SHIH TZU FANCIERS OF SOUTHERN CA

BLUE- AWARDED FOR FIRST PLACE IN ANY REGULAR CLASS. ALSO AWARDED FOR THE WINNER OF EACH GROUP COMPETITION.

red-AWARDED FOR SECOND PLACE IN EACH CLASS. ALSO AWARDED FOR SECOND PLACE IN EACH GROUP COMPETITION.

YELLOW-AWARDED FOR THIRD PLACE IN EACH CLASS.  aLSO AWARDED FOR THIRD PLACE IN EACH GROUP COMPETITION.

WHITE-awarded for fourth place in each class. also awarded for fourth place of each group competition.

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/white-awarded to the reserve winner, that is the runner-up winner of the winners dog and winners bitch classes.

blue/white-awarded to the dog that wins Best of Winners Dog or Winners Bitch.

purple/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/white-awarded to best of opposite sex. this award is given to  best dog in the breed that is the opposite sex of Best of breed winner.

red/white/blue-only one of these is awarded at the end of each show. it goes to the ultimate award winner, the best in show!