Front & Finish® Ratings for Old English Sheepdog

The Delaney® Rating System ranks dogs in AKC obedience competition that place first through fourth in all AKC Open and Utility classes during a given calendar year. Novice class dogs are not included. One point is earned for each dog defeated within a class.. The Delaney® Ratings are published by Front & Finish® listing the top ten dogs ranking highest across all breeds (Top Ten All Breed), the top ten dogs ranking highest within their respective groups (Top Ten By Group), and the top ten dogs ranking highest by breed (Top Ten By Breed). All dogs tying for a given position are listed.

The First & Foremost® Rating System ranks dogs in AKC obedience competition that earn qualifying scores of 170 or more points in Open and Utility classes during a given competition year. Points are awarded based on the dog's score according to the following table of qualifying scores. This table helps to account for variances in scores awarded by different judges. Points earned by each team are tallied across the competition year and then dogs are ranked into position. Ratings published by Front & Finish® list the top ten dogs ranking highest across all breeds (Top Ten All Breed), the top ten dogs ranking highest within their respective groups (Top Ten By Group), and the top ten dogs ranking highest by breed (Top Ten By Breed). All dogs tying for a given position are listed.