
| CAX | 6 |
| CAX1 | 8 |
| CAX1+ | 10 |
| Conformation | Points |
| CKC pointed | 1 |
| CH | 12 |
| GR CH | 14 |
| GCHX | 16 |
| Draft | Points |
| DD | 4 |
| DDX | 8 |
| BDD | 8 |
| BDDX | 10 |
| Herding | Points |
| NT | 2 |
| HT/ HTT | 4 |
| HS / SDS | 6 |
| HI / HTI / SDI | 8 |
| HA / HTA / SDA | 10 |
| HX | 12 |
| HCH | 14 |
| Obedience | Points |
| CGN | 1 |
| PCD | 3 |
| CD | 4 |
| CDI | 6 |
| CDX | 8 |
| OTCH | 12 |
| OTCHX | 13 |
| MOTCH | 14 |
| GMOTCH | 16 |
| Rally | Points |
| RN | 4 |
| RI | 5 |
| Rally | 6 |
| RE | 8 |
| RAE | 10 |
| RM | 10 |
| RMX | 11 |
| RCh | 12 |
| RGCh | 14 |
| Scent Detection | Points |
| SDIN | 1 |
| SDN | 3 |
| SDO | 6 |
| SDE | 8 |
| SDM | 10 |
| SDCH / SDC (4) / SDI (4) / SDX (4) | 12 |
| SDGM | 14 |
| Sprinter | Points |
| NOVICE | 4 |
| SPRINTER | 6 |
| ADVANCED | 8 |
| EXCELLENT | 10 |
| Tracking | Points |
| TD | 4 |
| TDX | 8 |
| UTD | 8 |
| UTDX | 10 |
| TCh | 12 |
| MTCh | 16 |
| IGP (tracking/ obedience/ protection) | Points |
| BH | 4 |
| IGP1 | 12 |
| IGP2 | 14 |
| IGP3 | 16 |
| FPr. 1 (obedience) | 7 |
| FPr.2 | 9 |
| FPr.3 | 11 |
| SPr.1 (tracking) | 3 |
| SPr.2 | 4 |
| SPr.3 | 5 |
| FH | 8 |
| FH1 | 10 |
| FH2 | 12 |