SisMorphine wrote:How do the dogs earn points, and how much can they earn each tourney?
Dogs earn points based on how fast the team runs each heat.
Under 32 seconds, each dog that ran gets 1 point
Under 28 seconds, each dog that ran gets 5 points
under 24 seconds, each dog that ran gets 25 points
So, the number of points a dog can earn in a tourney depends on how fast the team they are on runs, and how many heats the team gets. In Erin's region (15) and my region (9) the standard has sort of become 40 heats per team per tournament, though you don't always get that many. 35-40 is a pretty good estimate for most tournaments around here. But then, you can also run a dog on two teams at the same tournament, usually not full time on both teams, though that is technically allowed. More often, two dogs will share a spot on one team and one of them will run full time on another team.
So, if a dog is on a "fast" team that runs under 24 seconds consistently, that dog could get 875-1000 points if running on one team, or 1500-2000 points if running on two teams.
My dogs typically get somewhere between 600 and 800 points at a tournament, running one full spot. I've seen teams get 1000 points only a couple of times, as it means they had 40 heats and ran every single one clean.