Awards of Merit are given to dogs competing in the Best of Breed ring, including WD, WB, and Veterans, other than the Best of Breed and Best of Opposite Sex. The judge may give a number of Awards constituting up to 10% of the animals competing. Awards of Merit are designed to recognize outstanding animals who are not BOB or BOS.
| YEAR | JUDGE | WINNERS |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Carolyn Hardy | Ch Basqmiers Tip 'N Chip Cameo |
| Ch Pyr Haven Tonto Indian Summer | ||
| Ch Sunshine of Karolaska (VD) | ||
| Ch Tip 'N Chip Pride d'Argeles | ||
| 1987 | C Seaver Smith | Balibasque Sugar Bear Brie (WB) |
| Ch Barqueill Peer of the Realm (VD) | ||
| Limberlost Kennebecasis Beau (WD) | ||
| Ch Tip 'N Chip Pride d'Argeles | ||
| 1988 | Robert Forsyth | Ch Basqumeirs Captain Penny |
| Ch Buddy Artza Zuria | ||
| Tip 'N Chip Beau Brummel(WD) | ||
| Almac Winterwood Serendipity (WB) | ||
| 1989 | Paul Strang | Almac Winterwood Serendipity (WB) |
| 1990 | Dr. Robert Brown | Kaskadian's Whitehope Timber (WD) |
| Ch Quanset DG of Caspyr | ||
| Ch Tip 'N Chip's Foolish Pleasure | ||
| 1991 | Carolyn Hardy | Ch Euzkotar Dire Straits |
| Ch Kaskadian's Whitehope Timber | ||
| Ch Maranatha Lady's Man | ||
| Ch Maranatha Space Commander | ||
| Ch Ville Vieux Le Roi | ||
| 1992 | JoAnn Teems | Ch Kaskadian's Idyll Gossip |
| Ch Tip 'N Chip Texanna | ||
| Ch Ursa Major de Baztan | ||
| 1993 | Janet Wilcox | Ch Conestoga Echo of Starmount |
| Ch Marais Masked Marauder | ||
| Ch Pyrless Prime Time | ||
| Ch Rivergroves Jomani Hasim | ||
| 1994 | John Hannum | Ch Kaskadian's Idyll Gossip |
| Ch Maranatha Joy To The World | ||
| Ch Rivergroves Jomani Hasim | ||
| Ch Vililevieux Limberlost Barry | ||
| Ch Villevieux Limberlost Tiara | ||
| 1995 | Whitney Coombs | Ch Euzkotar Whitehope Wizard (VD) |
| Ch Rivergroves Jomani Hasim | ||
| Ch Rivergroves You Be The Judge | ||
| Ch Tip 'N Chip Colors Inspired | ||
| Ch Tip 'N Chip Foolish Pleasure | ||
| Ch Winterwood Summerhill Bingo | ||
| 1996 | Dr. Robert Brown | Ch Kaskadian's Whitehope Timber |
| Ch Kenneview Grand Slam | ||
| Mistry's Jazz of Stonybrook (WB) | ||
| 1997 | C Seaver Smith | Ch Kaskadian's Idyll Gossip (VD) |
| Ch Kenneview's Grand Slam | ||
| Ch PyrfectionTeodore Rosseau | ||
| Ch Pyr Indy's Forget Me Not | ||
| Ch Quibbletown Double Time | ||
| Thibodaux Fire N Ice of Andorre (WD) | ||
| Ch Villevieux Limberlost Barry (VD) | ||
| 1998 | Mary Lu Vanden Avond | Ch Euzkalzale Sundance Legend |
| Ch Kenneview All The Right Stuff | ||
| Ch Marwell's Bousy Rouge Rogue | ||
| Ch Tip'N Chip's Maiden America | ||
| Ch Tip'N Chip's Maximum Appeal | ||
| 1999 | Vince Chianese | Ch Kaskadian's Looking For Gossip |
| Ch Maranatha Cormoryn O'Brygyn | ||
| Ch Pyr Haven Phntmgem O'Montiq | ||
| Ch Rockn K's Peace Dancer | ||
| Ch Stardrift's Bodacious Bootes (VD) | ||
| Ch Tip'N Chip's Texas Pleasure | ||
| 2000 | Michelle Billings | Ch Euzkalzale Sundance Legend (VD) |
| Ch Kaskadian's Looking For Gossip | ||
| Ch Suncatcher Spirit Mountain | ||
| Ch Tip 'N Chip's Derby Inspiration | ||
| 2001 | Keith Savage | Maranatha Bizzy Lizzy |
| Ch Pyr Haven James & The Giant Peach | ||
| Ch Pyrwind Gomez Adams | ||
| Ch Rivergroves Kendall Jackson | ||
| Ch Rivergroves Whitehope Woodsman | ||
| Ch Tip'N Chip's American Legend | ||
| 2002 | Jo Ann Teems | Ch Kenneview All the Right Stuff |
| Ch Mont Blanc's Impyrial Girl | ||
| Ch Pyr Haven James & The Giant Peach | ||
| Ch Tip'N Chip's American Legend | ||
| Ch Tip'N Chip's National Treasure | ||
| 2003 | Edd Bivin | Ch Barquiell EZ Money (VB) |
| Ch Dieudonne Impyrial Acclaim | ||
| Ch Pyr Country's Beaches of Cheyenne | ||
| Ch Pyr View's Last Resort | ||
| Ch Pyr Wind Gomez Adams | ||
| Ch Tip'N Chip's American Legend | ||
| Ch Tip'N Chip's Honor And Pride (VD) | ||
| 2004 | Whitney Coombs | Ch Kaskadian's Looking For Gossip |
| Ch Kenneview All The Right Stuff | ||
| Ch Mont Blanc's Impyrial Girl | ||
| 2005 | Roger Tuepker | Ch Imperial's Love American Style |
| Ch Honor's Bound For Glory | ||
| Ch Maranatha Nicholas Nickleby | ||
| 2006 | Ruth Marcy | Ch Tip 'N Chip's American Legend |
| Ch Rivergroves Blackjack | ||
| Ch Tip'N'Chip American Legend | ||
| Ch. Impyrial's Love American Style | ||
| Ch. Pyr Haven Whistling Dixie | ||
| Ch. Dieudonne Impyrial Acclaim | ||
| 2007 | Nancy Coombs | Ch. Rivergroves Star of India |
| Bousy Rouge Rivergroves Roman | ||
| Ch. Calurian Ailo Mountain Sage RN | ||
| 2008 | Keith Savage | Ch. Impyrial's Love, American Style |
| Ch. Rivergroves Goode-Deal | ||
| Ch. PyrCountry's Big Time | ||
| Oneida's Moonlight Warrior | ||
| Ch. Tip'N Chip's Epic of Romanesca | ||
| 2009 | Jean Pero | Ch. Impyrial's Love, American Style |
| 2010 | Robert Brown | Ch. Bravehearts Rose of Sharon |
| Ch. Maranatha Nicholas Nickleby | ||
| Ch. Pyrpressure Victorious Str'mt | ||
| Ch. Tip'NChips Limited Edition | ||
| 2011 | Jean Fournier | GCH Rivergroves Trump This |
| Ch Tip'N Chips Mamma Mia O'Montique | ||
| Ch Tip'N Chips Love 'N Inspiration | ||
| 2012 | Ellen Vanden Avond | GCH Beren's Hope of Thorn Hill |
| GCH Impyrial's Home Run Matsui | ||
| Ch Monark Abbeyroad's Molly Malone | ||
| GCH Rivergroves Trump This | ||
| GCH Tip'N Chip Let Freedom Ring | ||
| 2013 | Karen Justin | GCH Honor's Promise of the Future |
| GCH Monark Abbeyroads Molly Malone | ||
| GCH Rivergroves Chateau de Castelnau | ||
| 2014 | Vince Chianese | GCH Calurian Ailo Mountain Sage, RA |
| GCH Honor's Promise of the Future | ||
| 2015 | Peter Emily | Ch. Rivergroves Diamond Fire & Ice, RN CGC |
| GCH Pyrless Don't Blink | ||
| GCH Guardenia's Splish Splash | ||
| Ch Guardenia's Absolut Style | ||
| 2016 | Whitney Coombs | Ch Guardenia's How Do You Like Me Now |
| GCH Rivergroves Callabriga Dao | ||
| GCH Rivergroves Chateau De Castlenau | ||
| GCH Pyrless Brynjulf Don't Dare Me, CGC | ||
| GCH Pyrless & Ashby She's All That! | ||
| 2017 | Judith Cooper | GCH Guardenia's How Do You Like Me Now |
| Ch MonTique's Legend of the Brickyard | ||
| Ch Pyragon's Night Sky Royal Crown, RN CGC | ||
| GCHS Guardenia's Splish Splash | ||
| GCHS Pyrless & Ashby She's All That! | ||
| 2018 | Jean Boyd | Geysercreek Starmount's Tag I'm It |
| Ch. Lecteur's God Bless The Outcasts | ||
| 2019 | Wayne Boyd | GCH Cross Timbers Cinderella Man |
| GCHB Rivergroves Lady Avaleda Brio | ||
| CH Maranatha Pyrfection Thomas Kinkade | ||
| 2020 | Jean Pero | GCH Rivergroves Game On CD PCD BN RAE TKN CGCA |
| CH Rivergroves Beyond the Pale | ||
| GCHG Rivergroves Lady Avaleda Brio | ||
| GCH Framboise Triumph OverTime | ||
| 2021 | Tami Green | Ch Bear Trax Touch of Frost |
| GCH Imac's Good T' Go | ||
| GCH Pyrless Pic Danies Francoise Gilot | ||
| 2022 | Carrie Stuart Parks | GCH Arnault Embrasse Par La Plage |
| GCHS Ch Pyrless Brynulf Don't Dare Me CGCA TKN | ||
| GCH Byrnulf Don't Give a Damm CGC TKN | ||
| 2023 | Ellen VandenAvond | CH Karolaska Rainier Knight of a Thousand Stars |
| CH Reflection Farm's Stardust | ||
| GCHS Pyrless & Ashby She's All That! | ||
| 2024 | Sandra Gibson | GCHB Rivergroves Miss Congeniality |
| CH Rivergroves Back in Black | ||
| CH Pyrview's Don Julio Blanco | ||
| 2025 | Dr. Patricia Princehouse | CH Karolaska Triumph of Courage |
| GCHB Brillance Of Reflection Farms BCAT FITB | ||
| GCH Rivergroves She Loves A Parade THDX CGCA CGCU TKI ATT VHMA FITS | ||
| CH Timberbluffs Dark Victory RI FDC BCAT CGC TKN ATT | ||
| 2026 | Mr. Keith Savage | GCHP CH VI'SKALY'S RAISE THE STAKES DCAT CGC TKN FITB |
| CH IMPYRIAL'S MAJESTIC QUEEN OF THE NORTH CGC TKN |