[Swampcollie]

The WC and WCX are GRCA awards. The AKC does not recognize either.

The LRCA sanctions the WC for Labradors. The WC test for Labradors is different than the WC test for Goldens. Labs need only complete a single on land and back to back singles on the water.

The WC for Golden Retrievers requires a double marked retrieve on land and back to back single retrieves on the water. The WCX for Golden Retrievers requires a triple marked retrieve on land, a double marked retrieve on the water and an honor.

 

[Swampcollie]

thanks!
so between now and next May, that's where I need to be!
a silly question...do you have to have a WC before you can get a WCX (hey, might as well dream big, right??)

You do not. In the test I judged two weeks ago, there was one dog that was entered in both the WC and the WCX.

 

[Swampcollie]

thanks!
The reason I asked, really, is that WC/WCX are so hard to come by in this area, if I can't find one for almost a year, well, maybe we could enter both, too!
Like I said, dream big.....

Up in this neck of the woods there is only one event per year. If you miss it, you'll have to load up the dogs and drive to find one.

 

[Swampcollie]

sure, now that I'm hooked, I can't find events...

Sounds like a good reason to make a trip south in say January or February. Making a short 3 day weekend trip to a warm climate would make the winter pass a little quicker.