A meritorious Cocoa
Cocoa has a new acronym to add to her name: AOM.
AOM stands for Award of Merit and she was selected from the Best of Breed class at The French Bulldog Club of Dallas-Fort Worth’s 12th Specialty Show by Judge Michael Loller for this prestigious award. She was one of 20+ Champions and 80+ Frenchies in attendance March 20, 2008. A total of four Award of Merits were presented and Cocoa walked off with one, along with a very nice rosette and certificate.
What is an Award of Merit ? To quote the Westminster site:
AWARD OF MERIT: At the discretion of the judge, an additional award made to outstanding entries that are not judged to be either BOB / BOV or BOS.
The number presented at a show is based on the number of entries. A minimum of 20 entries is needed for one AOM. If the show had had over 100 entries, five AOMs would have been available.
A big thank you to judge Michael Loller for recognizing our girl, and to the FBCDFW organizers and members for yet another successful round of Dallas/Fort Worth Specialties. It’s really quite amazing to see so many top Frenchies in one place and at one time. And being included in that category is quite a “special” thing, as well. 
(Photo of Cocoa’s win to be posted when it arrives.)
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