Question about conformation dog shows?

You have to beat at least one other dog to win a point. Even if there is one dog and one b*tch, neither can score a point. Although, if there is one male and two females, if the male beats the Winners B*tch to go Best of Winners, then the male can win a point as well. (This is called crossing over.) (Same is true if there is one female and two males, and the female goes Best of Winners.)

The advantage to these less popular breeds is that it doesn't take many dogs to make a major. In typical cases, if you beat one dog, you get one point; two dogs, two; three dogs, three for a major, and so on.

But, having the only dog means (as long as it is a worthy specimen) you get Winners Dog, Best of Winners, Best of Breed, and can compete in Group. Should it win Group, it can possibly go Best in Show.

If you have an unusual breed, unless you are the only one in two hundred miles, other owners will want to compete with you and enter shows, so they can win points and eventually finish their dogs. Join the regional breed club. They should welcome you.

If your in the U.S. and are talking about showing an Otterhound in AKC, then what will happen is you will show your dog, you will most likely get a 1st place ribbon (unless your dog is really funky), but you will get no points.

You paid your money, you get to show, regardless of how many of yourbreed is entered.

Been there, done that.

By Utility, do you mean obedience in Utility level or are you talking about something else?

if your in the states, then what the others said, if in europe different rules may apply pending country, though fci regulate the international championships

in which case if your breed is not subject too a demand of working trial test as part of earning show points, it have too get a cacib in 3 different countries under 3 different judges

if its subject too a demand of a working trial test, it must earn 2 cacib in 2 different countries under 2 different judges, as well as having passed a working trial of aproved type

its subject too the judge too pass out cacib and res cacib, if they dont feel the dogs qualify they can give a best in breed without handing out a cacib

as for national ones it depends on the regulations of the national kennel club of the country and the specific breed club in the country, different rules apply, but as is pending where you show and such, you could technically be a best in show without geting the point towards championship, as fci set a presidence of the qualification point for championship being a price in itself you have too compete and qualify for that isnt directly linked too be given automatic even if you rank first in your class. As well there is a variation on limits of how many dogs in a breed can be awarded points towards championship, from only one per gender, too several per gender.

you show in breed, then as Best in breed you show in group (unless judge withheld ribbon as "without merit" a rare event) but, while best in breed, you get 0 points unless you win group.