Sheepdog qualifying points

Qualifying Sheepdog Points Through the Years

Open and Nursery qualifying points for the 2026 Sheepdog Finals can be found at trialpoints.com.

The qualifying year for the 2027 Finals is August 1, 2026 through July 31, 2027.

Minimum number of qualifying points required for past finals are as follows:

• 2011 (Colorado): 19.6
• 2012 (Oregon): 16.8
• 2013 (Virginia): 24.6
• 2014 (Colorado): 7.6
• 2015 (California): 11.2
• 2016 (Colorado): 22.6
• 2017 (Virginia): 29.2
• 2018 (California): 15.4
• 2019 (Colorado): 24.0
• 2020 (COVID–NO TRIAL)
• 2021 (Virginia): 14.2
• 2022 (Nevada): 9.6
• 2023 (Colorado): 11.6
• 2024 (Virginia): 22
• 2025 (California): 19.2
• 2026 (California): 2