NEWS
GCCF TITLE CLAIMS
When a cat or neuter gains three Challenge, Grand Challenge, Premier or Grand Premier certificates from three different judges, the owner must send in a claim to the GCCF Office so that the cat is officially recorded as a Champion, Grand Champion, Premier or Grand Premier. When a cat or neuter gains five Imperial Grand Challenge or five Imperial Grand Premier Certificates from five different judges, the owner must also submit a claim. Claims should also be made for UK Grand Titles, for which two UK Grand Challenge or two UK Grand Premier Certificates friom two different judges are required.
It is only upon receipt of a claim from the owner that the cat's computer record is checked and noted with the title; this will then come up on future documents which include the cat, such as kitten registrations, transfers, pedigrees etc.
The Champion/Premier lists for publication and medals are also taken from the computer records. So, if there is no claim, there will be no recorded title, no publication and no medal. It is up to the owner to ensure that the honour of the title is recorded for posterity. All GCCF titles are published on the GCCF website and in the GCCF Stud Books.
Claims should be sent in as soon as possible after the show in which the qualifying award was achieved, and before the cat is entered for a higher class at a subsequent show. Entry into a higher class without claiming the title will result in a reminder from the GCCF Office; the cat may be disqualified from subsequent shows until the title is claimed. The details required can be found in the GCCF information advert, found in most show catalogues but the ideal format of a claim is as follows.
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TITLE CLAIMED
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CAT'S NAME
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____________________________________________________ |
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BREED No.
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_____________Reg No____________________SEX__________ |
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BREEDER'S NAME
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____________________________________________________ |
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OWNER'S NAME
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____________________________________________________ |
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OWNER'S ADDRESS
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____________________________________________________ |
| ___________________ |
__________________________________ __________________ |
| ___________________ |
______________________________POST CODE ___________ |
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Qualifying Shows
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Show Dates
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Judges' Names
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| _____________________________________ | ____________ | ________________________ |
| _____________________________________ | ____________ | ________________________ |
| _____________________________________ | ____________ | ________________________ |
| _____________________________________ | ____________ | ________________________ |
| _____________________________________ | ____________ | ________________________ |
OWNER'S SIGNATURE ___________________________________________________
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