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I think "International" titles was a gimmic to fool the public. I've seen many brag on these.

Dobies 71 said:

I think "International" titles was a gimmic to fool the public. I've seen many brag on these.

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What are the requirements for an international title?

at least 3 legs and fur (or some fur) LOL

VZ-Doberman said:

What are the requirements for an international title?

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Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe there actually is an International Champion title [that I really don't know anything about] that involves receiving a CH in several countries... or something. The trouble is discerning between that "Int'l CH" and the POS title that the IABCA gives out just for handing over some money and showing up for two days.

well it seems dumb to proclaim akc international champ when akc is only in US . It could be AKC champ and International champ but the phrasing just seems to proclaim lies

I don't really think so, it just sounds to me like they're saying International CH lines that are registered with the AKC. If someone said "AKC german bloodlines" you'd just assume that they were breeding your typical eurotrash dobermans, and that they were AKC registered, wouldn't you?

I'm not defending them, they're obviously some crappy BYB, but I'm also not really confused by their phrasing.

There is a registry called IABCA (I think that stands for International All Breeds Club of America) which awards an International Champion title. The dog's are judged against a standard, not in a class with other dogs, and receive a hand-written judge's assessment with a score. Three scores which meet the standard will give the dog the title, which can be earned in one weekend.

I've heard some folks recommend the shows as a more relaxed way to get into dog showing, but also that the title is not considered to be worth much of anything by serious showing people. There can be several dogs who earn top dog honors in the same class, so long as they earn the same score, and it appears to be an easy way to get letters in front of the name of dogs which would be considered substandard in the AKC show ring.

Disclaimer:
What I just typed is old information and I couldn't find much that was newer, so it may be out-dated and inaccurate.

Sounds like the "virtual dog show" that was around for awhile.

those dogs were better quality

Normally when I see a dog that is what I consider an "international champion" it's name will have all it's titles at the front, e.g. AM/CAN CH, Dut CH Swe CH Bel CH, or AUS CH NZ GR CH to denote what countries it is a champion in... I've never seen a dog with actual CH titles in multiple countries just called an "INTL CH"

Dobies 71 said:

I think "International" titles was a gimmic to fool the public. I've seen many brag on these.

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And to think those DV/VDH CAC/CACIB-RES papers my dog came with looked so legit... :rolleyesw


Anyone that would like to know how a true International Champion Of Beauty title is obtained can learn a little about it here:

http://www.ispu-org.com/Downloads/kampioenworden.pdf