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Breed and All-Breed Dog Show Rankings, Explained

What "number one in the breed" and "number one all-breed" mean in the dog show magazines: rankings by dogs defeated, which wins count, and which do not.

A line of very different breeds in a group ring with a Bulldog spotlighted in front

Rankings by dogs defeated

A line of very different breeds in a group ring with a Bulldog spotlighted in front

The best-known rankings outside AKC's own are the magazine systems, such as The Canine Chronicle's. They do not use championship points. They count how many dogs your dog defeated, and they buy the show results from AKC to do it.

Breed ranking

All-Breed ranking

The magazines do not publish an exact table for each Group placement, so AKCcalc.com does not calculate these points. AKC also sells a Dogs Defeated report that counts each show's highest award - Best in Show, Group 1st to 4th, or Best of Breed.

What you can work out here: the championship and grand championship points behind those same wins, with the Championship Points Calculator and the Grand Championship Points Calculator. Source: The Canine Chronicle, All-Breed and Breed stats explained.

Common questions

What counts for Breed ranking points?

Only Best of Breed wins, counted by the dogs of the breed your dog defeated. Class wins, Winners, Best of Opposite Sex and Select wins do not earn Breed points.

What counts for All-Breed ranking points?

Best of Breed, Group placements and Best in Show, counted by dogs defeated. Breeds that placed ahead of your dog in the Group are taken out of the count. Reserve Best in Show does not earn All-Breed points.

Are these AKC rankings?

No. Breed and All-Breed rankings by dogs defeated are published by dog show magazines such as The Canine Chronicle, using results they buy from AKC.

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