Points are awarded to the placegetters in affiliated trials, with 4th place being the lowest position awarded. If there is a tie between multiple placegetters, they share the points equally.
Rules pertaining to Point Scoring are in section 25 of the Competition Rules.
PLACING | POINTS |
FIRST | 8 |
SECOND | 5 |
THIRD | 3 |
FOURTH | 1 |
Open Utility Dog Of The Year

PATON’S DONEGAL & BRAD CLARK
Novice Utility Dog of the Year

WALKABOUT JACK & ADAM MILLER
Open Utility Handler of the Year

BRAD CLARK
Novice Utility Handler of the Year

ADAM MILLER
Maiden Utility Handler of the Year

STAN HUGHES
Encourage Utility Handler of the Year
Unfortuately point score awards are only applicable if there have been 3 or more events where the class has run. 2023 only held 2 Encourage Utility trials.