NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS QUALIFICATIONS AND EVENTS HELD
(EXCERPTED FROM THE NGSPA GUIDELINES, BY-LAWS, AND RUNNING RULES)
Section 1. Holding of National Championships.
Each year, the National German Shorthaired Pointer Association, Inc. will hold one National championship event, including a National Championship (All Age), National Amateur Championship (All Age), National Open Shooting Dog Championship, National Amateur Shooting Dog Championship, National Futurity, and such other championships as the Board of Trustees may determine for Shorthairs registered, or eligible for registration, in the American Field Dog Stud Book.
Section 2. Qualifications for the National Championship, National Amateur Championship, National Open Shooting Dog Championship, National Amateur Shooting Dog Championship, and any other National Championship stakes.
(A) Qualification for Life. The following qualify a dog for life, for entry in the National Championship (All Age), National Amateur Championship (All Age), National Open Shooting Dog Championship, National Amateur Shooting Dog Championship, and any other National Championship(s) (excluding the Futurity) the Board determines to hold:
(a) A win (Champion or RU Champion) in an NGSPA or American Field Championship of an hour in length or more.
(b) A win (1st, 2nd, or 3rd) in a broke dog stake in any NGSPA or American Field sanctioned trial.
(B) The current year’s NGSPA National Futurity winner qualifies for the next year’s Championships (one year only).
(C) The same dog may not be entered in both the National Amateur Championship and the National Amateur Shooting Dog Championship. The same dog may not be entered in the National Championship and the National Open Shooting Dog Championship. However, the same dog may be entered in one of the amateur Championships and in one of the open Championships.
Section 3. National Futurity. (See Standards for the NGSPA National Futurity).
(a) Dogs eligible for the NGSPA National Futurity must be properly nominated by the breeder and the owner.
(b) The dog must be registered in the American Field Dog Stud Book.