RIBBONS 

Each dog that receives an award is given a ribbon by the judge.
The color of the ribbon denotes the type of award the dog has won.



  BLUE - awarded for first place in any regular class.  Also awarded for the winner of each group competition, usually in "rosette" form.
 
 
  RED - awarded for second place in each class.  Also awarded for second place in each group competition, usually in "rosette" form.
 
 
  YELLOW - awarded for third place in each class.  Also awarded for third place in each group competition, usually in "rosette" form.
 
 
  WHITE - awarded for fourth place in each class.  Also awarded for fourth place in each group competition, usually in "rosette" form.
 
 
  PURPLE - awarded to the winners of the Winners Dog and Winners Bitch classes.  Since these are the classes in which championship points are earned, they are highly coveted.
 
 
    PURPLE and WHITE - awarded to the Reserve Winner, that is, the runner-up winner of the Winners Dog and Winners Bitch classes.
 
 
    BLUE and WHITE - awarded to the dog that wins Best of Winners, that is the best of Winners Dog and Winners Bitch winners.
 
 
    PURPLE and GOLD - awarded to the dog judged "Best of Breed" in each breed competition.  This is highly coveted as it is the ticket to advance into the group competition.
 
 
    RED and WHITE - awarded to the Best of Opposite Sex.  This award is given to the best dog in the breed that is the opposite of sex of the Best of Breed winner.
 
 
      RED , WHITE and BLUE - only one of these is awarded at the end of show.  It goes to the ultimate award winner, the BEST IN SHOW.