Sport titles requirements

Only the listed titles Title & Point count system.

A dog must be drawn for each title, shown in the process of working, according to the general world rules that the discipline requires.

The prey/obstacles/ammunition for each title must be shown in the picture.

Must show the full work of your dog: flushing, tracking, chasing, fetching, etc. 

The dog should show a willingness to work unless you intend to show indifference to your pet which will cause in worse result and might not bring you the desired title.

Mixed breeds/mongrels are allowed to compete.

The same rules are applied to commissioned artworks.

One headshot for the performance titles set is allowed.

You can not compete for the higher title if you don't get the lower one. For example, if you want IPO3, you have to earn firstly BH, then, IPO1, IPO2 to get after all IPO3.

The set is not considered to be finished unless you draw the last title in the set.

Only after the highest title, you keep the award.

The titles offered for each discipline cannot be earned in random order. The titles are in increasing order of difficulty.

The title sets cannot be mixed together: e.g. if you follow AKC style agility, you cannot finish it with USDAA titles and call it one set - these will be two different sets. 

The animals hunted must be hunted ethically. It's forbidden to hunt sick/pregnant animals/animals with young litter/"Red Book" animals/unrealistic animals unless required for the event (such as unicorns, etc.).

Note, that the game will be real and will have a high privilege of hiding, protecting itself, and running away. The animals that are to be chosen must be adults, mostly males or strong females, that don't expect any litter, they are health tested and have endured enough to fight back.

To avoid misunderstanding, please note that it is not real (pixel) animals, so no real animals will be abused here nor will we encourage the abuse in real life. In any way, the abuse should be left only out of real life like here in the roleplay game, where the violence is drawn only. 

Backgrounds, handlers, teams, kennel icons, flags, crowds, group banners, and stories are not required for our shows, but we encourage you to add them but it will not add extra points to the entry.

Background must be fully drawn. It means it must have at least 3 basic elements, for example, the ground, the sky and the sun.

Please avoid heavily referencing the photo. The background must not be pixel-to-pixel similar to the reference photo. The heavy referencing will result in fewer points for the entry.

You can reuse the background in the frames of one title set.

Absence/abundance of the wear will result in deducting points from the dog entry. 

You can't have the dog wearing some type of clothes/attire for the confirmation/performance part unless you provide another picture without them. For confirmation - it simply covers the dog, not allowing it to trace its anatomy. For performance, won't allow the dog to move freely.

The correct harness/collars/gear must be shown, and health-supporting items such as leg bandages may be shown. The dog must have a vest/collar/boots, etc according to the sport the dog takes part in. Please, be sure your dog is safe, completing every event. 

At night, dog ammunition should be fitted with light-emitting diodes.

 We don't encourage furries and anthros but we won’t penalise them as long as the handlers are bipedal and humanized. 

 Backgrounds, handlers, teams, kennel icons, flags, crowds, group banners, and stories are not required for our shows, but we encourage you to add them but it will not add extra points to the entry.

We won't fine you for "double handling" if that brings a revitalisation effect to the show entry. Please avoid having 2+ handlers for 1 dog in the show ring.

If your dog has mutilations added for the dog's life-story purpose (e.g. your dog served in the military and got injured), they are allowed to enter either of the show parts. But in this case, the dog needs to enter via Show Sections - "The Heroes" and will compete as "Hero", not "Regulars".

Neutered/spayed dogs can take part.

The competition should not end with the death or injury of your pet, but if that's your dramatic decision, you won't be fined unless it's considered abuse. As an option, you may use RNG Rolls system.

The dog taking part in the events must be: healthy, of an appropriate age and cannot take part if it's an expectant bitch. Consult a vet to make sure your dog is physically ready. 

Make sure your dog is properly supplied with the necessary equipment such as water and a first aid kit

The dog must not be abused. If this is shown in the pictures, the kennel will be disqualified from the show and then banned from the group.

Commissions are allowed; however, the entry will be judged against the author's gallery, not the commissioner's. 

An invitation to the show will give you an extra 1 point for the entry. Check other matrix biases here: Shows Scoring/Matrix 

If you break our rules or there are errors in your entry, you will be notified and asked to correct the errors. If you decide to leave it as it is, if the mistake is not serious and doesn't break the rules, the points will simply be deducted from your entry. If you don't follow the rules of our group, you will be banned from the group.

Two pictures with similar scores (tie) will be compared for the most attractive picture and may be put to a public vote. 

The results will be published in the journal along with the rankings and the scoring matrix: Show Results